News Release

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March 7, 2006

Boise State Hosts ‘Celebrate Wellness’ Conference April 19-20

Boise State University will host the Celebrate Wellness: Mind, Body, Spirit Conference April 19 and 20 in the Student Union Building. The conference, offered in cooperation with St. Luke’s and Saint Alphonsus regional medical centers, will address wellness and holistic health issues for care givers through presentations by national and local wellness experts.

Veda Andrus will present a pre-conference workshop, “Transformational Leadership for Organizational Change,” at 7 p.m. April 19, and will deliver the keynote address, “Becoming a Healing Presence,” at 8:30 a.m. April 20. Andrus is the senior educator and consultant for the BirchTree Center for Healthcare Transformation in Florence, Mass. She is the former president and international director of the American Holistic Nurses’ Association and is the recipient of the 2004 Holistic Nurse of the Year Award.

Registration is $55 for the April 19 pre-conference workshop and the all-day April 20 conference, or $10 for the pre-conference and $50 for the conference. A discount is available for full-time college or university students with ID. To register, call 426-3861 or go to http://cpd.boisestate.edu/courses/Celebrate_Wellness.html.

In addition to Andrus’ address and additional workshop titled “Caring for Self, Caring for Others,” breakout sessions include:

         “My Story, Our Stories: Why Journaling and Storytelling Foster Healing,” by
          Barbara Herrick
         “Scents of Balance,” by Kamron Keep
         “The Paradox of Wholeness Within,” by Susan Tavernier
         “Awakening to Love,” by Ted Burgess

Idaho Nurses Association CEUs are included in the registration fee; Boise State CEUs are available for an additional fee. For more information, call (208) 426-3861.

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Contact: Christina Berg, Health, Wellness and Counseling Services, (208) 426-2752
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Relations, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and public service.

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