During the latest round of collective bargaining, a new fund was established for all continuing support staff which provides funding for specific types of group training and professional development activities including, but not limited to: Indigenous cultural competencies mental health and crisis management training to support accessible learning for persons with disabilities, communications, conflict resolution, … Read more
Fall has arrived and with it has brought pumpkin spice lattes, warm sweaters and, of course, the start of the academic year – a time to dust off your books and learn something new by attending virtual and in-person workshops, traveling to a conference, or taking a research trip. What about renewing your professional memberships, … Read more
Happy Friday everyone and I wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving. Even in all the chaos of the past 18 months, I’m sure you all have something to be thankful for. Take some time this weekend to rest, relax and reflect on the positive things in your life. Thank you for continuing to submit … Read more
I can’t believe that October has arrived! I love this time of year when the leaves start to change colors and there is a crisp, refreshing feeling in the air. Fall walks are my favorite! It was great to see so many of you submit your progress reports for last week – congratulations to Erin … Read more
Great job on another week of wellness. I hope you are managing to attain your goals (still a couple of days left). We’ve had some beautiful sunshine this week so that’s helped! I sent a message out to you all on Monday morning reminding you to submit your progress reports, and I think that really … Read more
In case any of you miss the email I send out every Friday, I thought I’d start posting them here too! Here is the one I sent out last Friday! Friday High Five- September 17 Well, week two down! I hope you are all enjoying your water bottles and staying hydrated! I’ve given you two … Read more
Walking is the number one activity that the majority of Employee Fitness Challenge participants take part in. We ran a walking challenge last semester, but this time we thought we’d change it up a bit and make it more enticing to everyone! This challenge will have two tiers with your chance to win a night’s … Read more
Learn how to safely lose weight and improve your metabolic health the keto way! If you’ve found that you’ve put on a few extra pounds in the past 18 months, you’re not alone. Please join this workshop series where you will learn how a well-formulated, ketogenic diet can help you lose body fat and significantly … Read more
Dust off those runners, drag yourself away from that computer screen and come out to join us for a 30-minute walk! We are happy to see so many faces back on campus and the fall employee fitness challenge is excited to start a walking program as a way to re-connect while striving towards our goal … 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. Living our Values – Integrity Respect in the Workplace The University of the Fraser Valley is enriched by the students, staff and faculty from varied and diverse backgrounds. Each and … Read more
