Capstone Wellness Explorer Event Calendar

Safe Spring Break Health Fair 2026

Mar 11

Time 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Location UA Student Center Plaza

Join Health Promotion & Wellness, campus partners, and community partners on the Student Center Plaza for the 2026 Safe Spring Break Student Health Fair. Students will learn about the various health and wellness services offered on campus and within the Tuscaloosa community with a focus on tips and resources for being safe and healthy during your Spring Break! Exhibitors will also share health services and specials for the spring and summer in the Tuscaloosa community.
Point Value: 1 Point
Wellness Dimension: Physical Wellness

Greek Blood Drive

Mar 12

Time 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location Greek Assembly Hall

The UGC will be working with APA, IFC, and NPHC to host an all-council blood drive in partnership with Life South Community Blood Center.
Point Value: 3 Points
Wellness Dimension: Psychological Wellness

Take Charge Against Cancer – HPV Trivia Night

Mar 12

Time 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Location UA Student Center Plaza

This event is a HPV awareness trivia night put on by the Take Charge Against Cancer Team. It will occur in the Camellia Room in Gorgas Library from 6-7:30 PM on Thursday, March 12. Questions will incorporate knowledge about HPV, the vaccine, and ways to make an impact in the fight to wipe out HPV, cervical cancer, and all other HPV related cancers. Snacks will be provided along with prizes for the winners.

Point Value: 2 Points

Wellness Dimension: Physical Wellness

Bystander Intervention Training

Mar 24

Time 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location Student Center 3107

Join us to learn about interpersonal violence, identify bystander intervention strategies, talk through case scenarios as a group, and practice interventions.  

Point Value: 2 

Wellness Dimension: Social  

Financial Rebellion: 5 Powerful Money Steps to an Amazing and Purposeful Life

Mar 25

Time 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location Student Center 3700

Join Financial Rebellion founder, author, coach, and financial success speaker Todd Romer as he delivers his high energy 45-minute presentation to help you: Dream for real by learning how to overcome your money DNA and limiting beliefs you likely have about money and yourself. Reduce financial stress, increase financial confidence, and feel more in control by learning how to reduce emotion in your financial life and by spending money intentionally. Begin investing like the wealthy do with little money to start so you can create significant wealth over time. It’s not scary and Todd will show you that the wealthy are NOT any smarter than you. Break the chains of just getting by from creating a meaningful WHY for your life.

Point Value: 2 Points

Wellness Dimension: Financial Wellness  

Stories of Us: Relationships that Have Changed Our Lives

Mar 25

Time 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location Student Center 3104

Attendees will have the opportunity to speak about a relationship that made a positive impact on them: a friend, a family member, a partner, a professor, a neighbor, a stranger. We will also have pre-selected materials to read from.

Point Value: 2 Points

Wellness Dimension: Social Wellness 

Baba Marta Day

Mar 25

Time 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location BB Comer 109

Hosted on March 25, from 4:30 – 6 pm, the Slavic Cultures Club will be celebrating Baba Marta Day. A Bulgarian spring holiday celebrated on March 1st, attendees can expect to learn more about the holiday, how to make a martenitsa, and watch the Russian folklore film Morozko! Supplies will be provided.
Point Value: 2 Points
Wellness Dimension: Academic Wellness

Tech Free Thursdays

Mar 26

Time 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location Student Center 3104

Join the Department of Health Promotion & Wellness for Tech-Free Thursdays during the Spring 2026 semester. Once a month in the UA Student Center, unplug from your screens and recharge with a wellness break designed just for you. Drop in to relax, create, and reset—whether that means writing a gratitude card, journaling, coloring, reading, or simply taking a quiet moment for yourself. We’ll have games, cards, puzzles, and coloring available, plus a signature creative activity each month like watercolor painting, bookmark making, button design, or bracelet crafting.
Point Value: 1 Point
Wellness Dimension: Psychological Wellnes

UGC Professional Development Day

Mar 26

Time 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location Greek Assembly Hall

The UGC is hosting a Professional Development Day featuring activities like a resume workshop and professional headshots.
Point Value: 3 Points
Wellness Dimension: Career Wellness

Nourish to Flourish: Fuel for Rest

Mar 27

Time 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location Online

We often think about our nutrition for when we’re awake, but how do we eat for better sleep? HPW dietitian Sheena Gregg will share foods and nutrients that benefit and disrupt your sleep quality. The Nourish to Flourish monthly series focuses on various nutrition topics for UA students to help you successfully navigate all of the overwhelming nutrition information on the interwebs.
Point Value: 2 Points
Wellness Dimension: Physical Wellness

Walk 4 Water

Mar 29

Time 5:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Location UREC South Gym

A short walk to raise awareness of the average 4-mile walk that women and children around the world must make to the closest water source. All funds raised by the walk will go directly toward the construction of water wells in underserved areas. 
Point Value: 2 Points 
Wellness Dimension: Physical Wellness 

Take Back the Night

Apr 01

Time 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Location In front of Denny Chimes

Take Back the Night is one of the most well-known movements against sexual violence. Join the Camellia Center as we kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month with speakers, performances, and a march across the Quad to encourage all members of our campus community to Take Back the Night.

Point Value: 2 Points

Wellness Dimension: Psychological Wellness

Internship Know-How: Prep. Shine. Repeat

Apr 07

Time 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location Student Center 3400

This interactive workshop will teach you how to find internships locally or nationwide! You’ll discover best practices for what to do before, during, and after your internship search so you can feel confident every step of the way. 
Point Value: 2 Points 
Wellness Dimension: Career Wellness 

Internship Know-How: Prep. Shine. Repeat

Apr 13

Time 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Location Student Center 3400

This interactive workshop will teach you how to find internships locally or nationwide! You’ll discover best practices for what to do before, during, and after your internship search so you can feel confident every step of the way. 
Point Value: 2 Points 
Wellness Dimension: Career Wellness 

Bystander Intervention Training

Apr 15

Time 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location Student Center 3107

Join us to learn about interpersonal violence, identify bystander intervention strategies, talk through case scenarios as a group, and practice interventions.  

Point Value: 2 

Wellness Dimension: Social