Past Events

Drop off food donations in the UC Courtyard to support the Guelph Student FoodBank. Please bring in your dry and canned goods or grocery store gift cards to help support the local student food bank. Some of their most wanted items are: 

Watch a video testimonial from former Personal Leadership at Work participants athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK0nI9st3TQ.

Student wellbeing is often deemed a responsibility of student services professionals. However, evidence suggest that subtle shifts within higher education classroom contexts can create a profound impact on student wellbeing. In particular, emerging research indicates that instructors have important roles to play in fostering student wellbeing through their teaching. Such findings echo the foundational theories and the calls-to-action identified in the Okanagan Charter (2015).

Nature is known to be unpredictable and unexpected, so what awaits us today?  Rachel, the Arboretum's Naturalist Intern, leads 1 hour long walks every Wednesday year-round.  Walks start at The Arboretum kiosk at 12:15 p.m.   The hike may be cancelled if there is inclement weather.   Please check the Arboretum's Facebook and Instagram page for a notice if the weekly walk is cancelled due to weather.  For further information contact Sally at scheun06@uoguelph.ca or ext. 52363. 

This is a muscle strength and endurance workout (no cardio component) for the whole body using a variety of equipment followed by a rejuvenating stretch.

Stressed out in your teaching? Join the College of Biological Science Office of Educational Scholarship and Practice and Physical Science & Engineering Education Research Centre as they welcome Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, sharing her transformational work with resiliency! Register today! http://tiny.cc/og4qez

Learn how to make the most out of one hour in your kitchen to create healthy and delicious Fall foods.  Gain a better understanding of how some simple ingredient substitutions can make your snacks on the go more health promoting.  Space is limited.  Register today! 

Classical Yoga is a particularly effective and efficient system to not only stretch, tone and develop the muscles but stimulate robust health in all systems of the body.  Regular practice can relieve stress and anxiety and promote mental concentration.

So why do we do it? What perpetuates and even escalates this habit? Do you even worry about how much you worry? How much is too much? Is it possible to worry yourself sick? How do we prevent it from running our life? Or giving us anxiety? This evening workshop provides information about worrying, and teaches practical strategies that curb worry and decrease its negative impact on mood and performance.  

Deadlines getting you down? Take a paws from your busy day to chill out with certified comfort dogs. Groups can visit the pooches for a full 15 minutes.   Please register for a time slot: https://gryphlife.uoguelph.ca/organization/takeapaws.