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Summers are for relaxing and rejuvenating. There’s just something about that summer heat that’s designed for naps and Netflix. While I spent a fair amount of time this summer bumming it at the beach, I kept myself busy too.

In May I took a five-day trip with one of my roommates to New York. Instead of doing the typical tourist sites, we spent our days exploring Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Greenwich Village. We stumbled into a free outdoor concert and ate ice cream at NY’s best ice cream joint—which has nothing on Minn. ice cream if you ask me. I spent far too much money on a sparkly jacket at a flea market in Chelsea but hey, that’s part of the

fun right?

In July I stood next to one of my best friends of 15 years as she got married to the love of her life. I signed the marriage certificate as her witness and gave a Maid of Honor speech (that freshman speech class finally came in handy).

Now it’s time to shift back into semester mode—mentally, physically and emotional-ly. Are you ready? Hopefully your summer was a much-needed break and you can come into the semester feeling refreshed. Let us in on all the great things you did this summer, by posting your photos to the WSU Health & Wellness Services Facebook Page. You may see your photos highlighted in the next Wellzine.

In case you haven’t noticed, the pages of Wellzine have been completely redone thanks to the hard work of our Graphic De-signer, Jack Morey. While in the past, we’ve had an article per dimension, this year we’re trying something a little different. Don’t worry though—it will still be the same great content. If you want to let us know how you like the new look or if there’s some-thing else you’d like to see in Wellzine that’s not here yet, feel free to shoot me an email at KSchneider11@winona.edu.

Here’s wishing all of you a great fall semes-ter—welcome back!

Kim SchneiderSeptember Wellzine

Editors Letter

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Contents

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What Insurance Should I Use?

Health and Wellness Services SE Tech &Freshmen News

September Highlights & Other events

WSU Tunnel Project Seven Dimensions of Wellness

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ClinicIWC 222Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30-4:30pm

IWC 130Hours: Mon-Fri 1-5pm

Pharmacy

Health & Wellness Services

Join the Health & Wellness Advocate Club this September for the Family Weekend 5K Run/Walk!The Student Health & Wellness Advocate Club is hosting their fourth an-nual Family Weekend 5K Run/Walk on September 27th at the Lions Pavil-ion, East Lake Park. This event is designed as a healthy and fun activity for students and their families to take part in during Winona State University’s Family Weekend and an opportunity for families to enjoy the beautiful scen-ery of the Winona lakes.

Cost: $20.00 includes race t shirt. Pre registration accpeted until September 15th, 2014. T shirts are gauranted with pre registration only. Race day regis-tration begins at 8 am and the run starts at 9 am at Lion Pavilion, East Lake Park.

Download a registration form here.

Remember that club fair last week during orientation? You might have signed up for a bunch of clubs or none at all but if you were considering any club, now would be the time to check it out. Interested in campus journalism? Check out the Society of Collegiate Journalists. If you’re thinking about majoring in Public Health, there’s a club for that too. Nearly every major and most minors have a club on campus—often times they give you a good opportunity to net-work with people in your field.

If you’re looking for something outside academic interests, there are faith-based clubs, cultural clubs, Greek organizations and many more. You can see the full list here.

Winona is full of wonderful opportunities to explore and broaden your horizons—get out and get involved!

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Attention All Southeast Tech Students!

Freshman News!

Join the Southeast Tech Community on SOAR Day on Sept. 24, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. to prepare for the upcoming academic year. SOAR, Student Opportu-nities and Readiness Day, gives you the opportunity to meet other students, grab a delicious lunch and learn more about on campus and off campus re-sources available to you. Check out the resource sessions starting at 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. covering time management, career planning, health and wellness, and more.

Don’t Forget: Welcome Back Picnic- 12-1 p.m. (Rain Site: The Commons) For more info contact: Mark Quamme mquamme@southeastmn.edu

The first weeks as a freshman are both exhausting and exhilarating—every-thing is new, it’s nice outside and there is always something to do. Plus real college life (a.k.a. hours of studying in the library) hasn’t kicked in as a huge part of your schedule yet, so it’s much easier to get involved in other campus activities.

Remember that club fair last week during orientation? You might have signed up for a bunch of clubs or none at all but if you were considering any club, now would be the time to check it out. Interested in campus journalism? Check out the Society of Collegiate Journalists. If you’re thinking about majoring in Public Health, there’s a club for that too. Nearly every major and most minors have a club on campus—often times they give you a good opportunity to net-work with people in your field.

If you’re looking for something outside academic interests, there are faith-based clubs, cultural clubs, Greek organizations and many more. You can see the full list here.

Winona is full of wonderful opportunities to explore and broaden your horizons—get out and get involved!

September Highlights

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Fagbug Nation Film Science Laboratory Center 7pm Erin Davies will be on campus with her bug at the Gazebo from 1-5pm

Sustainable Futures Kick Off All Day

Family Weekend 5K RunHosted by Student Health & Wellness Advocates Lions Pavilion, East Lake Park

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Weekly Programming

Healthy Mondays

Fit Stops

Wellness Wednesdays

Monday’s 7pm IWC 138

Tuesday’s 11am IWC 138

Wednesday’s 3pm IWC 138

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Jack Kane Dining Know How

Sun Safety

Avoiding Mayhem

Labor Day- No Classes

Lyceum Series: Julia Walsh 7pm

Student Health & Wellness Advocate Open House IWC 138 5-6pm

Fagbug Nation ScreeningSLC Auditorium 7pm

Student Health & WellnessAdvocate Club Meeting 5pm IWC 138

Hispanic Heritage Month: Speaker Juan Pacheco 7pm

Benefactor Recognition Dinner 6pm

Student Health & Wellness Advocates Family Weekend 5k Run/Walk Lions Pavilion, East Lake Park 8amMen’s Rugby Match vs. St. Cloud State University 2:00pm Southeast Minnesota Technical College

Mississippi River Cruises on the WSU Cal Fremling 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm Requires Reservations

Football Game vs. UM-Duluth 6pm, Tailgate at 4:30pm Winona State Stadium

Entertainment by Spidey, a Comedy Hypnotist Harriet Johnson Auditorium 7:30pm

Pee for Pizza- STI Testing Semcac Clinic 5-7pm

International Music Series: Sowah, Ghana 6pm

Food and Labor in the US: Panel discussion Featuring Tracie McMillan 11am New Center Conference Room

Women’s Soccer Game vs. UM-Duluth 1pm Winona State Stadium

Common Book Keynote: “Food in America’s Working Class” Tracie McMillan 7pm Harriet Johnson Auditorium

International Music Series: Nirmala, South India 6pm

Farmers Market College Day 7:30-1pm

Be a Party Pro

Frisky Not Risky Safe Sex Kits

Keep It Classy, Pro Tips on Sex….

Think Before You Post

Body Composition- Hand Held BIA

Your Life, Your Money

Good In Bed? Prove it-Sexy Trivia

Gym Etiquette

Volunteering 101

“when learning a new language, you can become more aware of your grammar skills in every day life”

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The Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language on Your Mind, Knowledge and Life.

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14 earning a new language can be intimidating for anyone. With strange letter combinations and new language rules, a foreign language takes a tremendous amount of dedication. But somewhere between verb tenses and gendered words, you can find yourself opening up to a different world and mindset.

Clubs, classes and even travel studies are all ways to become in-volved with a new language. All of these options offer people the chance to fully immerse themselves in the language or just try it out.

Abbey Hammell, president of the Spanish club at Winona State University, says learning Spanish has not only improved her cul-tural thinking but her English skills as well.

“Learning Spanish has also helped me improve my writing skills in both English and Spanish and has helped me understand the English language better than some of my English classes—weird right,” explains Hammell.

Languages all differ in their proper grammar rules, so when learn-ing a new language, you can become more aware of your grammar skills in every day life.

Most language classes teach more than just the vocabulary. They teach you all about the food, the culture, the tradition and even holidays because learning a language is more than just the words. It is learning a new culture as well.

Erin Weisenbeck, a teacher in the Winona School District, who strongly supports the new Spanish Immersion School in Winona, says learning a new language can open up many new opportuni-ties.

Immersion schools are elementary schools that teach in a different language along with English. The prime time to learn a language is before age 12 because the language part of the brain is not fully developed, explains Weisenbeck.

“Since children are learning the English language, they’re already accustomed to learning new vocabulary, dictating the pronun-ciations of new words and understanding the proper use of lan-guage,” explains Weisenbeck.

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“Because of this, if you add a second lan-guage into their education at a young age, studies have shown that the learning pro-cess is less stressful and overall more success-ful than learning a language later on in life,” said Weisenbeck. “I believe that this is such an amazing opportunity to give children the chance to learn at a young age when their brains are primed for language learning. “

Immersion schools have become increasing-ly popular recently, but for those who were not given this opportunity, Weisenbeck says it is never too late.

“College was a place where I was able to re-ally start using my second language.  I took advantage of travel opportunities several times throughout my college career,” said Weisenbeck.

“I not only broadened my vocabulary but also explored the amazing uniqueness that Spanish speaking countries have to offer.  I was able to make some new friends and gain an overall global understanding of the world.”

Weisenbeck added that if you do commit to learning a new language later in life, you must fully commit to it.

“If you do want to learn a new language, take some classes, find a friend that speaks that language, change your language setting on your phone to that language, or plan a vacation to someplace new where that lan-guage is spoken,” said Weisenbeck.

Hammell agrees, adding, “Keep practicing and eventually you’ll succeed. It’s not an easy task. I’ve been going at it for 7 years and I’m still not fully fluent yet.  However, I’ve never been immersed in the language; being

immersed makes it a lot easier.”

“It’s also important for you to realize that when you are speaking, you shouldn’t be afraid of making a mistake and embarrass-ing yourself,” said Hammell. “You’re learn-ing, you’re supposed to make mistakes.”

Besides adding to your grammar skills, learning new languages opens up your mind to whole new realm of thinking. These new, culturally different thoughts allow you to become a better student through discus-sions in class, new ways of thinking about your homework and even more diverse lan-guage within papers.

“I do think people who learn another lan-guage have a more global mindset,” said Weisenbeck. “With learning a language you have to learn about different situations or phrases used in that culture. You are then able to see why certain people may do the September Wellzine

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things that they do that you didn’t under-stand before.”

Imagine impressing your professor with your extensive knowledge of Spanish eating culture, or adding more to a class discussion with your knowledge of French history.

Foreign language classes are unique in the fact that a lot of the topics and information you receive can apply to your other classes. Maybe in sociology you are discussing how social norms vary by ethnicity, or in a sci-ence class your are talking about medical care in other countries.

No matter what the topic, your new lan-guage can apply to all facets of your life, even your own explains Hammell.

“Honestly, it’s gotten me to think about other cultures and has gotten me to reflect upon my own culture. That in and of it-

area, and I hope that it can be successful as well. Teaching and Spanish are two passions of mine.  This opportunity will allow me to use both of them in my career.”

The benefits of learning a new language outweigh the dedication it takes to learn it. With some commitment, a desire to learn a new culture and an open mind, learning a new language can become a part of your daily life. More importantly it can change your life, through school, social skills and thinking.

Weisenbeck knows her foreign language skills in Spanish have changed her life for the better.

“If you asked me in 9th grade when I started learning Spanish if I would have ever been able to do the things I have done today, I would have flat out told you no way,” said Weisenbeck.  “But learning another lan-guage has shaped and molded my life into a very happy place.”

self is tremendously invaluable because it teaches you how to be more open with how you think about everyday situations,” said Hammell.

There is no doubt knowing a foreign lan-guage invites new opportunities to you. For example, this past year Hammell got the chance to really test her Spanish skills by going to Puerto Rico, where she had to use her Spanish speaking skills to communicate. Now, she hopes to work with Project FINE, which works with school-aged immigrant children.

As for Weisenbeck, she was asked to be in-volved with the immersion school in Wino-na. Her Spanish skills have helped her land her dream gig.

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If you live on the south side of the train tracks, it’s very likely you’ve been stopped on your way to class by a train passing through. For the past few years, there have been rumors of a Wi-nona State University tunnel project to make getting to and from class easier and safer.

Although there have been rumors, it doesn’t seem that much has been done yet. Patri-cia Bremer, campus planner at Winona State, said the project is stuck in the negotiation process between Winona State, MnS-CU, MnDOT and CP Rail.

“This means we have a U.S. Fed-eral agency, a MN State agency, and a Canadian owned railroad all trying to come to an agree-ment on contract terms,” said Bremer. “Railroads have a his-tory of being very complicated to work with, as do State and Federal agencies. We believe this is the main reason progress has been slow, but this project as a whole is also very complicated.”

Complicated as well as expen-sive. Luckily Winona State received a 3.126 million dollar Federal grant. This grant was initially meant to cover all proj-

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ect costs. However, according to Bremer, construction estimates have increased due to inflation so Winona State will contribute the rest of the funds to pay for the project. At the last cost esti-mate, Bremer said the total cost for the project is 6.7 million dol-lars.

“WSU’s portion of funds will come from a couple of different sources, including $800,000 from the Residence Halls and the rest from the general fund,” said Bremer.

However, Bremer reiterated that this project remains a pri-

ority for Winona State.

“The main driver of this proj-ect is safety,” Bremer said. Al-though Bremer said there hav-en’t been a lot of accidents near the rail, a tunnel would be much safer for students to get to and from campus.

The project calls for two tunnels that will provide for a safe pas-sageway between both sides of the railroad tracks. There will be a Winona St. and Johnson St. tunnel.

The tunnels will be open to both Winona State students and

community members including both pedestrians and bicyclists. However, the tunnel will not ac-commodate motorized vehicles.

“This will lead to creating and extending a safe pedestrian/bike path through the City of Wino-na, to better connect the various city amenities such as the river and downtown to Lake Wino-na,” said Bremer.

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Seven Dimensions of Wellness

“Well-being is a crucial part of living a healthy life. By utilizing the resources at WSU, students are able to access help for all seven dimensions of wellness.”

ften times when people think of wellness, they think only of the physical aspect of it. There are in fact, seven different dimensions of overall wellness. These include physical, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, environmen-

tal, social and occupational.

To truly feel your best, you have to address all seven of these di-mensions, and not just the physical. Winona State has worked hard to make sure to provide resources at student’s disposal to help them improve in all seven of these dimensions. Check out Healthy Mondays, Fit Stop Tuesday and Wellness Wednesdays for the best re-sources on all 7 dimensions of wellness.

Physical: Physical Wellness is the ability to maintain a healthy quality of life that allows us to get through our daily activities without undue fatigue or physical stress. The ability to recognize that our behav-iors have a significant impact on our wellness and adopting healthy habits (routine checkups, a balanced diet, exercise, etc.) while avoiding destructive habits (tobacco, drugs, alcohol, etc.) will lead to optimal Physical Wellness. Winona State has many options available to students to help them get and stay physically healthy, and most of these services can be found in the Integrated Wellness Center. From work out buddies, to personal trainers, fitness class-es and massages, the fitness center is a great resource for students to utilize while they are away at school. The IWC is also home to Health and Wellness Services, a great resource for students who are feeling under the weather or need to keep up on their regular doctor visits.

Spiritual: Spiritual Wellness is the ability to establish peace and harmony in our lives. The ability to develop congruency between values and ac-tions and to realize a common purpose that binds creation together contributes to our Spiritual Wellness. There are many off-campus locations specifically designed for students who are looking to start or even continue their spiritual relationships. There are also many faith-based clubs available for students to join. From the Catholic Newman Center (located across from Kryzsko) to Chi-Alpha at The Edge (located across from Maxwell) to Hillel and our Jewish student-organization, there are many options for students to ex-press and explore their spirituality while off at college. Check out this complete list of official faith-based clubs at WSU.

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Intellectual: Intellectual Wellness is the ability to open our minds to new ideas and experiences that can be applied to personal decisions, group interaction and community betterment. The desire to learn new concepts, improve skills and seek challenges in pursuit of life-long learning contributes to our Intellectu-al Wellness. WSU aims to provide as many services as they can to help students succeed in school. There is a 20:1 teacher to student ratio at WSU which means the professors are often available to their students to help them understand whatever concepts they may be struggling with. In addition to great staff at WSU, there are also many other ser-vices to help students further succeed. With tutoring services, a writing center, and a math lab, WSU strives to give students every op-

portunity they can to not just endure col-lege, but thrive throughout their duration here.

Emotional:Emotional Wellness is the ability to under-stand ourselves and cope with the challeng-es life can bring. The ability to acknowledge and share feelings of anger, fear, sadness or stress, hope, love, joy and happiness in a productive manner contributes to our Emotional Wellness. Winona State offers a Counseling center in the IWC to help stu-dents work through these types of issues. With a staff of five well-trained counselors available to students during both the school year and the summer, students are able to get whatever emotional help they may need to succeed while away at school. With each counselor specializing in specific fields

(from grief, to anxiety, to stress, to relation-ships and even spirituality) there is sure to be a counselor available to help students work through concerns they may undergo at school. Check out this list of counselors available and what fields they specialize in.

Social: Social Wellness is the ability to relate to and connect with other diverse people in our world. Our ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with family, friends and co-workers contributes to our Social Wellness. There are many student-based clubs at Winona State available for students to participate in throughout their college stay. Check out this complete list of various clubs started and run by students, provid-ing many opportunities to connect to fel-low students and make lifelong friends.

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Occupational: Occupational Wellness is the ability to get personal fulfillment from our jobs or our chosen career fields while still maintaining balance in our lives. Our desire to contrib-ute in our careers to make a positive impact on the organizations we work in and to so-ciety as a whole leads to Occupational Well-ness. WSU offers a great educational start to occupational wellness. With their experi-enced teachers and staff, students can begin to build a solid foundation to base their fu-ture careers off of.

Environmental: Environmental Wellness is the ability to rec-ognize our own responsibility for the qual-ity of the air, the water and the land that surrounds us. The ability to make a positive impact on the quality of our environment, our homes, communities or our planet con-tributes to our Environmental Wellness. WSU is proud to support many environ-

mental options for student to utilize during their college experience.

There is an Outdoor Education and Recreation Center located in Wabasha available for stu-dents to learn more about outdoor adven-tures around Winona. WSU also offers an academic theme-based housing unit that is dedicated to sustainability. Upperclassmen are welcome to apply to live in the house. If selected, they are expected to put forth an honest effort to achieve a sustainable life-style while living in the house. Once invited to join the Sustainability Theme House, accepted students will choose a house committee and will be expected to take an active role. This is a great opportu-nity for students to learn more about how to live a sustainable lifestyle while they are on their own.

Overall well-being is a crucial part of living a healthy life. Often times it can be difficult to

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focus on more than one area at once, but by utilizing the resources at WSU, students are able to access help for all seven dimensions of wellness.

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Photo Credit:Above: Winona State StudentsBy: Winona State Flickr Stream

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Written byNatalie Hardy ‘14

One of the easiest ways to utilize insur-ance coverage for college students is sim-ply to remain on their parent’s plan for as long as they can. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act enacted in 2010, parental insur-ance coverage can extend to children up until they turn age 26. Thanks to this ex-tension, the majority of students will be covered throughout their college educa-tion under their parent’s insurance pro-gram. This means when you visit any type of health services, whether it’s a clinic visit to Winona State Health Services, or any Wi-nona Health Services (ER, Urgent Care, Surgery, Rehabilitation and Pharmacy)

students will be able to use their parent’s insurance plans, however prior approval may be needed to get full coverage for services. This can be done by obtaining a referral from your primary doctor and/or notifying your insurance carrier of where you will be getting health care while at-tending college. If you are planning on using your par-ent’s insurance or any other insurance at the WSU Health and Wellness Services, make sure you bring a copy of it with you to the appointment so they can enter the correct information for filing insurance claims at the time of the appointment. If you are not able to be covered under your parents insurance, there are other ways to be insured. Medical Assistance can be

an option for college students who have little or no income. MnSure is the online exchange allowing Minnesota resident to shop for affordable health insurance plans for numerous companies all at once. Go to mnsure.org, create an account, answer a short list of questions to see what kind of plan you may qualify for, and then choose a plan according to your needs and resources. MnSure agents are avail-able if you need any assistance or have questions about it.

Call the MnSure Contact Center Line at 1-855-366-7873. Don’t let your health fall to the wayside, and make sure you are properly covered before it’s too late.

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Changes in Insurance CoverageMinnesota State Colleges and Universi-ties (MnSCU) has decided to no longer offer health insurance for domestic stu-dents for the 2014-2015 academic year. For students who are currently covered by MnSCU’s student health insurance plan offered through United Healthcare Student Resources, those policies expire on August 14, 2014.

There are two Minnesota Health Care Programs students may qualify for due to their income status; Medical Assistance (MA) or MinnesotaCare. Students cur-rently enrolled in Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare programs will automati-cally be moved to MNsure as part of their renewal process. If a student is not cur-rently enrolled in one of these programs and would like to know if they qualify for

either of them, their eligibility status will automatically be reviewed when they ap-ply for coverage through MNsure. Addi-tional information regarding Medical As-sistance or MinnesotaCare can be found on health insurance marketplace MNsure. Remember it is still possible for student’s to stay on their parent’s insurance plans as well, thanks to the Affordable Care Act that extends dependent coverage to 26 years old.

International Students studying here at Winona State University are required to carry insurance through their home country or buy the international insur-ance. We are pleased to offer an injury and sickness insurance plan through United Healthcare Student Resources (UHCSR) Insurance for all international students, scholars, and faculty engaged in educa-

tional activities Those with a sponsoring government plan can show proof of in-surance to the student insurance advocate within the first 45 days of enrollment to be considered for an exemption from the mandated UHCSR policy. For more in-formation contact the student insurance advocate on campus (Traci Kauphusman) in Health & Wellness Services at 507-457-2224.

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