UFV is partnering with Canadian Blood Services to compete in the UFV Plasma Playoffs competition! The goal is to improve or save the lives of so many Canadian patients by donating blood from November 4, 2024 – December 14, 2024. The winning team will be awarded a trophy as well as the title of Plasma … Read more
Your input is needed! An important survey on the future of health care availability at UFV is being conducted as part of a faculty sabbatical project, and we need employees to weigh in before August 15, 2024. Focusing on accessibility of health care for UFV students and employees, this survey seeks to determine whether medical services on-campus … Read more
This tournament is a good, old-fashioned employee fun-filled event where we can come together safely with colleagues to enjoy a day of golf, food, and laughs. Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024 Time: 9:00 am Shot-Gun start (arrive early to register and warm-up) Place: Cultus Lake Golf Course, 4000 Columbia Valley Highway, Cultus Lake, … Read more
Welcome to another exciting fitness challenge! I have planned lots of great activities for us this semester. But let’s start with the big one, the 1,000,000 step challenge! We are going back to our roots! In 1998 I developed and ran our first Employee Fitness Challenge program and it was very successful. The program ran … Read more
Submitted by Amber Johnston, Lab Instructor, School of Kinesiology, UFV Many of you will remember that an employee health and wellness survey was distributed twice over the course of spring leading into fall term. Thank you to those who took the time to complete. Your contribution to this survey is important as it provides helpful … Read more
This tournament is a good, old-fashioned employee fun-filled event where we can come together safely with colleagues to enjoy a day of golf, food, and laughs. Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023 Time: 9:00 am Shot-Gun start (arrive early to register and warm-up) Place: Cultus Lake Golf Course Cost: $50.00 per person which includes: 18 holes … Read more
We are looking forward to a new year and hope that we can offer you some sessions to help you fulfill your resolutions! Maybe you want to improve your technical skills, or maybe it’s time to focus on your health and well-being. But whatever your goals are for 2023, your Human Resources department is here … Read more
To support our institution in its commitment to provide resources to improve and maintain good mental health, a second workshop series of Not Myself Today®, an initiative of the Canadian Mental Health Association, starts in September, 2022. This program will be delivered in five workshops over the coming weeks and months, and we encourage you … Read more
Welcome back to campus everyone — we’ve missed you! We are pleased to offer you some great learning and development opportunities this fall semester. Building & Sustaining Workplace Mental Health and Performance Beyond the Great Re-Set Join Lori Schmidt, Debbie Pearmain, Victoria Grainger and Tyler Hoffman as they share workplace mental health predictions and practical … Read more
Submitted by guest blogger Amber Johnston, School of Kinesiology WE STILL NEED YOUR VALUABLE INPUT!! Thank you in advance for taking the time to participate in this survey which will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. A health and wellness behaviours survey went out late spring and we are looking to have more faculty and … Read more
