The results of our first community interest survey are in and one thing is certain—we like to eat! In order to better understand the topics that interest UW faculty and staff, we asked a series of questions on healthy living, engagement with culture, and work-life interests. What we found was a surprising amount of consensus, [...]

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I recently spoke with Tiffany Castro, a Whole U ambassador from the Office of Student Transition Programs in Tacoma. Her passion for helping people and for wellness made it completely clear why she agreed to volunteer her time as an ambassador. Thanks for taking the time to talk with me! Tell me a little about [...]

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Maintaining a healthy diet can be a challenge in itself — and on a college campus, where office candy jars seem to lurk around every corner and student-fueling sugar and caffeine are everywhere  – it can be even tougher. But there are a few gems in and around University of Washington’s Tacoma campus that can [...]

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Well it’s been one month since we launched The Whole U, and what a busy month it has been! We have grown the content on our website to 35 articles and 116 discounts, launched the Community Interest Survey and an Activity Toolkit, and have 135 Whole U ambassadors working to bring Whole U resources to [...]

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“Kettle and they will come?” As we placed over 1,000 kettlebells on Dempsey Field Thursday night, we wondered what we would do if no one showed up. But, as usual, UW faculty and staff went above and beyond. We smashed the current record for world’s largest kettlebell workout by over 700! Personally, Friday tested my [...]

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With over 40,000 faculty and staff spread across campuses with varying work schedules, we know that not everyone can attend the World’s Largest Kettlebell Workout happening today. But don’t worry! You can participate virtually by watching a LIVE webcast of the event: http://www.uwtv.org/WholeU/  Tune in by noon to see President Young speak and then watch [...]

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The University of Washington is about to make history! We decided to launch The Whole U with an event that would bring us together as a community and inspire the UW to get active. There are over 1,400 faculty and staff registered to break the Guinness World Record tomorrow with the Largest Kettlebell Workout in [...]

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Registration closes at midnight to join us as we attempt to break the Guinness Record for the world’s largest kettlebell workout. On the Seattle campus, we have room for spectators or you can join the waitlist as a kettlebeller. (Spots are opening up so please sign-up if this is an event you want to join!) [...]

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We love a good challenge at The Whole U. Challenges help us reach goals, turn bad habits into good ones, and find new ways to feed our minds and bodies. They are also social and spark our (good natured?) competitive streaks. To coordinate with the start of the New Year, we challenge you to share [...]

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Who is ready to break a World Record? UW! To kickoff The Whole U, we’re going to do something big, something memorable, and something together! When we were deciding on a launch event, I said “Let’s break a record” and we all kind of laughed about it. Fast-forward a few minutes, and we were all [...]

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Welcome to The Whole U’s new website! We are really honored to have the opportunity to serve the UW community. In this post, I will provide an overview of the program and tell you a little bit about where we hope to go from here. What is The Whole U? The Whole U is a [...]

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We want The Whole U to be responsive to the needs of UW faculty and staff. Help us get started on that path by participating in our Community Interest Survey. The survey takes approximately five minutes. Your answers will help us prioritize our programing so that we can bring you the activities and information that [...]

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