TAMIU Celebrates Wicked Wellness Week with Events Focusing on Student Health
Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Student Health Services will host “Wicked Wellness Week 2026” Monday, Oct. 26 to Friday, Oct. 30, across campus.
The week-long initiative focuses on raising awareness and increasing knowledge of wellness topics, including preventive, behavioral and mental health.
All events are open to TAMIU students. The campus Blood Drive and annual Halloween Fest are open to the public.
The following events have been planned:
From Monday, Oct. 26, to Friday, Oct. 30: “May the Vax Be With You: Flu Vaccine Pop-In,” 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Student Center (STC), room 125. Students who visit Student Health Services and receive a flu vaccine that week will earn a free Wicked Wellness t-shirt, while supplies last.
Monday, Oct. 26: “Houston, We Have a Drinking Problem. Mission Know Your Limits,” 3:20 – 4:20 p.m., Academic Innovation Center, room 125. Students will learn about the dangers of alcohol and responsible decision-making.
Tuesday, Oct. 27: “One Small Step for You, One Giant Leap to Save a Life,” 12 – 2 p.m., Western Hemispheric Trade Center, room 116. This NARCAN training and distribution event is in collaboration with the City of Laredo Health Department. Students will learn how to recognize signs of an opioid overdose and when and how to administer NARCAN. Free lunch will be offered to the first eighty students who register at: https://go.tamiu.edu/narcan-train
A certificate of completion, two community service hours, door prizes and 100 Dusty XP points will also be awarded.
Tuesday, Oct. 27 – Wednesday, Oct. 28: “The Extraction: Campus Blood Drive,” 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., STC Ballroom. Hosted in collaboration with the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center, the blood drive will award students five community service hours and 100 Dusty XP points. The event is also open to the public.
Wednesday, Oct. 28: “Zero Gravity, Zero Stigma,” 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., STC Rotunda. Student presentations from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences will focus on substance and alcohol use, misuse and recovery. Free coffee and matcha will be provided for the first 100 students who attend, 50 Dusty XP points and a chance to win additional prizes.
Thursday, Oct. 29: “Halloween Fest 2026,” 6 – 9 p.m., Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center (ZSC) Green. Halloween Fest is a family-friendly event featuring food, games, a costume contest, a pumpkin patch, trick-or-treating, inflatables, a haunted house and more. It is an annual fundraising event for campus student organizations. Tickets are available for purchase for food and activities.
For more information, contact Claudia C. Beltran Ritchie, Student Health Services director, at claudia.beltran@tamiu.edu.
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