Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Lunch and Learn: Exercise and Brain Development

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011


with Camille Campanile


Men's and Women's Cross Country Running Coach


11 JSC employees joined Camille for a discussion about the positive impacts exercise can have on brain development. Camille spoke about the importance of vigorous exercise and how it can help people of all ages become smarter!

Monday, December 5, 2011

1st VT All Santa Run, 5K

JSC Employees and Friends Participate in Make A Wish Fundraiser

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Burlington, VT



JSC Employees: Martha Lance, Vicky Sanborn, Mary Hogan, Ellen Hill, Heidi Wrighton, Wendy Velander, and retiree, Barb Lougee along with JSC Friends, Dayna Katz, Jamie Bissbee, Danielle Dolisie, Lorraine Locke and a few other supporters. Total number of Santa's participating was 1,200.


The medal at the end of the 5K!

JSC Santa's gathered before the race in City Hall Park.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Spin Nation took place at


Johnson State College on Friday, December 18th. This ride brought JSC employees and community members together to burn some calories before Thanksgiving and to raise funds and awareness for Ride 2 Recovery. This ride supports the United States military and Veteran's rehab needs as the return from war. http://www.ride2recovery.com/



Monday, November 28, 2011

Happy Holidays!

4th Annual JSC Turkey Trot

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011


JSC Employees with family and friends met at 3:30p.m. at the SHAPE Facility.

They ran and walked the 2 miles from the college to the Hub via Gould Hill Road.

A great cheer awaited them!

This year's turkey trot included a 16 lb turkey that the group shared responsibilities of trotting with it!






Friday, November 11, 2011

Force Ride in Boston

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Several JSC employees traveled to Boston for a 2 hour Spinning session titled "The Force Ride" with Spinning Master Instructor, Josh Taylor. The ride was inspiring and challenging at the same time. What a wonderful way to create community wellness through exercise and friendship. Thank you and congratulations to those who stepped up to the challenge!




Monday, October 31, 2011

Lunch N' Learn Series

Manage Stress through Relaxation, Stretching and Massage
Friday, October 28th
Stress is often carried in the shoulders. A relaxing stretch to release the tension in that area.
Andrea shows a "steam roller" technique in massaging your own forearms.
JSC Part-Time Faculty member, Andrea Altman gave a hands-on workshop on various techniques to manage stress at work. She taught breathing techniques through meditation, some fantasic stretches that can be done from your office chair and a couple massage techniques that can be used to help combat stress. This was a high energy, entertaining workshop that left all participants relaxed to finish out their days.

Lunch and Learn: Generations at Work

Tuesday, October 25th

Stearn's Stage Space

12:00-1:00p.m.

UVM Professor Barbara McIntosh presented information about how to be open minded when working with people of various generations. The discussion provided insight on how to best work with and manage people of different generations.