Part of a series with Rowan University’s Wellness Center, this collaboration aims to educate students about personal well-being options. For further updates, follow @rowanuwellness on social. Written by Abdur Rahaman Mahmud (Aniket) Shafin, Wellness Center intern and psychological sciences major Have you ever felt like you are not where you are supposed to be? Like you’re […]
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Gardening For All: An Inclusive Community [VIDEO]
“Having an inclusive garden makes it easier for other people to access, whether it includes people in a wheelchair, using a walker or a cane,” says junior Charlotte Borgersen.
Inclusive Community Gardens is funded by the Division of Disability Services, New Jersey Department of Human Services.
A Rowan team, under the guidance of Dr. Spencer, has partnered with seven area community gardens, reviewing each and making changes such as reducing sensory stimuli, adding Braille and images to signage and designing paths and beds that are more accessible.
Read more about this project and one of the students behind the research here.
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Wellness & Lifestyle Management Major’s Passion for Research [VIDEO]
Meet Jenna Bottiglieri, who graduated from Rowan with a degree in Exercise Science and is now pursuing her master’s degree in Wellness and Lifestyle Management. Learn more about Jenna and how her work with two health research and grant programs helped her zero in on her career goals. Seeing a new installation of wheelchair-accessible raised […]