Past Events

Every parent wants their child to be happy and successful at school. Many working parents struggle with knowing how to support their children with school-related activities. This session invites participants to seek a partnership between each child, the school and themselves as parents. This partnership creates positive structure at home to support their children's experience at school and looks for ways to reward effort rather than outcomes. Facilitator: from Homewood Health Contact

Throughout February, Wellness@Work is hosting a series of Lunch n’ Learn screening events for faculty and staff.  As February is “Heart Month”, we encourage you to come out and learn more about how you can keep your heart and mind healthy.   Bring your lunch and come out for a Wellness@Work screening of “The Secret to Living Longer may be your Social Life.” 

The ability to have difficult conversations is an essential skill that enables us to clear the air so that we can be productive at work. With practice, this skill can be developed. Difficult conversations tend to be associated with a negative outcome or a confrontation; but there are ways to have a difficult conversation that has a productive outcome. Productive doesn’t mean agreement; it means a change for the collective good.

Hear from four U of G employees who have improved life in developing countries through short term (3-4 week) volunteer assignments while on Leave for Change. This panel session features: Linda Watt, Justin Liu, Christi Cooper, and Mario Deschamps: https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/staff-faculty/leave-change  

This training will be reviewing muscular-skeletal disorders (MSDs), symptoms of MSDs, ergonomic risk factors, and solutions.  As well as an in-depth review of how to properly set up your workstation, identify hazards and propose solutions, as well as tips for at work and at home.   Facilitator Bio: Stacey Speagle, R.Kin, CCPE : Rehabilitation Specialist

Throughout February, Wellness@Work is hosting a series of Lunch n’ Learn screening events for faculty and staff.  As February is “Heart Month”, we encourage you to come out and learn more about how you can keep your heart and mind healthy.   On Thursday February 15th, bring your lunch and come out for a Wellness@Work screening of “The Happy Secret to Better Work.” 

Watch a video testimonial from former Coaching and Communicating for Performance participants at https://youtu.be/98CCwH_6-lg. Coaching & Communicating for Performance is a highly interactive program that provides supervisors and managers the opportunity to build skills that will enable them to share expectations and set objectives for employees, provide constructive feedback, more effectively engage in learning conversations, and coaching opportunities.

The Department of Athletics is hosting a new Lunch & Learn series beginning Wednesday February 14th at 12:15-12:45pm in the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, Gryphon Lounge.  Join Alida Finnie MSC RD CDE Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor & Registered Dietitian, as she presents "Eat Right without the Food Fight" to help us understand why it happens and provide real solutions. This session is FREE and NO registration is required.  

In this session we’ll go over some of the key differences between an RSP and a TFSA as well as the benefits of each. We’ll talk about which type of registered investment will help you maximize your savings and ultimately reach your goals that much sooner. Everyone’s individual circumstances make the “right” plan a little different. Being better informed will allow you to build a plan that’s right for YOU. Brought to you by Learning and Development, in partnership with the Royal Bank of Canada.

This practical and interactive session provides participants with the principles and tools of positive parenting focused on children's skills in social development and well-being. Participants will also get an opportunity to review and discuss strategies for bringing positive parenting into the home. Contact Phone: 56800 Email: landd@uoguelph.ca