University Board of Trustees, health insurance and fairgrounds
Plans regarding student health requirements at the University and decisions on the fairgrounds expansion were brought forward on the Sept. 10 Board of Trustees meetings.
Student Health Services
Week of Welcome sparks insight on fire safety
Adrian Suarez Avila / Staff Writer Living on campus his freshman year, Gordon Kingston was tired of being woken up by fire drills. “They would…
Board of Trustees discuss new projects, concerns about healthcare
The Board of Trustees met on June 3 and discussed new projects, recent accomplishments and looming changes in college health care.
Wellness Expo gets students on the health track
The Wellness Expo this Tuesday will help students get back on track with their health, offering vision and medical check ups and screenings, as well as samples from healthy local vendors.
Lecturer to spread positive message with uplifting Post-it notes
Student Health Services is hosting Operation Beautiful on Nov. 14 in the Wolfe University Center featuring Caitlyn Boyle, creator of Operation Beautiful — an initiative to promote positive self-image and acts of kindness.
CAPSapalooza to inform students about dangerous driving in series of campus events
CAPSapalooza, in partnership with the FDOT’s Put It Down Campaign, will feature two events: “Get It Straight” and “Get Crashed.”
Student health services targets body images issues
Student Health Services will be hosting Love Your Body Day – an event promoting self-acceptance and a positive body image. The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 pm.
Visiting sexologists share safe sex talk on-campus
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, curious students gathered in the Stadium Club Room at Alfonso Field to have a sex talk with Sex Ed Boot Camp. Together for 9 years, Frater and Lastique began their Sex Ed Boot Camp in 2010.
Affordable Care Act expands student health services
The student tuition health fee allows students certain health services at little or no cost, but both insured and uninsured students encounter problems seeking medical help on-campus. However, now that the Affordable Care Act will offer more options for young adults, more students will have access to health insurance.
No students referred to Student Health Services for smoking on campus
Jennifer Sans/Contributing Writer Back in January 2011, the University began its smoke-free policy. The tobacco-free regulation prohibited the use of any smoking or tobacco product…