Health and Wellness Education

Looking to learn more about Green Dot, Middlebury’s new violence prevention strategy? This 6 hour training covers bystander basics and lots of practice to help make our campus community happier, healthier, and safer. Contact Barbara McCall at bmccall@middlebury.edu for more information.

Massage therapists from Waterfalls Day Spa will be providing mini massages with a’chromatherapy meditations and aromatherapy. First come, first served!

Join Dr. Dorothy J. Edwards, author of the Green Dot etc. Violence Prevention Strategy, to reflect on the power of bystanders one year after Middlebury became a Green Dot campus. Dr. Edwards has worked in primary prevention, capacity building, and community mobilization throughout her career and currently intersects with the military, non-profits, communities, high schools, and colleges from around the globe as Executive Director of Green Dot, etc.

A consent-themed carnival to increase awareness of sexual assault statistics and issues, as well as broaden the scope of knowledge that students have regarding their resources, from Title IX to counseling. Students will learn more about healthy communication, and about healthy and enthusiastic consent, both sexual and non-sexual.

Join Green Dot interns for some coloring to reduce stress, take a break, and submit your custom Green Dot coloring page to win a Green Dot hoodie!

Join the Student Wellness Leaders in Crossroads for coloring, play-doh sculptures, and back-to-childhood snacks. Stop by for 5 minutes or stay the whole time to release some end of the semester stress.

Tight shoulders? Hunching over your computer? Stress creeping in as the end of the semester approaches? Join yoga instructor Stephanie Jones for 20 minutes of seated yoga. No special clothes, shoes, mats, or props required. Come as you are and get ready to release some tension, stretch, and breathe to celebrate the last day of classes.

Come and celebrate the end of the Well-being Challenge in Community with other participants! We’ll be in Rehearsals Cafe (in the MCA) from 11am to 1pm with small bites and celebratory attitudes hoping to hear all about how the Challenge went for everyone.