March

Walking Challenge – Spring 2024 – Starts Monday, March 18 – Monday, April 15

• Win $25 Bookstore Gift Cards

Yoga Retreat – March 23 – ($70 NCFW) – Lunch Included

• A day of Yoga Learning, Expression, and Instruction. 

Cooking Talks – Eat Right, Bite by Bite – Hy-Vee – March 18

• Dinner Provided

Eye Safety for 2024 total Eclipse of the Sun – NASA – Monday, April 8 at 12:36pm

• Total Eclipse Map
• Springfield will have 97.6% coverage
• make your own viewing glasses or buy some now
• Starts 12:36pm and will end 3:11pm

Stop the Bleed – Safety Trainings – March 19

Student Wellness Coordinator Job Posting – First Date of Consideration March 19

Wellness Graduate Assistantship Job Posting – Fall 2024/Spring 2025

• Be part of the MSU Wellness Team

Galaxy Guest Movie Night – Staff Senate – March 23 (6:00 – 9:00pm)

• Open to all Staff and Staff Families

Sweet Lies and Bitter Truths: Sugar’s Role in Cancer – Nutrition Talks – Dietetics – March 26

Reduce Stress with Exercise – Tip of the Week – Exercise is Medicine

Mammogram Bus – Women’s Health – April 1

Weight Watchers – Session 2 – Weight Management – April 1 – June 30 ($30 NCFW)

Sexual Assault Prevention – Safety Trainings – April 2

Love the Earth through Food – Cooking Demos – April 9

From Garden to Table – Cooking Talks – Hy-Vee – April 15

Active Shooter – Public Safety –  Safety Trainings – April 18

Self Defense Training – F8 Training – April 23

Bite-Sized Bliss: Savoring Summer – Cooking Talks – Nutrition Department – April 30 

Semester Programs

Tai Chi at Magers – Tuesday, Thursday 

Yoga at Magers – Monday, Wednesday, Friday – March Class Schedule

Yoga – Meyer Alumni Center – Tuesday, Thursday – March Class Schedule

Fab, Fit and Fun at Magers – Tuesday, Thursday – March Class Schedule

Pickleball  – Maroon Moves – Ozark Pickleball Club – Tuesday, January 16 – Wednesday, April 10

Tuesday/Thursday Workouts – Exercise is Medicine – KIN – Starts Feb 1 – May 2 (4:30pm – 6:00pm) – come anytime

West Plains Offerings

West Plains Events – Ozark Heritage Welcome Center

Walking Challenge – Spring 2024 – Starts Monday, March 18 – Monday, April 15

• Win Drago Bookstore Gift Cards

March Monitor – Howell County Health Department (Cervical Cancer Awareness Month)

• Early spring Gardening
• National Nutrition Month
• Get your water tested

Human Resources

Financial Wellness Series Webinar – Retirement Questions – HR Blog

Best Furry Friends – EAP Webinar – March 2024

Take Advantage of Tax-Smart Strategies for Retirement – HR Blog

Effective Listening Virtual Workshop – OTD – March 20

Corebridge Saving Center – Long term Retirement Goals – Financial Wellness

Don’t Lose your FSA money – Use it or Lost it (March 15 deadline) – Financial Wellness

Magers Health and Wellness Center

Pharmacy will Close at 5:00pm (no Drive Thru) – March 11-15 (Spring Break)

Magers Closed Friday, March 29 

MSU in the News

Women and body image: A match made in frustration – Psychology

Navigating the 2023 tax season – College of Business

Women’s History Month – Multicultural Resource Center

Social Connectiveness Offerings

Spring Kickoff – Farmers Market of the Ozarks – March 16

Kusudama Flower Bouquet Making – Library Station – March 16

Soil and Substrate Repotting 101 – The Plant Room – March 16

St. Patrick’s Days Parade – It’s All Downtown – March 16

Orchid Show and Sale – Botanical Gardens – March 16 – 17

Restorative Yoga Nidra – Precision Wellness – March 17

Flex and Treks Intro to Backpacking – Fitness – March 19

MSU – Mt. Grove/University of Missouri Apple Grafting Workshop – March 20

Trivia Night – Great Escape – March 20

Trivia Night – Galloway Station – March 20

Ozark Coffee Trail – Ozarks Areas Coffee Shops – March 21 through – September 30

How to raise Chickens in your backyard – Botanical Gardens – March 21

Travelogue – A Food Tour From Oslo to Bergen – Brentwood Library – March 21

Exploring the Solar Eclipse – Library Station – March 21

Trivia Night – The Vault – March 21

Ozark Spring Roundup – Western Lifestyle Experience – March 22-24

You are Youth Rally – March 22 – 23

Pickleball Clinic – Novice/Intermediate – March 23

Yoga Therapy for Health Joints – Jayme Sweere – March 23

Garden Walk and Talk – Botanical Gardens – March 23

Benefit Police vs. Fire Charity Ice Hockey Game – Jordan Valley Ice Park – March 23

Easter at the Farm – Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park – March 23

Jamestown Crag Climbing Weekend – Outdoor Initiatives – March 23 – 24

Brunch and Bonding – Women’s History Month – March 24

Terrarium Building – The Plant Room – March 24

Dabbling in Art – Diamond Painting – Ash Grove Branch Library – March 26

Bagels with the Better Business Bureau – Schweitzer Brentwood Library – March 26

Beginning Belly Dancing – Red Moon Studio – March 26

Paws to the Polls – Public Affairs –  March 27

Easter Egg Decorating – Finley Farms and Ozark Mill – March 27

Sweet Potato Love – Learn to grow Sweet Potatoes – Midtown Carnegie Library _ March 30

Photography Basics for an Ozark Adventure – Republic Library – March 30

Easter Egg Hunt – James River Church – March 30

Great Egg Hunt – Wonders of Wildlife – March 31

Great Egg Hunt – Top of the Rock – March 31

Pickleball for Beginners – Doling – April 2

Plant and Seed Swap – Ash Grove Library – April 2

National Walking Day – Group Walk – Ewing Sports Complex – FREE –  April 3

Pickleball for Beginners – Doling – April 5

First Friday Art Walk – Park Central Library – April 5

Cherry Blossom, Kite and Piñata Festival – Botanical Gardens – April 6

Craft and Tell – Brentwood Library – April 6

Solar Eclipse Viewing on the Square – Park Central Square Library – April 8

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party – Library Station – April 8

Keep Informed Below

Employee Wellness Newsletter.

Wellness Works Blog

Human Resource Blog

Healthy Ozarks – Greene County Health Newsletter

Howell County Health Monthly Newsletter

Greene County Park Board Calendar

Springfield, Missouri Event Calendar