Dear colleagues,
Next week is Faculty Well-Being Week. We invite you to attend events that focus on all different kinds of wellness: professional, mental, physical…the list goes on. RSVP with the links below. Each event you attend will give you a raffle entry.
Can’t attend? You can stop by the CAFE kitchen on third floor Allen between 8:30-5:00pm, to pick up a bag of healthy snacks (until they run out). Please click this link for a printable PDF of the schedule Faculty Wellness Days Schedule 2026. Email me or contact CAFE with any questions.
Take care,
Renee Gutiérrez
FACULTY APPRECIATION AND WELL-BEING DAYS
March 30 – April 3, 2026
A CAFE and Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Collaboration
ALL WEEK LONG
WIN PRIZES! Every time you attend one of the well-being activities listed below, your name will be entered in a raffle.
HEALTHY SNACKS (until they are gone!) Stop by the CAFE kitchen (310A Allen Hall) and grab some snacks to go.
MONDAY, MARCH 30
Wonderful Women @ Work
9:00-10:30 am
Via Zoom @ https://longwood-edu.zoom.us/my/tannerandersonsl
Using a proven cycle—set a goal, work for 25 minutes, then take a 5-minute break—you’ll repeat the process three times to make real progress on your writing, grading, or research.
Blackwell Talks. Growth Mindset Across the Lifespan: Rethinking Learning, Careers, and Aging in Higher Education
Blackwell Scholar: Amanda M. MacNeil, Ph.D.
12:00-1:00pm
Virginia Room, Maugans
A relaxed, interactive environment is at the heart of what makes Blackwell Talks such an enriching experience. Each Blackwell Scholar will present their research in progress for about 30 minutes, followed by about 20 minutes for discussion and questions. A light lunch is provided.The Blackwell Talks are sponsored by: Cormier Honors College, College of Education, Health, and Human Services, Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences, College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Greenwood Library, and Brock Experience.
Origami, Unplugged!
1:30-3:00 pm
Allen 310—CAFE Lounge
Registration is not required, but you can let us know if you're interested @ https://forms.gle/UdqKePjeYdNU35jQ9 .
Drop by for a few minutes to put your screens down and learn to fold some origami. We’ll provide the materials and the instructions. No previous experience is needed. Can’t make it? We will deliver a kit to your office! Just note that on the registration form.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
Wonderful Women @ Work
9:00-10:30 am
Via Zoom @ https://longwood-edu.zoom.us/my/tracypj
Using a proven cycle—set a goal, work for 25 minutes, then take a 5-minute break. You’ll repeat the process three times to make real progress on your writing, grading, or research.
Guided Meditation
11:00-11:50 am.
Via Zoom @ https://longwood-edu.zoom.us/j/95744314696
No experience is required. In 15-20 minutes you can practice a researched-backed technique to support mindfulness and emotional regulation.
Yoga Class
12:30-1:30 pm
CAFE Classroom (Allen 308)
Register @ https://forms.gle/hcvbGevMwKmhXdtt6Join Longwood’s own Eleanor Kent, a certified yoga instructor, for a standing/chair yoga class in Allen 308. Workout attire is fine or come in regular slacks/pants. Spaces are limited, and registration is required.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
Lunch & Learn: Well-Being Around the World
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Martinelli Board Room. Lunch is provided.
Register @ https://forms.gle/JHm4Hip4aT8eo4Hi7 by March 25
Global Engagement sponsors a lunch with a panel discussion of health and Well-Being worldwide.
Join the Center for Global Engagement and the Center for Faculty Enrichment as we observe Global Lancers Week and Faculty Appreciation and Well-Being Days with a luncheon celebrating Well-Being Around the World. Enjoy a delicious internationally inspired lunch with your colleagues as we share tips and tricks for self-care and wellness from a variety of locations around the globe.
Work with Meaning and Purpose Workshop
3:00-4:30 pm
Register @ https://forms.gle/Ash24uRVUakuRN7b8
Take some time to reflect on why you chose this work, and how you can better align your work with that motivation. Pam Tracy facilitates.
THURSDAY, April 2
Guided Meditation
11:00-11:50 am.
Via Zoom @ https://longwood-edu.zoom.us/j/95744314696
No experience is required. In 15-20 minutes you can practice a researched-backed technique to support mindfulness and emotional regulation.
On Retirement: In Their Own Words
3:30 pm-5:00 pm
Allen 308; CAFE snacks follow in Allen 310
Register at https://forms.gle/oCUNfERK6BrQd4yM9
If you’re within 5-10 years of retirement (or retirement-curious), please join a panel of Longwood retirees for discussion of their experiences.
FRIDAY, April 3
Nature Walk for Health and Wellness
9:00-10:00 am
Meet in front of Bedford Hall on Brock Commons
Register @ https://forms.gle/Hy6ATKHU2T6o3zuH6
Join Dr. Adam M. Davis, Multidisciplinary Naturalist and Visiting Assistant Professor, for a walk among nature entities and energies of the Longwood University campus. Along the way, we will have opportunities to appreciate and engage with nature through a variety of techniques: observational, contemplative, meditative, celebratory, and otherwise. Inspiration, renewal, vision, nourishment, creativity, and more can be enhanced and supported through interacting with the natural world. After a brief introduction to what is possible, we will travel through campus, dwell for a while in places, and finish our session with gratitude.