Events and Workshops

• Discover Your Self-Care
  This workshop will help you learn about the importance of self-care, explore your current coping mechanisms and create an individual self-care plan.
  Discover Your Self Care Wellness Plan

• Managing Stress and Anxiety – Recorded Workshop
  This workshop will help you develop a better understanding of your own anxiety, explore strategies to reduce the impact of stress over the long term and learn ways to manage anxiety in the moment.
  Managing Stress and Anxiety Worksheet

• Healthier Thinking – Recorded Workshop
  Having trouble with difficult or negative thoughts? This workshop will explore strategies to manage negative thoughts, emotions and mood.
  Healthier Thinking Worksheet

• Introduction to Mindfulness & Self-Compassion – Recorded Workshop
  Are you your own biggest critic? Are you often hard on yourself? This workshop will review the benefits of self-compassion and explore strategies to increase kindness to yourself and others.

Join Student Wellness for a quick virtual workshop where you’ll learn about the many wellness resources and services available to you as a UCalgary student. Whether you’re wondering about how to book an appointment, what supports and services are offered on campus, or just want to learn how to take better care of yourself, this session will show you how Student Wellness can help you feel your best - on campus and beyond!

• January 22, 12 – 12:45 p.m.

Can’t make it to one of the scheduled sessions? Check out the video below. 

Welcome to Student Wellness – Video

These resources are intended for personal use only, please ensure to credit UCalgary Student Wellness Services or contact communityhub@ucalgary.ca.

Take a break with Student Wellness Services and the Centre for Career and Personal Development at Unwind! Stop by to decorate a tote bag, learn about the wellness resources available to you as a UCalgary student, and connect with our Peer Support volunteers. All students welcome!

• March 11, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Join the Health Promotion & Outreach team and artist Dean Stanton for a drop in collaborative painting activity celebrating Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Students, staff, and faculty are invited to stop by and contribute to a shared artwork that highlights the creativity and diversity of our campus community.

• March 17, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Join the Campus Food Hub, Student Wellness Services, and the Students’ Union Food Bank for a special Sustainable Development Goals Month workshop that brings together student wellness, food security, and sustainable eating.

• March 19, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

This 1-hour workshop will explore:

• Harm Reduction as an overall approach.
• Strategies for safer substance use related to alcohol and cannabis.
• Supports and resources both on- and off-campus
• This training is open to current students, faculty, and staff at the University of Calgary. This workshop will not be recorded.

Winter 2026 workshop dates coming soon…

Learn about Naloxone in this free, in-person session led by trained staff. Practice is optional, and all comfort levels are respected. Take home a Naloxone kit and get a certificate upon completion!

• January 19, 1 – 2 p.m.
• February 9, 1 – 2 p.m.
• March 9, 1 – 2 p.m.
• April 10, 1 – 2 p.m.

Learn strategies for increasing social courage and take part in organized Speed Friending to make new friends at UCalgary!

Winter 2026 workshop dates coming soon…

In this one-hour workshop you will learn more about exam anxiety, the impact it has on you, and ways you can manage it. We will focus on your health & wellness, managing your thoughts, active coping, relaxation skills, and test taking skills.

Winter 2026 workshop dates coming soon…

This workshop will help you shift your relationship with uncertainty by offering perspectives and strategies to address the unknown with courage and confidence. If this resonates with you, please join us for an hour of discussion, reflection, and dialogue as we explore tools and ideas for embracing uncertainty!

• February 25, 3 – 4 p.m.

Through guided exercises, skills practice, and supportive discussion with peers who “get it,” you’ll build confidence in handling intrusive thoughts without getting stuck in them. If you’re ready to feel more grounded, focused, and in control of how you spend your time, this group offers a warm space to begin.

Students who complete the registration form will be signed up for all three sessions. 

• Session 1: January 28, 1 - 2 p.m.
• Session 2: February 4, 1 – 2 p.m.
• Session 3: February 11, 1 – 2 p.m.

Join the Student Wellness Services Peer Support & Outreach Volunteers for a relaxing self-care event. Drop-in to make a personalized self-care kit, snap some photos at the photo booth, and take a moment to celebrate yourself right before Valentine’s Day. 

• February 13, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.