Past Events

NEW Days is designed to welcome and connect new employees to the University environment and give them a positive start.

Designed by Living Works, safeTALK is a 3.5-hour alertness training and certification that prepares anyone, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. This training includes understanding of the importance of suicide alertness, learning to identify ways people invite help, and how to connect those who need help with resources when they are at risk.

Building Community Workshop Wednesday series

As a leader, ask yourself: Are you able to surface tough issues or challenges with your team? Do you encourage your team members to bring forward new ideas or ask for help? Do you create an environment where it feels safe to take risks?

PAC is a globally used, free PDF accessibility checking tool that reviews PDF/UA and WCAG requirements. This webinar will walk through how to use this tool to help improve your PDF remediation workflow. Register through the Digital Accessibility Resource Centre

This interactive workshop encourages participants to move beyond the text of Ontario's human rights legislation to understand how legal requirements affect our day-to-day work. How do we identify when behaviour is harassment or discrimination? How do we know when behaviour rises to the level of a human rights violation? What is a reasonable response to a complaint in the circumstances? How do we prevent human rights violations from occurring in the first place? This workshop provides tools and strategies to respond to each of these questions.

Part 1: Developing Effective Standard Operating Procedures February 18, 2026, 10 am - 11 am Discover how to seamlessly transition from routine checklists to SOPs that enhance efficiency, reduce errors, promote consistency and elevate overall performance. Explore how to write clear and unambiguous SOPs, learn about different process documentation formats, understand how to implement SOPs into your current workflow, and discuss how to regularly review SOPs to ensure they become living documents that adapt and evolve with your business needs.

What to consider when planning for your retirement, regardless of the life stage you’re in. You’ll gain valuable insights on how to maximize your employee benefits while managing your finances effectively. Instructor Advisors from RBC and their community partners Event Registration Register through Qualtrics! Contact Phone: 56800 Email: landd@uoguelph.ca

Developed by Living Works, ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop that teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

Every time people interact, there is an opportunity to build or damage a relationship. Improving the quality of relationships in the workplace can enhance productivity and reduce conflict. This session will review three key tools that can build relationships, will provide coaching on how to use these tools effectively, and will assist participants in developing strategies to address relationship challenges.  Facilitator Trainers from Homewood Health