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Employee Wellbeing Update
These newsletters from Cornell Work/Life, Cornell Wellness, and the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program are full of useful tips and resources for self-care, remote work, caregiving, financial wellbeing, and more. Contact wellbeing@cornell.edu with questions or suggestions.
- New Tools to Drive Your Cornell Career Forward
- Inclusive Excellence Podcast: National Disability Independence Day
- Recipes of the week from Cornell Wellness: Basil Pesto and Salmon Patties
- Lactation Accommodations at Work
- Inclusive Hybrid Meetings
- Managing Anxiety of Returning to On-Site Work
- Arboretum Hike
- Child Care Grant for Faculty & Staff
- Respecting Our Unique Experiences
- Consultations with Cornell Wellness
- Managing the Anxiety of Returning to On-Site Work
- LGBTQIA+ Pride Celebration Conversation
- Managing the Anxiety of Returning to on-Site Work
- Special Father's Day and Pride Event: Little and Often: A Memoir
- EA Staff Forum: University Finance Update
- Gardening for Beneficial Insects
- Tompkins County Vaccination Clinics
- Diversity Includes Disability: Take The Survey
- Retirement and Beyond Seminars
- Managing Career Burnout
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Plan Vacation Time Now
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Gardening Mini Grants
- Earth Day activities
- Movement for the Mind Spring Challenge
- Dog & Cat Drive-Thru Rabies Clinic in Tompkins County
- Estate Planning Webinar with Cornell Law School
- Sustainability Month
- Wellness Dance Party
- Presentation for New(er) Cornell employees
- Strategic Paid Time Off Planning
- Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Mental & Emotional Health
- COVID-19 impact on Flexible Spending Accounts
- Sustainability Month
- CUBS Campus Registration
- Cornell Wellness Days
- Celebrating Women's History
- Employee Awards
- Understanding Burnout
- Optimizing Your Space for Exercise
- Cornell College Mentors for Kids
- 2020 Vision, A Black Walden Pond & Other Musings
- Cornell VetCARES Community Cat Spay/Neuter Clinic
- Navigating grief and loss
- COVID-19 Information
- Black History Month
- Ithaca Snow Angels
- Cornell Soup & Hope Series
- Positivity: Reworking the Mind for a More Optimistic Thought Process
- Cornell Preparing for Baby Series
- How to Run a Brilliant Remote Workshop
December 2020
- Home Alone for Winter Break?
- Ithaca Ballet Virtual Nutcracker
- Cornell Global Mixer
- Inclusive Excellence Podcast
November 2020
- Big Red Writes Penpal Program
- COVID-19 Supplemental Testing for Faculty & Staff
- Mental Wellness Challenge
- Inclusive Excellence Podcast
- Veteran's Day
- Cornell Wellness Sleep Challenge
- Guiding Our Children Through Crisis
- Cornell COVID-19 Employee Hardship Fund for School-age Child Expenses
October 2020
- Election Season Self-Care
- Checking on others when physically apart
- Ergonomics tips for seating
- United Way drive kicks off - volunteers needed
- “Go Purple” for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Navigating Election Anxiety – program and resources
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
- Sleep Hygiene Series – Part III
- Video: Workplace Flexibility at Cornell (8 min)
September 2020
September 28, 2020
- Mental Wellness Offerings
- Quick and easy exercises for your back and hips
- Adult education offerings
- Water conservation tips
- Five ways to avoid ineffective meetings
September 22, 2020
- National Hispanic Heritage Month
- Relationship Changes & Challenges – Divorce and separation
- Tips for Sleep and Cell Phone Use
- Virtual Commemoration of POW/MIA Recognition Day
- 4-H Raptor Club Starting Up
September 14, 2020
- National Suicide Prevention Month
- Cultivating Resiliency
- Cholesterol Education Programs
- Walk to Run Virtual Program
- Anti-racism Programming
- Tutoring discount for Parents of K-12 Children
August 2020
August 31, 2020
- Transitioning to the Fall Semester
- Understanding the Impacts of Sleep on Health
- Cornell Flu Clinics
- Child Care Grant For Cornell Staff & Faculty
- Preparing for Baby Series
August 24, 2020
- For Managers: Supporting the Caregivers on Your Team
- Virtual 4-H Duck Race on Sept. 13
- Hiring a nanny/teacher? Learn to create healthy/fair agreements
August 17, 2020
- Having conversations in today’s environment
- Caring for your mental wellbeing through campus reactivation
- “Notice and respond: assisting students in distress” training
- Ergonomic consultations available to remote workers
- Elder/adult caregiving: decision guide for interacting with others
- Disability and elder law series
August 11, 2020
- Care for Your Mental Wellbeing During Work & Family Transitions
- Apps to help with anxiety and depression
- CUBS camp extended through August 21st
- Caring for individuals with brain injuries
- Volunteer opportunities with St. John’s Community Services and Mutual Aid Tompkins
August 3, 2020
- Support for caregivers
- NYS financial resources
- Adult group sessions focused on mental health
- Advice for tired managers
- Lotus pond and garden tour
July 2020
July 28, 2020
- Am I Good Enough? Navigating Shame & Guilt
- Americans with Disabilities Act – 30th Anniversary
- Lactation room update
- Babysitters, nannies, tutors, and teachers available for hire
July 14, 2020
- Tutors, Babysitters, Nannies, and Teachers needed
- How to spend a mental health day and addressing micro stresses
- Harmful Algal Blooms update
- Donate excess produce to the Friendship Donations Network
- Virtual Grassroots
- Mask Makers seeking teens
July 6, 2020
- Guide to navigating child care
- Composting at home
- U-Pick raspberry farms
- Tompkins County rentals for kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards
- Youth Grief Camp
- Retirement & Beyond seminars
- Food pantries
June 2020
June 29, 2020
- Supporting others without doing harm
- GirlTrek Black History Bootcamp
- Meditation sessions
- Feeling anxious? Rearranging your furniture may help
- PTSD & LGBTQ+ Awareness Months
- Parenting webinars
- Dogs at risk for heatstroke
June 22, 2020
- Mid-2020 Pause to Reflect and Reset
- U-pick Strawberry Farms
- Black Lives Matter Library Guide, LGBTQ Lunch & Learns, Talking to Children About Race
- Financial Information & Support Hotline
- Cornell CUBS Camp and other summer camp info
- How to Spot When an Employee is Secretly Struggling
June 15, 2020
- Why we should all stop saying, “I know how you feel”
- Five finger relaxation technique
- Anti-racism training programs and resources
- Adult bicycling classes
- Parenting chats and information about child care/camps and tutoring
- Ithaca Tenants Union
June 8, 2020
- Child Care & Summer Camps Update
- Looking for extra work? Babysitters/Nannies needed!
- COVID-related Bereavement Group
- Rental Assistance Program
- Conversations About Race
June 1, 2020
- Supporting Our Diverse Community
- New Wellness Challenge
- When You Disagree About Social Distancing
- Powerful Tools for Caregivers
- How to Prepare Your Dog to Be Left Home Alone
- Psychological Safety at the Workplace
May 2020
May 26, 2020
- Help Collect the Advice of Elders for Getting Through a Crisis
- Advance Care Planning
- Mutual Aid food cabinets in need of contributions
- Living Alone During COVID-19 program highlights
- Parental Resilience Workshop Series
May 18, 2020
- Financial wellbeing – Cornell special benefit considerations during COVID-19
- Cultivating resiliency
- Slacklining 101
- Women Swimmin’ goes virtual
- Story time with Cornell leaders
- Maternal depression resources
- Older Americans Month 2020
May 11, 2020
- Cornell traditions
- Caring for your time
- Financial workshops - selling ahome, budgeting, tenant rights, student loans
- Emotional wellbeing workshops - resiliency, grief, and stress
- Parenting in a time of crisis
- Managers role modeling wellbeing
May 4, 2020
- Eating when working remotely: from mindless to mindful eating
- Hiking/biking locations in New York
- Opioids and Narcan Trainings
- Welcoming new residents to Tompkins County
- Update on public schools, camps, and child care programs
- Caring for grandchildren while working
April 2020
April 27, 2020
- Navigating work and life
- Active and stillness breaks to recharge and re-energize
- Tips for your high school/college students
- Plant-based eating, food cabinets, food pantries
- NYS Child Care Grants for Essential Personnel
- Tips for managers
April 20, 2020
- “Productivity, Perfection, and a Pandemic”
- Substance abuse resources
- Tips for grocery shopping and getting the most out of a virtual medical appointment
- Remote work tips for everyone, managers, families, and technology
- Volunteer opportunities
April 12, 2020
- Emotional wellbeing and caring for the mental health of older adults
- Adjusting your work schedule
- Building and maintaining connections
- Child care resources and virtual babysitting
April 6, 2020
- Remote employees: tips for daily routines and focus
- Financial supports for food, baby care items, etc.
- Personal preparedness strategies