Category: Wellness

Winter Break: Faculty/Staff Recreation Offerings

Kress Events Center Access: Over winter break, faculty/staff can access the Kress Events Center for free during all open hours. Please bring your ID. Lockers are available for day use or rental.

  • Holiday Hours
    • Dec 24-26: CLOSED
    • Dec 27-30: 6:30a-9:00p
    • Dec 31-Jan 2: CLOSED
    • Jan 16 (MLK): CLOSED
  • Jan 3-22
    • Mon-Fri: 6:30a-9:00p
    • Sat: 8:00a-2:00p
    • Sun: 1:00p-5:00p

Group Fitness Classes: 4 group fitness classes will be offered over winter break (starting Jan 3rd) and are free for faculty/staff. To register for a class, visit urec.uwgb.edu (Full instructions can be found here). Walk-ins are also welcome!

  • Aqua Fitness: Mondays & Wednesdays 7:45am-8:30am
  • Sunrise Yoga: Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:00am-8:45am
  • Yoga: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:15-12:45pm
  • Zumba®: Wednesdays 12:15-12:45pm

Outdoor Equipment Rental: The Shorewood Center offers several equipment rentals, including snow shoes and XC skis, that can be rented at a special Faculty/Staff rate. Rent for the whole family at your rate! Full Equipment and Pricing List. Fill out an equipment rental form on the UREC Outdoors website.

Email Fitness Coordinator, Alex Wandersee at wandersa@uwgb.edu if you would like to set up a Kress tour or have any questions!

Kognito Simulation Training Wellness Challenge Ending Soon

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Reminder if you want to be in the Wellness Committee drawing for the Kognito Simulation Training please have your training done by December 31st.

In order to participate in the simulation go to https://uwgb.kognito.com and select “Employee” for the User. This 45-minute training can be completed in multiple sittings as your progress can be saved.

The Wellness Committee will be awarding 20 employees who complete the training by December 31st. The drawing will take place on Thursday, January 12th with winners being contacted via email by Friday, January 13th.

For more details on this Challenge please visit the original job post here.

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Henniges or the Wellness Center Counseling Team at 920-465-2380 or wellnesscenter@uwgb.edu.

1,000 Point Challenge Results

Thirty-five employees completed the 5-week challenge by logging 200 minutes of activity for each week. Employees were able to participate in any type of physical activity to work out for at least 200 minutes each week.

Those that completed the challenge went into a random drawing and the following were selected for a prize of a muscle roller:

  • Laura Nolan
  • Lea Truttman
  • Brian Rammer
  • Amy Kabrhel
  • David Voelker

Thank you to everyone who participated in this challenge! Also, big thank you to Alex Wandersee for coordinating this challenge!

If you have any ideas for a wellness challenge, please email your idea to wellness@uwgb.edu.

Well Wisconsin Radio: Avoiding Holiday Overspending

Well Wisconsin Radio podcast discusses topics of health and well being from experts around the State of Wisconsin.

Avoiding Holiday Overspending

Join host, Renee Fox, as she talks with Jody Brown, Vice President of Wealth Management with Summit Financial Advisors. The pressure of spending money on holiday gifts, parties and decorations can cause a lot of stress and make the holidays a little less joyous. Get advice on how to avoid overspending as we approach the holiday season.

Click HERE to listen to the podcast now!

Kognito Simulation Training Wellness Challenge

Students today face increasing pressures that can lead to emotional distress, depression, anxiety, substance abuse and even thoughts of suicide. As faculty and staff, we can take small steps that make a big difference. UW-Green Bay has adopted the Kognito online avatar-based conversation simulation platform “At-Risk Mental Health” for Faculty & Staff, to help us learn to notice signs of distress, use techniques to discuss our concerns, and refer students to appropriate resources. The simulation training lets you practice these challenging conversations at your own pace through role-play with virtual students.

In order to participate in the simulation go to https://uwgb.kognito.com and select “Employee” for the User. This 45-minute training can be completed in multiple sittings as your progress can be saved.

The Wellness Committee will be awarding 20 employees who complete the training by December 31st. If you have already completed the training, your participation will be included. A drawing will take place on Thursday, January 12th and winners will be contacted via email by Friday, January 13th.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact Amy Henniges or the Wellness Center Counseling Team at 920-465-2380 or wellnesscenter@uwgb.edu .

Well Wisconsin Incentive Deadline Approaching

The Well Wisconsin deadline is fast approaching! If you are enrolled in the State Group Health Insurance program, be sure to claim your $150 incentive by October 14! To qualify, complete all three of the following activities by the deadline to earn your $150 gift card:

  1. Take the online health assessment.
  2. Complete a health check.
  3. Complete a well-being activity.

Visit webmdhealth.com/wellwisconsin to get started.

New how-to resources available

Learn more about how you can complete these three activities by:

  1. Watching a brief Well Wisconsin Last Chance video. 
  2. Joining a 30-minute Well Wisconsin Last Chance webinar. Join us for a webinar on Thursday, October 6 at 12 pm Central or Friday, October 7 at 11 am Central to learn what you still have time to complete and the easy steps you can take. Get answers to your questions during our live webinar Q&A section. Click here to sign up for one of our two webinars.
  3. Verify your Well Wisconsin Incentive Completion.

Contact WebMD Customer Service

For assistance, contact WebMD Customer Service at 1-800-821-6591, Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 7 pm CT.

*The Well Wisconsin incentive program is a voluntary program available to employees, retirees and spouses enrolled in the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program, excluding Medicare Advantage participants who have incentives available through their health plan. The Well Wisconsin incentive will automatically be issued to eligible participants upon completing the applicable activities. All wellness incentives paid to participants are considered taxable income to the group health plan subscriber and are reported to their employer, who will issue a W2. In some cases, the Wisconsin Retirement System acts as the employer. Retirees, continuants and their spouses will have some taxes withheld from the incentive amount earned.