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J<\/span>ean Perez is thinking about outlets. The new director of wellness sits in the new Wellness Center, and someone from Facilities is asking where to put a desk. The space, on the first floor of Trustees Hall in the First-Year Village, is bright and open, with a glass wall separating it from the students walking by to their dorm rooms. It\u2019s late August, and the first-years have just started to move in.<\/p>\n

With the electrical decisions out of the way, Jean Perez turns her attention again to outlets, but now, she\u2019s talking about creating opportunities for students to bring down their stress levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know wellness is such a hot phrase right now,\u201d she says. \u201cBut thinking about healthcare more holistically\u2014and thinking about how physical activity can really play into that, and how you eat plays into that\u2014and teaching students how to be more proactive about their health is something that I\u2019m passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n

The title is new, but Perez has been a beloved part of Goucher for 11 years, first as an athletic trainer, then as the senior woman administrator, part of an NCAA initiative to get more women involved in athletic departments.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s bringing that expertise to her new role. \u201cMy approach when I was an athletic trainer here was to offer student-athletes education on a variety of topics, including proper sleep, nutrition, and emotional wellness. It was not just about treating injuries or getting stronger,\u201d she says. \u201cI am excited to share this integrated view of well-being with the entire student body.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wellness Center combines sports medicine, campus recreation, and the Health Center (although the Health Center will physically remain in Heubeck Hall). The center was put in the First-Year Village as a way to engage students from the moment they get to Goucher. Trustees Hall is well suited for the Wellness Center, as Perez and her team will be using the building\u2019s rehearsal space for fitness classes. They also expect the First-Year Village\u2019s courtyard and stadium seating to generate a lot of spontaneous games and activities.<\/p>\n

But Perez emphasizes that the Wellness Center does not focus only on the first-years. \u201cWe want to get them interested in their health and well-being right off the bat and sustain that relationship for all four years,\u201d says Perez.<\/p>\n

The Wellness Center has many initiatives planned for students. There will be cooking demos in the new demonstration kitchen (which has a video camera above the stove to stream the chef), open houses, and speakers on various topics. They\u2019re building a campaign around SWEET\u2014President Bowen\u2019s strategy for successful learning: sleep, water, eat, exercise, and time management. The office is co-sponsoring Fresh Check Day on September 21, a mental health\/activities expo with games and booths. And the college has added positions for a campus recreation coordinator and a strength and conditioning coordinator.<\/p>\n

The point isn\u2019t to get every student to the same place of fitness and health. Perez simply wants to help students find what works for them. \u201cIt\u2019s really about balance,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Perez has just spoken about a camping trip the Wellness Center is sponsoring when a student walks by outside. \u201cCan I say hi?\u201d she mouths to Perez, who waves her in. The student hugs Perez, exclaiming, \u201cI can\u2019t wait to go camping!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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