New year, same me
I was hoping the start of 2022 would feel different than the start of 2021. We’re still talking about vaccines and masks and quarantine and isolation… A new year is supposed to bring a fresh start, and we seem to be stuck in time.
So. While we’re here. When we talk about New Year’s Resolutions, we often talk about adding things - working out more, changing our nutrition, adding to our plates. What if, as we “Strive to Thrive,” we slow down?
My goal for 2022 is to focus more on gratitude. Few things are more strongly tied to well-being than gratitude. We can be grateful for things, for each other, and for our own self-efficacy. To make it a SMART goal, I’ll be specific (one thing I’m grateful for), measurable (write it down), attainable (it’s reasonable to accomplish), relevant (to my well-being), and time-based (try for a month & reevaluate).
I’m grateful for the students and colleagues I get to work with. I’m grateful that my family got my then-95 year old grandmother to use WebEx to tell stories that spanned generations. I’m grateful to have spent 75 hours in Iceland this past summer, just because.
The New Year may bring the same stress, trauma, grief, and frustrations that we all have felt, but it will also bring good things. No New Year, New Me over here, just a more grateful human who can handle the road ahead. And I’m excited. To quote the great orator, Taylor Swift, “I don’t know about you, but I’m feelin’ ‘22.”
Assistant Director for Healthy Campus Initiatives
Wellness Center
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Are you willing to share ways you've stayed well, learned something new, or cared for yourself during the pandemic? Interested in conversations about well-being? Become a Rowan Thrive Activator! Want to write the Strive to Thrive newsletter introduction? Let us know. Any of these actions could help you or those in our Rowan community!
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Let's Talk is a program that provides easy access to informal, confidential one-on-one consultations online with counselors from the Wellness Center via Webex.
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It's human nature to compare yourself to other people. And then we go on social media, right? Everything people are posting on social media is the best version of themselves. Click here to check out more of Dr. Santos podclips on well-being.
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The department will be hiring students for employment opportunities for Summer and Fall 2022.
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Wednesday, 2/2: 6 - 9 p.m.
Chamberlain Student Center Ballroom
This fun-filled, educational experience began in 2019, and we are excited to bring the event back to campus!
This event focuses on sexual health, sex education, and answers general questions about sex...all done so annomously. Join us for tabling, a panel of experts, and games, prizes, and glow sticks! You won't want to miss it!
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Thursday, 1/20: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Chamberlain Student Center Ballroom
Interested in getting involved in SGA clubs on campus? Come visit our SGA club and organizations during the Club & Organization fair! Login required to see this event. Meet organizations aligned with your major or meet interests groups, greeks, or sport clubs.
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Friday, 1/21: 1 - 2 p.m.
Business Hall Room 209
Schedule an appointment to meet with a Startup Guru from the Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship to learn how we can help bring your idea to life. Share details about your idea or venture, your goals, what you hope to accomplish, get feedback on your pitch deck - the floor is yours.
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Tuesday, 1/25: 4:30 p.m.
Chamberlain Student Center Room 221
The Flying First First-Generation Task Force invites all first-generation students, faculty and staff to join us for our spring welcome pizza party. Enjoy some free pizza while getting to know other Rowan community members who are (or were) the first in their families to attend college. RSVP here.
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REIMAGINING OUR SUCCESS: THE RESHAPING OF FIRST-GEN FUTURES
Registration is now open for the February 2-3 virtual event on webex. This year’s theme, “Reimagining Our Success: The Reshaping of First-Gen Futures,” invites students, families, professionals, scholars, and educators to share lessons from the pandemic and consider the many ways we might reshape our society to create even more opportunities for the first-gen communities we serve.
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Thursday, 2/10: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
This event will be featuring student voices and experience on a "Your Hair Journey" Student Panel, Black and Brown Owned Businesses and Vendors, several workshops, Give-Aways, and more.
Celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day by creating a space where many ideas and perspectives can come together. In the spirit of welcoming a variety of voices and identities to the conversation, and embodying intersectional feminist themes, we want to provide all individuals with the opportunity to showcase their passions, tell their stories and lived experiences, and share their expertise. Please submit your workshop/facilitation idea by January 28th. This event will be 3/8 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Eligible Rowan University students could receive FREE evening child care through the CCAMPIS Grant located right on the Glassboro campus at the Early Childhood Demonstration Center! Evening Care is supported by the Rowan University Family-Friendly Campus Initiative. It runs Monday-Thursday 5:45-9:30 PM for children ages 2.5-6 and fully potty-trained. Children must be enrolled and setup of their schedule each semester. This is NOT a drop-in service, so apply here. See the list of resources available.
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Fridays 9 - 11 a.m. Parking Lot C/D
During the winter, the Office of Service Learning needs brave volunteers to support the campus and community food insecurity. Come volunteer with Philabundance Fresh For All! Volunteering consists of portioning out free, fresh produce for community members and Rowan students, placing the produce into the client's vehicle, and/or assisting walkup clients.
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The office is also actively hiring students for 2022-2023 employment opportunities.
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Scholarships and FAFSA deadlines coming soon!
Rowan Foundation Scholarships February 28th deadline is soon approaching. Applicants must be enrolled full-time to be eligible, and will be awarded based on academic excellence, financial need, and participation in on-campus and off-campus activities. Recipients will be notified during summer 2022 and the funds will apply for the 2022-2023 school year.
The FAFSA application must be submitted each academic year. The easiest and most secure way of completing this is by using the FAFSA on the Web application. This process takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. If you are a New Jersey resident, there are additional opportunities. Students will then need to complete the “New Jersey State Grant Questions” found at www.NJgrants.org and notify HESAA (Higher Education Student Assistance Authority) that they will be attending Rowan University.
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Financial Wellness Academic Course Available!
Financial Wellness: Planning for Personal Financial Success two credit course is available on Mondays/ Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. as a late start course beginning 1/31. The pandemic has taught us that financial literacy is so important to support pathways to opportunities and habits to support your well-being.
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This summit will provide all individuals and teams the opportunity to learn about engaging research and best practices to strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion in efforts to promote inclusive approaches to student success, policy development, pedagogy, and hiring practices. Please submit your proposal HERE by January 28.
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“The Strive to Thrive newsletter intends to bring you well-being ideas, tips, events, information and ways to connect through all dimensions of well-being (physical, social, emotional, purpose, community, and financial). We hope that this layout reminds you of all of the many ways to nourish, attend to, and elevate your well-being and the well-being of those around you.” |
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