UT Arlington Wellness Committee

The UT Arlington Wellness Committee is a general university faculty and staff committee reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources.

The purpose of the Wellness Committee is to create a culture and environment that supports and promotes the value of health and wellness by education, events, and access to campus facilities and programs. The Committee will assist in supporting, promoting, and implementing UT System wellness programs on the UT Arlington campus. In addition, the Committee will provide programs, tools, and resources that will enable employees to take charge of their health and wellness. Committee programs and events will be based on a model of seven dimensions of wellness, which include emotional, physical, financial, social, environmental, mental, and spiritual wellness. Each of these seven dimensions act and interact in a way that contributes to our own quality of life.

Appointments of staff and faculty Committee members will be made annually with appointments expiring August 31 of each academic year. Terms are renewable. The Chair of the Committee shall be appointed by the Vice President of Human Resources annually.

2012-2013 Wellness Committee Members

Eunice Currie - Chair - Human Resources

Jomika Steele - Nursing

Jeremy Roden - Campus Recreation

Jennifer Luken - Student Support Services

Tracy Gardner - Environmental Health & Safety

Connie Lorick - University College

Donielle Smith - Health Services

Marilee Schmelzer - College of Nursing

Laurie Thompson - Procurement Services

Kevin Schuck - Library

Ashley Smith - Internal Audit

Featured Resources

Building Financial Wellness

A recent poll by Workplace Options found that 48% of employees say financial stress is affecting their work performance.

UT Arlington is committed to lifelong learning and to the health of its campus community. To assist you in developing a basis of financial wellness, the UT Arlington Wellness Committee along with the Office of Human Resources have developed a financial wellness program aimed to break down the barriers to improved financial health by providing employees with all of the resources they need to solve their entire financial puzzle. This program includes web-based education, live seminars and one-on-one financial coaching to accommodate varied financial issues, learning styles and levels of employee commitment. Read More.

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It may be challenging to decide where to find medical treatment when you are ill or injured and think you may need to be seen immediately. Even illnesses or injuries that may seem minor may be determined by the urgent care physician to warrant emergency evaluation and result in a recommendation that you be transferred to the hospital’s emergency room for further treatment. Read More.