Upcoming Events

Do you sometimes worry you wouldn’t know what to say or do if a colleague, student, friend, or family member were in mental distress or crisis? Developed by the Mental Health Commission Canada, the two-day Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification course is designed to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond supportively.  MHFA has been updated to follow a similar certification model as physical first aid, making it the first of its kind: a practical, recognized program to equip participants to respond to...

Worrying is a component of anxiety, and you can do something about it. Learn to curb the worry habit and how to avoid the five key pitfalls that perpetuate and escalate worrying. Topics include: the two approaches proven to decrease worrying shifting from destructive or unproductive worry to gain access to the evolutionary advantage of worrying five pitfalls that perpetuate worry and make it difficult to break out of worry spirals tips for bedtime worriers a variety of techniques and brain training exercises to curb...

Come take a mid-day break and stroll on the indoor track in the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre! All staff and faculty are invited to walk at your own pace, enjoy the facility, and connect with colleagues. Facility Reminders & Policies: The indoor track is for walking and jogging only — it’s a recreational space and not for sprinting or organized practice during drop-in times.  The track here is a 200 m, 3-lane surface — please follow any posted directional and lane signage. Wear clean, indoor athletic...

With sugar becoming increasingly common in today's food environment, it can be challenging to understand how what we eat impacts our energy, focus, and overall well-being. Join us for an engaging, evidence-based workshop that breaks down sugar and the glycemic index in a practical, approachable way. This session will help you understand how different foods affect blood sugar levels and provide realistic strategies to support steady energy throughout the day. During this workshop, we will: Explore how blood sugar fluctuations influence energy levels,...

Receiving a diagnosis of PCOS can feel overwhelming and confusing. Often, treatment recommendations for PCOS include advice to lose weight, with little or no guidance around how to manage the symptoms of PCOS. Join Lindzie O’Reilly, Student Wellness Services Registered Dietitian, to learn about: What PCOS is and how it affects the body Strategies to implement a habit-based approach to managing the symptoms of and health concerns related to PCOS Supplements and medical monitoring that may be important to consider...

Join AGG’s Curator of Contemporary Art, Erin Szikora, for a tour of AGG's winter exhibitions, highlighting core artistic practices—painting and printmaking—with strong ties to our community and region. On the first floor, In Conversation: Ron Shuebrook & Frances Thomas explores the history of abstraction in painting and how both the Guelph-based Shuebrook and Barrie-based Thomas bring highly personal approaches to this long-standing artistic language. Upstairs, Prism International Printmaking brings together 37 artists from 17 countries, working across a wide range of...

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. Registration for this information session is for University of Guelph employees only within the Guelph campus, Ridgetown, and Research Station. This virtual session...

For the 2026-2027 grant program period, the Wellness@Work Grant Program now offers a funding stream to the staff/faculty/instructors who work at the University of Guelph-Humber in order to facilitate their own distinct wellness programs within their campus location. These programs help promote wellness in the Guelph-Humber workplace through the implementation of a tailored health‐promoting program, approach or idea in their workplace. Registration...

This welcoming, in-person 1-hour workshop invites university staff and faculty to explore the fundamentals of emotions with curiosity, compassion, and practical care. Participants will build an accessible understanding of the science of emotions by examining the many factors that influence emotional responses—such as lived experiences, stress, relationships, environment, and nervous system states—rather than viewing emotions as something to “fix” or control. Through guided discussion and reflection, participants will explore the purpose of emotions as meaningful signals that...