This September, make yourself a priority, and celebrate Self-Improvement Month! From learning something new, maximizing your strengths, or focusing on your physical or emotional wellbeing, there are endless ways to grow. Celebrate this month and the months ahead by exploring these MSU resources.
Breathe In, Branch Out – Explore MSU’s Campus
Explore our beautiful campus or take a stroll through the East Lansing area. Walking is great exercise, but it can also improve your mental and emotional wellbeing. Opportunities include:
- Visit the serene Baker Woodlot and join University Health and Wellbeing for one of three guided mindfulness walks this fall. Recharge and reconnect with nature while exploring one of MSU campus’ hidden gems. Reserve your spot on September 9, September 24, or October 9.
- Check out Beal Botanical Garden’s self-guided tree tour of some of the historical and significant trees located in the West Circle Dr. area.
- Visit the Beal Botanical Garden Rooting Stations, which are a year-round exhibit where users can connect with nature and cultivate mindful practices.
Sign Up for a Professional Development Course
- Identify and Maximize Your Strengths: Tap into your unique talents and complete the CliftonStrengths Assessment. Learn more about your natural patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, and how they apply to your role in the workplace. This workshop will take place on September 11.
- The Power of Habit: Learn how habits are created, and how to replace undesirable habits with productive ones. You will learn how to spot your habit loop, turn bad days into good data, and create habits that get the results you want. This virtual course will be held September 18.
- Breaking Free From Stress: This four-part series explores how becoming aware of your own thoughts can bring your personal and work life together. Become a wise leader of your personal and work life, move beyond anxiety and depression, stay steady in difficult times, embrace change, and more in this series.
- Strengths-Based Leadership Course: Looking to maximize your strengths and become a more supportive leader? Join HR’s Organization and Professional Development team on Thursday, October 16 to learn new ways to manage more effectively, meet your goals, and improve your team’s success.
- Find books, videos, courses, and more on elevateU, a free online learning resource for MSU employees.
- MSU IT Educational Technology offers a variety of valuable resources and technology training for the MSU community.
Desk Decompress
Join University Health and Wellbeing on Tuesdays for full-body and Thursdays for upper-body Desk Decompress. From now through December 9th, take a few minutes to join one of these sessions to stretch and strengthen your neck, spine, wrists and shoulders, all from the comfort of your own desk!
Mindfulness and Meditation Resources
From now through December, University Health and Wellbeing is offering multiple Mindful State courses. Throughout this five week course, you will learn about the benefits of mindfulness, explore techniques that can be applied to daily life, learn how mindfulness can foster a more compassionate learning environment, and more.
A Campus Meditation Map was created by Beal Scholar Anhad Viswanath as part of the Garden’s Wellness program.
Spartan Resilience Courses
From September through December, University Health and Wellbeing is offering various virtual Spartan Resilience courses at no cost and open to anyone! These courses invite you to build your own framework for resilience, recognize elements of burnout and stress cycles, understand shame, and build resilience skills overall.
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