Culture & Wellness event for students, staff and faculty
All UMD community welcome!
Location:
School of Public Health Building #255 (multiple locations inside/outside)
Dean Boris Lushniak is having a party and EVERYONE is invited! Start your fall semester with the University of Maryland School of Public Health as we celebrate culture and wellbeing with community, care and joy!
This event is sponsored by the UMD SPH Happiness and Wellness Initiative and the SPH Student Engagement Initiative.
Fall 2025 Schedule
In support of physical, mental and social health on campus, the UMD SPH Happiness and Wellness Initiative is hosting neck massage therapy sessions!
These soothing sessions help you relax your muscles and reduce tension and are a great way to start your day! Each session is 10 minutes long.
You must register for a time slot. REGISTER HERE. It is first come, first served so sign up ASAP!
Location: SPH Friedgen Lounge, 2236.
In support of physical, mental and social health on campus, the UMD SPH Happiness and Wellness Initiative is hosting neck massage therapy sessions!
These soothing sessions help you relax your muscles and reduce tension and are a great way to start your day! Each session is 10 minutes long.
You must register for a time slot. REGISTER HERE. It is first come, first served so sign up ASAP!
Location: SPH Friedgen Lounge, 2236.
In support of physical, mental and social health on campus, the UMD SPH Happiness and Wellness Initiative is hosting a serve yourself chair massage!
This soothing chair massage helps you relax your muscles and reduce tension and are a great way to start your day!
First come, first served. If there's a line, please be aware of your time to allow others to use the chair, as well.
Location: SPH Friedgen Lounge, 2236 (outside of the room)
Stop by the main entrance of the School of Public Health and order up something delicious from https://www.catalysthotdogs.com/https://www.catalysthotdogs.com/!
Location: Metered parking spaces in front of the UMD SPH Building, 4200 Valley Drive.
Join us during the Health, Wellness, and Belonging Fair (formerly the SPH Involvement Fair)! Whether you're looking to get involved with student groups, be exposed to self-care resources, or connect with SPH programming, it all starts here.
Vendor Registration is required.
RSVP for General Attendance is encouraged.
Fall 2025 Vendors:
- Association of Black Public Health Students
- BLACK Health Research Lab - Family Health
- Care to Stop Violence
- Community Health Awareness, Messages, and Prevention (CHAMP) Lab
- ETA Sigma Gamma National Public Health Education Honorary Society
- Exercise in Medicine (EIM)
- Family Health (Science) Department
- Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health Department (GEOH)
- Gymkana
- Health Promotion and Wellness Services - University Health Center (UHC)
- KEEN Sports at UMD
- Kesem at the University of Maryland
- Mental Health Coalition & Terrapin Strong
- Partners in Health Engage at UMD
- Peace Corps Prep
- Phi Alpha Epsilon
- SPH Office of Graduate Student Services
- State Employee Credit Union (SECU)
- Terrapin Think Tank
- UMD Alternative Breaks
- University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
- UTEAM - Undergraduate Teaching Assistants and Mentors Program
Learn new skills and expand your toolkit as a community member and health advocate via the free Narcan training. At the University Health Center table, you can digitally scan a QR code and complete a short training (within a few minutes) in which you will learn to properly administer Narcan and save lives. Join in the goal of getting our UMD and SPH Community Narcan trained!
Location: SPH Concourse, ground floor.