April is designated as National Stress Awareness Month, and the CFI is pleased to host the inaugural Faculty Well-being Weeks. From April 6 to 17, this exciting collaborative effort provides all faculty with opportunities to focus on various components of well-being.
Partners: JMU Libraries, The Counseling Center, President’s Council on Health and Well-being, Balanced Dukes, CommonHealth, and Talent Development
Tuesday - April 14, 2026 & Wednesday - April 15, 2026
(Tuesday, April 14) Part 1: Faculty and staff are invited to participate in the "Anxiety Toolbox," one of the quickest ways to access evidence-based strategies and interventions to reduce anxiety symptoms. This series consists of 50-minute structured workshops that you can attend in any order.
Part 1 assists with understanding your anxiety, introduces controlled breathing for slowing down and disrupting the experience of anxiety, and provides information to assist with healthy sleep.
(Wednesday, April 15) Part 2: Faculty and staff are invited to participate in the "Anxiety Toolbox," one of the quickest ways to access evidence-based strategies and interventions to reduce anxiety symptoms. This series consists of 50-minute structured workshops that you can attend in any order.
Part 2 assists with understanding the situations and thoughts that can increase and maintain your anxiety and provides an opportunity to practice a useful relaxation technique and reduce tension.
In partnership with the Counseling Center
Program Outcomes
- Identifying the difference between stress and anxiety and explaining the impacts of stress and anxiety on the body
- Investigating situations and thoughts that cause and maintain anxiety
- Implementing ways to slow down and disrupt the experience of anxiety
- Applying relaxation techniques to reduce tension
- Creating a personalized action plan for coping strategies
Facilitators
- Wendy Kinyeki, Counseling Center
- Caleb Best, Counseling Center
Genre: Workshop
Location: Student Success Center 4049
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for both sessions
Register by the day before the respective session date at 11:59 p.m.
Registration Information
Please refer to the Faculty Well-being Weeks website for the full weeks' details and schedule.
Programs within the CFI are designed to support the development of instructional faculty and AP faculty with instructional responsibilities. We also welcome staff to many of our programs. If you are interested in attending one of our programs but do not identify with the above classifications, please email cfi@jmu.edu.
For more information on registering for our programs, please visit the CFI Programs & Events web page, which includes details on registering for programs and an instructional video on how to use the registration portal.
If this is your first time visiting the CFI Program registration page this semester, be sure to clear your browser cache/cookies and update your profile information (including updating your college/division and department) during the registration process. You will be asked to sign in to the secure site using your JMU eID and password (through Okta).
If you find that you are unable to attend a scheduled event prior to the registration deadline, please return to your CFI Program Account and cancel your registration. If it is after the event registration deadline, email cfi@jmu.edu as early as possible.
CFI programs will be canceled automatically if JMU is closed for inclement weather.
We want this program to be welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for all of our participants. Please describe any considerations or accommodations (e.g., dietary, disability, wellness, cultural, etc.) you want us to know about in your account profile. You may also reach out to us at cfi@jmu.edu or (540) 568-4846.