Student Wellness Advocacy Team

Active in 2012-2013

Type of Organization: Service/Advocacy
Organization Email: swat@winthrop.edu  
Meeting Location: DIGS 204
Meeting Days:  Wednesdays
Meeting Times:  3:30 p.m.
Purpose of Organization:  The purpose of SWAT is to promote healthy decision making on campus through behavior-specific programming, campus wide awareness events, and leading by example.  The members of this group will be Winthrop's Peer Health Educators.
Description of Organization:  The Student Wellness Advocacy Team is a group of motivated student-leaders who work towards promoting healthy decision-making within the campus community.  SWAT tackles topics such as alcohol use, safer sex practices, sexual violence. nutrition, ect. in order to help peers on campus live healthier lives.
Planned Projects/Events: Programming: Nutrition, Women's Health, Sexual Responsibility, Stress, Domestic Violence Events: Lunch With SWAT, Club Chaos, Sex In An Envelope, National American Heart Month Advocacy Event, Kick Butts Day
Primary Contact:  Desirae House
Primary Email:  housed2@winthrop.edu 
Advisor Contact: Rosie Hopkins-Campbell
Advisor Email:  hopkinscampb@winthrop.edu
Advisor Phone:  (803) 323-2206
Organization Website:  http://www.birdnest.org/swat