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Mission statement
The Wellness Initiative encourages the establishment of healthy, purposeful, and balanced lifestyles within the Colgate community. By providing information through interesting and creative means, we help develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that become the foundation for a lifetime of healthy behaviors. Components of a healthy and balanced lifestyle which contribute to
personal wellness include:
- Physical wellness
- Emotional wellness
- Environmental wellness
- Intellectual wellness
- Social wellness
- Spiritual wellness/sense of purpose
- Occupational/vocational wellness
- Multicultural wellness
To allow for a thorough review by members of the Wellness
Initiative, this submission timetable should be adhered to:
- If an outside vendor or contract will be used for the event, the application
should be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to the booking date.
- Requests from other groups should be received at least 2 weeks prior to the event.
Prior to seeking funding through the Wellness Initiative,
applicants should explore other existing revenue streams for support:
- Recognized student organizations wishing to secure funding will need to
approach the Budget Allocation Committee (BAC) of student government.
- Groups of students in residence halls should check with their RAs to see if
they can access their hall budgets.
- Students residing in off-campus residences should approach Residential Life.
Collaboration with several student groups on events will
encourage better attendance at events and could be a factor in granting funding.
*If funding is approved, any materials used to
publicize the event must be pre-approved by the Wellness Initiative Committee.
The host organization assumes the responsibility of providing
to the Wellness Initiative the following information.
- Copies of materials used to advertise the event.
- Pictures taken during the activity.
- A synopsis of the compiled evaluation data within one week of the completion
of the program.
Future funding for events will be affected if these materials are not received
within the specified time.
Please use this form to request money from the Wellness Initiative and follow these guidelines.
- The Wellness Initiative Steering Committee will only consider complete funding requests.
- The Wellness Initiative will only support programs that embody our mission.
- Click to view our 8 components of Wellness (opens a new browser window).
- The Wellness Initiative Steering Committee is looking to support a wide variety of programs. Funding requests for programs that are similar to those already funded may not be approved.
- All programs receiving Wellness Initiative funding are required to collect and submit evaluation data.
- In general, funding by the Wellness Initiative will not exceed $500 per event.