Vice President of Student Affairs Karen Lange spoke to the general council and 18 clubs were funded at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting on Oct. 10.
More than 20 residents of the University of Minnesota’s Frontier Hall became ill with norovirus early last week, causing some students to stay away from the residence hall.
The Wellness Center has created the alcohol awareness campaign Stop @ Buzzed to give students information on how to be safe and healthy if they choose to drink.
The former director of Health Services and the Wellness Center is now the interim dean of students after the previous dean, Karen Lange, became vice president of student affairs.
While a University of Minnesota student has a confirmed case of measles, most St. Thomas students are not at risk because of the university and state’s immunization policies.
Minnesota hospitals and medical providers say they are prepared for the Ebola virus, which has already claimed more than 4,000 lives throughout the world in the largest recorded outbreak of the virus.
Health Services will be offering flu vaccinations on campus, but some students are at odds with whether or not to get vaccinated.
St. Thomas will participate in the American College Health Association student survey this fall, replacing a St. Thomas-specific survey which the university has issued since 2002.
The Affordable Care Act has been debated for the past four years, and with its policy beginning Jan. 1, St. Thomas Health services is embracing the new benefits.
