Well-being

Best Roo, Best You!

Campus Recreation's annual February well-being initiative. UMKC students and UMKC Faculty/Staff members can earn points throughout the month for well-being based activities and events. Establish habits, learn about components of well-being, explore resources on campus and more! Top point earners will receive giveaways.

One point

• Online habit tracking (max one habit per week)

Two points

• Facility access to Swinney (max one per day)

Three points

• Intramural Attendance (must check-in)
• Live RooFit Class Attendance (must check-in with Instructor)

Five points

Must scan QR code at location

• Treadmill desks at Swinney or Student Union (max two per week)
• Studio A at Swinney - Les Mills Virtual (max two per week)

Fifteen points

• Complete well-being module (points only count towards overall total) 

Well-being Resources at UMKC

The NIRSA, collegiate rec’s governing body, breaks well-being into dimensions:

• Intellectual
• Physical
• Social
• Spiritual
• Environmental
• Financial
• Occupational
• Psychological

Campus Resources for the dimensions:

• Intellectual: Academic Support and Mentoring
• Physical: Campus Recreation and Roo Wellness
• Social: Office of Student Involvement
• Environmental: Campus Facilities Management
• Financial: Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Occupational: Career Services
• Psychological: Counseling Services 

Great Jobs, Great Lives

The 2014 Gallup-Purdue Index Report, a study of more than 30,000 college graduates noted, “The odds of thriving in all areas of well-being more than double for college graduates when they feel their college prepared them well for life outside of it.”

Bike Transportation Around Kansas City

• 816 Bike Collective gives you the resources to work hands-on upkeeping a bike
• RideKC provides bikes around the city, with memberships starting at $149 annually