Kellie Samson's kids demonstrate how reading can be fun. Reading also contributes to increasing our intellectual wellness. As we continue to spend more time at home, it's the perfect time to pick up a book and join the Go Read challenge.
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In June we are focusing on intellectual wellness. Whether you prefer to read a book, do crossword puzzles, play a good game of chess or cards, attend workshops via Zoom, take part in virtual social gatherings, play a musical instrument, or sing in a virtual choir, it is important to focus on at least one intellectual activity every day.
GoUSF is partnering with fellow colleagues, wellness champions, and wellness partners to provide workshops that hone in on our own creativity, learn a new skill, and perhaps push us outside of our comfort zone. It's fun and can be rewarding to try something new! Check out our Go Create workshops. All family and friends are invited to attend our weekly workshops via Zoom.
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To assist in these challenging times, we have created resource pages for you to explore:
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In this edition of Dons From Distance, we catch up with USF Hall of Famer and legendary women's golfer Jessica Potter. Potter discusses her breakout 2006 campaign and her difficult decision to choose medicine over a chance at a professional career.
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| CURRENT AND UPCOMING CHALLENGES
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April 1–July 31 (extended until we are back on campus)
By popular demand, we have created this exercise challenge which is open to all faculty/staff and students and is similar to the October Go Dons Get Fit Challenge. Check-in each time that you exercise and include the length of time and what you did in the description section. No maximum of daily check-ins or minutes. Let's get moving and see which group is most active during this time of shelter-in-place!
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June 1–30
Check out the virtual workshops by GoUSF and staff members that focus on intellectual wellness. Boost your IQ by joining the Go Read Challenge and virtually attending the various workshops.
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Tuesday, June 2 | 1–1:30 p.m. | Via Zoom (Meeting ID: 964 5607 9434)
There is no better time than to give and receive a special handwritten card for your friends and loved ones. Participants will have an opportunity to send their cards to COVID-19 workers to be shared and displayed at test centers and hospitals. All ages are welcome. Materials: 8.5 x 11" paper, markers, colored pencils, watercolor or acrylic paints, brushes, scissors, and glue.
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Thacher Art Hour
Wednesdays, June 3, 10, 17, 24 | 11 a.m.–12 p.m. | Via Zoom
Missing community? Need to find ways to keep your (or your kids’) hands busy? Have a creative project you would like to finish?
Join Thacher Gallery staff and artists for a family-friendly arts session. Each meeting, we will suggest and lead a new project using household supplies. 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.
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Wednesday, June 3 | 12–1 p.m. | Via Zoom
Are you a runner looking to improve your current training program? Or are you one of the many people seeking equipment-free workout options during shelter-in-place? Please join us for this Q & A session with Koret trainer Dominic Wall. He will discuss the importance of including mobility flows, proper warm-ups, cross-training workouts, recovery workouts, technique drills, and planned runs (recovery, interval, distance, timed, etc.) in order to stay motivated, remain injury-free, and ultimately succeed at your running goals.
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Thursday, June 4 | 12 –1 p.m. | Via Zoom (Meeting ID: 988 4061 0377)
“My Very Basic Guide to Knitting with Kimberly." We will go over basics and start a scarf or a baby's blanket. Materials: a pair of straight knitting needles (long or short), US size 8 or 10, yarn (medium weight), a crochet hook, a tapestry needle, and scissors.
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Tuesday, June 9 | 11 a.m.–12 p.m. | Via Zoom (Meeting ID: 983 9721 1304)
Did you know the average bee will make only 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime and the bees’ buzz is the sound made by their wings which beat 11,400 times per minute? Learn more interesting facts at our seminar offered by our very own bee aficionados.
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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.
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Are you passionate about wellness? Help publicize upcoming GoUSF events and increase campus-wide participation by becoming a GoUSF wellness champion today!
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