Join HAWC (Health & Wellness Crew)
Application is now closed.
What does HAWC do?
HAWC members hold two main roles:
1) Peer Health Educators: HAWC’s focus is on offering individual peer support & health education to students. Each member of HAWC receives training in college student health (including physical wellness, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and healthy relationships) and peer counseling skills (such as motivational interviewing). All HAWC members become nationally certified Peer Health Educators.
2) Event Planning: HAWC also plans and executes campus-wide wellness programs to address the real needs of our campus community. Our events are evidence-based, meaning that they have true impacts on health of our students.
Group Process - Feb 5th
Group Process/Interview
February 5, 2016
4:30pm-7:00pm
Boeing Room (Lemieux room#122)
If applying, the first thing you need to do after turning in your application will be the group process. Group Process will happen on Friday February 5th, 2016 from 4:30pm-7:00pm in Boeing Room (Lemieux room#122).
What to bring/special notes:
-Bring your calendar/schedule (you will sign up for an individual interview)
-Bring paper & writing utensil
-Feel free to bring water, but please eat dinner before or after.
Application Cycle
The application cycle is as follows:
- The Redhawk Application for HAWC (see link above) is due February 1st, 2016. Late applications will not be accepted.
- Group process will be Friday, February 5th, 2016 in the evening (4:30pm-7pm). Please keep this date available if you are applying. Every one who applies will be invited to group process.
- Individual interviews will occur February 8 - 19, 2016 - you will sign up for an individual interview at the group process.
- Commitments will be made by the end of Winter quarter 2016.
STCN 380 - Wellness & Health Promotion
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Dimensions of Wellness
Minimum Requirements to Join & Time Commitment
- Commit to the team for a full academic year (fall, winter, and spring quarters)
- Minimum GPA of 3.00 & a sophomore, junior, or senior in the 2016-2017 academic year
Estimated Time Commitment = average 5-6 hours/week
- Team Meetings: 2 hours weekly (set at the beginning of each quarter)
- Office Hours: 2 hours weekly (set at the beginning of each quarter)
- 1:1 Meetings with advisor: 1 hour quarterly (set at the beginning of each quarter)
- Event planning & attendance: 2-4 hours weekly (depends on the week)
Information Sessions
Although our Information Sessions are over, we are still here for you to learn more about HAWC and help you discern if you would like to join our team. Please stop by the office at Student Center 380!
More information can also be found on the Join HAWC website!
Why should you join HAWC?
Things you'll gain:
Over 40 hours of training in wellness and health topics, including a national peer health educator certification
Large and small scale event and program planning experience
Increased awareness of national health trends
Experience facilitating workshops and conversations with peers
Continued leadership and skill development
Being valued in the SU community as a peer resource for wellness and health
Access to office space and campus resources
We think the best way to learn about HAWC is to ask a current HAWC member about their experience, so we've done that for you below:
HAWC member: Helena
HAWC member: Winnie
HAWC member: Taylor
As a member of the Health and Wellness Crew, I’ve been given the opportunity to learn about different areas of health and wellness that I wouldn’t have otherwise. I’ve been given the freedom to explore areas that I’m extremely passionate about and plan events for our students on campus. I have to say that my favorite part though is being able to have meaningful conversations with students as a Peer Health Educator. I can say without hesitation that being on HAWC has made me a better peer, friend and person. On HAWC, I’m surrounded by such a wonderful, diverse and empowering group of students and advisers that inspire me every day.
Current HAWC member: Victoria
Current HAWC member: Jane
Current HAWC member: Brenna
I enjoy hawc because I feel like I am making a difference in the lives of students. Whether it is as small as handing them a flu kit or talking to a student in distress and helping them figure out steps they can take and where to go. I also enjoy the experience of being apart of a community. Hawc has allowed me to expand myself and grow as a person. Other students should join HAWC simply for the experience of working in a closely knit team and making differences in the student body. Valuable skills such as working with computers and communicating with peers and staff are just some of the important skills learned through HAWC. If you enjoy helping students in distress, putting on health and wellness related events, and empowering the student body, then HAWC is the place for you.
Meet the HAWC adviser!
Hope Howard is currently and will be the HAWC adviser 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. Hope is a graduate student in the Student Development Administration Program and is excited to work in the office of Wellness and Health Promotion. She graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Public Health, studying the intersections of health and education. Her senior research project looked at school readiness in East African refugee students whose families have been relocated to the Seattle area. Hope found her passion for Student Affairs through work in residence life, academic advising, and Dance Marathon. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, painting, or playing with her newly adopted cat, Katy Purry.
If you have questions about applying to HAWC, please contact Hope at sa-howardh2@seattleu.edu .
Email: sa-howardh2@seattleu.edu
Website: www.seattleu.edu/wellness/about/staff
Location: Student Center, 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SUwellness