L.S. Skaggs Integrated Wellness Center
Westminster University is committed to empowering students to lead full and healthy lives of learning, accomplishment, and service. In the new L.S. Skaggs Integrated Wellness Center, students access resources and services that support learning and healthy living through their physical, emotional, intellectual, financial, social, spiritual, and environmental wellness. The center will bring together a network of offices and services united in ensuring student wellness
The center adds space to accommodate classes and programming open to community members. A teaching and demonstration kitchen, featuring multiple cooktops and stations, create opportunities for nutritional education and instruction. The building also wraps around an inner courtyard with space for relaxation, meditation, gardening, and other mindfulness activities.
About the Construction Project
The L.S. Skaggs Integrated Wellness Center is an approximately 11,000 sq. ft., 2-story facility located at the southeast corner of campus, replacing 3 university-owned houses. The building was constructed to the highest standards of sustainability, focused on a net-zero approach. Construction, equipping, and related costs, including an endowment for the facility's ongoing maintenance and upkeep, are estimated to come to $9.1 million.
Location
The L.S. Skaggs Integrated Wellness Center is located on 1300 East, just south of the Dolores Doré Eccles Ceramics Center.