Welcome to Wellness Is Now (W.I.N.)

The Wellness Is Now Peer Education program is an ever-growing and developing student leadership program within the Center for Health and Counseling Services in the Student Well-being Core. The mission of W.I.N. Peer Educators is to promote awareness and educational programs on well-being and healthy lifestyle choices to Ramapo College students. W.I.N. peer educators approach other Ramapo students with empathy, and utilize a harm reduction framework to support students and promote campus intervention services.

Peer Educators are volunteer students who identify RCNJ student needs, coordinate ideas, and assemble engaging, educational programs to support the Ramapo College community in matters concerning student well-being. Examples of activities peer educators will participate in include campus events, tabling, and educational workshops. Peer educators may collaborate with Athletics, Office of Violence Prevention, the Women’s Center, Greek Life, Residence Life, SGA, Counselors, Health Services Nurse Practitioners, Public Safety, Faculty, and other campus organizations to promote wellness strategies to Ramapo students.

Wellness Is Now peer Educators can conduct outreach in the following ways:

• Table
• Drop-in events or hosting an event
• Social media posts
• WRPR Radio Shows
• Fundraisers

Outreach/Partnership Requests

The current programs available to be requested include:

• Love Your Selfie — In this self-esteem and self-love oriented outreach events, participants will explore positive and negative self-talk, discuss how social media sites can impact our self-esteem, and describe positive qualities in themselves.
  
• My Mind and Me — Participants will utilize a mindfulness approach to categorize their thoughts, explore how emotions affect their body, and practice a breathing exercise that will help them find calmness when experiencing difficult emotions.
  
• You’re Not You When You’re Hangry — Participants will define and recognize their anger triggers, identify how anger affects their body. and practice productive ways to release anger.
  
• Stress: Finding the Balance — Participants will explore different types of stress, common positive and negative activities often used to decrease stress, and ways to approach stressors within and outside of their control.
  
• Dealing with Depression — Participants learn more about the signs and symptoms of depression, how brief exercise can improve mood, and options for help with depression in their community and on campus.
  
• Just Keep Breathing — In this anxiety-centered outreach event, students will discuss their anxiety triggers and a variety of interventions they can implement to breathe through it. 

In order to ensure equity and inclusion with this programming, the needs of various populations and student groups will be met through tailored and targeted discussions during the workshop. Please indicate in the form below any details necessary to assist us in this aim.

WIN Outreach Presentation Request Form

If you have any questions about becoming a WIN peer Educator, you may contact the Health Educator, Megan Johnston, at mjohnst2@ramapo.edu

If you have any questions about requesting a WIN event for your club or organization, please email studentwellness@ramapo.edu.

The Wellness Is Now office is located at the beginning of second-floor E-wing, E-211A.

Wellness Is Now Peer Educators 2023-2024

• Olivia Roche ’24 – Nursing and Public Health Minor
• Allison Contreras-Ortiz ’24 – Psychology and Spanish Language Studies
• Isaac Altman ’25 – Nursing
• Alexa Vazquez ’25 – Nursing
• Ashleigh Clenord ’25 – Environmental Studies
• Anna Kasprzak ’25 – Accounting
• Kayla Brand ’25 – Visual Communication Design
• Lidiya Kelyman ’26 – English and Literary Studies
• Madison Case ’25 – Psychology and Social Sciences – Community Mental Health Concentration