Wellness Day: Share the Care
Wellness Day is a day to reflect, relax, reconnect, and reenergize as individuals and as a campus community. There will be no classes, no assignment due dates, no non-critical lab work, and no meetings held on Tuesday, November 5th. There will be a number of fun, destress events held on campus throughout the day.
Friday, November 01
Be well at home while celebrating Wellness Day on November 5th. Drop by the Center for Well-Being starting on Friday, November 1 to pick up your Wellness @ Home Kit to help de-stress and relax. Kits will be available November 1 - November 5 or until we run out. Get one before they are gone!
Tuesday, November 05
De-stress with coloring pages and enjoy 10% off clothing, gifts, & school supplies at the Bookstore.
Locations: Rubin Campus CenterFree positive stickers! Create your own stickers as well to share with others or keep for yourself!
Locations: Freeman & Reunion PlazasFriendship bracelet making with information on healthy relationships.
Locations: East HallReady to de-stress and recharge? Join us as Sharon provides an introduction to tapping meditation. You'll learn what it's all about and then get to experience a chill 15-minute session. It's the perfect way to unwind and carve out a bit of calm amidst the hustle and bustle of college life.
Locations: Rubin Campus CenterStop by the CWB to craft some dog toys that will be delivered to local Worcester animal shelters!
Locations: Daniels HallSign up for a 15-minute Reiki session with certified Reiki master, Catherine Flayhan, as you experience healing in your whole-body by the gentle placement of the practitioner’s hands above or lightly on the receiver's body. Reiki is a healing practice that helps to bring your energetic body into alignment. Humans have two body forms. One is our physical body supported by our spine, bones, organs. We also have an energetic body with a central column that runs along our spine called a Sushumna. This is where the seven main Chakras live as well as the Nadis, which are channels that bring energy out to the rest of our body. Both can become out of alignment. When your energetic body is unaligned you visit a Reiki Practitioner.
Locations: Daniels HallStudent Development & Counseling Center, in collaboration with the Center for Well-Being, is offering Recognizing and Responding to Student Distress (RRSD) mental health awareness and response workshop. This interactive 90-minute program provides student data on student mental health, reviews the most prevalent student mental health issues and engages participants in practical conversation about how to support students in the moment as well as how and when to refer students to campus resources. This session is open to faculty and staff ONLY.
Locations: Rubin Campus CenterRegister for a chair massage. Sponsored by WPI Rec Council.
Locations: Sports & Recreation Center BuildingGraduate students are invited to make a thank you card for someone in your life and make a card to be given to local senior citizens. Snacks will be provided.
Locations: Salisbury LaboratoriesStop by the Morgan Wedge for free bagel pizzas! There will be plain (cheese), pepperoni, and veggies bagel pizzas.
Locations: Morgan HallPlease come and enjoy coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and a variety of snacks with the Chem Eng Department! In the foyer of Goddard Hall (bottom floor, Salisbury St. entrance).
Locations: Goddard HallJoin the International House and see if you can correctly guess which flag represents which country.
Locations: Morgan HallInterested in trying meditation for the first time? Or perhaps you are an experienced meditator and want to build and strengthen your mindfulness practice in a supportive community? Please join the CWB in this 30-minute, guided meditation session.
Locations: George C. Gordon LibraryMembers of our club will host hobby and interest-based workshops where you can come, learn something new, and maybe even leave with a cool takeaway! Workshops include topics ranging from foraging and friendship bracelet-making to making music with code and assembling onigiri.
Locations: Olin HallSign up to get your flu and/or covid vaccines!
Locations: Daniels HallDrop in for pick-up basketball at Harrington!
Locations: Harrington AuditoriumCome declutter your bookshelf at the Book Swap! Bring books that are fiction, in "good" or "excellent" condition, and have minimal markup or highlighting, and exchange them for an equal number of new-to-you books. Perfect timing for the approaching holiday season!
Locations: George C. Gordon LibraryJoin WPIs very own Catherine Flayhan, in this soothing session using healing instruments such as gongs, singing bowls, chimes, and more where participants are bathed in “sound waves” that bring healing to the body. Participants may experience relaxation, an increased sense of well-being, balanced energy, and deep awareness.
Locations: Rubin Campus CenterEnjoy pickleball? Join the pickleball tournament on Wellness Day!
Locations: Sports & Recreation Center BuildingJoin us for vinyasa yoga. In vinyasa yoga, movements flow between yoga poses as you link your breath to the movement of the body. Boost your mood, improve your sleep, and feel your stress roll away when you participate.
Locations: Sports & Recreation Center BuildingJoin us between 2-4 PM in Fuller 311 for stickers, jigsaw puzzles, and quiet coloring, as well as the opportunity to meet and relax with our CS community. All are welcome!
Locations: Fuller LaboratoriesHelp clean up Worcester areas around WPI (Dean, Boynton, Elbridge, West, and Wachusett Street) by picking up trash. Event is weather permitting.
Locations: East HallStop in for a few snuggles or sloppy doggie kisses to help melt away anxiety and stress. Our furry friends will be awaiting your presence!
Locations: George C. Gordon LibraryJoin the CWB for bingo! All are welcome. If you bring a canned food donation for our food drive, you'll get a second bingo card to double your chances to win a prize!
Looking for canned goods and canned veggies, gravy, powdered milk, and imitation potatoes. All donations will benefit Flourish Food Pantry which serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and WPI students.
Locations: Rubin Campus Center
Friday, November 08
All slots are full - waitlist only.
We're excited to announce that 20/20 Onsite, the leader in mobile optometry, is coming to WPI to provide comprehensive eye exams. It just takes 30 minutes to get a full eye exam AND shop their collection of over 300 styles of glasses and sunglasses. Sign up for an appointment required. Insurance required (does not need to be WPI insurance but can be).
Locations: Quadrangle