Wellness Ambassador Program
Last Updated: June 30, 2025 10:07:27 AM PDT
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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)
For any questions or concerns, contact the campus Employee Wellness Program Manager.