The Capstone Wellness Explorer is an engagement-tracking program that seeks to promote student participation in events that fall under one or more of the seven dimensions for student wellness, outlined in the Alabama Model for Student Health and Wellbeing. The Capstone Wellness Explorer will kick-off on September 26th, 2024, and close April 5, 2025. Registration for the Individual Path program will end October 31, 2024, at 11:59pm.
Please email all questions to sgacapstonewellnessexplorer@ua.edu.
Pathways
Organizational Pathway
The organizational path of the Capstone Wellness Explorer is a points-based program that will provide students with the opportunity to accumulate points that contribute to organizational totals. If your student organization wants to have their points tracked, email sgacapstonewellnessexplorer@ua.edu.
- This pathway is designed for all student organizations who wish to track their Capstone Wellness Explorer Points.
- Individual students do not have to opt in to accumulate points on behalf of their student organization.
- Additionally, students can select to have their points count for more than one student organization, if applicable.
- Earn and Track Points: Explore opportunities on MySource to accumulate points by attending listed programs and events.
Individual Track
The Individual path of the Capstone Wellness Explorer is an events-based program that will provide individual students with a formal path through which they are prompted to explore a variety of the dimensions of student wellness. Any student, regardless of participation in any registered student organization, is invited to participate in the individual path of the CWE.
- Opt-In First!
- Before diving in, ensure you complete the opt-in form. You cannot begin the CWE Individual Path until you have opted in. The opt-in process will begin on September 26th at 5pm and close on October 31st at 11:59pm.
- The opt-in form can be accessed by clicking HERE. Make sure to use your Crimson email.
- Earn and Track Points: Explore opportunities on MySource to accumulate points by attending listed programs and events.
- Monitor your progress in the paths section on MySource. Need help navigating MySource? Check the Source FAQ’s.
Want to Host an SGA Capstone Wellness Explorer Event?
The official 2024 – 2025 SGA Capstone Wellness Explorer Program event schedule will begin at our Capstone Wellness Explorer Kickoff Event on September 26th from 5-8pm at The Student Center Lawn. Any organization planning to register an event as an Explorer event may begin applying for Explorer approval any time after the kickoff takes place.
Your step-by-step guide:
- Understand the Guidelines: Familiarize yourself with the SGA Capstone Wellness Explorer Guidelines. This ensures your event aligns with our objectives and helps determine the best event category.
- Event Registration: Head to MySource and register your event.
- Opt-in for SGA Capstone Wellness Explorer: You’ll be prompted with a question during registration. If you’d like your event considered for the SGA Capstone Wellness Explorer, fill out the form provided. You must apply for CWE points no less than 10 days before the event takes place.
- Validation and Confirmation: After your submission, give us 3 business days to approve your event.
- Post-confirmation, you’ll receive an email with your next steps, as well as an event attendance code.
General Event Guidelines
- Register all programming events of Organizations and Departments through MySource.
- Complete the secondary SGA Capstone Wellness Explorer Event Registration form linked in the MySource event submission process.
- All events must be submitted for approval at least 10 days before their scheduled date.
- Events on the SGA Capstone Wellness Explorer can count for one of the 7 dimensions of Student Wellness: academic, social, spiritual, career, financial, psychological, and physical wellness
- Academic and Career Development: Career fairs, alumni networking sessions, and skill-building workshops.
- Financial Literacy: Budgeting seminars, investment basics, and financial planning for post-graduation.
- Physical and Psychological Wellness: Fitness challenges, mental health awareness talks, and recreational sports activities like drop-in basketball.
- Social and Spiritual Engagement: Campus-wide social events like social gatherings and meditation sessions.
- All events should be accessible to every UA student. This means that all events should be free of cost for attendance.
- Events should be held at neutral venues.
- Allowed: Student Center, Lecture Halls, etc.
- Not Allowed: Greek Houses, Off-Campus Locations
Event Categories
1 point
- Focus of peer-to-peer relation building
- Drop in events allowed
2 points
- 15-30 min time requirement
- Interactive programming with an educational lens
3 points
- 30 minute minimum
- Educational Focus: Lecture, Workshop, Speaker, etc.
Using SGA Capstone Wellness Explorer for Block Seating Applications?
- The SGA Capstone Wellness Explorer (CWE) will account for 11% of your block seating application. Points needed are calculated as the number of seats you plan on applying for multiplied by 1.125 = the number of points needed to receive the full 11% on the block seating application
- Reports from SGA will be provided at the completion of the fall semester and can be provided upon request
- Any student organization requiring individual members to receive more than 3 CWE points per person may be subject to losing percentage points from their total block seating points application at the discretion of the Belonging and Wellness Senate Committee.
