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We define wellbeing as an optimal and dynamic state that allows people to achieve their full potential.
The Miller Wellness Center and the Warrior Wellness Committee are excited to announce our 4th Annual Warrior Wellness Week! This is a week dedicated to mental health, wellness and self-care. The events will take place the week of Monday, February 24 through Friday, February 28 and each day will focus on a different dimension(s) of wellness. Events and locations are included within the table schedule below.
Warrior Wellness Week Schedule 2025
| Physical and Environmental | Financial | Emotional | Digital and Occupational | Social and Mindful |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, Feb. 24 | Tuesday, Feb. 25 | Wednesday, Feb. 26 | Thursday, Feb. 27 | Friday, Feb. 28 |
| (5:45-7 a.m.) Army and ROTC: Strength Training Observation - Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex | (6:30-7:30 a.m.) Pilates on the MAC - Miller Wellness Center | (10:30-11:30 a.m.) SHCCS: QPR Training - Miller Wellness Center Large Conference Room 171 | (5:45-7 a.m.) VARC: Army and ROTC: Strength Training Observation - Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex | (10-11 a.m.) AFSP: Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention - Miller Wellness Center Large Conference Room 171 |
| (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) VARC: Brookings Veteran Center: Support Services for Combat Veterans - University Student Union | (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) VARC: Reserve Component Transition Assistance Programming - University Student Union | *(1-2 p.m.) SCAPP: Mental Health and Vaping Posters - Miller Wellness Center Large Conference Room 171 | (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) Intimate Partner Violence Education Opportunity - University Student Union | (5-7 p.m.) SHCCS: "Cinema Therapy" - Counseling will show either the Iron Giant or Black Panther in the Hobo Hangout - Pierson Hall |
| (noon-2 p.m.) Nutrition/Dietetics Tabling: The Importance of Post-Workout Recovery - Miller Wellness Center | (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) VARC: Outreach Coordinator: Tabling event - University Student Union | (6:30-7:30 p.m.) Wintrode Student Success / Human Development and Family Studies Club: "Coping in Color" - Bailey Rotunda, Room F | *(noon-3 p.m.) Mini Wellness Fair - Miller Wellness Center Large Conference Room 171 | (7-9 p.m.) Climbing Wall: Headlamp Climb - Miller Wellness Center |
| *(8-9 p.m.) Exercise Science Club: Dodgeball - Court C in Miller Wellness Center | *(3-5 p.m.) SCAPP: Diabetes Education Board-Miller Wellness Center Large Conference Room 171 | |||
| *(5:30-6:30 p.m.) OMAA: Collaborative Spin - Miller Wellness Center Studio B |
*** These student organizations are not a part of, not endorsed by, and exist independently of the South Dakota Board of Regents and South Dakota State University. The South Dakota Board of Regents and South Dakota State University are not responsible for acts, omissions, or contracts of these student organizations.
Source: NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation, NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and ACHA - American College Health Association (November 2020). Inter-association definition of wellbeing. Retrieved from .
Dimensions of Wellness Definitions
Environmental
- Recognize the role that one plays in preserving, protecting and improving the environment. Environmental wellness includes the sense of safety, comfort and connection with the physical surroundings.
Emotional
- The ability to understand your own feelings, accept your limitations, achieve emotional stability and become comfortable with your emotions.
Financial
- The ability to understand your own feelings, accept your limitations, achieve emotional stability and become comfortable with your emotions.
Digital
- The ability to recognize and manage the influence of digital technologies on one's overall wellbeing. Digital wellness includes creating sustainable habits for technology use in one's daily life.
Social
- The willingness to interact with others, including those who have different backgrounds, perspectives and opinions. Social wellness includes the ability to maintain healthy relationships by supporting, connecting with and understanding others.
Physical
- A healthy body maintained by good nutrition, regular exercise, quality sleep and the avoidance of harmful habits. Physical wellness includes the ability to make informed and responsible decisions about health and seek medical care for treatment and prevention.
Mindful
- The sense that life is meaningful and has a purpose, the individual is part of something larger than oneself. Mindful wellness includes ethics, values and morals that guide us and give positive meaning and direction to life.
Occupational
- Emphasizes the importance of finding meaningful and rewarding work that empowers a well-balanced personal life. Occupational wellness includes valuing lifelong learning, developing critical thinking skills and seeking to learn and develop new skills.
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