The INSIDER - Fall 2023

PROMOTING WELLNESS FOR FALL 2023

As the Fall 2023 semester began, Texas College emphasized wellness as a priority for the entire campus. As part of a two - phase project to support and promote the wellness of students, faculty, and staff, the College provided students with care packages from the Freshman Fun Box, a unique modernized care package service for college students that specifically highlights the culture of HBCUs. The care packages included:

· Multiple snacks; · An affirmation book; · A purple and gold "I’m HBCU" t - shirt; · A notebook; · Hand sanitizer; · Laundry detergent; · Lifestyle/college life inserts; and · Informational resources to help have a successful semester.

A Texas College student receives his care package from Texas College in the McKinney Hall Connector.

The second facet of the wellness initiative catered to faculty and staff, who received wellness kits to foster a sense of well - being for the new academic term. The kits included items such as a diffuser, a journal, a selection of herbal teas, hand sanitizer, immune system support supplements, among other helpful essentials.

These curated wellness gifts illustrated the College's genuine care for each individual of the Texas College Family, which fostered a sentiment of gratitude from students, faculty, and staff, further engraining the familial atmosphere that the College is known for. As the semester progresses, Texas College emphasizes the importance of individual's wellness and health throughout the term.

A Texas College student poses with her care package after receiving it in Gilmore-Hartley Hall.

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