Tuesday, November 4, 2025
10:00am - 1:00pm
NSU Faculty/Staff/Students Only
Each year, the Wellness Fest Committee hosts an on-campus wellness fair to help connect NSU faculty, staff, and students with health and wellness resources, partners, vendors and information. Typically, more than 50 organizations from campus and the local community attend to promote wellness opportunities for our campus community.
Become a Wellness Fest Vendor!
Join us as a vendor at our annual Wellness Fest and connect with over 400 health-conscious students, faculty, and staff in our community! This popular event brings together businesses and organizations focused on health, wellness, fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle products and services. As one of our valued vendors, you’ll have the opportunity to showcase your offerings, engage with potential customers, participate in interactive demonstrations, and be part of a vibrant community celebration of wellness. We’re looking for vendors who share our commitment to promoting healthy living and community connection.
Current Vendors
| VENDOR NAME | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| African American Caucus | Stress ball making |
| Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society | Sleep Jeopardy |
| Be Inspired Counseling & Consulting | Mental Health Awareness |
| Blue Key/Omega Greek Honor Society | Painting the Blues Away |
| CADA of Northwest Louisiana | Narcan training, medication disposal bags |
| Center for Positivity, Well-being, and Hope | Sleep improvement and stress management talk and a healthy reminder and empowering stickers and pen. |
| Department of Health and Human Performance | Muscular strength and endurance testing |
| Department of Psychology and Addiction Studies | Impairment googles |
| Guidroz Physical Therapy | Balance Activity and Fitness Challenge |
| Hospitality Management & Tourism | Healthy recipes and snacks provided by our culinary students |
| LifeShare Blood Center | Blood Typing and blood drive |
| LOPA | Education on organ, tissue, and eye donation |
| Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA Flower Bucket - Mental Health) | LSMSA Flower Bucket: Neurochemical reactions - Encountering flowers triggers the release of several key neurotransmitters associated with happiness and well-being. These include Dopamine (a chemical that is linked to reward-seeking behavior. When we see a flower, our brain anticipates a reward—a vestige of our evolutionary past—triggering a dopamine release that leads to feelings of pleasure), Serotonin (often described as a mood stabilizer, serotonin is influenced by floral scents like lavender and jasmine, which can promote feelings of peace and calm), Oxytocin(known as the "bonding hormone," oxytocin is stimulated by acts of social connection. Giving or receiving flowers can trigger this chemical, foster feelings of trust and strengthening relationships), and endorphins (colorful, floral environments can stimulate endorphin release, providing a sense of natural euphoria and pain relief). Beyond specific brain chemicals, flowers produce a cascade of positive effects on both the mind and body. |
| Mind Over Matters | Will show website on laptop, ability to scan site with QR code |
| Natchitoches Family Eye Care | Eye care and screening |
| Natchitoches Fire Department | Our Hazard House and Fire Extinguisher Trainer |
| NMDP | Information out the blood stem cell registry and the opportunity to join the registry |
| NMDP formerly Be The Match | Giveaways, poster for tabling space, informationals |
| NRMC OBGYN Associates | OBGYN care |
| NRMC Walk-in Clinic | Walk-in clinic services |
| NSU Army ROTC | Army Fitness Training Event |
| NSU Block and Bridle Club | Animal therapy is gaining recognition for its positive impact on mental health. Engaging with animals, particularly farm animals, offers a unique way to enhance emotional well-being. Research shows that spending time with animals can reduce stress and anxiety, promoting a sense of calm and happiness. Visitors can interact with various farm animals at our sanctuary, creating a therapeutic experience that fosters healing and connection. We can bring a horse, donkey, kitten or dog. |
| NSU Campus Dining | |
| NSU Counseling Center | Wellness screenings |
| NSU Food Pantry | Explanation of services and recipes in the pantry |
| NSU Nurse Anesthesia Program | Wellness Resources |
| NSU Nurse Anesthesia | Nurse Anesthesia wellness |
| NSU Office of Student Financial Aid | Financial Wellness |
| NSU Student Health Services | |
| Nurse Family Partnership Program | Program Information-Informative |
| Overton Brooks VA Medical Center | Providing information and handouts on services offered at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center |
| Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Social Work Services, LGBTQ+ Health Program | LGBTQ+ Health Program information |
| Project Celebration INC | Information on domestic abuse, bulling, sexual assault |
| Psych Department (Addiction Studies Club) | Drunk goggles on tape, throw ball answer question. |
| Sigma Tau Delta | We will be providing an interactive activity called Poetry Pharmacy. We'll have a few "conditions" that participants will select how they are feeling from. We will then hand them a poem that corresponds to their selection. This is a way to show various perspectives of support, community, and connection through creative works. |
| SOWK Department | An interactive self-care game |
| Student Government Association | Wellness Race |
| Title IX | Healthy Choices with Sexual Activity |
| Wheat Physical Therapy | Service |
| Women's Resource Center | Pregnancy Trivia and Internship/Service Project Information |