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On October 1, 2019 faculty and staff were invited to Johnston Green to celebrate the start of U of G's third annual Healthy Workplace Month.  180+ employees came out on an unseasonably warm Fall afternoon to participate in the Campus Mile walk, run or roll through campus. 

Vice-President Don O'Leary provided opening remarks as Chair of the Wellness@Work Advisory Committee and encouraged employees to get involved throughout the month. Sarah Mau, Chair of the Wellness@Work Programming Committee, highlighted a few of the free upcoming events for faculty and staff.

The Wellness Committee at University of Guelph-Humber has planned a series of activities and events from October 1- November 1 for Wellness Month. 

Academic Services is marking this important month with a variety of events for instructors and staff. Be sure to check them out! 

Join a workshop on Overcoming Burnout, learn about Ergonomics, or participate in a Mindfulness and Meditation session.  

Have a visit with the comfort dogs, join a yoga session or share your ideas on the wellness wall.

View the full schedule attached.

During the month of August, Wellness@Work challenged employees to have "tech-free" Tuesday evenings. 

Congrats to Victoria, who has won the prize for her participation in this activity!  Learn about her experience being technology free a few evenings throughout the month:  

Through the Wellness@Work initiative we are proud to be hosting our third annual Healthy Workplace Month at the University of Guelph. The Wellness@Work Programming Committee invites you to take part in some of the fun, free activities to help boost workplace wellness across our institution.  

Here are a few featured events:

Is it art or a historic object?  The scavenger hunt is made up of pictures of Art or Objects on the U of G campus for you to find. Once you have found the item in the picture, enter its name in the crossword puzzle.

When you have completed the crossword puzzle, submit it to wellnessatwork@uoguelph.ca or send by campus mail to Sarah Joosse in Human Resources by November 4, 2019.

There will be prizes awarded by random draw from the correct entries. 

Get out there and explore our beautiful campus this October!

Hope you have been enjoying the summer and are looking forward to an exciting Fall!  Attached below is the full September Wellness@Work calendar and the Take a Hike! Challenge poster.

Wellness@Work is challenging you to try at least one new hike each week during the month of September for your chance to win a prize!

Here are a few upcoming opportunities to help you find balance during a busy start to the school year :

September 10 each year is recognized as Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day. 

"Explosive - that’s the impact the suicide of a colleague will have within his or her personal network of family, friends, colleagues and co-workers. With 70% of suicides being completed by working-aged men and women between 30 and 64 years old, the collateral damage of such tragic deaths does indeed reach the workplace."

The University of Guelph has many unique features and activities for employees to enjoy.  We have compiled many of these features into a Top 20 Bucket List. 

Work your way through with a colleague or on your own, and have fun appreciating our campus.

Throughout the month of August, Wellness@Work invited employees to explore unique places on campus to learn more about how we are working together to create a more sustainable U of G. 

Staff and faculty were invited to tour the UC Basement Kitchen, the Honey Bee Research Centre, and the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming.  A talk was also hosted by the Sustainability Office, highlighting the different programs U of G runs to create a more sustainable campus.

During Nutrition Month, we asked employees to submit their favourite healthy recipe for a chance to win a prize.  View the top 3 recipes our panel selected, as well as all of the yummy recipes we received for the contest in the attached recipe booklet.

Try out a new breakfast, entree or dessert recipe and let us know what you think! Use the hashtag #WellnessatUofG.

Happy tasting!