Vytra Health Plans Sponsors
C.W. Post Access and Excellence Challenge

September 30, 2005 - Freshmen at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville can win great prizes for earning good grades, participating in campus events and making wise health choices in the Access and Excellence Challenge, sponsored this year by Vytra Health Plans.

From left: Valerie Garguilo, Vytra Marketing Manager; Dr. David Steinberg, President, Long Island University; Dr. Lonnie Divack, Vytra Senior Medical Director

The A&E Challenge encourages first-year students to become involved in the Campus community, improve their health and succeed in their studies. Each College 101 class is considered an A&E Challenge team, and each member of the team that earns the most points – by attending campus events, working out at the Campus’ Pratt Recreation Center and earning the highest grade point average – wins a prize package. Each member of the champion team is eligible to participate in a drawing for four grand prizes. Last year's grand prizes were a television set, a laptop computer, a DVD player and a stereo.

Events that carry attendance points include the Homecoming Weekend Pep Rally, a tennis clinic, a food drive, a comedy night, an alcohol awareness program, and more.

“We are pleased to support this innovative program that encourages students to appreciate healthy living and community awareness,” said Dr. Lonnie Divack, Senior Medical Director of Vytra Health Plans.

At the September 30, 2005 C.W. Post Pep Rally, Vytra announced its sponsorship of the Access and Excellence Challenge. (From left) Dr. David Steinberg, President, Long Island University; Valerie Garguilo, Vytra Marketing Manager; Dr. Sherri Coe-Perkins, C.W. Post Associate Provost for Student Affairs; Dr. Lonnie Divack, Vytra Senior Medical Director.

“We thank Vytra for making the Access and Excellence Challenge possible,” said Dr. Joseph Shenker, Provost of the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. “It truly benefits first-year students and the C.W. Post Campus community in many important ways.”

Also included as part of Vytra’s sponsorship are a series of wellness and fitness events, such as Yoga, a nutrition lecture, Pilates and an introductory cardio class for students and faculty as well as Vytra members.

Vytra Health Plans is a Long Island-based health plan providing personalized health care coverage and third-party administrative services to more than 175,000 members in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties. The Access and Excellence Challenge is a program of the Division of Student Affairs at C.W. Post.