[Staff] CALES Staff Council Events

[Vann, Kristen - (akvann)]

Hello!


A friendly reminder from the CALES Staff Council for a couple of important events:


CALES Staff Council Professional Development - QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Trainings Spring 2026


Question. Persuade. Refer. Help save a life with three simple steps.



Just as people trained in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn to recognize the warning signs of suicide and to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year, thousands of Americans like you are saying "yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, family member, or neighbor.



CALES Staff Council is partnering with UA Life & Work Connections to hold two QPR trainings this semester. Due to the structure of the trainings, Life and Work Connections do not conduct hybrid QPR sessions so we are offering one in-person training and one fully online training.


This important training will help provide skills to have a conversation with someone and get them the help they need.


For the In Person Training:

Friday, February 13, 2026

U of A Main Campus, ENR2, S215

10:00AM – 12:00PM

RSVP Here<https://forms.gle/gLi4hJcjbsovQCkb7>


For those who work offsite, a Zoom option is available.  More details to come.



CALES Food Drive Has Started!
February 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026

The CALES Staff Council is coordinating a CALES Food Drive in February and March to help people in-need, and as part of the UA Be Kind, Bear Down Initiative, https://facultyaffairs.arizona.edu/be-kind-bear-down-initiative.



We have one bin located at the Campus Agricultural Center, main business office; one bin in Forbes 322; and one bin in Shantz 403.  If you are on-campus and your unit would like a bin, please reach out to Aaron Tevik, atevik at arizona.edu<mailto:atevik at arizona.edu>.



If you are off-campus and would like to participate, please reach out to your closest Food Bank for bins and donation information.



The CALES Staff Council would like to share contribution news and pictures on our webpage.  Please select a unit representative and have that person send pictures and updates to ALVSCE-Staff-Council at teams.arizona.edu<mailto:ALVSCE-Staff-Council at teams.arizona.edu>.  For every week the unit representative sends us an update and at least one picture, that unit will receive a raffle ticket for a Pizza or Donut Party for their office.  Drawing from the raffle will take place the first week of April.


Thank you,

CALES Staff Council



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