Join Us!
Employee Wellness offers health promotion opportunities for all employees in the MRU community. The common thread between all events is to provide you with a variety of supports to keep yourself healthy across all dimensions of wellness. Wellness Wednesdays will continue as our flagship program in addition to new opportunities to connect.
We’re climbing to the new heights with our six-week indoor Experiential Climbing series, offered in partnership with Recreation Services. Experiential group climbing sessions are non-instructional where our staff facilitate a fun, safe, and engaging experience by personally belaying participants and supervising participants on our auto-belay systems. All equipment is provided. Classes are capped at 24 participants with a instructor ratio of 1:6. Registration is required, register for all the classes or select the individual classes you can attend.
Register for all the classes or select the individual classes you can attend.
Monthly Wellness Wednesday Theme:
Employee Wellness is focusing on a specific area of health every month to structure Wellness Wednesday events. Wellness Wednesday events will be planned according to these themes and additional health promoting events will be hosted by Employee Wellness to compliment the Wellness Wednesday programming.
February Theme: Heart Health
Register for February Events
Register: here
Location: EL1441
Date: February 5, 2025
Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Description: Did you know: Heart disease is the number one killer of women worldwide! Join us in person from 10 - 11 a.m. to learn more about what heart disease is, how heart disease is different in women, and how to take action to improve your heart health! The session will be located in EL1441 and hosted by Sarah Blayney, RN, and Dr Sandra M Dumanski. More details on the speakers and the session can be found here. Don’t forget to WEAR RED on February 13 to raise awareness for women’s heart health.
Registration is required, this session will not be recorded.
Register: here
Location: EL4371A
Date: February 12, 2025
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. or 11 - noon
Description: Join us for the CardiacCrash awareness program offered by Heart & Stroke. CardiacCrash is a fast-paced program that enables participants to learn basic CPR/AED skills in a short period of time. The session leads participants through an emotional, true-to-life cardiac arrest scenario. Participants can watch the CardiacCrash trailer for a better understanding of what to expect during the session. Two sessions will be offered with a minimum requirement of 8 participants for the session to run. If there are changes to the session times due to low registration you will be notified the day before. Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate of participation from Heart & Stroke. Content Warning: Please be aware that this session and trailer include the use of a video that depicts an individual in cardiac arrest.
Registration is required, this session will not be recorded.
Register: here
Location: virtual
Date: February 19, 2025
Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Description: Join the Heart Health 101 virtual presentation by JM Nutrition's registered dietitians, Maude Morin and Carol Holland. During the presentation the RDs will examine what is heart disease, its risk factors, relevant blood work/testing, outline the Mediterranean and DASH diets for heart health, the importance of essential nutrients and lifestyle basics for optimum heart health. The presentation will include interesting facts, trivia and a question-and-answer period at the end. Participants will receive a PDF of the slide deck following the presentation.
Registration is required, this session will not be recorded.
Community Involvement
Join the MRU team to participate in the group blood donation. Follow these steps to register:
- Visit Canadian Blood Services to log in or create an account.
- Navigate to the 'Partners' link on the left side navigation bar.
- Search 'Mount Royal Staff Association' to join the team. Note ALL MRU employees are eligible to participate, pending Canadian Blood Services donor guidelines.
- James Parsons is the team champion and contact point for any questions related to the program.
- View upcoming team appointments and book your donation.
Date: Thanks to those that participated in January. Next date - to be determined
Location: Penn West Plaza, Calgary
Time: pick up noon, outside Cont. Ed. building, returning approximately 2 p.m.
Description: Making a life-saving blood donation is easy with Canadian Blood Services. The Life Bus provides transportation from campus, to the donation centre in Calgary, and back to campus again. Spaces on the bus are limited and registration is required. You do not need to be an MRSA member to participate. Check back throughout the year for upcoming group blood donation opportunities or contact James Parsons - jjparsons@mtroyal.ca, team champion, with questions.
Donors, please review the information brochure in preparation for your appointment.