Taunton House - A Theatre Studies Ensemble performance
2022-04-01 19:00 - 2022-04-03 13:00 (America/Toronto) | U of G’s Massey Hall Theatre, 478 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Taunton House is the final product of the fourth year theatre students’ Ensemble creation – fully student-run, with support from the faculty.
ABOUT: Amelia Taunton is trying to publish her work in the 1890s and meets Serena Whitlock, an agent who can help her achieve her dream. Ambition and sexuality collide as they navigate their work and their relationship to each other.
Location: Massey Hall
Dates & Times:
April 1 – 7PM
April 2 – 1PM, 7PM*
April 3 – 1PM
* ASL Interpreter in attendance April 2, evening performance.
Vaccine QR Codes will be mandatory, audience members are expected to bring proof of vaccine and any type of government issued ID.
The event is pay what you can. All proceeds going to support the Red Cross, Black is Polish, and Queers for Ukraine, all doing humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
Reserve tickets online.
CAST:
Amelia Taunton – Colleen Moodie
Serena Whitlock – Megan van der Merwe
Edmund Taunton – Benjamin Rosenberg
Hugh Ashmore – Ryan Ahlers
Understudies
Amelia Taunton – Simone Shaw
Serena Whitlock – Chelsea Evason and Rainbow Kester
Edmund Taunton and Hugh Ashmore – Stephen McLellan
CREW:
Director: Emma Parsons (Assistant: Meagan Downes)
Stage Manager: Hayden Phillips (Assistant: Sophie Hughes)
Playwright: Megan van der Merwe
Dramaturge/Writing Support: Fiona Miller (Assistant: Chandra Menezes)
Costumes: Ash Buckley (Assistant: Catherine Leis)
Set Design: Hannah Catherine Carr (Assistant: Sophia Lavergne)
Lighting Design: Chelsea Evason (Assistants: Stephen McLellan and Gemma Kraehling)
FACULTY:
Dr. Peter Kuling – Professor
Chris Clifford – Set Supervisor
Yvan Castonguay – Costume and Hair Supervisor
Erin Boulter – Teaching Assistant

IN-PERSON and ONLINE: Are Politicians Democratic Realists?
2022-04-04 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE and IN-PERSON, Ontario, Canada
Please join the Political Science department for our next speaking event: Are Politicians Democratic Realists?
What do Canadian politicians actually think about democracy, voting and elections? Join us for a Presentation by Dr. Jack Lucas on the consequences of politicians’ theories of democracy.
Featuring: Dr. Jack Lucas, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Calgary
Where: Limited seating in MCKN 233, event will also be streamed over Zoom
Registration required: Please register at uoguel.ph/pols-Apr4

Modern Day Scotland: Moving Forward with a Sustainable Recovery for the Travel and Tourism Industry
2022-04-05 09:45 - 10:40 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
VisitScotland invites members of the University of Guelph community to attend an engaging discussion on modern and responsible tourism.
Join representatives from the Scottish Government and VisitScotland, together with a select panel of travel experts, for a presentation and Q&A session on the challenges and opportunities around sustainable recovery and responsible tourism in modern-day Scotland.
Venue: Whitelaw Room, McLaughlin Library (2nd floor), University of Guelph
Chair: Dr Malcolm Campbell, Vice-President (Research)
RSVP: Wednesday, 30 March 2022 via scottish@uoguelph.ca
Please do not hesitate to share this invitation with interested colleagues.
We are looking forward to seeing you all!
Presented by VisitScotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government Office in Ottawa and the University of Guelph’s Centre for Scottish Studies.

End of Year Celebration
2022-04-06 11:00 - 14:00 | Creelman Plaza, Branion Plaza and Johnston Green, Ontario, Canada
Book your calendar and come celebrate the end of the year with the University community! There will be food trucks with free food for the first 1,200 students, first-come first-served. Food will also be available to staff/faculty at a cost.
Food Trucks include:

Gryph N’ Grill
Fo Cheesy
El Milagro
Lady Glaze
Beavertails

Tents will be set up in front of Creelman Hall for food vouchers. Yard games will be available for the community to play on Johnston Green and banners will be available to write a note to the Class of 2022 or a favourite memory. The banners will be hung in the UC for everyone to see during finals. First-year and second-year students will receive free study kits to help get ready for finals (pick up in Branion Plaza).
Learn more online.

Thriving in Action - Coping with Difficulties
2022-04-07 13:00 - 14:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Difficulties are a normal part of life that we all experience. But that doesn’t mean that they are easy to deal with! In this Thriving in Action session, you will develop skills in resilience and self-compassion and identify strategies to help you learn from exam errors and cope in stressful academic situations. Pending public health guidelines, this workshop may move online. Registrants will be notified.
Registration is required: https://cal.lib.uoguelph.ca/event/3663909
This workshop is offered by Learning Services and Student Wellness.

Students Supporting Students - Fun Stress Busting Events
2022-04-07 13:30 - 14:30 | Branion Plaza, Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Feeling the end-of-semester burnout? Stressing about upcoming exams? Need a fun event to burn off some steam?
Come join a group of passionate, local, grade 9 students from St. John’s-Kilmarnock school and staff from Student Wellness Services for some short stress-busting events from 1 to 3 p.m. in Branion Plaza. There will be free short fun activities and prizes for all participants!
There is no need to register in advance and all are welcome!

Senate Meeting
2022-04-07 16:00 | TBA
Senate meetings are open to the public. Please e-mail univsec@uoguelph.ca to register.
For more information about the agenda, location and timing of the meeting please visit the Secretariat’s Governance Portal to access the agenda package.
Agenda packages are published approximately one week in advance of the meeting.

ONLINE: Arboretum Workshop - Virtual Pond Workshop
2022-04-20 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Ponds teem with a diversity of prey and predators that conduct their lives largely unseen below the surface. The online portion of this workshop will introduce you to some of these fascinating animals. The importance of vernal pools will be highlighted. These temporary ponds are crucial to the reproductive success of various creatures including wood frogs, fairy shrimp and spotted salamanders.

ONLINE: Deep Dish Dialogues with Chitra Saravanan
2022-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join us remotely for the next episode of Deep Dish Dialogues. This month features Chitra Saravanan of Krisha Indian Cooking School and Katherine Eckert, Arrell Scholar and Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Guelph. Chitra is the owner and instructor at Krisha Indian School and she will show us how to make peas pulao and coconut chickpea curry. Our discussion will revolve around nutrition and how culture and cooking education impacts acceptance of a plant-based diet.
This event will be broadcast live from the Anita Stewart Memorial Food Laboratory at the University of Guelph. Register now and you will receive the link to watch the day before the event. Register online.
Deep Dish Dialogues is a monthly live web series designed to showcase chefs and food experts diving into impactful subjects. The series is brought to you by the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute and the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.
View previous episodes of Deep Dish Dialogues.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces - "Why Music Festivals Now? Ellen Waterman and Ajay Heble in Conversation"
2022-04-21 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Why Music Festivals Now? Ellen Waterman and Ajay Heble In Conversation.” The event will take place via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk. Please note the Thursday day change from our usual Fridays.
If you are interested in attending, please register online. A Zoom link will be sent the day before the event.
Festival studies has become a vital and growing field of research that draws insights from cultural studies, music, sociology, anthropology, ecology, geography and history, among others. It has arguably emerged as a discipline in its own right. The socio-musicologist Simon Frith pertinently notes that “Festivals seem to attract more academic attention across more disciplines than any other popular music topic.” Drawing on their histories of involvement as festival organizers and researchers, Ellen Waterman and Ajay Heble will engage one another in conversation about the opportunities and challenges that music festivals can offer to our understanding of how, where and why we (as artists, academics and arts presenters) do our work. In light of recent international crises – the COVID-19 pandemic, protests against racialized violence, ecological degradations spurred by climate change, sustained threats to democratic governance – might festivals play a role in positioning us to respond to the social, political, and ecological threats we face, and to meet the challenges, and the unknowns, of the future? Please join us for this session about the role that music festivals can play in our current moment.
Biographies
Ellen Waterman is professor in the School for Studies in Art and Culture and holds the Helmut Kallmann Chair for Music in Canada at Carleton University. She is both a music scholar and a flutist specializing in creative improvisation. With Gillian Siddall, she is co-editor of Negotiated Moments: Improvisation, Sound, and Subjectivity (Duke). Ellen is founder and director of the Research Centre for Music, Sound, and Society in Canada, dedicated to exploring the complex and diverse roles that music and sonic arts play in shaping Canadian society. Between 2003 and 2019, Ellen conducted a cross-Canada comparative research project on experimental music festivals. Currently, she is the primary investigator for two collaborative research-creation projects on themes of accessibility and equity funded by the SSHRC and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Ajay Heble is the founding Director of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI), and professor of English in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph. His research has covered a full range of topics in the arts and humanities and has resulted in 15 books published or in press, numerous articles or chapters, and over 100 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows trained and mentored. He was the founding Artistic Director of the award-winning Guelph Jazz Festival and Colloquium (he served in that capacity for 23 years, retiring in 2016), and is a founding co-editor of the peer-reviewed journal Critical Studies in Improvisation/Études critiques en improvisation. Dr. Heble is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2016 SSHRC Impact Award in the Partnership category, the 2014 Dr. Winegard Exemplary Volunteer Award, and a Teaching Excellence Award from the Student Senate Caucus at the University of Guelph. In 2019, he was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor honoris causa) from 17, Instituto de Estudios Criticos in Mexico.
As always, Thinking Spaces is free and open to all!
http://improvisationinstitute.ca/

The University of Guelph Choirs Present: Here the Bird Abides and Sings
2022-04-23 12:00 - 18:00 | Arboretum Centre, 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
The University of Guelph Choirs present: Hear the Bird Abides and Sings!
Featuring the World Premiere of Hear the Bird Abides and Sings by James Harley!
The University of Guelph Choirs team up with the birds of The Arboretum to immerse you in song! Optional walking tours (weather permitting), bird-song games, glorious choral music, and the World Premiere of Here the Bird Abides and Sings by James Harley – offer an uplifting experience for music/nature enthusiasts of all ages.
Featuring: Henry Janzen, Viola; Ben Grossman, Hurdy-Gurdy; Betty Maher, Piano; Marta McCarthy and Lanny Fleming, Conductors.
Find more information and register online for a specified time on April 23:
Noon concert; 1 p.m. – Guided nature walk*
2 p.m. concert; 3 p.m. – Guided nature walk*
4 p.m. concert; 5 p.m. – Book launch
Ticket prices: $0-$11.34
*We suggest wearing comfortable shoes for the optional nature walk.
(Please note that proof of vaccination and medical-style masks are needed to attend the performance, as per University of Guelph policy.)

Arboretum Workshop: Pond Workshop
2022-04-23 15:30 - 17:00 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Mask, proof of vaccination and screening required to attend this event.
Ponds teem with a diversity of prey and predators that conduct their lives largely unseen below the surface. The online portion of this workshop will introduce you to some of these fascinating animals.
The importance of vernal pools will be highlighted. These temporary ponds are crucial to the reproductive success of various creatures including wood frogs, fairy shrimp and spotted salamanders.
The outdoor workshop will begin with an examination of several species of pond organisms that Don Scallen will have on hand. We’ll then visit one of the Arboretum ponds to see what else we can discover. Dip nets and containers to briefly house the creatures will be supplied.
Fee: $55 (plus HST) per person, per session if booked prior to the early bird deadline of April 15, 2022. After the early bird date the fee is $65 plus HST per person. Please note that the virtual program on April 20 is included in this In-Person Pond Workshop. If you sign up for the In-Person Pond Workshop you do not need to sign up for the virtual program as you will automatically receive the link for the virtual portion in the In-Person confirmation.
MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND.

'Parasitic Oscillations' Guelph Book Launch
2022-04-23 17:00 - 18:00 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Join us for the official Guelph launch to celebrate School of Environmental Science (SES) professor Dr. Madhur Anand’s newest book, Parasitic Oscillations. We will have a short in-person public celebration of this new book of poems at the Arboretum. It is generously co-hosted by the Arboretum and SES.
The event will include readings by assorted literary and ecological friends. There will be a live performance by the author’s son, Kiran, on piano accompanying his original musical score written to accompany this book.
Register online.

RBC Training Ground Olympic Talent Search
2022-04-24 09:00 - 12:00 | Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, AZ
The RBC Training Ground Olympic talent search, with scouts from nine Olympic sports, is holding a free event in Guelph for the first time ever.
Now entering its seventh year, RBC Training Ground has already found and funded seven Canadian Olympic medallists, and put hundreds more into Canada’s Olympic talent pipeline.
On Sunday April 24, area athletes are invited to see if they might be suited for an Olympic sport, even one they’ve never considered, and potentially earn funding for their own Olympic journey. At each qualifying event participants will perform speed, strength, power and endurance benchmark testing in front of National Sport Organizations
In year six of the program University of Guelph student Talia Hoffman was identified through the talent search and awarded Future Olympian funding by Rugby Canada.
The Guelph event is one of 14 happening across the country this Spring.
The top 100 athletes will be selected to compete in the RBC Training Ground National Final, and potentially earn funding support as an RBC Future Olympian. The National Final will take place in a time and format that places the utmost priority on the healthy and safety of participants.
WHEN AND WHERE: On Sunday April 24, this FREE opportunity for any local athlete (14-25) comes to the University of Guelph’s Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, 175 Reynolds Walk, in Guelph. The event will run from 9 am.. to approximately noon.
Local athletes are encouraged to register at RBCTrainingground.ca and have the chance to meet and show their core speed, power, strength and endurance to Olympic talent scouts from nine different sports.

ONLINE: Virtual Plein Air Painting Talk
2022-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Plein air painting dates back to the French impressionists and it involves packing up your art supplies and creating in the great outdoors! There are so many reasons to take your art practice outside and watercolour artist Candice Leyland wants to inspire you to get started!
In this webinar, you will learn how to get started on your own plein air journey. The class will explore portable painting supplies – from affordable DIY options to plein air investment pieces and how to set up your portable outdoor studio. We will also look at setting up your watercolour palette and explore how to choose colours to suit your style and environment.
No special supplies are needed, this class is meant to inspire you to start your own watercolour plein air journey! I suggest bringing a notebook and pen.
$15 (plus HST) per person.
MUST register to attend

ONLINE: Virtual Insect Series
2022-04-27 09:00 - 10:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Arboretum is hosting a series of online workshops about insects. Join us to learn more about butterflies, moths, dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic insects.
MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per session. View the full list of topics and presentation dates.

ONLINE: Improve Life Conference for Prospective Students
2022-04-27 11:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
A great opportunity for grade 9, 10 and 11 high school students to attend a unique conference that offers four streams of learning:

Improve your Future – personal skill development and career planning
Improve your Health – human health, animal health, one health (human, animal, environment)
Improve your Community – issues of social justice
Improve the Planet – environment, sustainability, land resources

Join us individually, or with your class, for a virtual campus tour and to learn and engage with professors and faculty in their fields.
Topics include: Life of a co-op student, The power of functional food, Magnificent beasts in your local river, Behavioural neuroscience and drug addiction, and many more!
Register online.

Workers' Day of Mourning
2022-04-28 | Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph will lower its flags to half-mast on April 28 to mark the Day of Mourning in Canada. The event is observed on April 28 each year to honour people who have died or been injured on the job.

A joint proclamation recognizing the day has been issued by U of G and the University’s employee groups. Learn more on the HR website.

ONLINE: Arboretum Workshop - Virtual Wonderful Spring Wildflower Workshop
2022-04-29 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This session will introduce you to the beautiful world of wildflowers. We’ll cover identification features of spring ephemerals, along with taking a closer look at species that are common to the Guelph area. We’ll also touch on spring ephemeral natural history, lore, and helpful resources.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person.
Please note that this virtual program is included in the In-Person Wonderful Spring Wildflower Workshop. If you sign up for the In-Person Wonderful Spring Wildflower Workshop on Friday, May 6 you do not need to sign up for this program as you will automatically receive the link in the In-Person confirmation.

ONLINE: The Earth’s New Epoch - Anthropocene Debates and Anthropocene Working Group
2022-04-29 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) is joined by environmental historian Dr. John McNeil (Georgetown University) along with with Department of History professor and GIER affiliate Dr. Stuart McCook, as they discuss Dr. McNeil’s work on the Anthropocene Working Group tasked with making the case for the Anthropocene as a new geologic epoch.
Join us to learn about the significance of this decision, the difficulties of determining a geologic marker to signal the shifting of epochs, and a fascinating overview of how humans have, in recent history, begun refashioning Earth’s biome.
Learn more online.

ONLINE: Be Well Be Safe Week - Morning Mindful Moment: A Space for Connection
2022-05-02 10:00 - 10:20 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Be Well Be Safe Week at U of G celebrates National Mental Health Week and North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. See the full calendar of events brought to you by Wellness@Work.
Join this short mindful moment to kick start your Monday morning and your week. Join to sit back, relax and follow along to the guided script to start your day in a positive way. All levels of experience are welcome!
This mindfulness exercise will be a guided activity focused on connection as we use the theme of empathy to influence our programming for Be Well, Be Safe week!
But first… what is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is having a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment. It is taking a closer look at the right here and right now. A well-known researcher in this field, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, has stated that mindfulness is, “the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally” (2015).
Facilitated by: Isidora Nezic, RSW, Wellness@Work Advisor, HR
Register online.

Be Well Be Safe Week: Get to know your campus Athletic Facilities
2022-05-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Athletics Centre, 150 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Be Well Be Safe Week at U of G celebrates National Mental Health Week and North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. See the full calendar of events brought to you by Wellness@Work.
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!
Register online.

Be Well Be Safe Week: Kick-off - Doorways to Post-Pandemic Growth and Recovery
2022-05-02 13:30 - 15:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Be Well Be Safe Week at U of G celebrates National Mental Health Week and North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. See the full calendar of events brought to you by Wellness@Work.
As we all learn to adjust to our new normal, many of us are still left with varying levels psychological stress, strain and exhaustion. Mental illness, another affliction brought on by the pandemic, has never been higher – with studies showing a 30 per cent increase in major mental health struggles. Join with us to kick off Be Well, Be Safe week as we spend time together to identify empathic strain, burn out and emotional “pain points” from the pandemic. We will explore contributing factors and leave with some personal and professional biopsychosocial strategies for achieving postpandemic growth.
Who is invited?
All U of G staff and faculty are encouraged to attend this event.
About the Speaker
Charity Fleming, MSW Registered Social Worker is co-owner of Qualia Counselling Services and a Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University. Charity has a passion for increasing access to high quality mental health services, for offering Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and for adapting psychotherapy for Indigenous people. Charity is the Chief of Operations at her Psychotherapy practice and is the Qualia Director of the CBT teaching program at Wilfrid Laurier University. Charity has a family with four children and four pets, and proudly identifies as Anishinaabe kwe, name dodem (Sturgeon Clan).
Register online.

ONLINE: "Not Myself Today" Information Session for All-Employees
2022-05-03 11:00 - 11:50 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Take the first step to building a greater awareness of the importance of mental health in the workplace, reducing stigma, and fostering a safe and supportive workplace culture by learning more about the Not Myself Today (NMT) initiative.
Employees who are not in supervisory positions and wish to have access to the NMT resources and learning modules are able to access the NMT platform via the All-Employees registration level. For this registration level, begin by completing the NMT All-Employees registration form to receive your access code for the platform.
About the Event
This orientation is geared towards all employees who wish to familiarize themselves with the Not Myself Today platform and the resources available. Register now!
If you are a in a leadership or supervising position or wish to facilitate conversations related to mental health, we recommend that you register for the Ambassador level orientation.
Questions?
Contact Isidora Nezic, Wellness@Work Advisor, at nezici@uoguelph.ca.

ONLINE: "Not Myself Today" Ambassador Orientation
2022-05-03 13:00 - 13:50 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Take the first step to building a greater awareness of the importance of mental health in the workplace, reducing stigma, and fostering a safe and supportive workplace culture by learning more about the Not Myself Today (NMT) Initiative.
NMT Ambassadors are employees who manage and/or supervise others or wish to lead activities related to mental health for their teams. All NMT Ambassadors will have access to digital and printable activities provided through the NMT platform, including facilitation tips. Implementation for NMT Ambassadors can be easy and minimal additional work for teams as the 5-minute “ice breakers” can be incorporated into pre-existing team meetings or resource activities can be used with no more than 10-minutes of prep time required. If you are interested in becoming a NMT Ambassador at U of G, begin by completing the NMT Ambassador registration form to receive your access code for the platform.
About the Event
The following orientation is geared towards those in a leadership or supervising position or those who wish to facilitate conversations related to mental health. During this session attendees will be familiarized with the Not Myself Today platform, resources available and next steps for leaders and facilitators to guide conversations related to mental health. Register now!
For employees who do not wish to be an ambassador the “All Employee” Orientation may be a better fit to familiarize yourself with Not Myself Today.
Questions?
Contact Isidora Nezic, Wellness@Work Advisor, at nezici@uoguelph.ca.

ONLINE: Be Well Be Safe Week: We've all made mistakes, and that's okay - Managing the voice of our inner critic.
2022-05-04 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Be Well Be Safe Week at U of G celebrates National Mental Health Week and North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. See the full calendar of events brought to you by Wellness@Work.
Making mistakes and experiencing failure are more common than we think, and part of the reality of work, especially during a pandemic. In this hands-on workshop, we will use the phenomenon of failure to frame negative experiences and focus on dealing with mistakes in the workplace. We will discuss how we define failure, how we react to it, as well as some tangible strategies to help manage our experiences with failure (and other distressing situations) and the inner critic. We will cover concepts like resilience, self-compassion, thought traps and re-storying our experiences, among many others. There will be opportunities to share experiences and time to reflect.
About the Facilitator:
Victoria Fritz is currently the Mental Wellbeing Facilitator in Wellness Services, helping to support current U of G students develop skills and strategies to increase their mental wellness during their time at the University. Victoria is also a PhD candidate in Family Relations and Human Development exploring student stories of academic failure. Victoria is a Registered Social Worker and has a passion for supporting and encouraging wellbeing in everyday life and mindfulness practices.
Register online.

Be Well Be Safe Week: Connectedness for our Mental Health
2022-05-05 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Be Well Be Safe Week at U of G celebrates National Mental Health Week and North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. See the full calendar of events brought to you by Wellness@Work.
Through all the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become evident how important connection is for us all as a core human need. Most of us know what empathy is and the importance it; however, it still is unappreciated as a powerful and delicate way to our being.
Join us for this 90-minute interactive workshop as we explore what it means to use an empathetic approach throughout our day to foster relationships and support the mental wellbeing of ourselves and those around us.
In this 90 minute workshop we will explore:

Connection as a core human need;
Understand how social connection impacts our mental health;
Deepen our understanding of a relationship-building approach to life and meaningful communication; and
What it means to use vulnerability and empathy in the workplace.

Register online.
Facilitator
Isidora Nezic, MSW, RSW, Wellness@Work Advisor, HR

ONLINE: Be Well Be Safe Week: Extending the Circle - An Invitation to Cultivate Growth
2022-05-05 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Be Well Be Safe Week at U of G celebrates National Mental Health Week and North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. See the full calendar of events brought to you by Wellness@Work.
Research has shown that spending time in nature is beneficial for both our bodies and our minds, and has the capacity to reduce stress, lower anxiety and encourage mental and emotional well being. Join Horticultural Therapy Practitioner Guinevere Kern in bringing the outdoors inside for a one hour, hands-on, engaging program that harnesses horticulture to support health and wellness and uplift your day, irrespective of the size of your “green thumb”. Participants will have all live plants, soil and related items provided by Wellness@Work, but should have access to a clean, flat surface to work on. This sessions will center around transplanting three different types of plants in three different stages of development to accommodate both indoor and outdoor plant growth opportunities as we enter Spring!
Supplies:
Wellness@Work will purchase supplies to reduce barriers to participation. Registrants will be emailed ahead of the session date with pickup time options and instructions for preparing for the session. Pickup will be on U of G main campus, in the University Centre on Wednesday, May 5 and/or Thursday, May 6. Time is yet to be determined.

Arboretum Workshop: Wonderful Spring Wildflowers Workshop
2022-05-06 09:30 - 12:00 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Mask, proof of vaccination and screening required to attend this event.
We’ll be exploring The Arboretum grounds, including the nature reserve, in search of beautiful spring ephemerals. The different habitats found in The Arboretum should allow us to find a variety of spring ephemerals. This in-person session should provide participants with the opportunity to practice identification skills learned in the virtual session.
Fee: $60 (plus HST) per person, per session if booked prior to the early bird deadline of April 28. After the early bird date the fee is $70 plus HST per person.
Please note that the virtual program on April 29 is included in this In-Person Wonderful Spring Wildflower Workshop. If you sign up for the In-Person Wonderful Spring Wildflower Workshop you do not need to sign up for the virtual program as you will automatically receive the link for the virtual portion in the In-Person confirmation.

Be Well Be Safe Week: Get to know your University of Guelph Campus!
2022-05-06 12:00 - 12:45 | Ontario
Be Well Be Safe Week at U of G celebrates National Mental Health Week and North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. See the full calendar of events brought to you by Wellness@Work.
Join us as we walk around the University of Guelph campus and learn a bit of history about the buildings while we get our daily walk in. This is a wonderful chance to learn more about the campus community. If you are a new employee who has been hired during the pandemic this is a great opportunity to learn where different campus departments work!
Register now! Space is limited for this tour to 20 people, so please ensure if you register you intent to join us.
