All students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in Health and Wellness Services annual walking program. Our 2010 program, "Step It Up: TRIPS - Be the Change," will begin February 15th. This fun and challenging seven week virtual trek will take us through six cities in the United States and during the final week we will be exploring the island of St. Lucia. During our journey we will be partnering with TRIPS  (Turning Responsibility Into Powerful Service) and learning about their mission and goals.

The "Be the Change" component of the walking program gives teams the opportunity to provide voluntary service to a needy local charity or organization of their choice. More information about these opportunities can be found in the Step It Up Itinerary.

Our goal, as a five member team, is to encourage each individual to walk approximately 9,800 steps a day.  The estimate is that 2,000 steps equals 1 mile. You will surely enjoy the camaraderie  that comes with being an active team member.  Your team will be asked to decide on a team name and have one member designated as the captain.

Geocaching will be offered as way  for group participation to achieve the daily step goal. We will be having weekly incentive prizes for the team walking the most steps that particular week. At the end of the journey we will have a gathering of all the participating teams for an enjoyable celebration.

Step It Up: TRIPS Guide Book
Step it Up: TRIPS Itinerary              

Get excited about our upcoming program by reading about past walking programs.