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Life Enhancement Seminars

We realize the importance of having a healthy balance between work, family, and personal life. As part of the Work, Health, and Life Series, our life enhancement programs can provide you with great insight and practical methods to establish this balance. This series is offered twice a year.

Online registration for the Fall 2008 season is now available. You can select the training sessions you would like to attend, complete the registration form, and click the "Register now" button. Employees may register for any programs that have not yet been held. You will be contacted by electronic mail to confirm receipt of your registration.

  • All workshops begin promptly at the time stated. Please be courteous and arrive on time.
  • Lunch is provided at the Health Promotion Series seminars.
  • Please notify the Office of Human Resources at 353-3500 or email whl@bu.edu as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a workshop for which you enrolled—preferably at least twenty-four hours before the workshop.
  • If special accommodations are needed, please call 353-3500.

Following is a list of programs offered for the Fall 2008 season. Please select all workshops and seminars for which you would like to register by clicking the boxes to the left of the workshop titles. (An "X" or a check mark should appear next to each program you wish to attend.) Then complete the information below the list and select the "Register Now" button. You must receive your supervisor's permission to register for workshops (except for the lunch time Health Promotion Programs.)

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LE05: Preserving your Family History - Genealogy & Archives
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 12 noon - 2 p.m.
Presenters: Staff of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center
Location: Arthur Fiedler Room on the second floor of the Mugar Memorial Library, 771 Commonwealth Avenue

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LE18: Caregiver Conversations
Date and Time: Thursday, October 16, 2008 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Presenters: Nikki Sibley, MA, Office of Family Resources
Bonnie Jean Teitleman, LICSW, Family Staff Assistance Office
Location: Office of Human Resources, Training Room, 25 Buick Street, Second Floor

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LE16: Chat, Email and the Internet - What is a Parent to do?
Date and Time: Thursday, October 16, 2008 3 - 5 p.m.
Presenter: Bill Castell, Boston University Academy
Location: Boston University Academy, One University Road, Computer Lab

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LE19: Conversations with Women at Midlife
Dates and Time: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Thursday, November 13, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Thursday, December 4, 2008 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Presenters: Nikki Sibley, MA, Office of Family Resources
Bonnie Jean Teitleman, LICSW, Family Staff Assistance Office
Location: Office of Human Resources, Training Room, 25 Buick Street, Second Floor

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LE01: Lunch Hour: To Work Out or Not!
Date and Time: Thursday, November 6, 2008 12 noon - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Barbara Green-Glaz, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Location: Meet in the FitRec Lobby at 915 Commonwealth Avenue

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LE17: Understanding, Assessing and Intervening with Compulsive Hoarding
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Presenters: Christiana Bratiotis, MSW, LCSW, Boston University School of Social Work, Doctoral Student
Bonnie Jean Teitleman, LICSW, Faculty Staff Assistance Office
Location: Office of Human Resources, Training Room, 25 Buick Street, Second Floor

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LE20: Self-Leadership: Creating Meaningful Work in an Unpredictable World
Date and Time: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Presenter: Thierry Guedj, PhD, Faculty Staff Assistance Office
Location: Office of Human Resources, Training Room, 25 Buick Street, Second Floor

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Please select all workshops and seminars for which you would like to register by clicking the boxes to the left of the workshop titles. (An "X" or a check mark should appear next to each program you wish to attend.) Then complete the information below the list and select the "Register Now" button. You must receive your supervisor's permission to register for workshops (except for the lunch time Health Promotion Programs.)

First Name
Last Name 
E-mail  Address
Title
Department
Phone Number
Salary Grade (If you are a faculty member, please enter FA for a salary grade.)

How did you hear about the Work, Health, and Life training programs?

Have you ever attended a Work, Health, and Life program before?


Staff must receive supervisor's permission to register for workshops (except for the lunch time Health promotion Programs.)

Supervisor's Name
Supervisor's E-mail Address