Past Events

Make 2023 your year to become a Better ‘U’. Join other Faculty and Staff and begin Occupational Health and Wellness’ FREE 12-week Learn-to-Run 5K program.

About the event Join us as we celebrate Earth month by helping us clean-up the litter in the Arboretum and enjoy the beautiful weather that Spring brings! Bring a colleague or even your whole team. Individuals will be put in pairs or groups of three as we clean the Arboretum.  Gloves, pickers, and garbage bags will be provided. Volunteers are invited to join us for lunch after from 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm. Lunch will be provided, but is optional for volunteers. 

Join U of G on Tour for an exclusive tour of the Guelph Turf Grass Institute, G.M. Frost Centre and research grounds. Meet up is at 12:00 pm and the Outdoor Tour will be from 12:30-1:00 pm. Feel free to bring a snack or brown bag lunch as you learn about the research that applies to your backyard, local soccer field, golf course, cemetery, and park! The Guelph Turfgrass Institute has moved to a new location, so we invite you to tour the facility and take a walk outside on the research plots. Please dress for the weather. No high heels. Closed-toed shoes required.

Make 2023 your year to become a Better ‘U’. Join other Faculty and Staff and begin Occupational Health and Wellness’ FREE 12-week Learn-to-Run 5K program. To join the Learn-to-Run 5K program, you must attend this information and registration session hosted by Occupational Health and Wellness as you will learn the necessary information about the program. Register now! 

Event Details: Chair Yoga is the way to ​go when you are reluctant to get into the yoga clothes and get on the mat- challenge yourself with Chair yoga. 

This workshop is hosted by U of G Women, Work, and Wellness. Emmanuelle Arnaud will recap the presentation from January to continue the conversation on how to support your career goals and shift the conversation at the U of G to level the playing field. Session: Noon - 1:00 pm. The room will be available from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm to allow for socializing.

Looking to start a new fitness or wellness journey? Did you know that all staff/faculty on campus have access to a subsidized rate to use the on-campus facilities? Join us on a tour of what programming/services and equipment is available to our staff/faculty members and why the Athletic facilities might just be the best fit for you! Attendees of this tour will receive a free day pass for recreation in the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, including access to the Fitness Centre and / or a fitness class, to use at their convenience!

Delve into the relationship between diet and gut microbiome diversity. With the overwhelming number of media published surrounding this topic, it may be difficult to navigate through all of the misinformation and marketing ploys. We will be touching on the following topics of prebiotics, probiotics, fermented foods, and fiber-rich foods, as well as conducting a hands-on fermentation activity where we will be making Kimchi!  Join us as we 

Help us support our U of G students' during Women's History Month by donating menstrual hygiene products as we work towards ending period poverty and ending the stigma around menstruation.  Menstrual Hygiene Items that can be donated: All donations will go to the Guelph Student Food Bank to support our own U of G students. Please ensure that all donated items are unopened and new. We will be accepting the following items:

Looking to start a new fitness or wellness journey? Did you know that all staff/faculty on campus have access to a subsidized rate to use the on-campus facilities?