There has been a growing emphasis on wellness in our society and at colleges and universities around the world. Students and staff are not only redefining ways to balance mind, body and spirit in their daily lives, they are also finding healthier ways to meet the demands of challenging academic and social environments. Join us for the 36^th Annual Maryland Student Affairs Conference as we reconsider wellness for ourselves, our campuses and our diverse campus communities.

The breadth of what wellness encompasses raises many questions and provides us an opportunity to rethink, redesign, and rework the ways in which live, work, teach and engage on campus. As student affairs professionals, educators and mentors, what does wellness mean to us and our work in 2010? How have our definitions about wellness changed?

The 36^th Annual Maryland Student Affairs Conference seeks programs that explore promising practices related to developing balanced students and staff, flourishing campuses, and robust communities. We invite presentations that promote conversation about the meaning of “Wellness” in 2010, investigate the opportunities presented through a campus focus on wellness, and examine health disparities that emerge within different campus communities. Additionally, programs could explore or address the relationship between wellness and: