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Department Wellness Advocate Resources

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Wellness Advocate Meetings



Meetings are held in the HRD Training Room (2001A JKB) from 11:00 - 11:50 am. The list of this year's meetings and their topics will be posted shortly. Please add them to your calendar and come prepared to learn about or share ideas for implementing these dimensions in the workplace!

As a reminder, the purpose of these meetings is to learn about wellness topics as well as collaborate on ways to integrate wellness into our campus work culture.

See this year's meeting schedule below.

  • 2026 Schedule

    January Topic: Advocate Kick-Off Breakfast

    • Friday, January 16 - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    February Topic: Creating Belonging in the Workplace

    • Friday, February 13 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

    March Topic: Investing and Planning for Retirement

    • Friday, March 13 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

    April Topic: Healthy Eating and Hydration

    • Friday, April 10 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

    May Topic: Self Defense Workshop

    • Friday, May 8 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

    June Topic: New Skills Workshop (Excel and AI)

    • Friday, June 12 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

    July Topic: First Aid and CPR

    • Friday, July 10 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

    August Topic: Avoiding Burnout

    • Friday, August 14 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

    September Topic: Wellness Advocate Connection and Collaboration

    • Friday, September 11 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

    October Topic: BYU Resources for Employees and Continuing Education

    • Friday, October 9 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

    November Topic: How to Have Difficult Conversations

    • Friday, November 13 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

    December Topic: The Importance of Small Habits in Building Faith

    • Friday, December 11 - 11:00 am - 11:50 am

  • To remain an active Department Wellness Advocate in this program, you must meet the following requirements each year:

    • Attend at least 3 Advocate Meetings
    • Attend a goal-setting meeting and a mid-year follow-up
    • Take the wellness assessment at least once each year
    • Attend at least one Employee Wellness event or clinic (such as the Flu Clinic or a walkaround)
    • Advocate for wellness in your department

    Any additional efforts are up to you and your supervisor according to the needs of your department and your bandwidth. Advocates have suggested the following:

    • Evaluating department wellness needs
    • Finding fun ways to lighten everyone’s day
    • Bringing awareness
    • Advertising resources
    • Encourage participation and activity
    • Planning Monthly activities
    • Good influence
    • Initiates and motivates
    • Keep accountability
    • Learning and then sharing wellness information
    • Get involved and get to know other people
    • Inviting people to come with you to events
    • Sharing what BYU Employee wellness is doing

Advocate Resources

Use these resources as you need to help your department reach its goals to foster a workplace culture of wellness. If you have any questions, please reach out to wellness@byu.edu.

Department Wellness Assessment

This assessment helps you know where your department is and can help determine which areas need to be included in department wellness goals.

Department Wellness Challenges

Want to do a department-specific wellness challenge? Here are some ideas on past wellness challenges that might invigorate your colleagues.

Wheel of Life: Wellness Dimension Exercise

This exercise is to be done by individuals to gain deeper insight into the balance in their life and each of the eight dimensions of wellness.Att

Wellness Presentations

Wellness Coordinators can come to your department to present on a variety of wellness topics. Schedule a presentation today!

Employee Wellness Check-Out Library

This library features a variety of items that can be borrowed for team-building exercises, retreats, lunch-hour activities, or other departmental wellness initiatives you may have.

Wellness Handouts

Here are some handouts that you can print or download and share with employees that promote wellness in a variety of ways.

Qualtrics Basics

Qualtrics is a survey platform that can be utilized to learn about departmental wellness needs. This video goes over some of the basics of the Qualtrics platform to get you started.

Action Planning Guide

If you're not sure how to get started on your department's wellness goals, take the Wellness Assessment and follow the steps in this guide to organize and focus your efforts!

Wellness Activity Ideas

Use this list of ideas for an upcoming department wellness activity or initiative.

Idea Sheet

If you want ideas from what other advocates have done, look at this spreadsheet!
Submit your own ideas here.

Golden Ticket

The Golden Ticket is an opportunity for Wellness Advocates to create meaningful experiences that build wellness and connection withing their department.

Sign up for a one-on-one meeting

Each advocate is expected to sign up for two one-on-one meetings each year, one toward the beginning of the year and one toward the end. However, you are also welcome to schedule a one-on-one meeting at any time with a member of our team if you need help brainstorming, designing an event, challenge, or other wellness project, or if you need support as an advocate in any other way.