Wellness Fair creates connections, builds community

Making connections on campus, in the community and with self care was the focus of the third annual Wildcat Wellness Fair. Held recently on a rainy April day, the popular event provided a refuge in the Bush Campus Center for weather-weary, kindred-craving Penn College students and employees. Also in attendance were about 40 young students from Dauphin County Technical School, who were on campus for a Dual Enrollment event.

With the theme of "Building Community and Creating Connections," the event centered on making connections in the present, with some attention placed on connecting to the past (with the presence of the Lycoming County Genealogical Society) and to the future (with Alumni Relations).

Among those hosting the event was the Positive Psychology (PSY 410) class, focusing part of its studies on the mental health and wellness of the individual within the community and how each contributes to the health, success and happiness of the other.

Other sponsoring groups were Counseling Services, Campus Recreation & Wellness, Student Engagement and Residence Life. Athletics also participated as part of the NCAA Division III Week, celebrating the positive impact athletics has on campus and surrounding communities.