News
Creating Space for Smoke-free Living
There’s a growing trend on campuses to go smoke free. Since 2017 the number of 100% smoke-free campuses in Canada has increased from 14 to more than 80 campuses.
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Wellbeing in the News: September 2019
Check out the links below to see what we’ve been reading and listening to lately.
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Healthy Recipes & Tips: Stress-free Meal Planning
It’s back-to-school time and I hope you’re feeling re-energized after the summer. This month, we offer ideas, recipes and tips for nourishing stress-free eating, and ensuring your body and brain feel fueled.
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New UBC Perks for Faculty and Staff
UBC HR has launched a new UBC Perks page for Faculty and Staff at UBC Vancouver. From recreational options to arts and culture activities to learning opportunities, there’s a lot to choose from.
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Coping Skills for Effective Stress Management
Resilience is adapting, learning and growing through challenge or adversity. Conversations around resilience often treat it as an outcome – a desired state that we are personally responsible for achieving – and when we don’t, it can cause us to feel frustrated and inadequate.
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Explore Your Path to Mental Health: Thrive and Not Myself Today 2019
UBC believes that by working together to promote mental health literacy, everyone can thrive and feel motivated, enjoy life and be ready to take on challenges. That’s why the university organizes Thrive, a series of events focused on helping the community to explore their path to mental health.
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Focus on You This Fall
For those out there who are parents, work in student-facing positions or are part of a post-secondary community, the start of a new academic year can be demanding and draining (in addition to being exciting). How can we persevere through hectic times in our lives without sacrificing our physical and mental wellbeing?
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New HR Information System Coming April 2020
In April 2020, UBC’s HR information system will transition to our new system, Workday. For further information, visit irp.ubc.ca.
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Travelling This Summer?
If you are enrolled in the Sun Life Extended Health plan, emergency medical travel insurance is included with your benefits. This does not include coverage for lost luggage or trip cancellation.
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Rediscover Your UBC Community
Whether you are retired from UBC or continue to work on campus, you are a part of the university community. We encourage you to stay connected by checking out the various activities that you can access at UBC free of charge or by donation.
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