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Thrive Optimize Wellbeing Week

AUC's THRIVE Optimizing Wellbeing Program is pleased to host its second AUC THRIVE Week of 2021 on June 7-11. This university-wide initiative will engage students, faculty, colleagues, and their families in a week-long effort to prioritize self-care and develop or strengthen healthy, lifelong habits. AUC THRIVE Week will feature a series of wellness activities with the theme of "Take Time to Revitalize." 
 
Explore all the uplifting and exciting activities we have in store for you this week!

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Weeklong Events

Daily Gratitude Reminder

THRIVE will send out a gratitude reminder each morning with a theme for the day. 

Participants will be asked to share their gratitude via social media posts

Individual or Team Steps Challenge to Benefit a Nonprofit
  • The team with the highest average step count per member and the single individual (whether participating in a team or not) with the total highest step count will each be awarded a $200 donation to one of the following nonprofit organizations they choose:
  • Create a team with others from your semester, clinical site, department, family/friends, or any other group and email the team list to thrive@aucmed.edu.
  • Download the ChallengeRunner App to your smart device via the Android or Apple Store and link to your fitness tracker
  • Register individually at ChallengeRunner via this link and challenge code: 3c361k-326n
  • Alternatively, email your daily step count to thrive@aucmed.edu
  • Team and individual rankings will be posted daily
Clinical Sciences Student Wellness Events

Throughout the week, there will be a student wellness breakfast or activity at all of AUC’s major clinical site for our clinical students. Check your AUC email during the week for more details.

UK Track Activities

Please check your email for updates on THRIVE events planned throughout the week for AUC’s UK Track students and faculty.

Tuesday, June 8

SXM Campus Live Event: Sleep & Mood – Managing It All

12:30 pm ET 

Hosted by AUC Wellness Counseling Staff

Campus Courtyard

Clinical Student Virtual Event: Managing Finances through the Match and into Residency

6:00 pm ET

Hosted by Dr. Soubhi Alhayek, AUC Alumnus, and Mr. Jon Oliver, Director of Financial Aid

Check your AUC email for the Zoom link

Wednesday, June 9

AUC Community Virtual Event: Tales & Truths – Understanding Harm Reduction in Alcohol Use, Sexual Assault, and STIs

11:30 am ET

AUC Community Virtual Event: Tales & Truths – Understanding Harm Reduction in Alcohol Use, Sexual Assault, and STIs

Sponsored by AUC Student Affairs with guest speaker, Dr. Dipali Rinker, Associate Professor of ICM, and panel discussion with Dr. Sherra’ Watkins, Director of Wellness Counseling; Dr. Gerry van Osch, Director of the SXM AIDS Foundation; and AUC Students, Donya Ahmadian and Loveleen Jhaj

Register here

Thursday, June 10

AUC All Faculty and Colleague Virtual Event: Introduction to Stress Management and Beating Burnout

1:00 pm ET

Join psychologist Dr. Stem for an interactive discussion on ways to manage stress in our daily lives

Check your AUC Email for the Zoom Link

SXM Campus Live Event: Movie Under the Stars – Disney’s Cruella

6:45 pm ET

West Campus

Saturday, June 12 (Bonus Event!)

Juneteenth 5k Live & Virtual Walk Run

6:30 am ET

Juneteenth – also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day – is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States.

Register in advance for this virtual or in-person 5K event here

 

Weeklong Activities

Facemask Design Contest

Help us make mask-wearing as fun and interesting as possible. Use your artistic skills to design an AUC facemask. The winning design will be produced and distributed to the SXM campus and UK Track site as students return to campuses, and to clinical students for casual use outside of hospital sites.  
• Designs must be wellness- or AUC-centric.  
• Political designs are prohibited. 
• Multiple designs from the same participant may be submitted.  
The winner will be selected the week of October 12 by the AUC THRIVE Steering Committee and announced via an email announcement on Friday, October 16. 

Submit your facemask designs to thrive@aucmed.edu by 5pm ET on Friday, October 9, 2020.

Humans of AUC Social Wall

A play on the famous blog and book, Humans of New York, the Humans of AUC activity is a call for submissions of videos that highlight or showcase the unique background and culture of members of our AUC family. Everyone is invited to participate. Share snippets about where you are from, languages you speak, interesting traditions or practices that are unique to your country or region, and lots more. We are excited to learn more about our cultural similarities and differences. 

Share about yourself by uploading a short video that highlights your unique background and culture to the AUC Thrive wall, or to Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #AUCThrive. 
Note: Only posts that are public will appear on the AUC Thrive social wall.


 

Individual or Team Steps Challenge to Benefit a Non-Profit

• The team with the highest average step count per member and the single individual (whether participating in a team or not) with the total highest step count will each be awarded a $300 donation to one of the following non-profit organizations they choose: 
        o The International Red Cross
        o The Sint Maarten AIDS Foundation
        o The American Heart Association
        o The British Heart Foundation

• Create a Team with others from your semester, clinical site, department, family/friends, or any other group and email the team list to thrive@aucmed.edu by end of day on Monday, October 5, 2020
• Download the ChallengeRunner App to your smart device via the Android or Apple Store and link to your fitness tracker
• Register individually at ChallengeRunner via this link
• Alternatively, email your daily step count to thrive@aucmed.edu
• Team rankings will be posted daily