(l-r) CELT program specialist Laura Bestler, assessment coordinator Paul Hengesteg and executive director Sara Marcketti received the department Champion Award from Kimia Noroozi, wellness chair for the Graduate and Professional Student Senate, at the Health and Wellbeing Symposium Feb. 2. Submitted photos.
The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) and ISU police engagement and inclusion officer Natasha Greene were honored during the second annual Health and Wellbeing Symposium Feb. 2.
Two Champion awards are presented at the symposium, one for individuals and one for departments. Student wellness director Brian Vanderheyden said the awards recognize those who embed well-being into their daily work.
CELT was recognized for its broad range of initiatives and workshops designed with well-being at the forefront, including this year's student-centered learning workshop for faculty. Vanderheyden also said the professional development on well-being CELT does with its own staff is important.
"They just launched the well-being teaching community, and they continue to engage faculty in how they are developing skills and embedding well-being into teaching practices and the learning environment," he said.
Greene concentrates a significant amount of her outreach across campus on safety and well-being. She serves on the Green Dot campus team that works with the violence prevention coordinators in student wellness, the Cyclone Support team that helps students through a variety of possible challenges and several others.
"She connects with tens of thousands of students, and she takes an active role in many initiatives to advance well-being at the university level," Vanderheyden said.
ISU police engagement and inclusion officer Natasha Greene (left) received the individual Champion Award from Anna Spahn, director of health and wellness for ISU student government, at the Health and Wellbeing Symposium Feb. 2.
