Center for Faculty Development (CFD)

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Not a chef? Not a problem. Nicolette Maggiolo, RD, was live from her kitchen, whipping up refreshing summer recipes to fuel your physical and mental health, too! You may find the copies of the recipes she used and […]

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Laughter Yoga combines laughter exercises with relaxing yogic breathing techniques to relieve stress, release endorphins and boost immune functioning. What starts as laughter exercises quickly turns into genuine laughter, enhancing social connection and positive emotions. No previous yoga […]

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Patricia Nolan-Brown, painted a sailboat scene using her favorite way to paint, which anyone can learn. She also demonstrated how painting can be a form of joyful meditation once you let go of expectations. Patricia Nolan-Brown, BA (aka […]

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Licensed physical therapists Isabella Sprague and Angela Stearns covered 30 minutes of upbeat exercise and injury prevention tips to get healthy and stay injury free this summer season. This Fun Friday class left participants feeling energized and informed […]

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Using her piano and examples of other artists, Joo walked the audience through the detailed process and several aspects of writing a melody like "Where to start?" and "What do I need to consider to make it work?" […]