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.
Through the Wellness@Work ON TOUR sustainability series, employees were invited to tour the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming. As one participant shared, "It seems like the farm is UoGuelph's hidden secret just waiting to be discovered!"
Here's some of the feedback we received:
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.
Wellness@Work is challenging you to be "technology-free" each Tuesday night for the month of August. Turn off your screens and spend each Tuesday evening of the month technology-free.
You decide!
August is nearly here... but that doesn't mean the summer is over! Take advantage of the free Wellness@Work activities and events scheduled for the month. Here are a few highlights from the August calendar:
"When we feel safe, secure and well connected to our families and people within our communities, we develop a sense of belonging and an understanding of who we are. These attributes allow us to have confidence in our actions and enable us to live our lives in ways that are satisfying and meaningful. In short, we create a baseline for what good mental health feels like. In contrast, when we’re overwhelmed and/or looking to solidify our relationships and roles, we can experience mental health challenges that