Past Events

With sugar becoming increasingly common in today's food environment, it can be challenging to understand how what we eat impacts our energy, focus, and overall well-being. Join us for an engaging, evidence-based workshop that breaks down sugar and the glycemic index in a practical, approachable way. This session will help you understand how different foods affect blood sugar levels and provide realistic strategies to support steady energy throughout the day. During this workshop, we will:

This yoga class will be a tribute to Marcel Schlaf. An esteemed professor on campus, a longtime member, and active fitness participant. Donations to Heart and Stroke will be accepted. Everyone is welcome. Donation link is here: https://heartandstroke.crowdchange.ca/129232

Come take a mid-day break and stroll on the indoor track in the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre! All staff and faculty are invited to walk at your own pace, enjoy the facility, and connect with colleagues. Facility Reminders & Policies:

Worrying is a component of anxiety, and you can do something about it. Learn to curb the worry habit and how to avoid the five key pitfalls that perpetuate and escalate worrying. Topics include:

Do you sometimes worry you wouldn’t know what to say or do if a colleague, student, friend, or family member were in mental distress or crisis? Developed by the Mental Health Commission Canada, the two-day Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification course is designed to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond supportively. 

If going to the fridge is your number one stress management strategy, it may be time to learn more about how stress drives emotional eating and ways to start addressing it. This evening workshop provides tips from the latest research on decreasing stress eating, along with practice of emotional calming strategies. Topics include:

Bold Women, Sustainable Futures - Supriya Verma Book Launch Bold Women, Sustainable Futures: Leadership Lessons for STEM, Business & Sustainability in an Age of Resistance In an era marked by escalating climate risk, political and economic uncertainty, and growing resistance to equity, sustainability, and inclusion, leadership is being quietly reshaped—often away from courage, long-term thinking, and responsibility.

Join us to explore why low back pain is rarely just an “I lifted wrong” injury, but often a reflection of how we sit, move, load, and manage stress throughout the workday.

Do you sometimes worry you wouldn’t know what to say or do if a colleague, student, friend, or family member were in mental distress or crisis? Developed by the Mental Health Commission Canada, the two-day Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification course is designed to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond supportively. 

Join us for Food, Energy & Focus, a practical and science-based seminar designed to help staff and faculty better understand how food choices, meal timing, and stress patterns shape energy, mood, and focus throughout the workday.