Chanmi Kim

As President of the Health & Wellness Club, it has been my absolute delight to bring the Bigger Picture Project to full circle in the Student Leadership Symposium. The E-Board has been working tirelessly for about a year to improve, promote and maintain the health of students at MDC. The initiative was inspired by looking at the 'bigger picture' of factors that contribute to a student walking the stage at graduation.

We narrowed these factors into four: sleep, nutrition, fitness, and mental health. For one entire academic year, the club's executive board focused on improving the quality of these four in students' life so that they could champion in the classroom and eventually walk with their cap and gown towards their expectant future.

It has been a unique journey for all of us and we were honored to share what we found with college faculty, directors, and students. Big thanks are owed to Wolfson Student Life director Annielys Sosa for her steadfast guidance and to our club advisor Daniel Estape for empowering us in our endeavors.