UCalgary achieves first-in-the-Americas global recognition with Healthy Campus accreditation

Harshita Gauba, left, Connor Hass, and Marc Poulin hold the FISU platinum certified label certificate and plaque. Mave Cagas Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire platinum certification establishes the universal standard for campus well-being The University of Calgary recently achieved the Platinum Certified Label from the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) - a first for any university in this hemisphere. The Healthy Campus program provides valuable resources for universities to integrate sports values with academic studies, addressing student health holistically in areas such as fitness, mental health, nutrition, social responsibility and sustainability. The initiative was developed to counteract the trend of young adults adopting unhealthy habits during their academic studies. Having learned about the initiative, Dr. Marc Poulin, PhD, DPhil, identified his 2023 BRAIN CREATE summer studentship research lab for undergraduate students as the opportune space to pursue this initiative. Poulin, a professor at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM), began the process with a vision to make UCalgary the first certified FISU Healthy Campus university, not only in North America, but in the Americas. Transdisciplinary approach followed for accreditation .