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Okanagan Wellbeing Collective to Present Photovoice Gallery Exhibition on Student and Staff Experiences of Health and Wellbeing

$An invitation to the Diffractions exhibit$

The Okanagan Wellbeing Collective will host a gallery exhibit of “Diffractions: A Photovoice Project of Student and Staff Experiences of Health and Wellbeing,” Wednesday, May 17 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Bromery Center for the Arts atrium. Everyone is welcome to enjoy snacks, drinks, music, art and stories.

The exhibit highlights the creativity and diversity of the UMass community’s perspectives and experiences related to health and wellbeing. This is an opportunity to learn more about how to promote wellbeing in daily life, as well as appreciate the talents of colleagues and students.

In addition to seeing photos and reading the stories around them, there will be opportunities for attendees to offer their own reflections or stories by writing them on cards placed around the exhibit or uploading them to a Google site.

To RSVP for the event, complete the form on this page.

The words Okanagan Charter superimposed in front of a scenic mountain lake

Related: UMass Amherst Holds Okanagan Charter Signing Ceremony, Making Commitment to Embed Health Into All Aspects of Campus Culture

In Oct. 2022, Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy led a formal signing ceremony as UMass Amherst joined the Okanagan Charter, an international network of colleges and universities dedicated to embedding health into all aspects of campus culture and to lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally.