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[PAST EVENT] Campus Park Rx Day
Location
Keck Lab, ISC Greenhouse, Chesapeake C, Swem LibraryAccess & Features
- Open to the public
The following events are open to the entire campus community:
10-11am -- Join us for a nature walk led by our very own Professor Dan Cristol. Meet outside the Keck Lab behind the Botetourt Complex to learn more about biodiversity on campus.
11:15-11:45am -- Come for a tour of the ISC Greenhouse led by members of the William & Mary Botany Club!
2-3pm -- Dr. Robert Zarr, "physician champion" of Park Rx America and board-certified pediatrician at Unity Health Care in Washington D.C., will be lecturing in Chesapeake C in the Sadler Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the Park Rx Program, part of a national movement toward recognizing the importance of time spent outdoors on mental and physical health.
3-3:30pm -- After the lecture, there will be a coffee reception from 3-3:30 p.m. for students to engage in conversation with Dr. Zarr.
Then, join us outside of Swem Library from 3:30-4:30pm as we prescribe parks and share more information about the Parks Research Lab at W&M!
Contact
[[dcibes, Dr. Dorothy Ibes]]