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Nurturing relationships is paramount to our happiness during this unusual time

The coronavirus outbreak is dramatically changing our lives, including our relationships with other people in our communities, our families, our homes, and our workplaces. Many of us have also found ourselves spending far more time than we’re used to with those who share our homes, whether family, housemates, or both – not to mention pets.

Many tips about how to maintain good relationships are as relevant and important now as they were before coronavirus, including the following:

Give time: put more time aside to connect with your friends and family
Be present: this means really paying attention to the other people in your life and trying not to be distracted by your phone, work, or other interests
Listen: really listen to what others are saying and try to understand it and to focus on their needs in that moment
Let yourself be listened to: honestly share how you are feeling, and allow yourself to be heard and supported by others
Recognize unhealthy relationships: harmful relationships can make us unhappy. Recognizing this can help us to move forward and find solutions

Explore these resources offered by and for our USF community:

For counseling and life balance solutions, contact Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offered by CONCERN which provides professional assistance to eligible faculty and staff, dependents, and/or others living in the household.
The Centering Equity Series (CES) is comprised of a series of learning sessions that attempt to foster the growth of the equity-mindedness on campus in line with USF's Jesuit Catholic values. Request a learning session for yourself, your department, or your class. Equity-mindedness is "actions that demonstrate individuals' capacity to recognize and address structures, policies, and practices that produce and sustain inequities" (Bensimon, Center for Urban Education).
Stay informed about USF's response to the coronavirus by reviewing our Coronavirus Updates and Resources and HR pages.

CURRENT CHALLENGES

Go Move@Home Challenge

April 1– Extended

Shelter in place does not mean shelter on the couch. How can we make the most of this pandemic? Start good habits by joining this challenge where faculty and staff compete against students to see who is more active during the pandemic. There's no better time than the present. Get out there and move and don't forget to track your exercise minutes.

Go Bond: Social Wellness

July 1–31

Check in every time that you socialize with colleagues and/or friends virtually or while social distancing throughout the month; maximum of one check-in daily. Ways to connect via apps, games, and online tours are included in the challenge description.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thacher Gallery Art Hour: Origami

Wednesday, July 15 | 11 a.m.–12 p.m. | Zoom

Join Thacher Gallery staff and artists for a lunch hour family-friendly arts session. Each meeting, we will suggest and lead a new project using household supplies.

Missing community? Need to find ways to keep your (or your kids’) hands busy? Have a creative project you would like to finish? You are invited to join in or bring whatever you are working on, from knitting to coloring books. Stop by for a short time or the whole hour. All levels, kinds of crafts, and USF family members are welcome.

Supplies: Origami paper or square sheets of gift wrap or regular paper

Star Route Farms Produce Pick-up

Saturdays | 9–11 a.m. | Upper Koret Parking Lot

USF’s Star Route Farms located in Bolinas, California is at peak production right now with the freshest local, organic produce. With the ongoing health crisis preventing restaurants from purchasing Star Route Farms’ produce, the farm and USF wish to serve the community by making the bounty available to you.

Order a box of produce each week and come pick it up on Saturdays in the Koret Health and Recreation Center upper parking lot. Each box costs $30 and contains the freshest produce picked that week. Contents of the boxes will change from week to week based on the produce available at harvest. Order by Friday at 9 a.m.

Order Your Boxes »

Are you passionate about wellness? Help publicize upcoming GoUSF events and increase campus-wide participation by becoming a GoUSF wellness champion today!

Join the conversation #USFCA

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