Salem Academy / Salem College chaplain focuses on whole wellness
From Winston-Salem Monthly:
At Salem Academy and Salem College, wellness is far more than just the state of the physical body. The school approaches wellness in a comprehensive way, with a campus program that addresses eight different dimensions. And among those, spiritual wellness has become a major priority.
That’s mostly due to Rev. Dr. Amy Rio, chaplain at Salem Academy and Salem College. A Methodist minister who has worked in campus ministries for 22 years — the last 13 of those at Salem — Rio is attuned to the spiritual needs of students, no matter their background.
“In my role as chaplain, I’m there for people of all different faith traditions and belief sets,” she says. “With the focus on spiritual wellness, we try to provide a lot of different opportunities no matter their faith tradition.”