Andrews Named Gold Level Campus Again
Campus News | Posted on June
Andrews Named Gold Level Campus Again
By Becky St. Clair
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is the highest governing body for exercise and fitness in the world. Its health initiative, Exercise is Medicine® on Campus, is a program aimed at colleges and universities around the world to encourage and promote physical activity among students, faculty and staff. The initiative includes the following criteria:
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• Making movement a part of the daily campus culture
• Assessing physical activity at every student health visit
• Providing students with the tools necessary to strengthen healthy physical activity
habits that can last a lifetime
• Connecting university healthcare providers with university health fitness specialists
to provide a referral system for exercise prescription
Andrews University is not only a registered EIM on Campus institution, but has also
achieved Gold Level Recognition and received the Gold Level Award from ACSM for the
implementation of the initiative’s vital health signs around campus.
“It is an incredible honor for Andrews University to have been identified as a Gold Level
Campus by the Exercise is Medicine on Campus initiative for the second year in a row,”
says Gummelt.
The Gold Level Campus award is a high-level recognition, both nationally and
internationally. In 2016, Andrews was the first private university to gain this status and the
seventh university in the United States to achieve this level.
The Andrews University Health & Wellness initiative coincides with the criteria of EIM-OC
and is the reason for Andrews being recognized with this high-level award. The initiative
approaches its efforts from a holistic perspective and focuses on physical activity as a key
element in promoting physical wellness.
“Exercise is truly medicine, and we look forward to continue promoting this medium among
this campus, and the local and global community, to strive for a higher quality of life,” says
Gummelt. “This will bring greater happiness and wellbeing.”
In addition to the American College of Sports Medicine, Andrews is also a registered
member of the American College Health Association and an educational partner with the
American Council on Exercise.
To find out more about the University Health & Wellness initiative,
visit andrews.edu/wellness or email . (...truncated)