UPEI Healthy Campus Committee offers new programs, activities and savings for staff and faculty
The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee is offering new programs, activities, and savings to promote and encourage all UPEI staff and faculty to take advantage of exciting opportunities for health and wellness.
A UPEI Faculty and Staff Wellness Program Survey was conducted by the committee in December 2022. Based on the feedback from 310 staff and faculty members who responded to the survey, the Healthy Campus Committee developed a proposed plan for the next two years with support from the UPEI Employee Wellness Strategy and the Joint Benefits Advisory Committee.
“We are happy that we are able to provide some new and improved opportunities for UPEI staff and faculty to help with their health and wellness goals,” said Angela Marchbank, UPEI Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, and chair of the Healthy Campus Committee. “We are also very pleased to say that even more activities, events, and programs will be announced in the coming weeks.”
To register and for more information on all programs, staff and faculty can sign in to recreation.upei.ca by clicking on the UPEI LOGIN button, entering their UPEI email address and password, and then clicking on the icons listed for each item program or activity. All programs take place at the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.
UPEI Health and Wellness programs, activities, and savings opportunities:
1. UPEI Track (indoor and outdoor): FREE from October 3, 2023–October 3, 2024. Participants must register to gain access. After logging into recreation.upei.ca, click on the “Wellness” icon, and then on "UPEI Faculty/Staff Walking Track Access", and follow the prompts.
2. NEW! Recreation Time: A FREE, fun, non-competitive, social opportunity to play different sports and recreational activities each Thursday starting October 5, 11:45 am–1:30 pm (participants can come or go any time during this time). After logging into recreation.upei.ca, click on the “Rec Time” icon and then on “Rec Time and UPEI Staff/Faculty ONLY,” and follow the prompts.
3. Meditation and Gentle Yoga Class: This class is FREE, and all abilities are welcome. The class is offered on Wednesdays at 4:30 pm and on Thursdays at 12:10 pm. After logging into recreation.upei.ca, click on the “Wellness” icon, and then on "Meditation and Gentle Yoga - Thursdays and/or Wednesdays", and follow the prompts. This program is offered weekly from September to June.
4. Fitness Training Subsidies: UPEI staff and faculty receive significant discounts for small group training and specialty fitness classes at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. This is made possible through the fitness training subsidy.
Specialty Fitness Classes: The cost for 12 classes is $55 (regular rate $115), and the cost for 6 classes is $28 (regular rate $58). The cost for small group training (10 sessions) is $75 (regular cost $150). To receive these rates, staff and faculty can log into recreation.upei.ca, and the system will recognize their status as a UPEI staff or faculty member. After logging into recreation.upei.ca, click on the “Fitness Programming” icon, and then on "Small Group Training and/or Specialty Fitness Class", and follow the prompts.
5. Walking Club: Participants can meet every Tuesday from 12:00 - 12:30 pm at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre indoor track. This is an 8-week program led by a fourth-year Kinesiology student who will encourage participants throughout their walking journey and offer helpful tips including cool down stretches. Staff and faculty can join the club even if they cannot attend on Tuesdays at noon. For every 20 km of walking (at the track or elsewhere) participants earn a ballot for a weekly prize draw.
To register go to recreation.upei.ca and click on the UPEI LOGIN button. Enter your UPEI email address and password, then click on the 'Wellness' Icon and the ‘Walking Club (UPEI Staff/Faculty only)’ icon and follow the prompts.
There will also be a "Self-Care Fair" for UPEI students, staff, and faculty on Wednesday, November 22, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
The purpose of the UPEI Healthy Campus Committee is to build capacity within the University of Prince Edward Island to apply an integrated, comprehensive, and employee-centered workplace health model. The model highlights leadership engagement and a supportive workplace culture, the enhancement of employee well-being, and the prevention of chronic disease and mental illness.
