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BEING WELL @ CAMBRIAN COLLEGE
Catherine PoultonWellness Coordinator
I am thrilled to share with you what mental well -being looks like at Cambrian College
CAMBRIAN COLLEGE AND MY ROLEAbout CambrianLocated in Northern Ontario (about 450 km north of Toronto) with about 5000 full time learners in 80 programs.
About my roleWorking in a job I consider a calling as the Wellness Coordinator of Cambrian College in the Glenn Crombie Centre for accessibility and student support services. Supporting our whole campus Wellness and Resiliency Policy and collaborating with staff and student groups to initiate and reinforce well -being initiatives.
COLLABORATIONS◎ Student Governments
◎ Wabnode Centre for Indigenous Services
◎ Glenn Crombie Centre
◎ Student Life Centre
◎ Enrolment Centre
◎ First Generation Advising
◎ Wellness Ninjas
◎ International Department
◎ Varsity
◎ Residence
◎ Career Centre
◎ Learning Centre
◎ Staff Wellness Committee
◎ Women’s Resource Centre
◎ LGBTQ+
◎ Library
◎ Academics
YES! WE HAVE NINJAS!
October: Intellectual Wellness Month (example)
N OV E M B E RF I N A N C I A L W E L L N E S S M O N T H
• Collaboration with Student Life Centre Chef’s and First Generation Advising Program
• Staff contributed frugal recipe ideas to make a small cookbook for the students
• Library staff created a cook book section with posters marketing the event
• Residence promoted it and reserved seats in the sessions from this came the re-igniting of the grocery store bus
Wellness Passport
WELCOME TO WELLNESS WEEK
Cubing with Ben: Special workshop open only to staff and students in the Glenn Crombie Centre
This is Ben working with staff (library, advisors and counsellors).
“The 8 Pillars of Wellness have provided a fram ework for we llness in it ia t ives for b oth sta ff and stud ents a t Cam b rian . They g e t us a ll to focus on step s we can take to rem a in we ll and flourish .” Alison De LuisaVice P resid ent Stud ent Success and Em p loyee Eng ag em ent
“The 8 P illa rs of Wellness is the g uid e tha t we use to p rovid e st ructure to our we llness in it ia t ives for sta ff and stud ents” Monica Mart ikka laCha ir of Sta ff Wellness Com m it tee
“Holistic health and wellness at Cambrian College is sustained by the 8 Pillars of Wellness. These pillars provide a sense of how to work toward optimal wellness, while allowing the journey to be uniquely different for each individual. The common thread is that wellness requires a holistic approach, because the path to wellness is not one-size-fits-all. At Cambrian, our goal is to help everyone reach theirs!” Kelleen SchonfeldtFounder and Chair of the Wellness Ninjas
“The p illa rs of we llness m eans tha t WE can fly, it a llows us to fa ll so we can succeed , it a llows us to ad ap t , it a llows us p rotect , it a llows us to keep our life m eag e r and accessib le , it a llows us to survive with g ra t itud e , it a llows us to chang e , facilita te , and ca rry on with life , it a llows us to BE! ”
Se ija Korp e laDirector of Glenn Crom b ie Centre for Stud ent Sup p ort
Wha t Peop le a re Saying Ab out the Eig ht P illa rs
