A senior citizens' line dance group, a cappella singers and the Nittany Lion are just a few of the options offered to students tomorrow at the third annual Roar for Wellness Fair.

"I really think the entertainment this year reflects the definition of wellness," Sandy Bargainnier, kinesiology instructor, said.

The fair, which will be at the HUB-Robeson Center Alumni Hall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., is the final project for Kinesiology 492W (Programming for Fitness and Health Businesses).

The course is writing intensive; students are divided into seven committees that correspond with a dimension of wellness. Each committee is responsible for writing press releases, business letters, miniature grants, evaluations, budgets and an operational plan, Bargainnier said.

The Wellness Fair  When: Tomorrow, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Where: HUB-Robeson Center Alumni Hall.  Sponsored by Kinesiology 492W (Programming for Fitness and Health Businesses).

Bargainnier favors the hands-on approach to the kinesiology course as an alternative to in-class lectures.

"I believe the real-life program is more interesting," she said.

The Wellness Fair aims to educate students about the seven dimensions of wellness. These dimensions include intellectual, occupational, social, emotional, environmental, physical and spiritual, Bargainnier said.

"Most people think if they're physically fit they're well," she said.

A people might be physically fit, but if they are in an abusive relationship then social wellness is suffering, she said. Also, if they don't think their lives have a purpose, then emotional wellness is in danger, she added.

"Wellness is the process of making choices to make a better ongoing life," Bargainnier said. "It's an active process about becoming the best you can be."

"Wellness is a combination of mental, physical and emotional well-being," Angel Ablorh-Odjdja, university health educator at University Health Services, said.

Bargainnier stressed the importance of recognizing aversive circumstances in all areas of wellness.

"People are quick to run to the doctor when they have a cold, but they're less likely to seek help when they need it (when it pertains to) mental health, anxiety or confusion about what to major in," she said.

Thom Parrott (senior-kinesiology) wants those who are experiencing trouble in some aspect of wellness to know there are people whose jobs are to assist them.

"They need to know that there are people out there who care and want to help," Parrott said.

The Wellness Fair will have three to five vendors emphasizing each dimension of wellness and providing assistance to those experiencing trouble in any dimension. The vendors will provide an interactive and educational experience for attendees, Bargainnier said.

There will be fitness testing, body fat analysis, a flexibility test, blood pressure screening and a strength test representing the physical dimension of wellness, Bargainnier said.

Representatives from the university library and international education program embody the intellectual dimension, she said.

The career dimension will have employees from clothing store Jack Harper, 114 W. College Ave., at the Wellness Fair, teaching men how to "dress for success," Bargainnier said.

The social dimension will include representatives from the AIDS project among other vendors, she said.

The emotional committee has selected the Centre County Women's Resource Center, Lion Support, and Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to appear at the Wellness Fair, Erin Hartshaw (senior-kinesiology) said.

Planning the Wellness Fair was a learning experience for students, Hartshaw said.

"I learned that it takes a lot of work, more than my group originally thought," she said.