Students working out in the fitness center in the residence hall

Health and wellness

Education is only part of the equation.
  1. Student Success
  2. Health and wellness
Student Success

Health and wellness are important to us! SUNY Adirondack's goal is to increase everyone's quality of life. 

Our Fitness Center in the Residence Hall is a comfortable, modern gym featuring the latest workout equipment. Students have access to group exercise sessions and fitness events as well. Sessions and equipment aside, our fitness environment is safe and welcoming. SUNY Adirondack encourages our entire campus community to work toward healthier lifestyle choices.

Around campus, you will find wellness spaces — indoors and out — to meditate, socialize, relax and move. 

Special programs are geared to help you become the best, healthiest version of yourself. We see education as a holistic journey that includes physical, emotional, social, spiritual and academic wellness.

Free on-campus counseling and free/low-cost health care are available and encouraged. Wellness kiosks with up-to-date information and supplies are found in every building on campus, to ensure you have access to what you need for a happy, healthy educational experience. 

Fitness Center

Our modern, welcoming, clean Fitness Center is open to students of all experience and fitness levels.

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Inspirational notes adorn a wall in the Fitness Center.

Regular wellness events

Meet at 12:45 p.m. outside the Student Center for an exploration of meditation every Thursday. This session runs through 1:15, and is open to students, faculty and staff.

Zoom in from your desk, dorm or office to join Tobey Gifford, director of Health & Wellness, as she guides you through some light yoga to help relax and energize you for the second half of the day! Open to students, faculty and staff.

Meditation can give you a sense of calm, peace and balance that benefits your emotional well-being and overall health. Join Beth Braxton, LMHC and Counseling Division chair, for a weekly centering that is open to students, faculty and staff. Come weekly or just drop in when you need to recharge! This is held in Washington Hall, Room 113, and is also available via Zoom.

Join us at 12:30. p.m. Mondays in Eisenhart Hall, Room 109, for these meetings, which are free self-empowering mutual support groups focused on addictive behaviors, organized and facilitated by trained volunteers.

At noon every Tuesday (weather permitting), join Tobey Gifford, director of Health and Wellness, for a half-hour wellness walk around campus. Meet in front of Warren Hall and join a group that includes students, faculty and staff.

Behavioral Intervention Team

How to report

SUNY Adirondack's Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) aims to identify students whose behavioral patterns have raised concern about their well-being; centralize communication to gain a more complete understanding of the whole individual student; and develop a proactive and collaborative outreach plan to address identified risks. The BIT team's followup plan includes reviewing cases until the person referred is assessed at a mild level of risk. The BIT team is composed of a multidisciplinary group including the dean for Student Affairs, the associate vice president for Academic Affairs, two Counseling faculty, assistant director of Public Safety, director of Residence Life and director of Accessibility Services.

Report concerning behavior

Contact us

Associate Professor of Counseling Beth Braxton

Beth Braxton

  • Associate professor of Counseling
  • Counseling Division chair and Active Minds advisor