Past Events

All faculty and staff are invited to kick off International Women’s Day with an event hosted by GenEQ: Advancing the status of women at U of G. Allies are welcome! Enjoy a continental breakfast and hear Provost Charlotte Yates discuss gender equity at U of G. Take part in the International Women’s Day conversation with your colleagues. RSVP online. March 8 | 8 to 10 a.m. | Summerlee Science Complex

Be inspired by our Guest Speaker Ben Fanelli, formerly of the Kitchener Rangers OHL team. Hear first hand Ben’s story, his treatment challenges and how he returned to LIFE. Join our expert panel to learn more about Concussions “Bring your questions to the panel and learn from the experts” Learn more on the attached poster.

The Wellness@Work Grant Program encourages faculty and staff across all campuses and research stations at the University of Guelph to help promote wellness in their workplace through the implementation of a tailored health‐promoting program, approach or idea in their workplace. Further information on the Grant Program, along with the application form, can be found here: https://www.uoguelph.ca/wellnessatwork/grant. 

This 4 session group program meets once a week, providing an introduction to current information on the proven, drug-free strategies most helpful in decreasing, better understanding, and managing stress-related tension headaches and migraine headaches. Learn more and register: http://www.selfregulationskills.ca/programs/decreasing-headaches/ 

Intro to Plant-Based Living: How to Eat & Thrive on a Vegan Diet  Free community event offered by Goodness Me! 

There are many benefits to moving your body at work!  For three Wednesdays in March, Athletics is opening up the walking track to all employees for free. No membership required!  All participants must check-in with Client Services and sign an electronic waiver to access the walking track.  Please bring your clean, indoor walking / running shoes only.    Please adhere to the posted walking track guidelines.

This is the right program for … those who want to control their expenses and learn the principles of sound money management. You may register for a single session or the complete series.

This session will introduce faculty and staff to LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com), an online platform that offers free, on-demand, video-based courses taught by industry experts. Thousands of courses are available covering hundreds of topics that support employee development, leadership and management development, health and wellness, and technical skills training.

NEW Days are the kick-off to the NEW@the U (New Employee Welcome) program at the University of Guelph. One day at the beginning of 7 months of the year (excludes January, April, July, August and December) has been dedicated to welcoming and connecting our new employees to the University environment and give them a positive start.