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.
Join the Employee Wellness team for a 6 week Tai Chi series guided by Adrian Buczek. These 45 minute classes will be held indoors in U111 in March and April.
No prior experience is required, classes are designed for all levels. Classes are capped at 25 participants and registration is required.
Please come prepared with water and dressed in comfortable athletic clothing.
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.
March Theme: Supporting Caregivers
Register for March Events
Register: here
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Date: March 12, 2025
Time:10 - 11 a.m.
Description: Join Brittany Rickett, BEd, MA, LCT-C, CCC for this one hour virtual GreenShield Health session on March 12 from 10 - 11 a.m. Participants will explore some of the challenges in parenting neurodiverse children, focusing on coping strategies and self-care for caregivers. Participants will also learn some benefits of adopting a neurodiverse-affirming parenting style and some practical tips for implementing this with children, teens and young adults.
Registration is required.
Register: here
Location: Virtual (Webex)
Date: March 19, 2025
Time:10 - 11 a.m.
Description: Did you know that approximately one in four Albertans provide care to family members or friends while being employed? Whether supporting a loved one with a disability, serious illness or age-related issue, caregivers are a vital pillar of support for families, social and healthcare systems. Join Andrew Magnaye, Work and Care Program Manager at Caregivers Alberta, for this one hour virtual session on March 19. Caregivers are often pulled in multiple directions at once, with many not knowing where to turn for support, resources or simply someone to talk to. Learning how to access appropriate resources, finding a supportive community through peer connections and understanding how to manage your own health and wellness as a caregiver are vitally important to sustaining the role. Whether you're a caregiver yourself, supporting a caregiver or simply want to learn more about how to foster a more caregiver-friendly workplace, we encourage you to attend. Registration is required for this session. The 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: Wednesday March 26
Location: Penn West Plaza, Calgary
Time: pick up 11:30 a.m., outside Cont. Ed. building, returning approximately 1:30 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.