_ Headlines/April 15, 1998

Balance of Life conference helps students

with stress managemen
and academic success ©

By Shirlana Silver and Gloria Dickie

The Balance of Life conference, led by.
Dr. Michael Leeds, was held at the

. Chilliwack campus last month. This
conference was a very successful event
for the people who were able to attend. ~
Many of the participants were
apprehensive about giving up their time
for the conference, and yet, towards the
end most of the participants didn’t want it
to stop, as many were feeling that they

’ were just beginning to explore their

feelings of anger and hostility on a deeper

level.

People were shown, through a role
play, how an unhealthy lifestyle develops. -

With excellent teaching skills
combined with humor and personal
stories, Leeds was able to present a very
thorough overview of how an unhealthy
lifestyle begins and the impacts it has on.
our stress level. . .

This conference focused on providing
the knowledge and skills necessary for
participants to begin the process of
self-discovery and a movement towards
higher levels of stress management,
personal wellness, and academic success.

Banner goes live

UCFV’s new information system,

Banner, went “live” for Finance and
‘Purchasing on April 1, reports Dean of
Science and Technology Wayne Welsh.
“We’ll be finishing the year-end on the

old system for about six weeks, but
anything new goes on Banner. The new
payroll update is also going live on April. --

1. We'll have some kind of celebration - .-
near the end of April (if, of course, the
paycheques keep coming!)”

Welsh also reports that registrar Bill _

Cooke is still cautiously optimistic that

the Student Admissions & Registration
system will go “live” with Banner in
October, but the extended absence of
assistant registrar Rory Kine due to

illness is definitely being felt, and may
‘hold back the live date. -

t, personal wellness,

Participants were shown how to
identify and understand the cycle of .

anger and the role of hostility. With

the use of the Wellness Wheel
Model, participants were able to
come away from this conference

- .with a personal contract fora

healthier lifestyle. .
"Many participants made new

. friends and had such a strong”.

connection with one another that."

made it very hard to have to leave -

one another.so soon.
With trust and sharing, a support

7 system was developed through the:

small group work: One of the

outcomes of the conference is to

continue with a support group so ..:
that a new cycle learning to livea .
balanced lifestyle continues and
grows.

coordinator at UCFV, for giving us ©
the opportunity to spend the.
weekend with Michael Leeds. .

We would like to thank Theresa ne
-Neel, First Nations Access ° :

Faculty file”
- Anderson's book reprinted |
- Crim instructor Terry Anderson’s book °

Transforming Leadership has just been

_ published in its second edition. Subtitled
_ Equipping Yourself and Others to Build.
the Leadership Organization, the book’s:
first edition received praise from leaders

in the leadership and training field.
Transforming Leadership is published

by St. Lucie Press. Visit their website at

www.slpress.com to find out more.

Grandparents’
_ gazette
Greaves

“| Congratulations to
Ellenor Greaves on the birth of

_ “her first grandchild,
Emma Jane”

_-on March 8, 1998.

-| Emma weighed 8 Ib, 4 oz, and is

- the daughter of Ellenor’s son

~ John (a UCFV alumni) and his ©

" - wife Janet...

The Abbotsford "Rise and Shine” Toastmasters club has been meeting Friday. momings for a number
of years at UCFV. The group — initially sponsored by the UCFV Communications dept. — has been
using the boardroom on the Abbotsford campus. At a recent meeting, Communications instructor ©
Raymond Welch, a former Toastmaster himself, Presented the local Toastmasters with a plaque to
acknowledge their "home". The local group has,some UCFV student members. -"..° ‘

(L to R) Kees Vandenberg, Terry Lynn Stone (UCFV student), Eunice Sigurdson (Toastmasters
President), Raymond Welch, his daughter Ceilidh, and John Lawson. ; .

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