Welcome to week 2 of our online workshop offerings. Hopefully you were able to take advantage of some of the sessions in week 1 and were able to follow along. Let us know how your experience was and if you have any comments or suggestions to help us provide you with valuable content to the best of our ability. Below are our offerings for the week of April 20 and we think you’ll agree that there are a lot of exciting opportunities for you to take part in. Please let tara.rozenek@ufv.ca know if we are missing something that you would be interested in. We love to hear your ideas and suggestions and will do our best to accommodate your requests.
Week of April 20
Home Ergonomics
The remote education session will provide participants with practical knowledge about how to set themselves up correctly in their home work space and how to work safely. MoveSafe focuses on the importance of integrating lots of movement breaks into the employees day and how to use the employees available furniture to create a usable workstation. MoveSafe will explore different workstation options and the importance of using more than one set-up to vary working postures. Also covered are safe ergonomic behaviours, best practices, and they will get everyone up to practice recovery exercises as a group.
DATE & LOCATION: April 22, 2020 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM on Zoom
FACILITATOR: Mandy Gallant, MoveSafe (Canada)
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ergonomics-for-the-home-office-tickets-102923545094
Anxiety, Depression and COVID-19: Supporting Yourself and Others
COVID-19 poses unique challenges to individuals who experience anxiety and depression. The uncertainty, social isolation and sometimes sudden and unexpected changes to normal routines, relationships with others, and work and home environments can be especially triggering to those already vulnerable to the effects of anxiety and depression. In the face of a pandemic like COVID-19, it is more important than ever to exercise vigilance around our mental well-being and the mental well-being of those around us. This session will help participants understand anxiety and depression and equip them with strategies for regulating their own emotions and tips for supporting others who may be experiencing difficulties.
DATE & LOCATION: April 21, 2020 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
FACILITATOR: Homewood Health
Polishing your Interview Skills
Do you have dreams about getting promoted but nightmares about the job interview process? In this interactive session you will learn a systematic approach to preparing yourself for a job interview. This session is adaptable for positions of any level. You will learn about types of interview questions and why employers ask them. During the session, you will practice responding to interview questions and get feedback on how to strengthen your responses.
DATE & LOCATION: April 22, 2020 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 AM on BlueJeans
FACILITATOR: Marnie Wright, AVP, HR
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/polishing-your-interview-skills-tickets-102924538064
How to Remain Relationally Vibrant when Working Remotely
In response to uncertainties with COVID-19 many employees are being asked to work remotely. There can be benefits and challenges to working away from the familiarity of your work space on campus. This workshop will explore how to remain relationally vibrant when facing distractions, social isolation, interpersonal challenges of working remotely.
DATE & LOCATION: April 23rd, 2020 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM on BlueJeans
FACILITATOR: Christine Slavik
Respect in the Workplace
The University of the Fraser Valley is committed to creating and maintaining a respectful workplace where each employee can thrive in a healthy and inclusive environment. Each of us is responsible to help create a workplace free from harassment where we treat one another with mutual respect and cooperation. UFV’s Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment Prevention Policy (18) aids in addressing those specific behaviours that threaten a healthy work environment and provides an avenue of resolution for complaints. Policy 18 outlines UFV’s commitment to creating a Respectful Workplace and encourages all employees to attend this Respect in the Workplace webinar.
The purpose of the Respect in the Workplace webinar is to:
- Engage participants in scenario type discussions to raise awareness of the behaviours that may constitute of discrimination, bullying and harassment
- Ensure that employees understand the policy and procedures that govern Policy 18.
- Ensure that employees understand their own responsibilities towards creating a respectful workplace.
DATE & LOCATION: April 23rd, 2020 from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Online
FACILITATOR: Kim White
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/respect-in-the-workplace-tickets-102926124810
Cyber Safety Tips and Tools – Working From Home
DATE & LOCATION: April 23rd, 2020 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Online
FACILITATOR: Madison Kemball
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cyber-safety-tips-and-tools-working-from-home-tickets-102941635202
Unconscious Bias
Everyday, the decisions we make and the workplaces we create are impacted by implicit bias. We are often unaware of when our personal, cultural and institutional biases are at play or of the way that they shape our culture and relationships. Through online discussions, we will examine how our implicit bias affects who we hire, reward, promote and retain. We’ll consider some of the ways that implicit bias shows up in our workplaces and learn some steps to raise awareness of our own biases and to create more inclusive workplaces.
DATE & LOCATION: April 24th, 2020 from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Online
FACILITATOR: Kim White
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unconscious-bias-tickets-102926660412
UFV Pension Basics
Learn more about your pension. Employees at UFV who are members of the College Pension Plan or the Municipal Pension Plan are invited to this workshop to learn more about their pension. The workshop will provide basic information on both pension plans, plan design, and options at retirement.
DATE & LOCATION: April 24th, 2020 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM on BlueJeans
FACILITATOR: Debbie Dyck
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ufv-pension-basics-tickets-102926774754
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
Scientific evidence of the health and mental health benefits of mindfulness derive principally from studies of this 8-week MBSR program. Over the eight weeks, you participate in a range of accessible mindfulness practices in virtual (Zoom) classes and at home, practices designed to help participants learn to manage stress and emotional and physical health challenges within a safe group environment. The course entails weekly 2.5-hour virtual sessions, 45 minutes of daily home practices, and a 4-hour virtual silent retreat. The program is based on the template developed by Jon Kabat Zinn of the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. This course will be co-facilitated by Dr. Amea Wilbur, Assistant Professor in Adult Education at UFV and Lucy Weninger, a mindfulness trainer and graduate student in the UFV MBTL program. Amea has Level 1 certification in MBSR with the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto and Lucy is completing her Level 1 MBSR certification under supervision with the Centre and the MBTL program. Both facilitators have delivered a range of mindfulness programs, including MBSR. The sessions will be held in Zoom and a Blackboard shell used to house materials.
ORIENTATION: Tuesday, April 21 (6:00 – 7:00 PM)
VIRTUAL CLASSES: Tuesday, April 28 – June 16 (6:00 – 8:30)
VIRTUAL SILENT RETREAT: Saturday, May 30 (8:30 am – 12:30 pm)
REGISTER: Email tara.rozenek@ufv.ca
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!