The Travelling Health Fair is visiting the Diamond Health Care Centre and there are a few appointments left! The fair is open to all UBC staff and faculty. This year, we are focusing on kidney health, so sign up to get assessed and learn how to maintain your kidney health.
Visit the Travelling Health Fair page to reserve your appointment and find out more information.
Optimize your computer work environment to improve comfort and reduce the risk of injury. This one-hour tutorial combines a presentation with a practical session, giving you hands-on experience adjusting typical office equipment. By the end of the tutorial, you will know how to set up your chair, keyboard/mouse, and monitor to promote neutral working postures. Find out more and register now.
This workshop will provide important information about different types of sit-stand desks and platforms available for the workplace. Understanding the pros and cons of each will assist departments, staff and faculty in deciding which option may be most suitable. Product samples will be available for participants to try in order to understand how the different models impact physical positioning and workflow. Find out more and register now.
Focusing on the negative side of challenges or issues can greatly affect overall wellbeing and affect performance. Join us for a session that will help you understand this seemingly automatic negative thinking and learn how to tackle negative thoughts effectively and increase your positive outlook. Find out more and register now.
In today’s environment of competing demands, relentless commitments and feelings of being short on time, balance doesn’t often come easily or naturally. Join us for a session to help you explore how your current choices impact work-life satisfaction and develop strategies to achieve a greater balance in life by identifying your priorities and the things you may not be able to control. Find out more and register now.
Change is a natural part of life. You may be aware that a change is imminent, but are uncertain about what it will involve and how it will affect your life. Join us for a session that will address the emotional reactions involved with change and help you learn the coping skills to manage change more effectively. You will understand the different types of change, develop management strategies and learn to view change in a more positive manner. Find out more and register now.
This free, innovative, evidence-based training is for all UBC staff and faculty looking to incorporate mindfulness into the workplace and in their everyday lives. Content is delivered online via any device, and focuses on simple yet powerful and achievable learning objectives. After just 10 minutes a day for 30 consecutive days, participants will be healthier, more productive and better able to problem-solve and work in a team. Learn more and register for the challenge now.
If your department is looking for more efficient response and support with regards to ergonomic issues for staff, consider taking the three-hour Ergo Rep Training. Learn about basic ergonomic risk factors and assessments, proper computer workstation set-up, and resources to take back to your unit. Find out more and register now.
Ongoing: Register now for UBC Camps (discounts for UBC staff and faculty)
March 7-9: Turn it Up and Disrupt
Photo Credits: UBC Communications and Marketing, UBC Camps
This workshop will provide important information about different types of sit-stand desks and platforms available for the workplace. Understanding the pros and cons of each will assist departments, staff and faculty in deciding which option may be most suitable. Product samples will be available for participants to try in order to understand how the different models impact physical positioning and workflow. Find out more and register now.
Optimize your computer work environment to improve comfort and reduce the risk of injury. This one-hour tutorial combines a presentation with a practical session, giving you hands-on experience adjusting typical office equipment. By the end of the tutorial, you will know how to set up your chair, keyboard/mouse, and monitor to promote neutral working postures. Find out more and register now.
UBC Okanagan is hosting a free, two-day workshop on suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don’t need any formal training to attend the workshop. Note: You must attend both days in full to get the certificate of completion. To register, please email Sam Larsen at sam.larsen@ubc.ca by February 15.
This bootcamp is designed to guide you through a variety of core, stability, and functional strength training for a safe and effective workout. Suitable for both beginner and experienced bootcampers. Find out more and register now.
The Working Mind is a Mental Health Commission of Canada, evidence-based, solution-focused workplace training program aimed at increasing mental health literacy for employees. Designed to address and promote mental health in a workplace setting, participants will enhance their awareness to reduce stigma and negative attitudes around mental health challenges. Employees will acquire a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing, be able to promote mental health in the workplace, and enhance personal mental health and resilience. Find out more and register now.
This class presents a cutting-edge Pilates workout designed to sculpt the body and strengthen the core. A 50/50 Yoga Pilates class is a unique combination of 50% standing Pilates work, which integrates Pilates principles into lower-body work, and 50% yoga mat work to strengthen the core with complementary exercises. Find out more and register now.
If your department is looking for more efficient response and support with regards to ergonomic issues for staff, consider taking the three-hour Ergo Rep Training. Learn about basic ergonomic risk factors and assessments, proper computer workstation set-up, and resources to take back to your unit. Find out more and register now.
This free, innovative, evidence-based training is for all UBC staff and faculty looking to incorporate mindfulness into the workplace and in their everyday lives. Content is delivered online via any device, and focuses on simple yet powerful and achievable learning objectives. After just 10 minutes a day for 30 consecutive days, participants will be healthier, more productive and better able to problem-solve and work in a team. Learn more and register for the challenge now.
Open to all staff on the Vancouver campus with three or more years of service, the President’s Staff Award for Wellbeing recognizes outstanding contributions to the university community, especially the important role staff play in promoting workplace health. Consider nominating a colleague or team. Deadline for nominations is March 15.
Photo Credit: UBC Thrive
QPR Training is an internationally recognized suicide intervention program designed to help you question, persuade and refer. QPR acts as an emergency mental health intervention designed to save lives, much like CPR or other methods of emergency medical intervention. Learn to recognize suicide warning signs, how to approach someone who may be at risk, persuade the person to seek appropriate health services, and connect the person to resources that will help resolve crises. Find out more and register now.
The prospect of talking to your children about sex and sexual health can be a difficult one, but these conversations do not need to be feared or avoided. Why not arm yourself with knowledge, age-appropriate information and fantastic resources? Learn how to speak to your children about comprehensive body science and sexual health information. You will also take away a helpful formula for answering questions and discover some fantastic resources for both parents and children of any age. Help provide your children with the tools to keep themselves safe and to make healthy and informed decisions. Find out more and register now.
This workshop will provide important information about different types of sit-stand desks and platforms available for the workplace. Understanding the pros and cons of each will assist departments, staff and faculty in deciding which option may be most suitable. Product samples will be available for participants to try in order to understand how the different models impact physical positioning and workflow. Find out more and register now.
Optimize your computer work environment to improve comfort and reduce the risk of injury. This one-hour tutorial combines a presentation with a practical session, giving you hands-on experience adjusting typical office equipment. By the end of the tutorial, you will know how to set up your chair, keyboard/mouse, and monitor to promote neutral working postures. Find out more and register now.
Incorporating aspects of Self-Care 101, this session is designed for those working in front line or helping roles on campus such as advisors, managers, supervisors, faculty and student support staff. In addition to learning about personal self-care (the body’s stress response and how to identify these responses in themselves), participants will explore the benefits and risks of supporting others while identifying ways to create and maintain supportive and safe environments. It offers an opportunity to take a stress index, explore what self-care means and to identify key UBC resources that can be engaged to support work life integration while reducing burnout. Find out more and register now.
The Working Mind is a Mental Health Commission of Canada, evidence-based workplace training program aimed at increasing mental health literacy for managers, supervisors, deans, and department heads.
This education-based and solution-focused program is designed to address and promote mental health and reduce stigma in a workplace setting. Participants will enhance their awareness to reduce stigma and negative attitudes around mental health challenges, have a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing, be able to promote mental health in the workplace, and gain confidence, tools and resources to support employees. Find out more and register now.
This free, innovative, evidence-based training is for all UBC staff and faculty looking to incorporate mindfulness into the workplace and in their everyday lives. Content is delivered online via any device, and focuses on simple yet powerful and achievable learning objectives. After just 10 minutes a day for 30 consecutive days, participants will be healthier, more productive and better able to problem-solve and work in a team. Learn more and register for the challenge now.
The Working Mind is a Mental Health Commission of Canada, evidence-based, solution-focused workplace training program aimed at increasing mental health literacy for employees. Designed to address and promote mental health in a workplace setting, participants will enhance their awareness to reduce stigma and negative attitudes around mental health challenges. Employees will acquire a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing, be able to promote mental health in the workplace, and enhance personal mental health and resilience. Find out more and register now.
If your department is looking for more efficient response and support with regards to ergonomic issues for staff, consider taking the three-hour Ergo Rep Training. Learn about basic ergonomic risk factors and assessments, proper computer workstation set-up, and resources to take back to your unit. Find out more and register now.
January 2-31: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
January 7-13: UBC Recreation Free Week
January 21-March 24: UBC Walkabout (Faculty of Education)
January 21: Lunar New Year celebrations (UBC Alumni Centre)
January 24: Global Health Conference (UBC School of Population and Public Health)
January 26: First Year Educators’ Symposium (CTLT)
January 29: Sing! Sing! Sing! Drop-in Choir (UBC Wellbeing)
January 31: Staff & Faculty Drop-in Choir Practice (UBC Wellbeing)
February 1-28: Move UBC Month
Photo credit: UBC Communications and Marketing
If your department is looking for more efficient response and support with regards to ergonomic issues for staff, consider taking the three-hour Ergo Rep Training. Learn about basic ergonomic risk factors and assessments, proper computer workstation set-up, and resources to take back to your unit. Find out more and register now.
This workshop will provide important information about different types of sit-stand desks and platforms available for the workplace. Understanding the pros and cons of each will assist departments, staff and faculty in deciding which option may be most suitable. Product samples will be available for participants to try in order to understand how the different models impact physical positioning and workflow. Find out more and register now.
Optimize your computer work environment to improve comfort and reduce the risk of injury. This one-hour tutorial combines a presentation with a practical session, giving you hands-on experience adjusting typical office equipment. By the end of the tutorial, you will know how to set up your chair, keyboard/mouse, and monitor to promote neutral working postures. Find out more and register now.
This free, innovative, evidence-based training is for all UBC staff and faculty looking to incorporate mindfulness into the workplace and in their everyday lives. Content is delivered online via any device, and focuses on simple yet powerful and achievable learning objectives. After just 10 minutes a day for 30 consecutive days, participants will be healthier, more productive and better able to problem-solve and work in a team. Learn more and register for the challenge now.
QPR Training is an internationally recognized suicide intervention program designed to help you question, persuade and refer. QPR acts as an emergency mental health intervention designed to save lives, much like CPR or other methods of emergency medical intervention. Learn to recognize suicide warning signs, how to approach someone who may be at risk, persuade the person to seek appropriate health services, and connect the person to resources that will help resolve crises. Find out more and register now.
Incorporating aspects of Self-Care 101, this session is designed for those working in front line or helping professions such as advisors, managers, supervisors, faculty and student support staff. In addition to learning about personal self-care, participants will explore the benefits and risks of supporting others while identifying ways to create and maintain supportive and safe environments. Find out more and register now.
The Working Mind is a Mental Health Commission of Canada, evidence-based workplace training program aimed at increasing mental health literacy for managers, supervisors, deans, and department heads.
This education-based and solution-focused program is designed to address and promote mental health and reduce stigma in a workplace setting. Participants will enhance their awareness to reduce stigma and negative attitudes around mental health challenges, have a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing, be able to promote mental health in the workplace, and gain confidence, tools and resources to support employees. Find out more and register now.
The Working Mind is a Mental Health Commission of Canada, evidence-based, solution-focused workplace training program aimed at increasing mental health literacy for employees. Designed to address and promote mental health in a workplace setting, participants will enhance their awareness to reduce stigma and negative attitudes around mental health challenges. Employees will acquire a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing, be able to promote mental health in the workplace, and enhance personal mental health and resilience. Find out more and register now.
Photo Credit: UBC Communications and Marketing
A good night’s sleep is critical for overall wellbeing. It often impacts how alert, energized and productive we are. This session will focus on the importance of sleep and its protective effects on overall health. Participants will learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of burnout, strategies to improve sleep quality and feel better rested. Find out more and register now.
Join us for this orientation webinar to learn about the evidence supporting mindfulness and meditation, as well as the 30-Day Online Mindfulness Challenge, an evidence-based online training, available for UBC staff, faculty, and postdoctoral fellows. Come learn about mindfulness, the science behind it and the practical application in your professional and personal life. Find out more and register for the webinar now.
This innovative and evidence-based training is aimed at UBC staff and faculty looking to incorporate mindfulness into the workplace and in their everyday lives. Content is delivered online via any device, and focuses on simple yet powerful and achievable learning objectives. After just 10 minutes a day for 30 consecutive days, participants will be healthier, more productive and better able to problem-solve and work in a team. The challenge is free for all UBC staff and faculty. Learn more and register for the challenge now.
This session will focus on increasing mental health literacy through self-care. You will learn about the body’s stress response and how to identify these responses in yourself, how to assess your stress levels, explore the meaning of personal self-care, and discover the many resources available for UBC staff and faculty. Find out more and register now.
Click the following links to learn more about part 2 and 3 of the series:
Optimize your computer work environment to improve comfort and reduce the risk of injury. This one-hour tutorial combines a presentation with a practical session, giving you hands-on experience adjusting typical office equipment. By the end of the tutorial, you will know how to set up your chair, keyboard/mouse, and monitor to promote neutral working postures. Find out more and register now.
This workshop will provide important information about different types of sit-stand desks and platforms available for the workplace. Understanding the pros and cons of each will assist departments, staff and faculty in deciding which option may be most suitable. Product samples will be available for participants to try in order to understand how the different models impact physical positioning and workflow. Find out more and register now.
Join Dr. Thara Vayali for a three-part Stress and Resilience Series to explore the stress response, recognize stress levels, build resilience, and discover the connection between empathy and stress.
Resilience is a key component in the prevention of stress and the capacity to cope with and overcome adverse events. This workshop will cover the basics of stress, explain stress burnout, and share tools to become more resilient. Find out more and register now.
Click the following links to learn more about part 2 and 3 of the series:
If your department is looking for more efficient response and support with regards to ergonomic issues for staff, consider taking the three-hour Ergo Rep Training. Learn about basic ergonomic risk factors and assessments, proper computer workstation set-up, and resources to take back to your unit. Find out more and register now.
This month’s featured event is UBC Thrive week. Hosted on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, Thrive is an opportunity for staff, faculty and students to explore their path to mental health: October 29 – November 2: Thrive Week
October 9-12: UBC United Way Week of Caring
October 13-14: UBC’s Annual Apple Festival (UBC Botanical Gardens)
October 18: The Great ShakeOut
October 23: Sing! Sing! Sing! Drop-in Choir
October 24-26: UBC’s Annual Flu Shot Campaign
October 29-November 4: Bike to Work Week
October 30: Inclusive Futures Dialogue Series – The Power of Diversity
UBC Okanagan:
Ongoing: Weekly mindfulness drop-ins
Photo credit: UBC Brand & Marketing
Join a guided tour of the Nitobe Memorial Garden, a traditional Japanese tea-and-stroll garden located at UBC Vancouver. Enjoy nature while socializing and learning about the many unique features of the garden. Limited spots available. Find out more and register now.
If your department is looking for more efficient response and support with regards to ergonomic issues for staff, consider taking the three-hour Ergo Rep Training. Learn about basic ergonomic risk factors and assessments, proper computer workstation set-up, and resources to take back to your unit. Find out more and register now.
Optimize your computer work environment to improve comfort and reduce the risk of injury. This one-hour tutorial combines a presentation with a practical session, giving you hands-on experience adjusting typical office equipment. By the end of the tutorial, you will know how to set up your chair, keyboard/mouse, and monitor to promote neutral working postures. Find out more and register now.
This workshop will provide important information about different types of sit-stand desks and platforms available for the workplace. Understanding the pros and cons of each will assist departments, staff and faculty in deciding which option may be most suitable. Product samples will be available for participants to try in order to understand how the different models impact physical positioning and workflow. Find out more and register now.
The Working Mind is a Mental Health Commission of Canada, evidence-based workplace training program aimed at increasing mental health literacy for managers, supervisors, deans, and department heads.
This education-based and solution-focused program is designed to address and promote mental health and reduce stigma in a workplace setting. Participants will enhance their awareness to reduce stigma and negative attitudes around mental health challenges, have a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing, be able to promote mental health in the workplace, and gain confidence, tools and resources to support employees. Find out more and register now.
August 8: Yoga on the Mall
August 15: Positive Space Foundational Workshop
August 17: New Staff & Faculty Fitness Membership Bundles (UBC Recreation)
August 23: Community Kitchen at UBC Farm
Photo Credit: UBC Human Resources
July 3-August 30: Summer discounts (50%) on two new UBC BodyWorks fitness classes: Brain Bodyworks and Yoga & Mindful Movement. See brochure for full details.
Until October 31: UBC Farm Pop-Up Markets (Wednesdays, UBC Bookstore)
Until August 15: Yoga on the Mall
July 18-20: UBC Blueberry Fest
July 19: Fifth Annual UBC Chef Challenge (Discounted tickets for staff and faculty)
July 19: UBC Botanical Gardens Amphitheatre Summer Series
August 1: UBC Pride
Photo: Community Development (UBC Campus and Community Planning)
June 21: UBC Staff Pension Fair
Now-June 13: Call for QPR Instructors – Applications Open
Now-July 4: Yoga on the Mall
June 6: Doughgirls Summer Harvest Baking
June 7: Happy How-To: From Happiness Research to Happier Cities
June 12: Leading with Emotional Intelligence (for Postdocs and Grad students)
June 16: Garden Days Grow Green Guide Tour (UBC Botanical Garden)
June 21: Special Solstice Opening – Beginning with the Seventies Radial Change (Belkin Art Gallery)
June 22: In a Different Light Opening – Gallery of Northwest Coast Masterworks (MOA)
Photo Credit: Community Development (UBC Campus and Community Planning)
Registration now open for UBC Recreation Summer Camps
April 3: The Chan Centre Turns 20
April 9: UBC Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre Grand Opening
April 19: EDGE Film Festival (UBC School of Nursing)
April 19: UBC Connects with Waneek Horn-Miller
April 19: Emergency: Drug Use and Addiction in the 21st Century (MEDtalks)
April 22: Earth Day Bird Tours and Grow Green Guide Tours (UBC Botanical Gardens)
April 24: Impromptu Rock Choir at UBC
Photo Credit: UBC Communications and Marketing
UBC Wellbeing: Healthy Beverage Initiatives Survey & Impromptu Rock Choir
March 9: UBC Wellbeing is exploring a healthy beverage initiative at UBC and would like to get your feedback on non-alcoholic beverage consumption on campus. Complete the Vancouver survey or Okanagan survey by March 9 for a chance to win one of five $25 UBC Food Services gift cards. Find out more about this initiative here.
March 21: Lift your spirits with a song! UBC Wellbeing and the UBC Arts and Culture District are bringing Vancouver’s Impromptu Rock Choir to campus each month for a fun and inclusive singing experience. All voices welcome; no experience required. Find out more and register here.
March 8: Structural Oppression – Male Privilege (UBC Learning Circle)
March 10: UBC Recreation Triathlon Duathlon
March 14: Lead, Succeed, and Inspire: An Evening with Changemakers
March 15: Register for UBC Staff and Faculty Sports Day
March 15: 3 Minutes Thesis 2018 @UBC – Finals
March 19: The Colours of Food Security – Public Reception with Dr. Jonathan Foley
March 22: March Break Nitobe Garden Tour
March 25-28: UBC Recreation Storm the Wall
Photo credit: UBC Communications & Marketing
This Month’s Feature:Walkabout is an annual nine-week health and wellbeing challenge that promotes regular exercise in social settings. Everyone at UBC is welcome to create teams of five or register as an individual. Cost is only $10 per person, and registration is now open. This is a great opportunity to achieve a personal or team fitness goal at the start of a new year! For more details, visit the UBC Walkabout website.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month is filled with events and messages that aim to raise awareness and understanding about sexual assault, and what we, as individuals and the UBC community, can do to help prevent it. Join the conversation and explore ways to become involved.
Many office workers spend a high proportion of their work day sitting, often in prolonged unbroken bouts. The Population Physical Activity Lab in the School of Kinesiology at UBC is conducting a workplace intervention aimed at reducing employee sitting time through the provision of a low-cost standing desk.
If you are interested in trying out a standing desk, aged 18-65 years old, and sit at a desk at least three days a week, then you are invited to participate.
This study involves wearing an activity monitor and completing a few surveys – three times over a six-month period. You will receive $60 for your participation and be offered the standing desk to keep.
Click here for more information or if you’d like to sign up for this study, please email Dr. Guy Faulkner, CIHR-PHAC Chair in Applied Public Health, or Katie Weatherson, the Research Assistant at pop_pa.lab@ubc.ca.
It’s that wonderful time of the year when you can check out UBC Recreation classes – for free! Drop in for a fitness, yoga, Pilates, dance, martial arts, boot camp or aquatics class. No experience required. Try as many classes as you like, and register for your favourites!
Enjoy a concert of opera arias and song favourites in a casual setting. Coffee, tea and light refreshments served. Advanced reservation required.
Participate in an inspirational evening with Suquamish Elder and Master Basketmaker Ed Carriere and wet site archaeologist and ancient basketry researcher Dr. Dale R. Croes. Ed and Dale will present a richly illustrated talk about ancient basket making and invite visitors to interact with the ancient basket replicas they make.
This popular annual event sold out last year, so get your tickets to watch the UBC Thunderbirds Men’s Hockey before they’re gone! Family pack and student rate tickets available.
This free symposium will provide opportunities to network and share research and resources related to teaching, learning and community building with a focus on first-year students at UBC. This event is supported by Student Development & Services, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology.
The Arts in Health Research community of practice aims to be a vibrant collegial space in which members share their work, engage with and learn from the approaches of others, discuss challenges and successes of their research, and explore emerging trends and innovations in arts-based methodologies. All researchers who are currently working at the intersection between the arts and health research are welcome to attend.
Reach out. Help is available. Reaching out early and preventing suicide requires everyone’s support. On Suicide Awareness Day, January 31, show your support for awareness and prevention. Visit ow.ly/bDae30gVnx4
To request free Suicide Awareness Day stickers for your group, department or faculty, please click here to place your order.
On the first day of Move UBC month, you are invited to wear clothes that encourage you to move throughout your entire day. We want to see your lulu’s or your bright running shoes– anything that encourages you to move!
PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series returns in 2018 with the first of six dynamic events, where doctoral students tell their community-engaged research stories in just under seven minutes.
Mark your calendars now to ensure that you are available to participate in this year’s event.
Photo credit: Martin Dee/UBC Communications and Marketing