Attached is the schedule for staff activities during our third Enrichment Week. Some activities are back by popular demand others have been proposed or will be delivered by members of staff. I invite you to treat the Enrichment Weeks as an important feature of our community and hope you will sign up for several activities. At the end of the week I would appreciate feedback particularly around which activities to repeat and please do make suggestions for future weeks.
Our vision is to make a real difference to people, practice and society and that starts with us. As a learning community it is imperative that we take time to engage in collective reflection and action to enhance the student experience and enrich our community. Creating and maintaining a healthy learning community also involves taking care of ourselves and others. We must prioritise our wellbeing to ensure we have the energy, space, motivation and expertise to make a difference to ourselves and others. Planned activities seek to enhance wellbeing as well as developing expertise and raising awareness of matters that impact on us all. Some are as short as an hour while others are much longer. I do hope there will be something that appeals to everyone.
Professor Toni Hilton, Head of School
Book Swap
Staff Room
Throughout the week, and beyond, you will have the opportunity to bring in books to share with colleagues! So, if there is a book which you have read and feel that the wider world needs to know its greatness, or if you just thought it was jolly good read, and you are happy to part with it bring it along: In the process we may all discover new favourites!
(Please note: Old textbooks may not apply!)
Monday 4th November
Online SharePoint Training
10:00 – 12:00
Room MG10
Hosted by Josh Callarman
A practical real time work through
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sharepoint-training-session-monday-tickets-78027166355
Tuesday 5th November
Office Etiquette
10:00 – 12:00
Room M220
Hosted by Lucy Jones
Café style session focusing on behaviours and identifying difficult situations and challenges
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/office-etiquette-tickets-76057244265
VRSG Workshop
10:00 – 12:00
Room M218
Hosted by Pauline Rutter
What is worthwhile, meaningful and valuable to you about what you do? The Values and Sustainability Research Group (VSRG) is delighted to invite you to an engaging session through which you will be introduced to the WeValue shared values elicitation process.
The WeValue approach, based on over thirteen years of research, has been used with public and private organisations, behaviour change projects, businesses, civil society organisations, universities, schools and local authorities. This unique process defines values through ‘values-based indicators’ that can later become measurable.
WeValue is a participatory organisational development tool delivered through sessions led by certified facilitators. It has been found helpful as organisations address challenges and change in relation to team/staff engagement and cohesion, diversity and inclusion, internal and external communications and decision making
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vrsg-workshop-tickets-76062148935
Learn More About LinkedIn and Improve Your Profile
13:00 – 15:00
Room M218
Hosted by Faye Brockwell
13:00 – 14:00 Staff and Students
How LinkedIn can support students throughout their student journey, from enrolment to employment
14:00 – 15:00 Staff only
How to share LinkedIn Learning content with your students
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-more-about-linkedin-and-improve-your-profile-tickets-76061041623
Online SharePoint Training
15:00 – 17:00
Room M150
Hosted by Josh Callarman
A practical real time work through
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sharepoint-training-tickets-76062903191
Wednesday 6th November
Resilience Workshop
9:30 – 12:30
Rooms M218
Hosted by Gabrielle Rowles (Boingboing.co.uk)
Details to follow
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/resilience-workshop-tickets-76064999461
Guided Aromatherapy Meditation
11:30 – 12:30
Room M138
Hosted by Zoe Swan
Is your brain feeling fried? Are you constantly on the go? Do you want to feel totally blissed out instead of stressed out? If this sounds like you, give yourself permission to nourish YOURSELF for an hour during Enrichment week!
Imagine lying down, surrounded by the aroma of 100% natural, pure essential oils. The smell of pine trees, pressed lemon, grapefruit and wild orange taking you from feeling frazzled to fresh! Or calm and sooth a busy mind with grounding cedar wood, frankincense or lavender. Lift your spirit and soul with natural floral scents. It sounds delicious doesn’t it?
During the session you’ll close your eyes and indulge in a uniquely aromatic oil experience, followed by practicing restorative self-massage techniques to release tension in your body. Finally, you’ll drift in and out of awareness as you find your own form of ‘brain bliss’ during a deeply relaxing guided meditation.
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-aromatherapy-meditation-tickets-76063214121
School Board
12:30 – 14:00
Rooms M218
Presentation by Andrew Hall on how metrics inform and influence league tables
In-Chair Massage
13:00 – 16:00
Rooms M147a
Hosted by Helen Kowalski
Helen will be offering a massage while seated in a chair. The recipient remains fully clothed while Helen works on over 100 specific stress relief points on the back, neck, heads, arms and shoulders.
£18 per half an hour session
Please email l.j.east@brighton.ac.uk to book your slot
BAME Workshop
14:00 – 17:00
Room M218
Hosted by Joanna Macdonnell
#ClosingTheGap – the institution has a current focus, as part of the commitment made in the Access and Participation Plan (2020-2025) and the Race Equality Charter Mark submission (2019), on the Differential Outcomes between students of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and their White counterparts. Focus Groups have been conducted in each school to enable us to understand the experience of UK domiciled BAME students at the University of Brighton. You are invited to participate in a workshop where the outcomes from the Brighton Business School focus group will be discussed, the workshop provide you with a space to consider, with colleagues, actions which could improve the experience and outcomes for BAME students in the School.
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bame-workshop-tickets-76066052611
Thursday 7th November
The Art of Being Brilliant
09:00 – 12:00
Room M218
Hosted by Kev House
http://www.artofbrilliance.co.uk
Imagine a work place where everyone turns up every day as the very best version of themselves. Imagine the energy, how productive and creative it would be, and how you would face the challenges that lie ahead. Imagine the results that would be achieved.
In a nutshell, the Art of Being Brilliant is all about individuals, it can make a massive difference to the quality of the work they do and therefore the effect that they have. This session is a rejuvenating experience, drawing on over 12 years of research into positive psychology. The workshop is about you and your people coming alive, and equips everyone with the inner resources to be able to be the very best version of themselves. The aim will be to challenge current habits and ways of thinking, to re-energise and enthuse staff for the challenges that lie ahead and, say it quietly, it may even change their lives.
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/art-of-being-brilliant-tickets-76068213073
Peer2Peer (P2P) Capacity Building for Sustainable Developing – Enhancing Students’ Experiences Through Peer-to-Peer Learning in Africa
14:00 – 15:00
Room M218
Hosted by Professor Marina Novelli
Marina will share experiences about the award winning P2P International Initiative of the University of Brighton, which she developed in 2005, and has led on since.
followed by…
BBS and the Responsible Futures’ Research & Enterprise Agenda – What Now and What Next?
15:00 – 16:00
Room M218
Hosted by Professor Marina Novelli
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peer2peerbbs-and-the-responsible-futuress-re-agenda-tickets-76066780789
Friday 8th November
Come and Meet Your New Colleagues
10:30 – 12:00
Mithras Canteen
This is your chance to come along and meet the new faces of Brighton Business School, and get to know your new colleagues over morning tea and cakes.
Online SharePoint Training
10:00 – 12:00
Room MG10
Hosted by Josh Callarman
A practical real time work through
Book in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sharepoint-training-friday-tickets-78027427135
Bring Your Pet to Work
Is your pet suitable for the office?
Would your pet benefit from a day at BBS?
Would your colleagues benefit from a day in the company of your pet?
If the answer is YES, please bring your pet in for the day.