What is SHAC?

The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) is a group of students interested in a variety of health-related concerns (physical, emotional and prevention) on Wesleyan’s campus. Members are selected by an application process and represent a diverse cross section of students at Wesleyan.  The committee is instrumental in providing Davison Health Center staff (including Health Services, Counseling and Psychological Services and WesWell) with information on how to better serve the health needs of students, but has no administrative authority and was not created to assume the authority of University administrative staffs.

SHAC includes staff representatives from the Health Services, WesWELL and Counseling and Psychological Services.  Student and staff co-chairs facilitate SHAC meetings, which are held bi-monthly during the academic year.

SHAC Membership/Contact Information:

Students who would like to participate in SHAC or provide members with thoughts on health and wellness at Wes should contact the SHAC co-chairs at SHAC@wesleyan.edu.  Please feel free to call Joyce Walter, Health Center Director if you need additional information at 860-685-2656.  To apply for membership, complete the application form and submit to Joyce Walter, 327 High Street, or attach to email and send to jwalter@wesleyan.edu

SHAC Mission Statement:

Wesleyan University's Davison Health Center offices seek to provide optimal health care to all students.  The needs and opinions of the students we serve are an integral component of our continuous efforts at improvement.  To this end, the Student Health Advisory Committee will play a central role in collecting and interpreting student feedback and converting it into meaningful change with regard to the form and function of the Davison Health Center offices which include Health Services, Counseling and Psychological Services and WesWell.

 
SHAC Goals:

• actively participate in the publicity and marketing of the three health offices to all students at Wesleyan
• facilitate student feedback
• act as consumer representatives in an advocacy role for quality student health care from the three health offices at Wesleyan