Student Affairs Health Promotion and Wellness McCormick Hall 187 Campus Box 2120 Normal, IL 61790-2120 Phone:

(309) 438-WELL (9355) Fax: (309) 438-5003

Media Advisory
What: Launch of Illinois State University Health Promotion & Wellness sleep awareness campaign Monday, October 24 from 11 a.m. to Noon Illinois State University Quad, outside of McCormick Hall Illinois State theatre students will play the part of zombies while handing out sleep kits to illustrate what can happen due to lack of sleep.

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Additional Information American is a sleep-deprived nation and the Illinois State University community is no different. In the 2011 National College Health Association survey of Illinois State students, sleep was listed as second largest barrier to academic success. Faculty and staff list sleep among their top health issues as well. In a recent survey, 35 percent of faculty and staff listed sleep issues as negatively impacting their work in the past 12 months. Lack of sleep can make people slow, vacant and lack focusmuch like the walking dead. Zombies will invade the Illinois State Quad and hand out sleep kits with helpful tools to encourage good sleep habits. Zombies will be on the Quad on Monday, October 24 from 11 a.m. to Noon and from Noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October, 26. In the event of rain, sleep kits will be handed out at Milner Plaza outside of Milner Library. Health Promotion and Wellness is a department within the Division of Student Affairs at Illinois State University. Created in August of 2009, Health Promotion and Wellness serves as the campus resource for health and wellness for Illinois State faculty, staff and students. For more information, please contact Erin Link at (309) 438-1891 or by email at ellink@ilstu.edu.

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