Enhancing health services by creating ease of access and sponsoring health educational
events are just a few of the ways Ghering Health and Wellness Center helps to support
the health of the PennWest Edinboro campus community.
Operations
Provided therapy dog sessions in collaboration with CAPS and Wellness Peer Educators
on campus once a month during the academic year to provide emotional support to our
students. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Received another three-year accreditation award from the Accreditation Association
for Ambulatory Health Care. (2016)
Maintained excellent patient satisfaction survey results, indicating 99 percent of
users would return to the Health Center for services. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Initiated early evening CAPS appointments hours on Monday - Thursday. (2017, 2018,
2019)
Hired a part-time clerk typist 2. (2017)
Hired a clinical case manager. (2019)
Established kiosks for Student Health Services appointment check-in through the patient
portal. (2018)
Health Educational Events
Conducted (Danielle Odell, R.N. from Student Health Services) CPR and first aid classes
for faculty, staff and students. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Hosted the Annual Health Fair at the Student Center. The event is typically attended
by more than 600 faculty, staff, students and community members with upward of 60
vendors. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Provided educational programs on campus to students, such as Sex Double Dare, Sex
Pictionary, Condom Bingo, and Alcohol Jeopardy by the Peer Educators. (2017, 2018,
2019)
Collaborated with the Wellness Peer Educators, Student Health and Wellness Advisory
Board (SHWAB) students to host a Safe Spring Break, Collegiate Alcohol Awareness,
and Sexual Health Awareness tables at the Pogue Student Center. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Observed World AIDS Day in conjunction with the Wellness Peer Educators and Campus
Ministry by hosting tables. The program was funded by a grant from the Student Government
Association. (2017, 2018)
Organized the annual "Unmasking the Faces of Domestic Violence March" in October in
collaboration with SafeNet, Safe Journey, Campus Ministry, Crime Victim Services,
SHWAB and the Wellness Peer Educators to recognize victims of domestic violence. (2017,
2018, 2019)
Continue to partner with the Erie County and Pennsylvania State departments of health
to provide free STD testing and treatment to University students. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Presented program "Self-Care," by CAPS counselor Lexie Mustin, to Highlands residents.
(2018)
Sponsored program "Toxic Love: When You Love Someone Who Is Bad for You" by CAPS faculty.
(2017, 2018)
Presented "Helping Anxious Students and Making Referrals to CAPS" by CAPS faculty.
(2018)
Educated the Campus Community on ACE, a-ask, c-care, e-escort. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Conducted, by CAPS counselor Maria Day, Mindfulness Workshops for the Peer Educators.
(2017)
Created Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts. (2019)
Presented (by Haley Atkins) Lunch and Learn for students and staff titled, "Recognizing
Anxiety in College Students and Techniques to Help Alleviate Anxiety." (2019)
Conducted, by CAPS counselor Dale Humes, Mindfulness Training Workshop to Residence
Life and Housing Staff. (2018)
Collaborated with Student Health Services, SHWAB and Wellness Peer Educators to staff
tables on campus for Cervical Cancer Awareness. (2018)
Campus Collaboration
Collaborated with the CMC to provide an open house of the Ecumenical Spirituality
Center and picnic during welcome weekend. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Collaborated with CMC to host social knit-working sessions twice a month where knitted
items are donated to local shelters. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Partnered with Student Affairs and Campus Ministry to provide a Service of Remembrance
to remember and light candles for students, faculty, staff, alumni, family members
and friends who have passed away within the past year. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Collaborated with Campus Ministry Cooperative to provide pastoral care hours with
local clergy at the Health and Wellness Center. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Provided multiple students with food bags from the on-campus food pantry in collaboration
with several departments. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Coordinated blood drives each month on a rotating schedule with the American Red Cross
and Community Blood Bank. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Provided a "one-stop shop" for students by working with the following organizations:
Campus Ministry Cooperative, Alcoholics Anonymous, Crime Victim Center, Safe Net,
Safe Journey and Gaudenzia, Erie. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Provided nursing coverage at various on-campus events including concerts, graduation
ceremonies and convocation. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Collaborated with the Director of Safety and Risk Management to provide Hepatitis
B vaccinations to the appropriate Edinboro staff. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Conducted respiratory fit testing in collaboration with the Director of Safety and
Risk Management. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Served, by the director of the Ghering Health and Wellness Center, as an Exposure
Control Officer with the director of Safety and Risk Management. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Sponsored, by CAPS, therapy dog visits for BASIS students. (2018)
Provided outreach grief support, by CAPS faculty, for the 2020 Class of Nursing students
after the death of a classmate. (2018)
Participated, by CAPS faculty, in the LemonAid Stand initiative by Student Affairs
on the first day of classes. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Collaborated with Community Outreach for the RAKE project. (2019)
Collaborated with Community Outreach for the Edinboro Upcycles event. (2019)
Conducted, by members of the Wellness Task Force, suicide prevention sessions for
faculty, staff and students. (2018)
Created, by CAPS, new programs, including "Self-Care: The Art of Loving You!," "Chill
Without a Pill" and "Calming the Fighting Scot." (2019)
Created, by Wellness Peer Educators, two new programs, "Girls Night In: The Truth
about Women's Health" and "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader: LGBT Edition." (2019)
Provided educational program How to Help College Students, by Dr. Mary Wolf, CAPS
licensed psychologist, for faculty and staff at the request of Center for Faculty
Excellence. (2018)
Staffed a table on campus for Unicorn Day to provide sexual health information by
Wellness Peer Educators. (2019)
Conducted SHS tours for Bridge Program and international students. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Grants/ Awards
Received a grant from Gaudenzia, Erie, for drug and alcohol education. (2017, 2018,
2019)
Received a grant from APSCUF Health and Welfare Fund to assist with the annual Health
Fair. (2019)
Research
Partnered with the University of Pittsburgh to collaboratively conduct research on
alcohol awareness and intervention. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Clinical Rotations and Work Experiences
Partnered with community outreach to provide a worksite experience for outreach workers.
(2017, 2018, 2019))
Provided an educational site for human performance field students from the Health
and Physical Education Department. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Served as a preceptor for a medical assistant extern from Great Lakes Institute of
Technology. (2019)
Serve as a clinical, observational and educational experience site by Student Health
Services in collaboration with the PennWest Edinboro Nursing Department and Master
of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Program. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Staff Education and Development
Completed ALICE training, CAPS faculty and SHS staff. (2018, 2019)
Completed CPR training, CAPS faculty. (2017)
Completed CISM training, CAPS faculty, SHS staff and some Wellness Task Force members.
(2018)
Completed, by Alexis Mustin of CAPS, a weeklong workshop on Conscious Leadership at
the Cape Cod Institute. (2017)
Completed, by Alexis Mustin of CAPS, CEs in Ethics and Effective Treatment for Cluster
B Personality Disorder (Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic and Anti-Social Personality
Disorders). (2017)
Completed, by Alexis Mustin of CAPS, a weeklong workshop titled, "Bouncing Back: The
Neuroscience of Coping with Disappointment, Difficulty, even Disaster," at the Cape
Cod Institute. (2019)
Completed, by Alexis Mustin of CAPS, a workshop on High-Functioning Autism. (2018)
Partnered with the Office of Safety and Risk Management to train the medical staff
in "Hands only CPR" to promote awareness. (2019)
Educated by UPMC representative to partner with the Office of Safety and Risk Management
to train the medical staff on "Stop the Bleed" to educate the campus community. (2019)
Updated Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative CE by Joye Dado and Darla
Elder. (2017)
Attended, by Joye Dado, Darla Elder and Deborah Krizmanich, the 2019 ACHA Conference.
(2019)
Attended by Dr. Mary Wolf and Wellness Peer Educators, the Regional Peer Educator
Conference at the University of Buffalo. Peer Educators also presented a sexual health
awareness program. (2018)
Collaboration with Outside Agencies/Universities
Joined the Hermitage House Key Club, which held a March for Life event at the Zafirovski
Sports and Recreation Center. The club donated items to the Parenting Resource Room.
(2017, 2018, 2019)
Participated in the Rural Domestic Violence Task Force. The Director of the Ghering
Health and Wellness Center. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Participated in the Safe Kids Coalition, by the director of the Ghering Health and
Wellness Center. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Volunteered (Dr. Mary Wolf and Maria Day of CAPS) to be facilitators for the PennWest
Edinboro chapter of Athena Connections. (2017)
Partnered with NAMI for future programming of suicide awareness and prevention (backpack
project). (2019)
Hosted once each semester in every academic year, by Wellness Peer Educators and the
Student Health and Wellness Center, a panel speaker event with Safe Journey and SafeNet
at the Pogue Student Center on "Toxic Love: When You Love Someone Who Is Bad for You."
(2017, 2018, 2019)
Collaborated with multiple outside agencies (Gaudenzia, Safe Journey, Crime Victim
Center, NAMI, Erie County Health Department, Hermitage House) coordinated by Dr. Mary
Wolf, to provide educational training for all Wellness Peer Educators. (2017, 2018)
Attended (some Peer Educators and a graduate assistant) a two-day training on campus
for CISM. (2017, 2018, 2019)
Joined with the University of Pittsburgh to provide education to students on healthy
relationships. (2019)
