In this month's newsletter you'll find opportunities to learn how to reduce your risk of developing diabetes, and if you've been diagnosed with it, how to better manage it. And there's more to support your good health, from Mindful Mondays and Wellness. From the Kitchen to Healthier by the Minute and Unwind Time on Fridays. Here's to a healthy November!
Monday, 11/18, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: What is Self-Compassion?
When you are overwhelmed by stress, do you become self-critical? If so, you are not alone - psychological stress often has this effect. This soul-searching session will teach you how to be more gentle, empathetic, and gracious to yourself.
Register for 11/18 What is Self-Compassion?
Monday, 11/25, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: Embracing the Good
When you are overwhelmed by stress, do you become self-critical? If so, you are not alone - psychological stress often has this effect. This soul-searching session will teach you how to be more gentle, empathetic, and gracious to yourself when stress takes over.
Register for 11/25 Embracing the Good
Tuesday, 11/12, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Warm Cranberry Feta Spread
This elegant yet easy oven-baked appetizer is a delicious combination of creamy baked feta that perfectly balances with the sweet-tart flavor of cranberries. This is ideal for cozy gatherings and entertaining during the holidays!
Register for 11/12 Warm Cranberry Feta Spread
Tuesday, 11/19, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Roasted Cornish Game Hen
Discover how easy it is to roast a Cornish game hen
that is infused with the bright flavors of lemon and the earthy aroma of fresh
rosemary. This dish, perfect for any occasion, will elevate your dining table!
Register for 11/19 Roasted Cornish Game Hen
Tuesday, 11/26, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Turkey Pot Pie
You'll know just what to do with your Thanksgiving
leftovers with this perfect comfort food! Featuring turkey, carrot, potato,
leek, and green peas served in a puff pastry shell, this is a recipe for any
night of the week!
Register for 11/26 Turkey Pot Pie
Wednesday, 11/13, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Healthy Habits for Success
In this interactive discussion, learn from the facilitator and other participants how to enhance your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health in simple actionable steps that ensure success.
Register for 11/13 Healthy Habits for Success
Wednesday, 11/20, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Health Coaching for Success
Just as a sports coach can help an athlete excel at a sport, a health and wellness coach can help you excel at living your best life! Health and wellness coaches are experts in areas such as nutrition, physical activity, weight management, stress management, and more. Learn about the resources available to you as a State employee and hear from coaching participants about their experiences.
Register for 11/20 Health Coaching for Success
Thursday, 11/7, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: InStep with Diabetes - Improve Your Understanding of Diabetes
Learn how diabetes develops, its impact on your or your loved one's health, and why it's important to manage blood sugar levels.
Register for 11/7 Improve Your Understanding of Diabetes
Thursday, 11/14, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: InStep with Diabetes - The Benefits of Healthy Eating and Regular Physical Activity
Review the benefits of healthy eating and regular physical activity and set achievable goals for both.
Register for 11/14 The Benefits of Healthy Eating and Regular Physical Activity
Thursday, 11/21, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: InStep with Diabetes - How to Minimize Diabetes Complications
Review the how and why of taking diabetes medications and get additional tips to minimize the risks of diabetes complications.
Register for 11/21 How to Minimize Diabetes Complications
Friday, 11/8, 11:00 am - 11:15 am: The Gratitude Experience
When you experience gratitude, you release feel-good hormones that elevate your mood. Join this guided meditation for an immediate mood boost!
Register for 11/8 The Gratitude Experience
Friday, 11/15, 11:00 am - 11:15 am: Fill Your Cup of Gratitude
In this guided meditation, you will fill your gratitude cup to drink from it all day long!
Register for 11/15 Fill Your Gratitude Cup
Friday, 11/22, 11:00 am - 11:15 am: Share Your Cup of Gratitude
This guided meditation will help you discover your best way to express gratitude to others.
Register for 11/22 Share Your Cup of Gratitude
Friday, 11/8, 11:30 am - 11:45 am: Healthier by the Minute - Understanding Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions such as high blood pressure and blood sugar, excess fat around the waist, and high cholesterol. Learn how to prevent or manage metabolic syndrome.
Register for 11/8 Understanding Metabolic Syndrome
Friday, 11/15, 11:30 am - 11:45 am: Healthier by the Minute - Understanding Diabetes
It may feel overwhelming to manage life with diabetes. Join this session to learn about support and resources available to you.
Register for 11/15 Understanding Diabetes
Friday, 11/22, 11:30 am - 11:45 am: Healthier by the Minute - Living Tobacco Free
November is both Diabetes Awareness and Tobacco Cessation Month! Join this informative and empowering session to learn how to start (or re-start) a tobacco-free life.
Register for 11/22 Living Tobacco Free
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Welcome home to our campus community! We hope your semester is progressing well.
We are writing to invite you to join us in a new initiative called UMBC Talks, which aims to enhance the sense of community, vibrancy, and well-being at UMBC. Over the summer, we worked with the UMBC Talks core team to prepare to guide group conversations about our experiences of inclusion and exclusion at UMBC. The hope is that by talking about our experiences, campus community members can reaffirm and deepen our collective commitment to UMBC’s core value of inclusive excellence.
We would love you to participate in a series of two conversations we will co-facilitate. The conversations will take place on November 20 from 2:0 PM to 03:30 PM location to be determined (In-person), and on November 25 from 2 PM to 3 PM in location to be communicated later (In-person). All that will be expected of you is bringing your own stories and perspectives (as well as a pen or pencil and a notebook or paper) and engaging in what we hope will be an enjoyable and informative conversation. The learning we do together will likely inform the strategic planning process UMBC will launch later this year.
Please let us know if you can participate by signing on the Google form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YmsOuuCElX58Z3wYUKFs1ZjBAu21fSLbul6Ico2954U Because the second conversation will build on the first; it is important that you be able to participate in the entirety of each of the two conversations.
Please note that we have a limited slot for about ten students; we would appreciate it if you only sign up when you are sure to attend.
Reach out to the undersigned if you have any questions.
Chinonso Ezeobi | ug86132@umbc.edu
Jake Weissmann | yweissm1@umbc.edu
The Department of Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management would like to provide resources and support for Faculty and Staff related to election stress.
To quote our President and Provost, “It may seem obvious, but it is important for us to remember that we do not all hold the same political views. That is a very good thing. We treasure the diversity of this community, which enriches us all and shapes the educational experience that UMBC provides. Please continue to hold close our shared values of inclusive excellence, respectful discourse, and civic engagement.”Thursday, November 7, 2024 · 7 - 8:30 PM
A recent UMBC News & Magazine article highlighted our recent "More Than Pupusas," cooking demonstration hosted in conjunction with UMBC Dining Services.
“Recipes are like an address to a homeland, but they’re also very personal to your own story,” said Karla T. Vasquez, author of The SalviSoul Cookbook, in True Grit’s Test Kitchen. Celia Bonilla, a business technology administration sophomore, grinned and nodded—the addresses for her own recipes come from El Salvador and Maryland. Bonilla joined other UMBC students earlier this fall for the “More than Pupusas” cooking demonstration, sponsored by the Dresher Center for the Humanities, to learn how to cook Salvadoran street food.
Bonilla sat at one of two tables set with brown butcher paper with her classmates, Stephania Fonseca, a social work sophomore, and Jeffrey Molina Soriano, a computer science junior. They also have roots in Maryland and El Salvador. “Pastelitos [pah-steh-lee-tos] means little pie and it’s the Salvadoran version of empanadas [em-pah-nah-dahs],” said Vasquez. “Empanadas are well known all over Latin America. Greeks, Italians, and other Europeans make meat pies, too.”
You can read more on the UMBC Magazine website: https://umbc.edu/stories/teaching-pupusas/
The Department of Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management would like to provide resources and support for Faculty and Staff related to election stress.
To quote our President and Provost, “It may seem obvious, but it is important for us to remember that we do not all hold the same political views. That is a very good thing. We treasure the diversity of this community, which enriches us all and shapes the educational experience that UMBC provides. Please continue to hold close our shared values of inclusive excellence, respectful discourse, and civic engagement.”Our next event of the semester titled “Avoid Career FOMO: Own Your Personal Medicine” will be held on November 13, 2024 from 12-1pm in University Center 310.
In this workshop, you'll discover the people you’re uniquely suited to serve, a problem that breaks your heart, tasks that light you up, and the outcomes people will pay for!
Students, faculty, alumni, and members of the business community are welcome to attend! We hope to see you there!