Capstone Wellness Explorer Event Calendar

Join us for the Study Abroad Fair on February 16th from 11am-2pm inside the Student Center next to the elephant! Explore over 1,000 programs in 60+ countries, regardless of your major or college. Meet Education Abroad staff, UA faculty directors, and representatives from affiliate providers to find the perfect program for you. Discover scholarship and financing options to make your study abroad dreams a reality. Plus, enter to win exciting prizes and giveaways! Don’t miss out—email studyabroad@ua.edu for more information and follow us on social media @bamastudyabroad. 
Point Value: 1 Point 
Wellness Dimension: Academic Wellness 

From increasing protein to limiting carbs to eating high fat, social media has a lot of great information and misinformation. In this session you’ll learn from HPW dietitian Sheena Gregg as she shares the important role of all 3 macronutrients in your diet. 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

The Department of Health Promotion & Wellness and JPMorgan Chase are teaming up to empower students through our Financial February workshop series. Learn the essentials of credit, smart money moves, and building a strong financial foundation. Join us in the Student Center on the 2nd floor Room 2100 (Intercultural Center). Coffee and pastries will be served.

Point Value: 2 Points

Wellness Dimension: Financial Wellness

The Counseling center hosts a Mind Matters workshop series throughout the academic year. Each workshop focuses on a different topic that students may face or struggle with during their college experience. 

Point Value: 2 

Wellness Dimension: Psychological Wellness

Join the Spanish Honor Society and HLA to make masks and listen to music to celebrate Carnival!
Point Value: 2 Points
Wellness Dimension: Social Wellness

Through this tabling event, our group is supporting Universities Against Cancer on the Know Your Status Campaign and Vaccination Drive and Operation Wipe Out, a statewide Alabama initiative aimed at eliminating cervical cancer which is primarily caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Both organizations help with HPV screening and vaccinations, so we want to support this cause during National Cancer Prevention Month in February. Students can sign their name on a poster and pledge to get the HPV vaccine the following week during the Know Your Status Vaccination Drive on campus.

Point Value: 1

Wellness Dimension: Physical Wellness

This presentation provides an overview of interpersonal effectiveness, focusing on skills for clear communication, healthy boundaries, and maintaining relationships while respecting personal needs.

Point Value: 2 Points

Wellness Dimension: Psychological Wellness

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 

Stop by our table on the second floor of the UA Student Center to learn about the Camellia Center’s events for National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. 
Point Value: 1 Point 
Wellness Dimension: Psychological Wellness 

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  

The Counseling center hosts a Mind Matters workshop series throughout the academic year. Each workshop focuses on a different topic that students may face or struggle with during their college experience. 

Point Value: 2 

Wellness Dimension: Psychological Wellness

Join us at the Stran-Hardin Arena for an action-packed weekend of games! Cheer on the Tide as we play Arizona, Auburn, and Southwest Minnesota State University! Games are Friday at 1:00, 6:00, and Saturday at 10:00 and 4:00 pm. We hope you’ll join us for games, giveaways, special prizes and Greek Night starting at 3:30 pm on Saturday. See you there!
Point Value: 1 Point
Wellness Dimension: Social Wellness

Join us in the Student Center as we kick off Body Appreciation Week practicing mindful moments through gratitude journaling, walking the labyrinth, or spending peaceful time with friends coloring together. Light refreshments will be provided during this time.
Point Value: 1 Point
Wellness Dimension: Psychological Wellness

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 

Join us for a screening and discussion of the 2017 documentary I Am Jane Doe, which follows real cases of American girls enslaved in the child sex trade through ads in a newspaper’s online classified section. This event is part of the Camellia Center’s National Human Trafficking Awareness Month programming. Dr. Anil Mujumdar, Assistant Dean of Leadership and Professional Identity and Assistant Professor of Law in Residence, will facilitate the discussion.
Point Value: 2 Points
Wellness Dimension: Social Wellness

Come to the Alabama Bitcoin Club meeting for a conversation with a panel of Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) Interns as they share insights from their Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. The panel will discuss what it’s like working at the intersection of Bitcoin, policy, and research and will explore how Gen Z is using, thinking about, and interacting with Bitcoin today.
Point Value: 2 Points
Wellness Dimension: Financial Wellness

The Red Sand Project is a series of art installations to raise awareness of human trafficking. Using red sand to fill sidewalk cracks or create fractured art pieces, participants show how trafficking victims fall through the cracks of society. Join us to create your own Red Sand Project art piece and learn about National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
Point Value: 2 Points
Wellness Dimension: Social Wellness

Hosted by the Slavic Cultures Club and the Asian American Student Association on Wednesday, Feb. 25th from 5:30 – 7 pm, there will be a short, informal lecture by Dr. Sung, Associate Professor of Asian Art History, and Dr. Kortukov, Associate Professor of Political Science.
Point Value: 3 Points
Wellness Dimension: Academic Wellness

What’s the biggest metabolism myth you’ve heard? Join Dylan Carson, lead dietitian from Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders as he shares some of the biggest metabolism myths out there and how to determine if you have a healthy relationship with food and movement.
Point Value: 2 Points
Wellness Dimension: Physical Wellness

Tide for a Cure: Wild West Edition is an action-packed, western-themed fundraising event supporting The B+ Foundation and families battling childhood cancer. From Minute-to-Win-It games and line dancing to yard games, talent performances, and a final fundraising reveal, the event brings our community together for an afternoon of high energy, heartfelt stories, and one powerful goal: making a difference.
Point Value: 1 Point
Wellness Dimension: Social Wellness

We will be tabling for people to sign up to become a part of the National Bone Marrow Registry. The process will involve students filling out and signing a registration form with information about themselves. They will then use a mouth swab that will be sealed in a small envelope to be used for DNA matching. These envelopes will be shipped to DKMS, a national organization that raises awareness for the bone marrow registry. We will also hand out free DKMS souvenirs to those who sign up.
Point Value: 1 Point
Wellness Dimension: Social Wellness

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 

Spring break should be about joy and relaxation, not stress over unrealistic body standards. In a world saturated with #dietculture, learn practical strategies to reclaim positive body image and safeguard your mental well-being. Join Dr. Caitlin Geary, staff therapist at the Counseling Center as she discusses how to reject harmful narratives and cultivate self-compassion this season.
Point Value: 2 Points
Wellness Dimension: Psychological Wellness

Partnering with Crossroads Civic Engagement Center to facilitate a workshop centered on listening to perspectives around the world.
Point Value: 3 Points
Wellness Dimension: Social Wellness

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 Wellnes

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  

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

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

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 

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 

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 

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