by Bethany Voorhees | Feb 10, 2023 | Faculty
Finding Support That Works for You 
Working with a coach or a therapist works best when you have a good, respectful connection. When you feel like your therapist doesn’t understand you, it’s easier to give up on therapy or avoid seeking
help altogether. More people are turning to culturally sensitive therapy for effective care.
Learn about culturally sensitive care: 
African American Heritage Month 
February is African American Heritage Month reflects on over 400 years of African American history and heritage. This article discusses the history of African American Heritage Month—also known as Black History Month, the 2023 theme, and why Americans celebrate it.
Learn more about the annual celebration:
CHECK OUT THE DIGITAL PLATFORM!
Personal Values Course 
Making decisions that align with your value system is a research-backed method to build long-term happiness.
It can be hard to make the right decisions in life, so the exercises in this course show you a method for choosing based on your personal recipe for happiness: your value system.
Take a few minutes out of your day and add a new skill for building long-term happiness. Sign into the
platform library and visit the personal values course.
Checking In On New Year’s goals.
How are you doing on your new year goals? We’re one month in, and it’s a good time to check in on your progress. Learn more about tips and tricks that lead to more successful goal setting.
Download the Guide.
Other Available Resources:
- Learn how to navigate red tape after the death of a loved one. Click here to access, then sign in using Company Code: worklife, and click “Webinar”.
- Learn techniques to build your self-care practice in the new year. Read the Guide here.
- You can visit Uprise Health’s website: https://worklife.uprisehealth.com/ or follow them on Linkedin.
Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, executive associate, President’s Office
by Bethany Voorhees | Feb 10, 2023 | Faculty
Making smart decisions about our personal healthcare spending can be a confusing process. This short read from Lawley Insurance offers several recommendations on questions to ask your providers when making important healthcare decisions, advice on ways to save money without losing quality of care, and how to better anticipate medical costs.
Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, executive associate, President’s Office
by Bethany Voorhees | Feb 1, 2023 | Faculty
In honor of the new year, Guardian & Uprise Health are providing members with information about one of the most popular new year goals: nutrition. Learn more about what healthy and nutrition means and how you can start the new year with a new habit of nutritious eating. Learn about important facts about nutrition, by accessing their newsletter HERE.
Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, executive associate, President’s Office
by Bethany Voorhees | Feb 1, 2023 | Faculty
The above list of upcoming webinars from January through March, provided by TIAA, covers several different topics related to improving your financial well-being. See which ones are right for you, register, and mark your calendar.
Click here to get started!
Submitted: Bethany Voorhees, executive associate, President’s Office
by Bethany Voorhees | Jan 25, 2023 | Faculty
To kick off the 11th annual Go Move Challenge this year, the Human Resources Department will host its first ever Faculty/Staff Campus ‘Polar’ Walk!
On Wednesday, February 1 at 11:00 a.m., starting in the Faculty Lounge in Old Main 109, take some time out of your busy day to warm up over some hot chocolate and cookies before taking a refreshing, wintery walk with your colleagues across campus.
To ensure we have enough of everything (including Canisius snow caps), please RSVP by Emailing either Bethany at voorheeb@canisius.edu or Lynn at incardo1@canisius.edu no later than Wednesday, January 25.
If you own any Canisius winter swag, make sure to wear it for the walk!
Please also make sure to register for the February Go Move Challenge by following the instructions below:
Go Move Challenge Details:
Calling all faculty and staff at Canisius College to join other Jesuit institutions in the 11th annual Go Move Challenge by recording your minutes of intentional physical activity that gets the heart pumping to determine which Jesuit institution is the most active. The challenge runs from February 1 – February 28, so make sure to get registered so you can begin tracking your minutes right away. Stay tuned to the Dome for fitness suggestions throughout the month of February to help you stay motivated!
Awards go to the university that tracks the most minutes, the university that averages the highest number of minutes per participant, and the university with the highest average number of minutes per region.
Canisius College faculty and staff also have a chance to win a $50 gift card to the Canisius Bookstore. If faculty and staff meet the goal of at least 600 minutes for the month of February with at least 150 minutes per week of intentional, heart-pumping exercise, their name will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win. According to the American Heart Association, it is recommended that you fit in at least 150 minutes of heart-pumping physical activity every week.
HOW TO JOIN THE CHALLENGE
- Register at org, even if you participated last year
- Click the “LOG IN / REGISTER” button on the top menu bar
- In the “REGISTER” box, enter your university email address and other required information, including your university
- In the “Division/College” box, click on your division/college (ie School of Law, School of Ed, Student Life, Provost Office…) from the drop down. If you don’t see your Division/College, choose “Other” and enter the name of yours
- Click the “SUBMIT” button when finished
- You will receive a confirmation email with your user email and password
HOW TO LOG MINUTES
- Starting February 1, visit org
- Click the “LOG IN / REGISTER” button on the top menu bar
- In the “LOG IN” box, enter your email address and password
- In the “LOG MY WORKOUT” box, select the intensity of your workout and description and enter the number of minutes, and select a single date or date range for logging multiple days
- Click the “LOG IT” button when finished
- Users can delete minutes that were entered in error
CHALLENGE RULES AND TIPS
- Challenge runs from February 1 – 28. Minutes will not be accepted after challenge ends.
- Get inspired and motivated by creating a team of up to 4 (including yourself) to compete against other teams at your university to see which one averages the most number of minutes!
- Use the Go Move Challenge social media sites to share photos, tag photos #GoMoveChallenge
- Open the mobile-friendly challenge website from your phone’s browser to enter minutes on the go!
- Read the challenge FAQ at GoMoveChallenge.org/FAQ
- Learn more by watching the video at https://youtu.be/xk8YPf3pgto.
If you have any questions, please contact Bethany Voorhees, executive associate to the president, at voorheeb@canisius.edu or 716-888-2100 or Lynn Incardona, HR Associate at incardo1@canisius.edu or 716-888-2246.
Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, executive associate, President’s Office
