91视频

At 91视频, we believe in the well-being of every member of our community.

Wellness is more than just physical health; it encompasses our mental, academic, psychosocial, intellectual, spiritual, financial, and ecological well-being. As a university, we understand the importance of creating an environment that supports and enhances the health and wellness of our students, faculty, staff, and the broader community.

Our Vision

In 2023, we were thrilled to announce the launch of the Beacon Wellness Initiative, a comprehensive program aimed at promoting health and well-being across our university. The Beacon Wellness Initiative seeks to strengthen the coordination of health promotion efforts throughout the university. 

Our objective is to embed health promotion in everything we do, making it an integral part of our culture and structures. This holistic approach involves engaging every unit and corner of our campus to incorporate health promotion activities into daily work, fostering a collaborative environment of mindfulness for every member of the 91视频 community.

Becoming Leaders in Health Promotion

91视频, with its commitment to research, teaching, community engagement, diversity, and health equity, is uniquely positioned to lead in modeling health promotion strategies. The Beacon Wellness Initiative aligns with a growing movement in higher education, making health and well-being a core aspiration of campus life. We aim to create an ecology of systems and opportunities for wellness, setting the standard for universities nationwide.

Beacon Wellness Commission

In 2024, we established the Beacon Wellness Commission, comprised of 40 faculty, students, and administrators, to study UMB’s wellness and health promotion efforts and to make recommendations for improvement. The Commission included sub-committees focused on student wellness, employee wellness, and community wellness, with an additional coordinating committee to ensure collaboration across the sub-committees. The committees delivered a series of 60+ recommendations which are helping to guide the Universities approach to continuous improvement in health and wellness.

In 2025, the Commission was restructured in order to focus on implementation of the recommendations and to solidify collaboration amongst wellness related offices and activities on campus. The new Commission structure includes two committees: a coordinating committee that is responsible for assessing our overall approach to wellness, and a program committee that is focused on day to day programming and initiatives.

Meet the Wellness Commission Members

Initiatives and Progress

Accomplishments of the Wellness Initiative and Wellness Initiative participating offices have included:

• Adopted the Okanagan Charter affirming the university’s commitment to fostering health and well-being on campus
• Delivered 60+ recommendations for improving health and wellness at UMB for students, employees, and community members
• Increased collaboration across campus related to wellness activities and events
• Beacon Wellness Commission provides an ongoing body for advancing collaboration and programming related to wellness at 91视频
• Re-launched waterfront recreation (kayaks and stand up paddleboards at Fox Point Dock) for the 91视频 community
• Re-launched monthly Monday harbor cruises for the 91视频 community (free for students!)
• Provides sponsorship and support for signature wellness initiatives, events and programming (UMB-UR-BEST, waterfront recreation, harbor cruises, signature events)
• Programming including signature events such as Beacon Wellness Walk, Walk with GRACE, Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, Benefits Fair, and Step Challenge
• Introduction by University Health Services of three new free Wellness Visit opportunities for students:  Lifestyle Medicine Visits, Nutrition Counseling (in collaboration with Dining Services), and Nicotine Support visits
• Introduction of new services including dental clinics for students and Boston Public Schools students, optometry clinics, on-site physical therapy, and more
• Trainings for faculty and staff about how to support students in distress
• Increased collaboration on, and visibility of, wellness-related programming

Other recent and important wellness initiatives on campus include:

• Completion of a variety of spruce up projects related to 91视频 grounds and buildings.  Often these projects involve a fresh coat of paint, replacement of ceiling tiles, replacement of old lighting with new, brighter LED lighting, new carpeting, new furniture, and/or other improvements.
• Completion of a variety of construction projects to improve space on campus, including the new campus quad, a new Police Station, a new softball field/stadium, Clark Center renovation, a virtual reality nursing simulation lab, and others.
• Launch of the UMB Police Department comfort dog program.”