Past Events

Taking regular breaks during your work shift can help you de-stress and re-charge. Stop by the Summerlee Science Atrium at 12:30 a.m. for a free medium coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. Bring along your colleagues.  All night-shift employees are welcome!  

Much of our lives are dominated by the spoken and written word, which requires us to articulate what we think, feel, and believe. By allowing ourselves to express through the visual language of art (which simply requires a willingness to be open and playful), we can learn more about ourselves, care for our thoughts, emotions, and overall wellness in a creative, renewing way. In this workshop:

Bring your lunch for this fascinating noon hour talk on gardening with special guest John Reinhart, Grounds Manager at U of G.  Everyone welcome.   Door prizes!

In today’s high pressure work environments resilience is considered a necessary attribute that enables individuals to thrive in the face of everyday work-pressures and stresses. Building and maintaining resilience is an ongoing process that requires time, effort and engagement in thoughtful behaviours that can help you let go and move forward.

Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act gives the responsibility to a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety committee or Health and Safety Representative to conduct inspections of the physical conditions of the workplace. Successful workplace inspections follow recognized steps and knowing what to look for and why is critical when conducting workplace inspections. Participants will have an introduction into hazard identification and gain an understanding of how workplace inspections are conducted at University of Guelph workplaces.

he ability to have difficult conversations is an essential skill that enables us to clear the air so that we can be productive at work. With practice, this skill can be developed. Difficult conversations tend to be associated with a negative outcome or a confrontation; but there are ways to have a difficult conversation that has a productive outcome. Productive doesn’t mean agreement; it means a change for the collective good.

Leadership Essentials

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. 

Essential to effective leadership is understanding that conflict is a natural part of working with others; different people have different ideas, values, beliefs and viewpoints. All leaders will inevitably need to deal with a conflict between two or more people.