My Carolina Health and Wellness Expo is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 24 at the Russell House, and the Division of Human Resources is encouraging all employees to "Catch the Wellness Wave 2.0."
The event begins at 8 a.m. at the Russell House and will run through 2 p.m. with breakout sessions scheduled from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Activities are scheduled throughout the day with over 40 confirmed vendors this year.
A few of the activities include:
- Montgomery Language, Speech and Hearing Clinic providing hearing tests.
- Prisma Health's Mobile Mammography Unit (bus) [pdf]. Registration is required. Please register by calling 803.434.9100. Please bring your insurance card and a photo ID.
- Prisma Health's optical services.
- USC Health Services is providing flu shots.
- Free massage samples and hand facials from Massage Envy.
- Campus recreation is providing a body composition analysis as well as information on outdoor recreation equipment.
- Complimentary preventative health screenings, valued at $300, are provided by Mackey Family Practice. Registration is required. Please register online with the MFP instructions [pdf] at MFPWorkWellness by Friday, September 19 at midnight to secure your space. Walk-ins are welcome. Please bring your insurance card.
Sam's Club [pdf] will be at the expo providing discounted memberships to USC employees. SAVI, a student loan assistance group, is also confirmed as a vendor.
Vendors include offices around campus as well as outside vendors that will help educate employees about health insurance, retirement and financial literacy among other resources.
- Accumulus Financial Group
- American Heart Association Midlands
- ASI Flex
- Athletics/Ticket Office
- Benefits Office
- Blue Cross, Blue Shield
- Bright Horizons
- Campus Recreation
- Carolina Card
- Carolina Dining Services/Carolina Food Co.
- CARO Federal Credit Union
- Central Bank
- Chiropractic Professionals of Columbia
- Companion Benefits Alternatives of BCBS
- Continuing Education and Conferences
- Corebridge Financial
- Employee WellBeing
- Empower Retirement SC Deferred Comp & ORP
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Express Scripts
- Eye Med
- Family Fund/ Annual Giving
- Fidelity
- Future Scholar (SC's 529 College Savings Plan)
- Gamecock CommUnity Shop (GCS)/ Gamecock Pantry
- Hub International/ Trustmark/ Colonial Life/ Travelers
- Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
- MetLife Resources
- Montgomery Language, Speech and Hearing Clinic
- MYgroup
- Office of Sustainability
- Organizational & Professional Development
- Palmetto Imaging
- Parking
- Payroll
- PEBA Analytics and Health Initatives
- Postal Services
- PRISMA Health
- Sam's Club
- SAVI
- Social Security Administration
- Staff Ombuds Office
- Staff Senate
- Talent Acquisition
- The Standard
- TIAA
- University Libraries
- USC Police Department
- USC Press
- Veteran's Services
- VOYA
- Health Services: Flu shots
- InBody 270 Body Composition Analysis
- Mackey Family Practice: Health Screening
- Massage Envy Lexington
- Montgomery Langauge, Speech, and Hearing Clinic
- PRISMA Optometry-vision checks
- Cocky Walk (between the Cocky Statute and Observatory in front of the Horseshoe)
- Outside Campus Recreation
- Prisma Health's Mammography Unit [pdf]
Registration is not required; however, for seating and handouts purposes please indicate your interest by completing the two-question breakout session survey by September 19, 2024.
Time |
Session A - Room 203 |
Session B - Room 205 |
9:00 AM -9:25 AM |
MetLife: Smart Money Moves |
Staff Ombuds: Introduction to the Staff Ombuds Office |
9:30 AM -9:55 AM |
Central Bank: Understanding and Leveraging Health Savings Accounts (HSA) |
Companion Benefit Alternatives: Stress and Anxiety, and Burnout |
10:00 AM -10:25 AM |
TIAA: Exploring the USC 403b: New Plan Updates |
University Libraries: New Things at Thomas Cooper Library |
10:30 AM -10:55 AM |
Savi: Your New Student Loan Benefit, Powered by Savi and TIAA |
The Office of Sustainability: Recycling 101 |
The expo will also have a Cocky Wellness Walk at 11:30 a.m. where faculty and staff can take a guided stroll around USC's Horseshoe to burn a few calories and take in the views on campus with USC's beloved mascot Cocky. Participate in a clothing drive to benefit USC's CommUnity Shop. This year the CommUnity Shop is requesting dry, bagged rice and beans, canned fruit, and spices or seasonings, as well as gently used clothing items, school supplies, and toiletries.