Campus Wellness Fair
Friday, May 16, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Upper East Field
The Campus Wellness Fair is open to all students, staff, and faculty, and will showcase the many UCSC departments, programs, and resources on campus that help contribute to a culture of well-being for our faculty, staff, and students. Come by for the chance to grab some giveaway items, and maybe even win some prizes! Small bites and treats will be provided!
This year, the Wellness Fair will take place right after Athletics and Recreations’ Run Like a Slug 5k Fun Run! Students are free to participate and the first 50 staff/faculty are covered by Risk Services’ Faculty & Staff Health and Well-Being program. Click here to sign up and learn more information.
For questions, please reach out to Campus Health and Well-being Manager, Jessica Bulleri, at jbulleri@ucsc.edu.
2025 UC Moves Spring into Motion
Registration Opens: April 14 – May 25
Challenge Runs: May 5 – June 1
Each week, experience a new Spring Thing in the UC wide 2025 UC Moves Spring into Motion challenge! Log your activity and track 6,000+ steps a day (using a device or the Step Converter tool), and you’ll earn points and badges. All UC employees are welcome—whether you’re just starting out or already logging miles, there’s something for everyone.
Move More, Earn More! You can join a team of 4–40 for some friendly competition, and boost your score with weekly Thrive Thursday challenges.
Join to enter prizes! To qualify to win a prize, you need to complete the exit survey at the conclusion of the challenge.
Learn more at the UC Moves website here. Register for the UC Moves Spring into Motion Challenge.
Attend participant webinars to learn more about the UC Moves challenge! Click to view a general information video and click on the links below for the direct Zoom link for the live webinars: Wednesday, April 23, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM and Thursday, May 1, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
For questions, please reach out to Campus Health and Well-being Manager, Jessica Bulleri, at jbulleri@ucsc.edu.
Workplace Mental Health Training for Supervisors and Managers
Next Training TBD
The Office of Risk Services has partnered with OHSU’s Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Services to provide mental health support training to UCSC supervisors and managers.
This evidence based program teaches leaders:
- To identify employee mental health struggles
- Appropriate ways to respond to employee warning signs
- Practical strategies to reduce employee stress
Employees whose managers and supervisors were trained in this program report:
- Reduced anger and loneliness
- Improved feelings of support from manager
- Increased feelings of team cohesion
This training is now open to all supervisors and managers at UCSC. Our next training session is TBD, and will comprise the following:
- A self paced online training session
- A live, virtual one hour session
- A two-week voluntary virtual check in
If you would like to participate in the next training, please fill out this form. Please note that space is limited. Folks added to the waitlist will be given priority for our next training session.
To learn more, please visit the Workplace Mental Health Training for Supervisors and Managers website.
If you have any questions about this training, please reach out to Jessica Bulleri, Campus Health and Well-being Manager, at jbulleri@ucsc.edu.
If you have further questions about wellness workshops, please reach out to Jessica Bulleri, Campus Health and Well-being Program Manager, at jbulleri@ucsc.edu.