Healthy UND 2020 is April 8 President Robert Kelley and Vice President for Student and Outreach Services Robert Boyd invite UND administrators, faculty, staff, students, and community members to explore the links between health and wellness and academic success and retention with Jim Grizzell, Wednesday, April 8. Choose any one of the following sessions: * College of Nursing, Room 102, 10 to 11:15 a.m.* * School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Reed Keller Auditorium, noon to 1 p.m. A light lunch will be provided in conjunction with the Dean’s Hour Lecture. * Gamble Hall, Room 3, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.* *These two sessions will include a one-hour presentation, followed by a 15-minute question and answer period. Grizzell's visit will initiate Healthy UND 2020, a series of campus discussions on how UND can work collaboratively to foster a campus community that supports student success. His presentations will explore strategies to: • reduce impediments to academic performance • promote health and wellness through an integrated, systems-wide approach • employ evidence-based and best practices in disease prevention and health promotion programs Grizzell has over 27 years experience in developing, implementing and evaluating worksite and university wellness programs. He has worked with health promotion initiatives for the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General’s Office in Washington, D.C., Chevron Oil Company, and Johnson & Johnson. He is an adjunct faculty for George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services, teaching courses in healthy policy, social marketing and exercise science. His college health experience includes over 12 years directing the health promotion programs and currently teaches online academic courses for Cal Poly Pomona. He consults on developing evidence-based programs to improve health and enhance academic performance. His visit is sponsored by the office of the president, vice president for student and outreach services, Wellness Center, Student Health Services, University Counseling Center, Healthy UND and School of Medicine and Health Sciences. For more information, contact Susan Splichal at ssplichal@medicine.nodak.edu or 777-3274. -- Laurie Betting, assistant vice president for health and wellness; Jane Croeker, student health promotion advisor; and Susan Splichal, Healthy UND 2020 coordinator.