U of G News

ONLINE: Physical Distancing, School/Workplace Closure, and COVID-19: How Many Lives Did We Save?
2021-02-26 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Toronto) | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
One Health Winter 2021 Seminar Series
Dr. Kathryn (Kat) Fair, School of Environmental Sciences shows us how her dynamic models measure the effects of closures and distancing in reducing case numbers and deaths resulting from COVID-19. She also uses modelling to explore questions related to climate change, infectious diseases and sustainability.

ONLINE: Black History Month - Fourth Friday ft. Aisha Barrow with the Guelph Civic Museum
2021-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Friday, February 26th, 7-8:30 pm:
In celebration of Black Heritage Month 2021, Aisha Barrow will perform at the Guelph Civic Museum as part of the Fourth Friday concert series – this month presented in partnership with the Guelph Black Heritage Society.
Lifeandthetribe is the new R&B and Pop project from singer/songwriter Aisha Barrow. Drawing from diverse influences Lifeandthetribe has a bold, fresh, and new sound that can be best described as an amalgamation of Jazz, R&B and Pop. After the successful release of their debut EP, Eye-sha: Extended, Lifeandthetribe is currently in process of recording their first full-length album, slated for release in 2021.
This event is open to everyone.
Find more Black History Month events at U of G.

ONLINE: Data Visualization in R
2021-03-01 13:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In this workshop from the McLaughlin Library, you will learn how to visualize data in R using ggplot2, a powerful and versatile R package used to create graphics. You will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of ggplot2 and practice creating common data visualization plots such as histograms, bar charts and scatter plots.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Beyond the Books Mental Health Training
2021-03-01 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Beyond the Books is a live online session that will first provide participants with general information on the prevalence of mental challenges and illness. It will then help participants to identify signs of troubling behaviour and give them skills to engage in a preliminary discussion to determine if referral to a professional is necessary.
Participants will also learn how and where to refer appropriately in a compassionate and effective manner. This session is designed for individuals who do not have ongoing relationships with individuals but whose roles are such that they may have one-off, in-depth conversations. Instructors are qualified from the Wellness Education Centre.
Questions? Email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca
Register in advance on GryphLife.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: Let's Talk Gender Equality - Workshop
2021-03-01 16:00 - 17:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Campus inclusion and community have always been a top priority at the University of Guelph. You can do your part to help.
Join the U of G community in an honest and engaging discussion around gender equality, with the bold objective of breaking down barriers and stereotypes. The workshop discussions are open to all U of G students, staff and faculty.
This year’s workshops will be hosted virtually through the Zoom platform. There will be four sessions to choose from:

Monday, March 1 at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, March 2 at 11 a.m
Wednesday, March 3 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 4 at 2 p.m.

Each workshop will be facilitated by students from the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.
Join the March 1 workshop on Zoom.
The workshop discussions are part of the HeForShe movement at the University of Guelph. The HeForShe movement is a solidarity campaign for the advancement of gender equality, initiated by the UN. Its goal is to achieve equality by encouraging all genders to partake as agents of change and take action against negative stereotypes and behaviors. Grounded in the idea that gender inequality is an issue that affects all people—socially, economically, and politically—it seeks to actively involve men and boys in a movement that was originally conceived as “a struggle for women by women”.
The UN’s HeForShe movement is an invitation for men and people of all genders to stand in solidarity with women to create a bold, visible and united force for gender equality. Since HeForShe launched in September 2014 at the United Nations, millions of men around the world, including heads of state, CEOs and global luminaries from all walks of life, have committed to gender equality.

ONLINE: Let's Talk Gender Equality - Workshop
2021-03-02 11:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Campus inclusion and community have always been a top priority at the University of Guelph. You can do your part to help.
Join the U of G community in an honest and engaging discussion around gender equality, with the bold objective of breaking down barriers and stereotypes. The workshop discussions are open to all U of G students, staff and faculty.
This year’s workshops will be hosted virtually through the Zoom platform. There will be four sessions to choose from:

Monday, March 1 at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, March 2 at 11 a.m
Wednesday, March 3 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 4 at 2 p.m.

Each workshop will be facilitated by students from the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.
Join the March 2 workshop on Zoom.
The workshop discussions are part of the HeForShe movement at the University of Guelph. The HeForShe movement is a solidarity campaign for the advancement of gender equality, initiated by the UN. Its goal is to achieve equality by encouraging all genders to partake as agents of change and take action against negative stereotypes and behaviors. Grounded in the idea that gender inequality is an issue that affects all people—socially, economically, and politically—it seeks to actively involve men and boys in a movement that was originally conceived as “a struggle for women by women”.
The UN’s HeForShe movement is an invitation for men and people of all genders to stand in solidarity with women to create a bold, visible and united force for gender equality. Since HeForShe launched in September 2014 at the United Nations, millions of men around the world, including heads of state, CEOs and global luminaries from all walks of life, have committed to gender equality.

ONLINE: Stop Worrying Workshop
2021-03-02 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn to curb the worry habit… and how to avoid the five key pitfalls that perpetuate worrying.
This two-hour skills workshop meets online with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic and includes brain training exercises and a variety of other techniques to decrease worrying.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the workshop. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/stop-worrying/.

ONLINE: Take the Stress out of IBS Workshop
2021-03-03 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn strategies that decrease symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), or a nervous/stressed stomach, by tackling the two greatest triggers of IBS symptoms…. diet and stress.
This five-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic and Lindzie O’Reilly, dietitian, meets online for an hour on Wednesday evenings, once a week for five weeks.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/take-stress-out-ibs/.

ONLINE: Let's Talk Gender Equality - Workshop
2021-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Campus inclusion and community have always been a top priority at the University of Guelph. You can do your part to help.
Join the U of G community in an honest and engaging discussion around gender equality, with the bold objective of breaking down barriers and stereotypes. The workshop discussions are open to all U of G students, staff and faculty.
This year’s workshops will be hosted virtually through the Zoom platform. There will be four sessions to choose from:

Monday, March 1 at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, March 2 at 11 a.m
Wednesday, March 3 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 4 at 2 p.m.

Each workshop will be facilitated by students from the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.
Join the March 3 workshop on Zoom.
The workshop discussions are part of the HeForShe movement at the University of Guelph. The HeForShe movement is a solidarity campaign for the advancement of gender equality, initiated by the UN. Its goal is to achieve equality by encouraging all genders to partake as agents of change and take action against negative stereotypes and behaviors. Grounded in the idea that gender inequality is an issue that affects all people—socially, economically, and politically—it seeks to actively involve men and boys in a movement that was originally conceived as “a struggle for women by women”.
The UN’s HeForShe movement is an invitation for men and people of all genders to stand in solidarity with women to create a bold, visible and united force for gender equality. Since HeForShe launched in September 2014 at the United Nations, millions of men around the world, including heads of state, CEOs and global luminaries from all walks of life, have committed to gender equality.

ONLINE: U of G Yoga Speaker Series 2021
2021-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join us for the inaugural Yoga Speaker Series event where we explore the Yoga Philosophy and Practice: Relevance for the Individual and Society in a Contemporary World.
Our speakers will share their own long-term practice, how it affects their lives, and where they can enlighten us with yoga philosophy and its multi-dimensional application. The aim of this series is to create awareness beyond the Asana/Physical practice and delve deeper into the human psyche.
This Yoga Speaker Series is free to attend. If you can’t make the scheduled time, a recording will be posted after the event.
You can find the full details, speaker bios, schedule and recordings on the U of G Yoga Speaker Series 2021 website.

February 25 – Ananta Giri
March 11 – Hans Bakker
March 25 – Praveen Saxena
April 8 – Hansa Ji Jayadeva
April 22 – Panel of all speakers

Join the Yoga Speaker Serries (https://zoom.us/j/95484128908) – all sessions will use the same link.
Watch the speaker recordings on YouTube. Please share your experience with us and complete our feedback survey to help us to keep improving and providing meaningful programming to improve life.
This event is sponsored by Wellness@Work University of Guelph and is hosted by U of G Yoga and Meditation Collective.

ONLINE: Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture - Building Biophilic Cities: Scaling Up Green Infrastructure
2021-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Nina-Marie Lister, Associate Professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University. Lister is also the founding principal of PLANDFORM, a creative studio practice working at the nexus of landscape, ecology and urbanism.
Register for this event.

ONLINE: Let's Talk Gender Equality - Workshop
2021-03-04 14:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Campus inclusion and community have always been a top priority at the University of Guelph. You can do your part to help.
Join the U of G community in an honest and engaging discussion around gender equality, with the bold objective of breaking down barriers and stereotypes. The workshop discussions are open to all U of G students, staff and faculty.
This year’s workshops will be hosted virtually through the Zoom platform. There will be four sessions to choose from:

Monday, March 1 at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, March 2 at 11 a.m
Wednesday, March 3 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 4 at 2 p.m.

Each workshop will be facilitated by students from the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.
Join the March 4 workshop on Zoom.
The workshop discussions are part of the HeForShe movement at the University of Guelph. The HeForShe movement is a solidarity campaign for the advancement of gender equality, initiated by the UN. Its goal is to achieve equality by encouraging all genders to partake as agents of change and take action against negative stereotypes and behaviors. Grounded in the idea that gender inequality is an issue that affects all people—socially, economically, and politically—it seeks to actively involve men and boys in a movement that was originally conceived as “a struggle for women by women”.
The UN’s HeForShe movement is an invitation for men and people of all genders to stand in solidarity with women to create a bold, visible and united force for gender equality. Since HeForShe launched in September 2014 at the United Nations, millions of men around the world, including heads of state, CEOs and global luminaries from all walks of life, have committed to gender equality.

ONLINE: International Women's Day Equine Conference
2021-03-08 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Equine Conference for women on International Women’s Day
#IWD2021 Gayle Ecker, director of Equine Guelph joins an international panel of welfare change makers! Catch her talk at 10 a.m. ET
Register for free.

ONLINE: International Women's Day: Guelph-Wellington Women Leaders and the Glass Ceiling
2021-03-08 12:00 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Everyone is invited to celebrate International Women’s Day with a presentation and discussion of leadership, mentorship and an equal future.
This webinar will highlight the results of the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute’s (CESI) project that interviewed women* leaders in Guelph and Wellington about the barriers and opportunities they have experienced on their journey to positions in various leadership roles. It will also feature a performance by a spoken word poet and a panel discussion on the role of mentorship, with four local women* leaders in the Guelph/Wellington community. All attendees will be invited to participate in the conversation around mentorship.
Register online.
This event is being brought to you by CESI/The Research Shop at U of G, CFUW Guelph, Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis and the Zonta Club of Guelph.
The event agenda is as follows:

Welcome
Research Presentation
Break
Spoken Word Performance
Mentorship Panel and Community Discussion
Closing Remarks

*Our definition of women encompasses cisgender women, transwomen, genderqueer women, two-spirit, non-binary and gender non-conforming people who identify as women.
This event will take place online using Zoom. An email containing the Zoom link will be sent to the email you use to register for the event two days prior to the event as well as two hours prior to the event start.

ONLINE: Anxiety Skills and Strategies
2021-03-08 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn powerful strategies, new tips and information on how to respond and calm down the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety.
A variety of long and short self-calming strategies are introduced, along with behaviours that can help prevent escalation of anxiety.
This three-session skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for 60 minutes on Mondays at 7 p.m.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/anxiety-skills-strategies/.

ONLINE: GenEQ International Women's Day Speakers Panel
2021-03-09 13:30 - 14:45 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
On International Women’s Day, people around the world come together to recognize and celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and girls. It is a day to call for action to achieve gender equality for all women. Join us as we mark International Women’s Day at U of G!
In recognition of International Women’s Day, U of G’s GenEQ advisory group invites U of G faculty, staff and students to attend an online panel discussion featuring several of the University’s women leaders.
GenEQ International Women’s Day Panel
Tuesday, March 9 from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
Zoom
Join us to hear from:

Charlotte Yates, President and Vice-Chancellor
Gwen Chapman, Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Shauneen Bruder, Chair (Board of Governors)
Martha Harley, Associate Vice-President (Human Resources)
Chioma Nwebube, President (Guelph Black Students Association)

The panel will be moderated by Indira Naidoo-Harris, AVP (Diversity and Human Rights). A link to the Zoom panel will be sent to those who register.
Register for the GenEQ International Women’s Day panel.
Tell us what you would like to hear! When you register, you can suggest discussion topics for our panelists.

ONLINE: Data Skills - Research Data Management
2021-03-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Ontario, Canada
Research Data Management (RDM) involves a set of strategies aimed at protecting the data you collect to inform your research.
This online workshop from the McLaughlin Library will introduce you to best practices so that your research data is appropriately managed during the life of your research project and beyond.

ONLINE: Beyond the Binary - International Women’s Day with Vivek Shraya
2021-03-09 18:00 - 19:15 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join for an evening of art, performance and challenging the gender binary and our ideas of gender and inclusion on International Women’s Day with Vivek Shraya.
Vivek Shraya’s best-selling new book, I’m Afraid of Men, was heralded by Vanity Fair as “cultural rocket fuel,” and her album with Queer Songbook Orchestra, Part‑Time Woman, was included in CBC ’s list of Best Canadian Albums of 2017.
She is one half of the music duo Too Attached and the founder of the publishing imprint VS. Books. A Polaris Music Prize nominee and four-time Lambda Literary Award finalist, Vivek was a 2016 Pride Toronto Grand Marshal, was featured on The Globe and Mail’s Best Dressed list, and has received honours from The Writers’ Trust of Canada and The Publishing Triangle.
She is currently a director on the board of the Tegan and Sara Foundation and an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Calgary.
This event is offered by University of Guelph’s Student Wellness and Services Sexual Violence Support and Education, Student Experience, and Laurier’s Office of Dispute Resolution and Sexual Violence Support (Consent is Golden).

ONLINE: Decreasing Headaches Workshop
2021-03-09 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
More than three or four headaches a month are too many!
Learn drug-free strategies to decrease tension and migraine headaches, and decrease headache pain.
This four-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for 90 minutes, once a week, for four weeks.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/decreasing-headaches/.

ONLINE: Canadian Punjabi Sons and Daughters and Care of the Elderly
2021-03-10 11:00 - 12:15 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Punjabis expect for sons to ensure care in old age. How do sons and daughters understand and experience elderly parent/parent-in-law care? This webinar illustrates the involvement of daughters in elder care and how sons can play a role in helping parents cope with their marginalized status in Canada.
Ashna Jassi – PhD Candidate, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph
Presented by the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement.

ONLINE: HeForShe at U of G with the Rt. Hon Adrienne Clarkson
2021-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
HeForShe at UofG: Take a stand for gender equality.
Featuring the Rt. Hon Adrienne Clarkson, Canada’s 26th Governor General
This virtual event celebrates gender equality initiatives from the U of G campus community and includes a keynote presentation from Canada’s 26th Governor General the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson.
Madame Clarkson will share stories from her life, education and career to demonstrate that resilience is about developing the mental, spiritual and emotional muscles to deal with all that life throws at you.
“Resilience is all about having the ability to form and re-form your own particular sets of talents and abilities to meet new challenges. And meeting new challenges throughout your life is what resilience is all about!​​” – The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson
During the event, the Lang School of Business and Economics will present the HeForShe Resilience award, Ally Award and Impact Award.
Register for this event.
About the HeForShe initiative
HeForShe is a solidarity campaign for the advancement of gender equality, initiated by the United Nations. Its goal is to achieve equality by encouraging all genders to partake as agents of change and take action against negative stereotypes and behaviours. HeForShe is not only an invitation for men, but for people of all gender identities to stand in solidarity with marginalized genders to create a bold, visible and united force for gender equality.
The U of G HeForShe movement supports $12,500 in scholarships that recognize students who embody the vision of the HeForShe movement and transcend what it means to be a resilient leader. The HeForShe Resilience Award celebrates a female engineering and business student at UofG who has shown tremendous resilience through adversity. The HeForShe Ally Award recognizes students who have demonstrated, through their actions, that they are an ally and committed to gender equality. The Impact Award celebrates gender equality initiatives of a business within the Guelph/Wellington area.
About Rt. Hon Adrienne Clarkson
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson arrived in Canada from Hong Kong with her family in 1942 and made the astonishing journey from penniless child refugee to accomplished broadcaster, journalist and distinguished public servant in a multi-faceted lifetime. Madame Clarkson was Canada’s 26th Governor General from 1999-2005. When she left Rideau Hall, she co-founded the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) which helps new citizens to feel involved and included in Canadian life. The ICC hosts annual 6 Degrees events — a global forum on citizenship, immigration, inclusion, and diversity in the 21st century – across many cities including Toronto, Mexico City, Berlin, Montreal and Calgary.
Madame Clarkson is the bestselling author of the 2014 CBC Massey Lectures Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship; Room for All of Us: Surprising Stories of Loss and Transformation; Heart Matters: A Memoir; and Extraordinary Canadians: Norman Bethune a biography of Dr. Norman Bethune.

ONLINE: Winter 2021 One Health Institute Seminar Series - One Year, One Health
2021-03-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Ontario, Canada
Over the last year, COVID-19 has dominated almost every aspect of our lives. In this talk Dr. Gillis will present several ongoing COVID-19 research projects spanning the domains of computer science, mathematics and public health. While the talk will focus on the use of scenario analysis and agent based models, data issues, science communication, and collaboration also will be discussed.
Dr. Daniel Gillis from U of G ‘s computer science department spends most of his time on interdisciplinary teams focused on public health, natural resource management in collaborative projects with the CFIA, the PHAC and the Saugeen Ojibway First Nations, to name a few. Dr. Gillis has most recently been working with the Inuit of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Labrador to develop mobile applications for environment and health monitoring, and to develop tools to address a lack of internet and cellular infrastructure.

ONLINE: - The Farmer-Led Research Webinar
2021-03-12 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Do you want to learn how collaborating with farmers will enhance research initiatives? How we can increase relevance and create more spaces for farmer’s voices in agricultural research?
The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development is pleased to invite you to the webinar, “Farmer-Led Research in the Resilience of Rural Communities“.
This webinar will consist of a panel discussion with five remarkable individuals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. They will share their experiences with farmer-led research projects and initiatives and how the different actors involved can contribute to agri-food system resiliency. The webinar will also feature keynote presentations in addition to the panel discussion. You will learn how this approach to agricultural research can help to address the questions and concerns of farmers.
Register online.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces with Jessica Bissett Perea - "Improvising Indigeneity"
2021-03-12 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Improvising Indigeneity,” a virtual talk by Jessica Bissett Perea.
The event will take place via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk.
If you are interested in attending, please register online. The Zoom room link will be sent out a day before the event.
This talk will frame improvisation as a practice through which we can better understand the densities and significance of performing Indigeneity in its many forms, including is/as an idea, analytic and process. Bissett Perea will share examples from her in-press book Sound Relations: Native Ways of Doing Music History in Alaska (Oxford UP, Forthcoming 2021) to demonstrate how privileging the aesthetics and logics of tribal and intertribal musicians with whom she works develops a more Native music studies, and a more musical Native American studies. This work addresses a greater need to ask more Indigenous-led and Indigeneity-centered questions in arts and humanities research to generate transformative possibilities for more just futures locally and globally.
Jessica Bissett Perea is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work intersects the larger fields of Native American and Indigenous Studies and Music and Sound Studies. She specializes in Critical Indigenous Studies approaches to performance, media and improvisation studies; arts and activism in North Pacific and Circumpolar Arctic communities; and relational studies of Indigenous and Black experiences and creative expressions in the Americas. She is the founding director of the Indigeneity Collaboratory, an Indigenous-led and Indigeneity-centered research collective working to advance relational ways of being, knowing, and doing to generate more just futures for Indigenous communities.
This event is being co-presented with the University of Guelph’s Music Students’ Association during their 15th Annual Music Symposium.
As always, Thinking Spaces is free and open to all.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - LivingWorks START Training
2021-03-15 08:30 - 17:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
LivingWorks Start is a groundbreaking new way to learn suicide prevention skills. In an hour or two online, the self-guided program teaches trainees to recognize when someone is thinking about suicide and connect them to help and support. When you sign up for LivingWorks Start training, you’ll learn a powerful four-step model to keep someone safe from suicide, and you’ll have a chance to practice it with impactful simulations. Safety resources and support are available throughout the program.
Those who register will be required to attend a brief meeting online prior to the training, or watch a brief online video, before being provided access to the independent session.
Questions? Email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca.
Register in advance on GryphLife.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: March Break Series for Kids
2021-03-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Ontario, Canada
The Arboretum is hosting a series of online workshops throughout March Break! Children will learn about plants, animals, nature and the importance of conservation with The Arboretum.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per session, or register for all five sessions for $45 (plus HST). Registration closes eight days before the program begins, so be sure to register early to ensure your spot! The list of topics and presentation dates are below.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Intro to Mindful Meditation Workshop
2021-03-15 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This workshop, led by two peer helpers at the Wellness Education Centre, will introduce you to the basics of meditation and help you discover how to make meditation work for YOU! All attendees will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card at the end of the workshop.
Register on GryphLife.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Control Academic Stress: Learning From Failure and Criticism
2021-03-16 13:30 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In this live online workshop, we will discuss how failure and criticism affect us and how we can learn from failure. We will learn strategies to help us cope with failure and identify how experiencing failure can help us in the future.
The workshop will be held on Zoom. You will receive an email about one hour before the start of the workshop with information about how to log in.
At any time of the year, you can book an appointment to receive confidential, individualized support on the topics discussed in Control Academic Stress.
Register online.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - An Open Dialogue of Men’s Mental Health
2021-03-16 17:30 - 19:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This new discussion-based workshop will focus on the stigma men face when sharing their mental health, how to help men reach a turning point for seeking help, and opening the conversation surrounding men’s mental health. There will be a combination of men speakers openly sharing their experience on their own mental health as well as educational presentations on the University of Guelph support resources. There will also be an opportunity for Q & A from the audience. This event is open for anybody, however, the first 30 men who register on Gryphlife and attend the event will receive a $5 Tim Horton’s gift card.
Register on Gryphlife.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Let’s Talk Mental Health Panel
2021-03-17 17:30 - 19:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Mental Health Panel is our highlighted event for SHINE Week!
This year’s panel will include students from the University who will be sharing their unique experiences with mental health, including the resources and strategies that they have found helpful. Join us for a night of important discussion and learning from a variety of perspectives.
Following the panel, there will be an opportunity for anonymous Q & A from the audience.
As a bonus to the great conversation, attendees will be able to enter our door prize draw! Prize will be announced closer to the event!
Register online.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.
