Employee Wellness Program

SUU’s Employee Wellness Program is a semester-long series of challenges designed to improve the overall health of SUU faculty and staff. Participate in activities to earn points, build healthy habits, and win prizes!

Man hiking in the mountainsSummer 2025

This semester we are inviting SUU employees to focus on Physical Activity and Financial wellness! Join us in a series of weekly, monthly, and semester challenges to increase your wellness.

Watch the summer kickoff zoom recording recording to learn more.

Summer 2025 Signup

After signing up, you will receive access to the self-tracker spreadsheet. Simply follow along and log your challenge progress.

Wellness Challenge Details

By completing Wellness Program challenges and tracking your progress you can earn points. At the end-of-semester wrap-up ceremony, participants cash in their points and win prizes! Past prizes have included many fun things such as hammocks, sports equipment, kitchen appliances, Bluetooth earbuds, SUU merch, and more. There is a prize for everyone!

  • The last day to enter points for the spring semester is August 2, 2025.
  • The closing prize ceremony for the spring semester will be on August 6, 2025 at 2 pm. Please try to attend in person to make the prize giveaway easier, but you can attend by Zoom if you need to. The link will be sent out at a later date.

Weekly challenges must be done at least once a week to earn the associated points.

100 Minutes of Activity100 minutes a week of physical activity: which could include dancing, workouts, walks/runs, yard work, etc.

Example:
  • Walking your dog, playing yard games, go for a morning run, doing yard work, etc. You can always email Gabby ( gabriellecox@suu.edu) if you are unsure.
Stretch for 5Stretch for 5 minutes 5 times a week.

Example:
Across Campus

30 day initiatives must be completed at least once in the 30 day period to earn the associated points. 

The HUB 1 Beginner career personal finance recording - June 24th, at 10 AM
  • We will discuss retirement plan savings basics, employer contributions, how compounding works, contribution limits, auto increasing contributions, Roth vs. Traditional, selecting investments, and more.
The HUB 2 Mid career personal finance - July 17th, at 10 AM on Zoom.
  • We will discuss contribution limits, auto increasing contributions, Roth vs. Traditional, selecting investments, and more.

Semester initiatives must be completed at least once in the course of the semester to earn the associated points.

SUU Green Office ProgramParticipate in the SUU Green Office Program to help make SUU more sustainable. Sign up to become an ambassador for your office and then start tracking what your office is doing to see where you can improve. Reach out to Ben Cozzens with any questions about the SUU Green Office Program.
Red Handed AwardHonor good work above and beyond job duties for faculty, staff, students, and external constituents on campus with a Red Handed Award
Utah Summer GamesGet points for volunteering, competing, or attending any events for the Utah Summer Games.
Summer Iron ManSUU Intramurals, SUU Outdoors, and SUU Health and Wellness is offering a Summer Ironman to promote Health and Wellness at Southern Utah University. You will have 3 months to complete a full Ironman which consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile run. Participate in any way to get points. Please reach out to Nate Porter with any questions regarding the Summer Iron Man program.

Summer Iron Man Sign Up

We want to grow and improve, so please provide feedback regarding our employee wellness program.

If you have any questions regarding the tracker, please contact benefits@suu.edu.