01/23/2025
SUNY Cortland will host the Spring 2025 Conley Wellness Wednesday Series featuring speakers, presentations and other programs intended to help students adjust to college life and maintain healthy habits.
Primarily sponsored by the Health Promotion Office, the series will take place each Wednesday. Events are free and open to the public.
Presentations are planned on topics such as indoor and outdoor fitness, healthy eating habits, mental health and relaxation, interpersonal relationships, having a safe spring break, body awareness and the benefits of gardening.
A Spring 2025 Wellness Wednesday poster listing all the events can be found at the Conley Wellness Wednesday webpage.
Events include:
Noelle Fox, yoga instructor, and Ali Marriott, meditation instructor, will lead introductory Yoga and Meditation classes on Jan. 29 in the Student Life Center Mind Body Room. The yoga session will take place from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. and the meditation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wear loose and comfortable clothing. Yoga mats are provided. Attendance is first-come, first-served and is open to the first 40 participants.
On Feb. 5, a team of health experts will help attendees experience Outdoor Winter Wellness from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. at the Student Life Center Outdoor Pursuits. Dress warm to try snow shoeing or cross-country skiing (if there is snow). Cold weather gear and weekend rentals for snowshoe and cross-country ski equipment will be raffled. The event will be led by Andrew Abrams, coordinator of outdoor pursuits; Natalie DiMeglio, a physical education lecturer; Lauren Scagnelli, health and wellness program coordinator; and Chloe Zeeuw, outdoor pursuits graduate assistant.
Learn Your Love Language on Feb. 12. Individuals are welcome to stop by the Student Life Center Lobby from 1 to 3 p.m. to learn what one’s love language is and how to show love to others in a way they want to receive it, or just to munch on Valentine’s Day candy.
International motivational speaker Tobey Gifford is deeply committed to embracing body neutrality and redefining self-worth. She will offer thoughts on how to Embrace Strength Beyond the Gym on Feb. 19 from 7 to 8 p.m. in Corey Union Exhibition Lounge. A gymnast and aerobic athlete, Gifford’s practices and methods aim to truly promote health and appreciation for the body each of us have been given.
Learn how Assumptions and Opinions can cause harm on Feb. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Neubig Hall lobby. Explore scenarios of what someone might say, how their words could cause harm, and what they might say or do instead. Examples will include various aspects of diversity.
Series keynote speaker and comedian Vince Fabra will explore Why Our Members Make Risky Decisions on March 5 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Corey Union Function Room. Fabra’s humor-filled and judgment-free program will discuss the forces that can cause students to burn out and how to help individuals find a guiding purpose rather than obsess with ego and identity.
Various health educators including members of the It’s On Us Action Team will offer a Safe Spring Break table on March 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Student Life Center lobby, complete with free giveaways.
Jennifer Kelly, health and wellness promotion graduate assistant and Lauren Scagnelli, health and wellness program coordinator, on March 19 will release their Interview with Students Podcast about their thoughts and plans for spring break. The podcast is available on SoundCloud.
A Cortland Auxiliary Services dietitian along with health and wellness promotion and wellness peer educators will talk about what is inside the wrapper on March 26. The event, Nutrition Facts Unwrapped, will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. in Neubig Hall lobby. Learn things like what a serving size means and how to tell if a food is whole grain. Snacks will be provided.
On April 2, stop by the Neubig Hall lobby between 1 and 3 p.m. for five minutes to Make a S’more and Learn About Consent.
Learn about menstrual health and sustainability on April 9. The program, Period., will explore eco-friendly period products, break stigmas and promote well-being for a healthier planet and body, from 1 to 3 p.m. on the Corey Union steps. Free period cups will be given away.
Panel of staff and community members will address Higher Awareness: Safer Cannabis Use from 6 to 6:45 p.m. on April 16 in Corey Union Exhibition Lounge. The panel will discuss packaging, methods of consumption, potency and safety to help make informed choices and use cannabis responsibly.
Grow Your Own Vegetable Plant when you stop by Corey Union steps between 1 and 3 p.m. on April 23. Health promotion and Wellness PEER interns will share the benefits of this activity and how to care for vegetable plants. Participants will leave with a free plant.
For more information or accommodation to attend an event, contact Lauren Scagnelli, health educator, in Corey Union, Room 202, or at 607-753-2066.
Mark Weidman, wellness peer intern, demonstrated how much reaction times slow when someone is texting, during a Wellness Wednesday Party Smart Before Cortaca health education event at the Student Life Center in 2022 as part of Cortaca Week.