Run to Quit
Walk/Run to a Smoke-Free Life Run to Quit can help you quit smoking for good by taking up walking and running. Walking and running can help cope with discomfort and cravings while cut down and quitting smoking. The program pairs the quit smoking expertise of the Canadian Cancer Society with the Running Room’s Learn to […]
UBCO Staff & Faculty Are the Champions!
1st Annual Step It Up Challenge Trophy was presented to UBCO Staff and Faculty in recognition of the UBC Okanagan 2017 Sports Day participants taking a lot more steps than the UBC Vancouver 2017 Sports Day staff and faculty on May 5, 2017. Let’s show them we can do it again in 2018! Pictured here […]
Priorities and Challenges in Rural Indigenous Pallative Care: Cultural Safety Revisited
Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention Susana Caxaj, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan, and Kaela Schill, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, will outline findings of a rural Indigenous palliative care literature review and how cultural safety […]
Brains & Brawn – Sept 22
Are you ready for the challenge? Make a team, join a team or volunteer. The third-annual Brains & Brawn Battle takes place September 22. Create comradery (or rivalry) across faculties and departments, be active and engage in this campus community tradition. To find out more or to join The Battle visit: thebattle.ca
Psychology Clinic at UBC Okanagan Launches Additional Services
The Psychology Clinic at UBC Okanagan provides empirically based assessment and therapy, and is currently accepting self-referrals for evaluation of adults with suspected learning disabilities (i.e., poor academic achievement, deficits in attention, learning, memory, and intellectual capacity) and neuropsychological disorders (i.e., traumatic brain injury, stroke, dementia, etc.). Read more
UBCO Nutrition Education Center
Nutrition resources for students, faculty and staff at your fingertips! Come see us with your nutrition questions, ARTS 179, New hours will be posted on the center door on September 8, 2017. If you need any assistance prior to September 8 please contact Center Director, Dr. Sally Willis-Stewart, Health and Exercise Science.
Thrive 2017 – Oct 30 to Nov 3, 2017
Partner with Thrive – Thrive partners help expand positive mental health among all UBC faculty, staff, and students. You or your group can plan an event, help promote Thrive week, or get people talking in support of mental health. We would love to have you as a Thrive partner, please contact Deb Oakley, UBC Wellbeing, Okanagan […]
Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power that Elevates
Join with the Faculty of Education for a public lecture on compassion at work. Suffering in the workplace can rob colleagues and cooworkers of humanity and motivation and is an unrecognized and costly drain on organizational potential. Marshalling evidence from two decades of field research, scholar and consultant Dr. Monica Worline will share in this […]
Fall Group Fitness Class Schedule
Catch the last summer staff and faculty Yoga session on Monday, August 28th, 12:05 to 12:55 pm Fall Schedule begins September 11, 2017. Free Group Fitness classes September 11-16, 2017 All major credit and debit cards now accepted at the Recreation Customer Service Desk. More information: Campus Rec Fall Group Fitness Schedule
Mindfulness Drop Ins
WEEKLY ~ STARTING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 Monday to Friday (every day) 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm Location: Spiritual/Multi-Faith Room, UNC 328 No cost Wear comfortable clothes, no equipment required. For more information please contact Jeanette Vinek, jeanette.vinek@ubc.ca