
Health and Wellness Educators (HAWEs)
Mission
We as Health and Wellness Educators are students interested in promoting healthy lifestyles. Wellness for all cannot exist without social justice for all. As a result, we work together to educate the RWU community about alcohol & other drugs, safer sex, healthy relationships, nutrition, mental health and general wellness. We bring a lens that honors and respects difference and diversity, striving to always be inclusive.
We believe…
- That health is an individual choice while acknowledging health inequities
- That people can choose to make lifestyle changes
- That motivation for change comes from within an individual
Our Motto is:
"Helping Others Help Themselves"
- APPLY TO BE A HAWE HERE
- Applications available: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
- Submission deadline: Sunday, March 26th, 2023
- First round of interviews: Week of April 3rd, 2023
- Second round of interviews: Week of April 10th, 2023
**Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year will be available in March 2024.
Benefits & Compensation
- $1,837.50 stipend per semester
- Student leadership and teamwork experience
- Event planning & community engagement
- Inter/intrapersonal skill development
- Professional development skills
Health and Wellness Educator (HAWE) Position Description
Under the supervision of the Director of Student Health Promotion & Wellness Education, HAWEs provide a range of educational activities consistent with the university’s mission. They plan and host wellness events and prevention campaigns for the student population at RWU.
5 HAWE Teams
- Mental Health Team
- Physical Health Team
- Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Team
- Social & Digital Wellness Team
- Sex Education & Healthy Relationships Team
Duties & Responsibilities
- Attends fall, winter training.
- Works cooperatively with other HAWE's
- Plans and organizes campus wellness campaigns on their assigned topic
- Develops and presents workshops in residence halls and classroom presentations
- Collects and analyses national and RWU data on college student health behaviors
- Creates educational brochures, handouts, ads, publicity releases, posters and bulletin boards
- Provides wellness coaching to students
- Participates in self-evaluation and evaluation by the Director of Student Health Promotion
- Is knowledgeable of and has the ability to write CAS learning objectives for each program
- Engages in strategic planning and program evaluation
Knowledge & Skills
- Creative, energetic person with good listening skills
- Ability to work independently as well as on a team
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Committed to self- development
- Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
- Is comfortable with public speaking and one-on-one interaction
- Is a role model of positive health behaviors
Cristelle Garnier, MBA, MPH
(she/her/hers)
Director of Student Health Promotion and Wellness Education/HAWE Supervisor
cgarnier@rwu.edu
Bianca Reyes:
My name is Bianca Reyes (she/her/hers) and I am a senior and Psychology major with a Spanish minor. This is my first year as a HAWE and I am currently a member of the Digital and Social Wellness Team. I recently joined the HAWEs to learn more about health in a college setting. I also have the intentions of working towards making changes throughout campus, becoming an informational resource, and helping students with any wellness needs they may have.