Health and Wellness

SoVi Dining Hall and Crown Commons were designated recently as “3 Star Certified Green Restaurants” by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a national nonprofit organization helping restaurants to become more environmentally sustainable.

Currently, the Charlotte area has five GRA-designated facilities, and two of those are UNC Charlotte’s SoVi Dining Hall and Crown Commons. The University is one of five higher education institutions in North Carolina with a certified green restaurant.

The Human Resources Department and the Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness are sponsoring the webinar “Building Mental Fitness for Optimal Brain Power” at noon, Thursday, April 18.

More information and registration details are online.

Brittany Piper is the keynote speaker for UNC Charlotte’s annual “Take Back the Night” event, which will start at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 11, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

UNC Charlotte employees can register to learn the fundamentals of beginning an in-home garden at the free class “Basic Home Gardening” scheduled for 4 p.m., Monday, March 18, at the McMillan Greenhouse.

The Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness is sponsoring this one-hour workshop. Participants should bring notetaking equipment and wear closed-toe shoes.

During February, UNC Charlotte students will have the opportunity to save lives. Junior Haley Wheeler is organizing stem cell/bone marrow registry drives on Feb. 20 and 28.

UNC Charlotte’s chapter of Global Medical Brigades is bringing medical and business help to some of the world’s neediest communities.

In May 2019, members of the chapter will travel to Panama to deliver medical supplies, assist in medical care and offer financial support to businesses there.

The Human Resources Department is coordinating a flu shot clinic. Immunizations will be administered from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Cone University Center, Lucas Room.

Employees and family members, age 4 and older, who are covered by the State Health Plan, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) or other eligible plans can participate in these free clinics.

The Chancellor’s Health and Wellness Committee and Venture Outdoor Leadership are partnering to provide faculty and staff members the chance to experience the High Team Challenge course (HTC) for free between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27.

This year, in lieu of the annual Benefits Fair, the Benefits Office and the Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness (ACCEHW) will host an Open Enrollment Kickoff Event from 9 to 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Salons.

Light refreshments will be provided. Representatives from the ACCEHW, Benefits Office, NC Flex Benefits, ComPsych Guidance Resources, Kinesiology Department, FastMed and others will attend.

The Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for Employee Health and Wellness (ACCEHW) encourages interested faculty and staff members to register for the 18th Miles for Wellness program “Trail of Amusing Museums.”