1. Live Well: An Integrated Approach to Healthy Living Dan Stypa Jeremy Foskitt Dan Stypa Jeremy Foskitt University of South Florida University of Central Florida

2.  Evaluate the strengths, opportunities and challenges related to creating and sustaining a wellness community  Understand what it means to live a healthy lifestyle in a college residential environment  Learn techniques to integrate wellness programmatic initiatives into the greater context of the residential community  Develop ideas to create and maintain collaborative campus partnerships that build or enhance programmatic efforts in wellness communities Welcome!

3. Goal is to take ideas back to home institutions to be an agent of change Who is with us today? Small Large Public Private More… Represented Institutions

4. Four key factors that impact the sense of community 1.Membership 2.Influence 3.Fulfillment of individuals needs 4.Shared emotional connections (McMillan and Chavis, 1986) Need to craft an intentional community that meets the expectations and needs of students (& institution) Why are LLCs important?

5. When students feel a sense of community, they are more likely to persist and report positive feels about their college experience (Tinto, 1985) Students' sense of belonging and community (outcome) is a relationship between the student's expressed interest in a wellness community (inputs) and the experience, programs, and other residential initiatives (environment) (Astin, 1985) Why are LLCs important?

6. Research suggests that given the proper support and challenge, a community can be created to positively influence outcomes such as learning, persistence, and satisfaction with the residential experience. Astin, Tinto, McMillan, & Chavis help understand the relationship and value of intentional experiences in regards to students' sense of belonging and community in the wellness living-learning environment Why are LLCs important?

7. University of Central Florida “Healthy Lifestyles” in an apartment-style community Live in an environment free of alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs and not currently prescribed prescription drugs Encouraged to attend health and wellness programs within their community and on campus Provide health and wellness resources throughout the academic year Opportunity to enroll in a section of HLP 2701 (Peer Education Training) reserved exclusively for Healthy Lifestyles Community residents Must commit to and abide by all of the community standards in the Healthy Lifestyles Agreement & Community Living Guide Responsibility for guests, not using substances, administrative moves Comparing Two Wellness LLCs

8. University of South Florida “Wellness Community” in an apartment-style community Live in an environment where students are encouraged to not use alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs Encouraged to attend health and wellness programs within their community and on campus All passive programming is wellness oriented Provide health and wellness resources throughout the academic year Wellness USF comes and does regular programming on the floor Comparing Two Wellness LLCs

9. Major Differences Required –vs.– Encouraged to not use substances Enrollment in a course –vs.– No formal course Very structured agreement –vs.– Statement of Intent Entire building –vs.– One floor in a building Major Similarities Apartment style community Wellness focused activities and programs Utilization of campus resources Comparing Two Wellness LLCs

10. How can we develop and sustain a Wellness LLC in our residential communities? Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Focused discussion on groups’ findings Creation of SWOT Analysis

11. Community Development Philosophy Bulletin Boards, Door Tags, Newsletter Programming CHARACTER Model Active vs. Passive Programming Themed Months Community Development

12.  Univ. of Central FL Newsletter 1-2 Themed Programs Knight to Knights Bulletin Board  Univ. of South FL Bulletin Board Door Tags Floor Program Building Program Wellness USF collaboration A Typical Month…

13. Student Health Services Campus Recreation Wellness Center Counseling Center/AOD Multicultural Affairs Others… Campus Partners

14. How do you engage campus partners to build and/or maintain a successful Wellness LLC? How do you balance competing interests from various partners when working to create an intentional experience for students? How do hall directors/coordinators ensure the success of an LLC while working within the structure of the department? Engagement of Campus Partners

15. Institutional interpretations of wellness define what students perceive “living well” means For example, no alcohol usage versus responsible consumption How does your institution define wellness? Defining Wellness/Healthy Living

16.  Evaluated the strengths, opportunities and challenges related to creating and sustaining a wellness community  Understood what it means to live a healthy lifestyle in a college residential environment  Learned techniques to integrate wellness programmatic initiatives into the greater context of the residential community  Developed ideas to create and maintain collaborative campus partnerships that build or enhance programmatic efforts in wellness communities In Closing…

17. Dan Stypa University of South Florida stypa@usf.edu 813-974-1995 Jeremy Foskitt University of Central Florida Jeremy.Foskitt@ucf.edu 407-882-5002 Thank you so very much for joining us today!