Join Facilities Management on Friday, November 16th for a tour of the improvements made to the campus infrastructure as part of President Paul Ferguson’s Paint & Polish 2012 initiative. Walk will start at Chadbourne Hall and travel to Merrill Hall, Stevens Hall, Fogler Library and DP Corbett. Please wear footwear appropriate for walking.

Get active before the snow flys!  Come join HealthyU for a Wellness Walk to the Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden this Thursday, October 25th from 12-1 p.m.  Meet at the Roger Clapp Greenhouse for a guided tour to and around the Littlefield Garden.  Please be sure to wear appropriate footwear for walking and muddy terrain.

Reading about health and wellness gives you to opportunity to win prizes!  During selected months, the University Bookstore has selected heath and wellness books that purchasing, reading, and discussing enter you in a drawing for raffle prizes.  This September and October, Letting Go: Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years by Karen Levin Coburn & Madge Lawrence Treeger, The Healing of America by T.R. Reid, and Sex Matters for College Students by Sandra L. Caron are the selected titles.  Visit facebook.com/WellnessBookClub for the latest booklists, and be sure to visit the University Bookstore.

Hello faculty and staff of UMaine! Feeling stressed? This fall, a short course in stress reduction will be offered to the UMaine community. Learn skills that will increase your focus and productivity. Pick from one of two sessions, as best fits your schedule.  See the attached PDF below for more details.

The Mindful University: Stress Reduction for the UMaine Community (PDF)