Wellness Education

Wellness Education designs, implements, and facilitates an inclusive, evidence-based outreach program addressing health-related issues for college-aged students to develop as a whole person and establish an identity that incorporates emotional and physical wellness. These programs may include but are not limited to general health and wellness issues; alcohol and other drug (AOD) use; bystander intervention; safer sex practices; sexual violence; mental health promotion; resiliency, self-care and others.

Wellness Education is done through programs such as the Wellness Peer Educators, Protection Connection, the Student Health Advisory Panel (SHAP), and 1:1 education with the Health Educator.

Current SRU students can get connected to Wellness Education events and programs by visiting us on CORE: Wellness Peer Educators and SHAP and following our accounts on Instagram @sruwellnesspeers and @sru.shap.

Wellness Education is located in the Campus Success Center on the 2nd floor. The Assistant Director of Wellness Education is in office 271 and the Wellness Peer Educators and the Protection Connection store are located in office 219. For more information, please contact the Assistant Director of Wellness Education, Lizzy Kline, at 724.738.2251 or elizabeth.kline@sru.edu and explore the available programs and information below.

Direct Education with a Health Educator

General Health Education

Students can schedule a session or request a presentation with our Certified Health Education Specialist, Lizzy Kline, for general wellness education. This can include information on: general health and wellness issues, alcohol and other drug use, sexual health/healthy relationships, illness prevention, stress management, sleep, healthy lifestyle, campus wellness statistics and others. All topics are considered through a lens of diversity, equality, and belonging.

Appointments may be requested for student's personal wellness or academic use such as papers, speeches, etc. To schedule an appointment, use Lizzy's booking link, call 724.738.2251, or email elizabeth.kline@sru.edu.

Wellness Peer Educators

The Wellness Peer Educators at Slippery Rock University are trained students within the Dean of Students office dedicated to improving the well-being of their campus community. By using a wellness model that incorporates physical, mental, social, emotional, and intellectual health, the Wellness Peer Educators design inclusive evidence-based programs to help students make informed decisions about their personal values and health.

We aspire to be leaders on campus, role models for healthy behaviors, and peers recognized for our commitment to inclusive education. We aim to empower students to achieve their full potential by developing lifelong healthy habits through a lens of holistic well-being.

Programs can be requested for Residence Halls, FYRST, academic classrooms, student employees, off campus properties, Fraternity or Sorority Life, student organizations, and more.

Review our program offerings here: Wellness Peer Educators Program Menu 2025

To request a program, please complete this form. To create a partnership or for more information, you can contact us at 724.738.4888 or at WellnessPeerEducators@sru.edu.

Protection Connection

Protection Connection offers safer sex and safer drug use supplies to SRU students for FREE. Safer sex supplies include internal and external condoms, dental dams, and lube. Safer drug use supplies include disposable drink covers, Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and xylazine test strips. The office is staffed by the Wellness Peer Educators, who can provide customers with education on how to use a condom, sexually transmitted infections, safer sex, and how to use Narcan and test strips. They can also connect the student to a Health Educator if the student has questions about other forms of birth control.

Protection Connection Locations

Webstore: Protection Connection products can be ordered for FREE through our webstore for pickup in our office in Campus Success Center 219. SRU students can order 30 condoms per month and Community Assistants can order 50 condoms per month for community tables. Visit our webstore here.

Condom Vending Machines are located in restrooms throughout campus including: Weisenfluh gender neutral, Boozel men’s and women’s, Library first floor men’s and women’s, ARC lobby men’s and women’s, and Health and Counseling gender neutral.

Narcan Stations are located next to the AEDs in 25 locations on campus and in Harrisville. Locations include:

Smith Student Center 2nd and 3rd floors
Boozel and Weisenfluh
Field House
Library first floor resource station
Miller Auditorium
Carruth Rizza Hall
Aebersold Recreational Center (ARC)
Health and Counseling Centers lobby
Residence halls
Athletics facilities
Campus Police Station
Harrisville Building

In Office: All Protection Connection products can be picked up or ordered in person in the Wellness Peer Educator’s office in Campus Success Center room 219.

Student Health Advisory Panel

SHAP (Student Health Advisory Panel) seeks to improve communication with students and their campus resources by hosting panels on Thursdays during common hour 2 times per semester. Panelists will include SRU nurses and campus/community experts open to hearing your questions and input! SHAP panels will cover topics on college life like eating healthy, staying active, mental health, work-life balance, addiction, and overall wellness. Meetings are open to all interested undergraduate and graduate students. Follow us on Instagram for meeting dates and upcoming panel topics @sru.shap and join us on CORE.

Active Membership:

To become an active SHAP member, you must attend 3 out of the 4 meetings per academic year. You will be awarded a certificate via email at the end of each spring semester if you earn active membership status. Being an active member will earn you professional growth and experience to list on your resume.

Resume Builders:

Participate in panel discussions by actively listening, asking questions, and providing input on campus services
Receive education from experts on health topics to make informed decisions about personal health
Stay connected with the most up to date health information and resources available to students
Make connections with peers, staff, faculty, and community resources

Step UP! Bystander Intervention

Step Up Logo Step Up! is national bystander intervention program created by the University of Arizona through a NCAA grant. This program provides students with the skills to intervene directly or indirectly in problematic situations. Step Up! can be requested for your academic class, organization, Residence Hall, or any student organization. Step Up! covers problematic situations such as: sexual assault, relationship abuse, alcohol/alcohol poisoning, academics, discrimination, and depression. This program is offered in partnership with Student Support.

For more details about Step Up! contact Elizabeth Kline, Health Educator at elizabeth.kline@sru.edu or 724.738.2251, or Earl Coburn, Assistant Director Student Support Outreach at earl.coburn@sru.edu or 724.738.2160.

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