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annual report 2013 • 2014 i Université de moncton
Wellness committee recognized at provincial
banquet
The Moncton campus wellness committee (CMU) was rewarded during
the Wellness at Heart Award banquet. This event is a joint initiative of
the Government of New Brunswick, the College of Psychologists of
New Brunswick and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick.
Together, they recognize New Brunswick organizations and workplaces
that promote wellness. The CMU won the Silver award and was cited for its
efforts to measure its achievements. CMU chair Suzanne Harrison, a school
of nursing professor, is supported by Jacques Cormier, human resources,
Jeanne Godin, school of food sciences, nutrition and family studies, and
Roger G. LeBlanc, school of kinesiology and leisure.
Initiative to promote psychological well-being
The Université de Moncton strives to create a safe, healthy, dynamic and
inspiring work environment conducive to quality education, research and
innovation.
The mission of the psychological well-being initiative is to create awareness
and promote positive mental health for all members of the university
community. Aimed at developing a culture that promotes positive mental
health, the initiative’s mandate is to increase awareness of the three
main ingredients of positive psychological health and to develop the
skills required to increase the well-being of the university community and
environment.
The strategic goal is to develop and maintain a culture of psychological
well-being for the student population as well as for staff and faculty
members by safeguarding their feelings of autonomy and competence as
well as their sense of belonging.
The following are embodied in the guiding principles:
• retention and commitment of students;
• retention and commitment of staff and faculty members;
• healthy learning environment;
• healthy interpersonal relations and resilience;
• social and emotional needs of the student population, staff and faculty
members, especially with respect to mental health issues.
