Week of June 15 — 19
Solving UFV’s COVID-19 Problems: A Design Thinking Approach
In this hands-on workshop you will learn and apply the principles of design thinking to ideate solutions to challenges we are facing at UFV in the near- and long-term. You will work in online groups to reframe problems as opportunities and work with your colleagues use your innate creativity to come up with real actions that benefit UFV.
DATE & LOCATION: June 18, 2020 from 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM
FACILITATOR: David Harper
Unprecedented Times? Socio-Cultural Responses to Pandemic in Historical Perspective
Media coverage of Covid-19 makes much of the extraordinary circumstances in which we are now living. It seems no one can go a day without hearing or using the word: unprecedented. But is this true? Please join UFV faculty Michael Corman and Adrianna Bakos for a brief presentation, followed by open discussion that considers both historical and contemporary cultural constructions of the pandemic narrative. Questions include: why do we need an “Other” on whom to hang blame for an outbreak? What do the particular characteristics of the blamed “Other” reveal about the cultural anxieties that plague a given community? And is pandemic disease the socio-cultural disruptor we never knew we needed?
DATE & LOCATION: June 17, 2020 from 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
FACILITATOR: Michael Corman and Adrianna Bakos
Advanced Word
This Advanced Microsoft Word workshop will cover multiple skills through Blackboard Collaborate. Students will work with forms, tables, mail merge, and more to develop quality documents. Contact the instructor at Courtney.Boisvert@ufv.ca if you have specific topics you’d like covered.
DATE & LOCATION: June 15, 2020 from 1:00 PM — 2:30 PM
FACILITATOR: Courtney Boisvert
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advanced-word-tickets-109239062978
Advanced Excel
Working with student centered data, learn how to create a grade sheet, use pivot tables and charts, and consolidate multiple sheets of information. Contact the instructor at Courtney.Boisvert@ufv.ca if you have specific topics you’d like covered.
DATE & LOCATION: June 17, 2020 from 1:00 PM — 2:30 PM
FACILITATOR: Courtney Boisvert
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advanced-excel-tickets-109239953642
COVID-19: Working from Home
With the advent of the COVID-19 outbreak, many of us are now working from home. Although working from home can bring many benefits, it can also present many challenges as we adjust to our home and work lives coexisting at the same site. These challenges can be heightened as we try to cope with the isolation, disruption and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. This session will equip participants with practical strategies to help them create healthy boundaries between work and home life, manage distractions during working hours, take care of themselves physically and emotionally, and maintain effective communication with their colleagues and clients.
During this one-hour wellness session participants will:
- Understand and acknowledge the “new reality”
- Create a plan for working from home efficiently
- Develop coping skills
- Manage a healthy work-life balance
DATE & LOCATION: June 18, 2020 from 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM
FACILITATOR: Hamed Dar, Homewood Health
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/covid-19-working-from-home-tickets-109249758970
Best Doctors Employee Orientation: When you need answers, Best Doctors can help
Get an Expert Medical Opinion from one of Best Doctors world-renowned specialists so you can have the answers and confidence to make informed decisions about your health. Use Best Doctors when you or an eligible dependent:
Are unsure about a diagnosis or need help deciding on a treatment option
Have medical questions or concerns and want a leading expert’s advice
Need help finding a local expert who specializes in your condition
Have been admitted into the hospital and want expert guidance in your care
At this session, you will gain in-depth knowledge around Best Doctors and the services available for employees and their families.
DATE & LOCATION: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 12 – 1pm PST
FACILITATOR: Gabriela Mantilla, Best Doctors
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/best-doctors-employee-orientation-tickets-108392384540
Ask a Naturopathic Doctor Q & A
Confused about all the mixed messages you are receiving through social media media, the news, and doctor google? In this hour-long session I will provide a safe space for you to get the answers to the health questions you have been burning to ask: “are carbs good or bad ?” …. “is eating organic food everything everyone chalks it up to be?”. This hour is for you, ask away.
DATE & LOCATION: June 16, 2020 from 9:00 AM — 10:15 AM
FACILITATOR: Dr. Ciera Fox
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-the-naturopathic-doctor-q-and-a-tickets-109251147122
Weight Loss — Why am I No Losing Weight?
In this hour I will touch on some of the most common reasons why peoples weight loss efforts aren’t fruitful even when they’re doing everything ” right “.
DATE & LOCATION: June 19, 2020 from 9:00 AM — 10:15 AM
FACILITATOR: Dr. Ciera Fox
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weight-loss-why-am-i-not-losing-weight-tickets-109251785030
Health & Wellness
UFV Unite — Connecting the UFV Community
The UFV Athletics and Campus Recreation and Human Resources departments are launching a virtual initiative to build our community while keeping our physical distance. Starting Tuesday, April 14, 2020 join our Facebook group: UFV Unite – Connecting the UFV Community to stay connected and engaged while remembering the importance of exercising the body and mind.
As an added bonus we will be offering incentives and giveaways for your participation. So dust off those runners, prep your veggies and get your boom boxes ready for some creative and interactive ways to stay connected, have fun and be strong!
Got Ideas for upcoming activities or prizes? Email campusrec@ufv.ca or send us a Facebook message: @ufvrec. We’d love to hear from you!