The Every Day in May Health Challenge returns, May 1-31, 2026! This challenge combines various healthy habits, such as physical activity, nutrition, water consumption, and self-care practices, into a fun, friendly competition between colleagues.  Sign-up today for your chance to win prizes, while reaping the benefits of healthy habits and connecting with your team!

Visit the Every Day in May Health Challenge web page for full details!

When it comes to the health of relationships, teams, and organizations, one thing affects everything: communication. Backed by 30 years of social science, Crucial Conversation skills represent the standard in effective communication. Improve your skills and get better outcomes by attending a training course.

The communication skills taught in this training focus on a specific kind of interaction: those when stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. This is not a course on winning friends or winning people to your way of thinking; it’s about strengthening relationships and securing results in the moments that matter most.

This course teaches nine powerful skills for working through disagreement to achieve better resources: Get unstuck, Master my stories, Start with heart, State my path, Make it safe, Learn to look, Seek mutual purpose, Explore others’ paths, and Move to action.

Crucial Conversations: Managers/Directors

• Date: Monday, March 2, 2026 to Friday, March 6, 2026 (2.5 hours x 5 days)
• Time: 9:30 a.m. to Noon
• Location: Virtual
• Target Audience: Managers/Directors
  Note: Participants must attend all dates to receive their certificate.

REGISTER FOR MARCH 2-6, 2026 MANAGER/DIRECTOR SESSION.

Crucial Conversations: Employees

• Date: Monday, April 27, 2026 to Friday, May 1, 2026 (2.5 hours x 5 days)
• Time: 9:30 a.m. to Noon
• Location: Virtual
• Target Audience: Employees
  Note: Participants must attend all dates to receive their certificate.

REGISTER FOR April 27-May 1, 2026 EMPLOYEE SESSION.

As part of the university’s Strategic Priorities, Ontario Tech has recognized the importance of mental health in our efforts to develop a sticky campus and support well-being. This commitment extends to the development and implementation of a Mental Health Action Plan.  

Review the Mental Health Action Plan to learn more about actions we're taking to support your mental health and well-being!

An engaging, non-invasive extension that provides health tips, in various healthy living categories, to support user well-being.

Users select their preferences for how frequently they would like to receive health tips, and from which health categories (ergonomics, hydration/nutrition, mental health, and physical health).

Healthy Habits with Hunter was created in partnership with Ontario Tech University's Healthy Workplace Committee and Faculty of Business and Information Technology Capstone student teams to help employees and students embed healthy habits into their daily routines.

This free online course is intended to be a one-stop shop for any campus professional or student leader looking to learn how to recognize, respond and refer students experiencing mental health issues on campus.

We encourage you to explore this website, create an account, take the twenty minute course to receive a More Feet on the Ground Certificate, and support student mental health and well-being!

Library Guide: Mental Health Resources

How to Get Help: Access the support you need

Supporting Student Mental Health