Walks 2 Wellness
With support from the Provost’s office, Penn Center for Public Health Initiatives (CPHI) and Penn Libraries launched an exciting new program in Fall 2019: Walks 2 Wellness (formerly Weekly Themed Wellness Walks). Walks will be led by staff, faculty, and students across campus, who will start each walk by briefly talking about a topic of their choice. This is a great opportunity to get outside, learn something, and meet your fellow Penn students, staff, and faculty.
How are walks structured?
Walk leaders (staff, faculty, or students) will begin by briefly talking about a topic of their choice (2-3 minutes), then lead participants on a walk at their own pace on 1-2 mile routes throughout campus and the University City area.
Weekly Wellness Walk Schedule
Please check our page regularly as we will be updating the schedule through out the semester. Signing up for walks is highly encouraged, but not required. Walks are welcome to everyone, so please bring your friends and colleagues! *Dates, times, and starting locations vary.
| Date | Time | Topic | Lead | Starting Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 | 12:00pm | International Student Mental Health | Mia Tian, Student Counseling | Palestra |
| Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 | 12:00pm | Residential Advisor Application Tips | Kathryn McDonald, House Director of Rodin College House | Palestra |
| Monday, February 14th, 2022 | 12:00pm | Penn HR Wellness Walk - Go Red! | HR | Palestra |
| Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 | 12:00pm | Couch to 5k Vision Planning | Steve Scaduto, Penn Libraries | Palestra |
| Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 | 12:00pm | Bravo & The Real Housewives Franchise | Moriah Hall, MPH Program | Palestra |
| Thursday, March 17th, 2022 | 12:00pm | Penn HR Wellness Walk - St. Patty's Day | HR | Palestra |
| Thursday, March 24th, 2022 | 12:00pm | What can Metal music teach us about living and ethical life? | Dominic Sisti, Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics in Behavioral Health Care | Palestra |
| Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 | 12:00pm | Secret Penn Walking Tour | Anne Corcoran, Penn Professional Staff Assembly | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 | 12:00pm | Penn HR Wellness Walk | HR | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 | 12:00pm | Penn Relays | Aaron Robison, Associate Director of Penn Relays | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 | 12:00pm | Earth Week | Penn Food & Wellness Collaborative, Sustainability, Campus Rec | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, May 6th, 2022 | 12:00pm | Meet Penn's Working Dogs! | Penn Working Dog Center | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Thursday, May 19th, 2022 | 12:00pm | Penn HR Wellness Walk | HR | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Thursday, June 16th, 2022 | 12:00pm | Penn HR Wellness Walk - Celebrate Pride Month! | HR | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
Past Wellness Walks:
| Date | Time | Topic | Lead | Starting Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, October 4, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Health Literacy Month: Evaluating Health News | Aman Kaur, Penn Libraries | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, October 11, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Penn HR Wellness Walk | *please join our regularly scheduled monthly wellness walk! | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Monday, October 14, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Getting to know your Campus Rec Facilities | Chloe Cole and Erica Hildenbrand, Campus Rec | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Monday, October 21, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Wellness at Penn | Dr. Benoit Dube, Chief Wellness Officer | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Healthy Food Options on Campus | Dan Connolly, Bon Appetit/Penn Dining | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Thursday, November 7, 2019 | 4:00 pm | Community Engagement & Dance for Health | Terri Lipman, Penn Nursing | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, November 15, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Intro to AUNI and Healthy Eating for the Holidays | Melissa Sattler Gordon, Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI) | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Monday, November 18, 2019 | 8:00 am | Accessibility & Disabilities | Dean Wolff, Penn Dental | Penn Dental School |
| Monday, November 25, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Mental Health & Grad Students: The View from the Floor | Matt Lee, Penn Nursing PhD and GAPSA VP | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, December 6, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Penn HR Wellness Walk | *please join our regularly scheduled monthly wellness walk! | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, December 13, 2019 | 4:00 pm | An Introduction to Harry Potter | Erin Berlew, Post-Doc from Penn School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Wednesday, December 18, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Sensing Climate: A Year of Data | Margaret Janz, Scholarly Communications and Data Curation Librarian from Penn Libraries | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Tuesday, January 21, 2020 | 1:00 pm | Introduction to Penn Violence Prevention | Samuelle Voltaire, PVP Graduate Assistant | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Monday, January 27, 2020 | 12:00 pm | Basketball at Penn, attendees will receive two free tickets to a Penn basketball game! | Coaches Steve Donahue and Mike McLaughlin, Men's and Women's Penn Basketball Coaches | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Monday, February 3, 2020 | 4:00 pm | OWN IT | Beth Finley, undergraduate student | Palestra |
| Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | 12:00 pm | Harry Potter | Erin Berlew, Penn Engineering graduate student | Palestra |
| Friday, February 21, 2020 | 12:00 pm | Penn HR Wellness Walk | *please join our regularly scheduled monthly wellness walk! | Palestra |
| Monday, February 24, 2020 | 11:00 am | Heart Month: Screening for Newborns | Richard James, Penn Libraries | Palestra |
| Friday, September 10, 2021 | 12:00 pm | Welcome to Penn! | Toyce Holmes, Greenfield Intercultural Center | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | 12:00 pm | Penn HR Monthly Wellness Walk (cross promoted event) | *please join our regularly scheduled monthly wellness walk! | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, September 24, 2021 | 12:00 pm | Introducing the Penn Farm | Lila Bhide, Penn Food and Wellness Collaborative | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
4:00pm | Flu season & the Campus Health Flu Clinic | Rebecca Huxta, Campus Health | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, October 8, 2021 | 2:00pm | Walking Penn's Perimeter | Lia Howard & Lia Anderson, SNF Paideia Program | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | 5:00pm | Breath & Air | Tayeba Batool, Dept of Anthropology | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, October 22, 2021 | 12:00pm | PennCAP | Pamela Edwards, Access & Achievement Services | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday October 29, 2021 | 12:00 pm | Penn Football and Franklin Field History | Erica Hildenbrand, Campus Recreation | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, November 5, 2021 | 12:00 pm | Native Heritage Month | Toyce Holmes, Greenfield Intercultural Center | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 5:00pm | Veteran's Day | Leah Blain, Cohen Family Military Clinic | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, November 19, 2021 | 12:00pm | What can Metal music teach us about living and ethical life? | Dominic Sisti, Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics in Behavioral Health Care | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
| Friday, December 3, 2021 | 2:00pm | Bravo & The Real Housewives | Moriah Hall, MPH Program | Ben Franklin Statue, College Hall |
Get Involved
We are also looking for people to help lead a walk (or two!) for our campus wide walking group this academic year (Fall & Spring 2021). If you're interested in leading a walk, please reach out to Elaine Weigelt, Community Outreach Program Manager, Center for Public Health Initiatives (elaine.weigelt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) and Aman Kaur, Community Health and Engineering Librarian, Penn Libraries (amankaur@pobox.upenn.edu).
