Wellness Cluster Student Advisory Board
Mission Statement
To support UC San Diego in it's goal of achieving wellness* as the foundation from which to provide a healthy learning environment for all students. To guide efforts to ensure that the wellness needs of UC San Diego students are identified and met, and their interests are represented in the development of policies and programs that support student well-being**
Responsibilities
The WCSAB serves as a liaison between students and the Student Wellness Cluster Department Directors. The WCSAB serves as a voice and advocate for UC San Diego students in promoting student well-being. The WCSAB supports efforts to identify best practices in support of creating a healthy learning environment, to make these services known to students and to advocate for culturally competent wellness interventions.
Possible Activities of WCSAB
- Solicit student opinions regarding wellness issues and interventions.
- Give input to Student Wellness Cluster Department Directors on wellness related policies and student concerns.
- Assist Wellness Cluster staff in promoting student wellness and act as a liaison to colleges and student organizations as needed.
Current Members
| Name | Affiliation | |
| Nisha Jadhaw | Revelle College | nisha.jadhaw@gmail.com |
| Jonathon Chan | Muir College | jcc011@ucsd.edu |
| Polina Tsvetikova | Sixth College | ptsvetik@ucsd.edu |
| Annie Yu | Thurgood Marshall College | cay003@ucsd.edu |
| Lexie Wang | Eleanor Roosevelt College | luw002@ucsd.edu |
| Brent Geffen | Warren College | bgeffen@ucsd.edu |
| Alex Vu | Associated Students | a6vu@ucsd.edu |
| Kate Oakley | CAPS/Grad student | koakley@ucsd.edu |
| Heidi Effenberger | Recreation | heffenbe@ucsd.edu |
| Lana Talampas | SARC | ltalampas@ucsd.edu |
| Sarah Raifsnider | Student Wellness | sraifsni@ucsd.edu |
| Shanna Dayan, Co-Chair | SHS-SHA | sdayan@ucsd.edu |
| Rishabh Date, Co-Chair | SHS-SHA | rdate@ucsd.edu |
2009-2010 Minutes
Minutes January 11, 2010
Minutes December 2, 2009
Minutes November 23, 2009
Contact us
If you wish to contact a member of the Wellness Cluster Student Advisory Board, email studenthealth@ucsd.edu and your message will be forwarded. Your comments and suggestions are most welcome.
*Wellness is an expanded idea of health. Wellness is the pursuit of optimal health, encompassing physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, financial, social, and environmental well-being.
The following is taken from Sabina White's (UCSB) draft "White Paper: Wellness and Mental Health, Tier 3 Wellness Interventions":
**Well-being is defined as frequent positive affect, high life satisfaction, and infrequent negative affect (Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, and Schkade, 2005). Thus wellness interventions are those strategies that benefit students by decreasing negative affect and increasing positive affect and life satisfaction. Wellness interventions are those that enhance the mental and physical health of students at the University of California through positive engagement. Positive engagement involves connecting students to campus and community resources that help students enhance their well-being.
