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MEDIA CONTACT: Enid Arbelo (585) 276-3256, enid.arbelo@rochester.edu
February 15, 2007
Focusing on inner beauty and a healthy body image are just a few messages that student groups will share across campus for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
The week, which starts Thursday, Feb. 22, focuses on helping people feel comfortable in their own skin. This year's theme "Be Comfortable in Your Genes" encourages people to remember that genetics plays a role in determining body size and shape.
That's why the week's hallmark event is The Great Jeans Giveaway. From Feb. 22 to March 2, students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to donate old or new jeans that do not fit comfortably and to wear jeans that fit their body type. Jeans will be collected in boxes in laundry rooms in the residence halls or at the designated table in Hirst Lounge in Wilson Commons and donated to the Unity Clothes Closet.
Throughout the week, members of various student groups will have a table in Wilson Commons to provide more information about eating disorders and how to help a friend who may have a problem. Starving for Control, a documentary on eating disorders filmed by Stephanie Testa, an alumna of the College Class of 2004, will be shown at the table. Testa received a Susan B. Anthony Institute Undergraduate Student Research Grant to produce the film.
Other events for the week include:
The week's events are sponsored by the Panhellenic Association, Phi Sigma Sigma, Delta Gamma, Alpha Phi, Sigma Delta Tau, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Delta, Sigma Lambda Upsilon, Zeta Phi Beta, Freshmen Fellows, Health & Home Special Interest Floor, and the UHS Health Promotion Office and the University Counseling Center.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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