2024 Event Calendar
Thunder Bay
| All Week |
Thrive Week Challenge Open to students, staff and faculty Thrive at your own pace this week by picking up a Thrive Challenge card from Student Health and Wellness or downloading it to complete different healthy habits throughout the week. Complete a square from each category and submit your card before January 29th, students will have the chance to win a Brrr basket from Student Health and Wellness and staff and faculty will have the chance to win a prize from Human Resources. Open to employees Have something nice to share about a fellow employee? Join us throughout the week to write a beautiful anonymous message on our Wall of Champions for all to see. Please share a positive message or story about a colleague who makes a difference in our Lakehead community!
Masterchef Open to students The Food Resource Centre wants to know how to make your favourite meal! Check out their Instagram for the challenge and submit a photo and recipe by messaging the @lusufoodresourcecentre Instagram or emailing it to frc@lusu.ca before Friday, January 26 for a chance to win a $50 grocery gift card. Positivity Post-Its @ The Soul Bowl Open to all Lakehead community members Take a moment to spread positivity by dropping by the Chancellor Paterson Library, writing a post-it note and adding it to the Soul Bowl. Pay It Forward Board @ The Study Open to all Lakehead community members To help celebrate and embody our commitment to the community, The Study Coffee House is offering a “Pay It Forward Board” where a future drink can be bought for anyone for them to redeem at any time. Get Moving with Campus Rec Open to all Lakehead community members Drop in to any fitness class for free using code 'thriveweek2024'. Sign up at https://thunderwolves.ca/campus-rec/fitness/group-fitness/ |
| Monday, January 22 |
Thrive Week Kick-Off and Coffee 11 am-2 pm @ The Study Thrive week is back on campus! Join us in the Study for free coffee and treats, pick up a Thrive kit and meet our counsellors. This year's Thrive Kits were funded by the Thunder Bay Community Foundation. This event is for students, staff and faculty. Building an EMPOWERed Classroom: Fostering Well-being on Campus 11 am-12:30 pm @ Student Health and Wellness Activity Room Student Health and Wellness invites instructors and faculty to visit our centre and have a discussion about mental health at Lakehead, how Student Health and Wellness supports students and strategies that faculty can adopt into their own practice to support their own well-being along with that of their students. Refreshments will be provided. Open to faculty. Sign Up How to Have Difficult Conversations about Mental Health 12-1pm, virtually TalkCampus hosts a workshop on:
Open to students. Join here BodyTalks: Healthism and The Pressure to Eat Right 3-4:30 pm @ The Study Body Talks is a conversation series about the intersections of body image and health offered in collaboration between Student Health and Wellness, the Gender Equity Centre and Pride Central. This guided discussion led by Dr. Barbara Parker will revolve around healthism (responsibility for health) in relation to the pressures to "eat right", the moral imperative to choose 'good' foods, in the context of university and life. Karling Draper, Registered Dietitian, from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, will also join the session. Open to all members of the Lakehead community, refreshments will be available. Strategies for Thriving in a Fast-Paced World - Mental Health Panel with Shift Collab (offered as part of Lakehead Alumni's The Resiliency Project) 7-9pm Virtual Open to current students, alumni, faculty and staff. Sign Up |
| Tuesday, January 23 |
Painting in the Agora with LUSU 11 am-2pm in the Agora Drop into the Agora to paint with local artist, Crystal Belanger. Open to students, no registration required. Stop The Stigma Workshop 10:30 am-12pm on Zoom Join Student Health and Wellness for a facilitated discussion focused on mental health stigma including basic mental health literacy, an overview of mental health resources and supports and an invitation to take part in reducing stigma on campus with the use of our toolkit. Open to students, faculty and staff. Sign Up Rock Painting 10 am-7 pm @ the Education Library Drop by the Education Library for rock painting. Supplies will be provided. Open to Students Why do I feel like an Imposter? Challenging Imposter Syndrome for Graduate Students 2-3pm, Zoom Imposter syndrome can leave us feeling like we are all alone in the world, but ironically, many graduate students, faculty and high achievers experience these feelings of inadequacy. Join SHW counsellor, Irene, for a discussion around common triggers for the imposter phenomenon and the steps you can take to work through them. Open to graduate students. Sign up. Movies for Mental Health 6-8 pm, UC1017 ISSC and Art for Impact are hosting Movies for Mental Health. This workshop will provide an opportunity to decompress, watch and discuss three award-winning short films exploring the relationship between climate change and mental health, and connect with wellness resources available to them. Open to students, staff and faculty. Register Here Crystals 101 (offered as part of Lakehead Alumni's The Resiliency Project) 7-8:30 pm, Virtual Learn about crystals at our "Crystals 101" workshop with Juniper Moon. Join us for a beginner-friendly session, discovering how Juniper uses crystals and what the different crystals represent. Open to current students, alumni, staff and faculty. Register here. |
| Wednesday, January 24 |
Thunderwolves Thrive 10 am-2 pm @ the CASES building Pick up some mental health giveaways and photo wall provided by Bell Let's Talk, connect with your fellow Thunderwolves and unwind with a hot chocolate bar, games, puzzles and other activities. Therapy Dogs will be joining us from 12-1pm, Reps from Student Health and Wellness and will be on hand to answer questions and provide information about the resources available to you. Open to students, staff and faculty. Hot chocolate donated by Conference Services. Connect with Nature Winter Walk 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Meet outside the Chancellor Paterson Library Join Lakehead International on a winter walk to find the joy of nature in winter! Be ready to find peace and calm as we explore the natural spaces around our campus. Dress for the weather. Open to students. Music Therapy 1-2pm @ Student Health and Wellness Activity Room Join Kaelyn, accredited music therapist and neurologic music therapist, for a unique group finding new ways to destress with music! Come out to experience a bit of what music therapy can do for you and gain some resources for you to try at home. Music therapists can utilize different aspects of music to express all types of emotions, regulate mind and body and even slow heart rate during times of active stressors. Activities will all be done in a low-stakes group environment at whatever participation level you feel comfortable, no "solos" required! People of all musical backgrounds welcome, from the friend group playlist curator to soon to be professional musicians! Open to students. Sign Up. Climate Emotions Circle 2:00-3:30 pm, Zoom This workshop is open to all students looking for a safe space to collectively recognize, embrace, explore, and process our complex feelings related to climate change. How can our feelings of fear, anger, powerlessness, and anxiety be recognized and affirmed in ways that translate into possibility, community, and motivation? The design of this session has been informed by the activities and processes used in various emotion processing circles and by our own teaching. Please join us prepared with a journal (or paper) and a pen. The workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Ellen Field, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education (Orillia) and Aynsley Klassen, Interim Sustainability Coordinator (Thunder Bay). Open to students. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/climatemotion Reimagining Winter 6:30-8 pm, International Student Lounge Join AFCASA and Student Health and Wellness to talk about how you can maintain your wellbeing during the winter months (and maybe learn how to enjoy it?). Refreshments provided. Open to Students. Building Resiliency Workshop with Wayne Gray (offered as part of Lakehead Alumni's The Resiliency Project) 7-8 pm, Virtual Given the pace with which we move through our daily activities "resiliency" is no longer a buzzword we toss around and hope it lands in the right place. Resiliency represents a key component essential to our mental well-being when unfavourable setbacks show up. So let's interrogate this word further and find out where your resiliency is situated. Open to current students, alumni, staff and faculty. Sign Up. Candlelit Yoga 7:45- 8:30 pm, Modo Yoga Get into your flow in the glow of candlelight. Open to Lakehead community, registration required, normal class fees apply. |
| Thursday, January 25 |
Supporting Students in Distress 10:30 am- 12 pm, Zoom As staff and faculty, you are often the first to recognize that a student is in distress so it is important that you feel equipped to identify these behaviours and also understand how you can help. The Supporting Students in Distress Guide and accompanying workshop outline the various levels of distress and the resources you can provide for a student in each level of distress. We will also cover available supports in various areas, both on and off-campus including Counselling and Wellness, Academic Services, Disability Services, Legal and Conduct, and Community Supports. Open to staff, faculty and graduate students. Registration required. Beans and Beads @ Lakehead Law 11:30 am -1:30 pm @ The Sidebar Get into your self-care era by taking a break to make a bracelet with reps from Student Health and Wellness. Free coffee and treats provided. Open to students. Intro to Mindfulness 12-12:30 pm, LI 5002 Join SHW counsellor, Holly Maki, to dip your toes into mindfulness. This session includes an introduction to mindfulness where we hope to create some “aha moments” about mindfulness, maybe even inspiring you to want to know more. Included in this session there will be an explanation of what mindfulness is, how it can be supportive to your well-being and the opportunity to participate in some brief mindfulness exercises. Open to students, faculty and staff. Roots To Harvest Fresh Market 1-3 pm in the Agora Pick up some fresh produce at low prices right on campus. Open to students, faculty and staff. Happiness Jars 1:30-4:30 pm, SAS Lounge Drop by the SAS to start your own happiness jar. Start the year with an empty jar. Each time something happens in your life that brings you joy or just makes you feel good, write it down. Add that note to your jar. On New Year's Eve empty the jar and read about the joyful year you had! Open to students. SafeTalk 5-9 pm, Student Health and Wellness Activity Room safeTALK is a 4-hour, in-person workshop to build skills in suicide prevention. Participants will learn how to recognize and engage with someone thinking about suicide, overcome attitudes that act as barriers to help, talk openly about suicide and connect with intervention resources for further support. Through presentations, audiovisuals, small group discussion and scenario practice, you will learn a 4-step TALK model and practical steps to help activate a suicide alert that connects people having thoughts of suicide with more specialized intervention care and relevant resources. All participants will receive a learning booklet, resources and a Certificate of Completion. Open to students, staff and faculty. Registration is required, space is limited. Sign Up The Stranger on the Bridge with Author Jonny Benjamin (offered as part of Lakehead Alumni's The Resiliency Project) 7-8pm, Virtual Embark on Jonny's powerful mental health journey, from seeing a psychologist at age 5 to a life-changing suicide attempt saved by a stranger. His story, featured in the award-winning "The Stranger on the Bridge" documentary and book, delivers a moving message of overcoming life's challenges and finding hope. Open to current, alumni, staff and faculty. Sign up. |
| Friday, January 26 |
Snow Day 11 am - 2 pm, Lake Tamblyn Take a break in the great outdoors with some classic snow day activities: sledding, snowman building, and skating (conditions permitting) Open to all Lakehead community members. Thinking in Seven Generations 1-2:30pm, Zoom Join speaker Jayla Rousseau-Thomas, author of Thinking Differently: Using the Seven Generations Principle, for a workshop about how to make decisions like a good ancestor. Open to students, staff and faculty. Sign up Whiteout @ Lakehead Basketball 6pm @ The Fieldhouse Grab a newspaper and give the visiting a warm welcome while taking part in Lakehead Basketball's traditional Whiteout. Wear a white t-shirt! Open to the community; STUDENTS - LUSU will be offering free tickets to 50 Lakehead Students EMPLOYEES - Athletics and HR will be offering free tickets to 50 Lakehead Employees
To see the entire Thrive Week schedule, visit www.lakeheadu.ca/Thrive
What's Your Big Lie? Keynote with Jordan Axani (offered as part of Lakehead Alumni's The Resiliency Project) 7-9 pm, Virtual What's Your Big Lie? (WYBL) is a breakthrough mental health program created by Jordan Axani based on the premise that each of us is living a big lie — and that it's okay. Open to current students, alumni, staff and faculty. Sign up |
