Welcome to Wellness Is Now (W.I.N.)

The Wellness Is Now Peer Education program is an ever-growing and developing student leadership program within the Center for Health and Counseling Services in the Student Well-being Core. The mission of W.I.N. Peer Educators is to promote awareness and educational programs on well-being and healthy lifestyle choices to Ramapo College students. W.I.N. peer educators approach other Ramapo students with empathy, and utilize a harm reduction framework to support students and promote campus intervention services.

Our programs will focus on each slice of this Wellness Wheel:

Peer Educators are volunteer students who identify RCNJ student needs, coordinate ideas, and assemble engaging, educational programs to support the Ramapo College community in matters concerning student well-being. Examples of activities peer educators will participate in include campus events, tabling, and educational workshops. Peer educators may collaborate with Athletics, Office of Violence Prevention, the Women’s Center, Greek Life, Residence Life, SGA, Counselors, Health Services Nurse Practitioners, Public Safety, Faculty, and other campus organizations to promote wellness strategies to Ramapo students.

Outreach/Partnership Requests

The current programs available to be requested on the form below include:

• Self-Esteem and Self-Love — students will be able to identify positive and negative self-talk, how social media sites can be addictive while harming self-esteem, and describe positive qualities in themselves to assist in building self-esteem.
  
• Mindfulness and Emotional Awareness — students will be able to observe and categorize passing thoughts, and identify how emotions affect the body. They will learn a breathing exercise that will help them become less reactive when experiencing difficult emotions.
  
• Coping with Anger — students will be able to define and recognize their anger triggers and identify how anger affects the body. They will be able to identify productive ways to release anger.
  
• Stress: Healthy and Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms — students will be able to differentiate between eustress and distress, positive and negative leisure activities to decrease stress, and stressors they can and cannot control.
  
• Dealing with Depression — students will be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression, why exercise can improve mood, and options for help with depression in their community and on campus.
  

In order to ensure equity and inclusion with this programming, the needs of various populations and student groups will be met through tailored and targeted discussions during the workshop. Please indicate in the form below any details necessary to assist us in this aim.

WIN Outreach Presentation Request Form

Please request your event at least 2 weeks in advance.

If you have any questions, you may contact the Health Educator, Megan Johnston, at mjohnst2@ramapo.edu

Our office is located at the beginning of second-floor E-wing, E-211A.

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