Wellness Ambassador Program

Learn about the Wellness Ambassador Program, created to form a health-minded work community here for all UC San Diego staff and faculty.

Wellness Ambassadors are

• Staff and faculty at UC San Diego that are health-minded and focused on fostering wellness in their respective departments
• Individuals that want to create a culture of health and wellness throughout UC San Diego
• Key to providing health and wellness ideas to improve the wellness programs at UC San Diego

Roles of a Wellness Ambassador

• Providing feedback on proposed wellness events at UC San Diego
• Sharing health, fitness, and wellness programs with their department
• Promoting and communicating all of the upcoming wellness events to employees in their departments, such as UC Moves, wellness fairs, and holiday challenges
• Participating in wellness programs and activities at UC San Diego

Benefits of becoming a Wellness Ambassador

• Connecting with other health and wellness-minded colleagues and expanding your network of folks who also live a healthy lifestyle
• Gaining information, materials, and tools to improve your own healthy lifestyle 
• Creating a space to cultivate health and wellness within UC San Diego
• Being instrumental in fostering a healthy culture in your department and in UC San Diego as a whole

Wellness Ambassador Responsibilities

Being a Wellness Ambassador is voluntary, but we do require a minimum commitment of approximately 1 hour per month to become an ambassador. We ask that you let your supervisor know that you are a Wellness Ambassador and will need to commit to the minimum 1 hour per month requirement.

Ambassadors also need to attend quarterly lunchtime meetings that will be announced accordingly.

Sign up to be a Wellness Ambassador

Upcoming Meetings:

• Tues, September 26, 11 a.m.-Noon
• Tues, October 31, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Tues, November 28, 11 a.m.-Noon (in-person)
• Thurs, December 21, 11 a.m.-Noon
• Tues, January 30, 2026, 11 a.m.-Noon
• Tues February 27, 2026, 11 a.m.-Noon (in-person)
• Tues March 26, 2026, 11 a.m.-Noon
• Tues April 30, 2026, 11 a.m.-Noon
• Tues May 28, 2026, 11 a.m.-Noon (in-person)