The Well-Being Institute
Well-Being Institute at Merced College is made up of a series of dynamic classes that will equip you with actionable skills to help you increase your well-being. From resilience, mindfulness, and gratitude, to sleep, exercise, and nutrition, this program will deliver valuable support for your total well-being. Research on this topic is clear: Employee well-being affects your organization’s productivity, customer service, and bottom line. Invest in yourself and your organization to improve your well-being today!
How to Register
Download our registration forms and return to [email protected] or in person to the Business Resource Center. Call 209-386-6733 if you have any questions. View our current course schedule.
***Seats are reserved first come, first served based on completed Registration & Payment Forms submitted***
Courses
Select the individual classes that best meet your needs or take all 5 classes and earn a Certificate of Recognition!
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Foundations of Well-Being in the Workplace
Gain an understanding of the five foundations of wellbeing. Explore the relationship between employee well-being and how it ties in with employee engagement, productivity, customer service and team work, and your health. The practice of gratitude will be explored along with the science behind how it impacts your well-being.
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Building Resilience
Discover strategies for building resilience to stress and strengthening your well-being in the face of challenges. The practice of Mindfulness will be covered as well as an exploration of how resilient mental habits are foundational to well-being and productivity.
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Fuel Your Body for Success
Learn how healthy eating and quality sleep can help your energy level, work performance, and overall health. You will have an opportunity to evaluate your own eating and sleep habits and strategize on how to make improvements. (Materials fee may apply.)
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Finding Your Purpose - Leading with Strengths
Research says when we know our purpose and use our strengths every day, we have higher well-being. Using Gallups’s Clifton Strengthsfinder, you will find out what your unique strengths are and how to be intentional to use them in every area of your life.
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The Science of Happiness
Explore why happiness matters and how to increase it within yourself and others. Learn actionable strategies for boosting happiness, leading to better performance, innovation, higher productivity and well-being.
2024-2025 Course Schedule
All online classes are self-paced and easy to navigate on Canvas, Merced College’s online platform. Participants have two weeks to complete each online class.
Course | Mode | Date |
Foundations of Well-Being MGMT 52W-92847 |
Online | August 21 – September 4, 2024 |
Building Resilience MGMT 52R-92848 |
Online | September 11 – September 25, 2024 |
Fuel Your Body For Success MGMT 52N-92871 |
Online | October 9 – October 23, 2024 |
Finding Your Purpose MGMT 50S-92845 |
Online | November 7 – November 21, 2024 |
The Science of Happiness MGMT 52H-92828 |
Online | November 27 – December 11, 2024 |
Building Resilience MGMT 52R-92836 | Online | January 15 – January 29, 2025 |
Finding Your Purpose MGMT 50S-92839 | Online | February 5 – February 19, 2025 |
Fuel Your Body For Success MGMT 52N-92838 | Online | March 12 – March 26, 2025 |
Foundations of Well-Being MGMT 52W-92814 | Online | April 10 – May 1, 2025 |
The Science of Happiness MGMT 52H-92837 | Online | May 1 – May 15, 2025 |
Contact
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Dorota Mimms
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