{"668863":{"#nid":"668863","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty and Staff Roadmap Continues Institute\u2019s Commitment to Well-Being","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn support of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute\u0027s strategic plan\u003C\/a\u003E, the Division of Student Engagement and Well-Being unveiled its transformational roadmap for student well-being in August 2022. This year, following the creation of the Office of Cultivate Well-Being Action and Transformation and the hiring of Heather Zesiger as its director, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/students.gatech.edu\/wellbeingroadmap\u0022\u003ECultivate Well-Being Action and Transformation Roadmap With a Focus on Faculty and Staff \u003C\/a\u003Ehas been launched.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGuided by the principle that wellness goes far beyond the physical health of Tech community members, the office, in concert with Georgia Tech Human Resources and the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty, created the companion roadmap following a lengthy review of the current programs and resources available to faculty and staff as well as gathering input from departments and individuals across campus. Continuing the push to create an inclusive environment where all students, faculty, and staff can flourish, the office believes one group\u0027s overall well-being cannot be addressed without the others.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022There\u0027s definitely the underpinning of putting on our own oxygen mask first,\u0022 Zesiger said. \u201cMaintaining our well-being so that we can be the best at the work we do on campus and model for students is vital. Whether you\u2019re frontline staff, an advisor, a professor, or greeting someone in an office, students see us in all our different roles, so we\u0027re all in a position to model healthy, caring, inclusive behaviors. There are also structural things we can do that elevate everybody\u0027s well-being and maintain a healthy campus environment. Furthermore, we are disrupting outdated narratives to suggest instead that compassion and rigor can coexist and that advancing faculty and staff well-being simultaneously with student well-being is not a zero-sum proposition.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHighlighted by the relaunch of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mentalhealth.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Mental Health Care and Resources\u003C\/a\u003E and a new identity for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wellnesscenter.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWellness Empowerment Center\u003C\/a\u003E, the student roadmap led to eight of 26 action strategies being put into motion in the past year. The faculty and staff roadmap will feature a similar blueprint to more effectively assist those in need, reduce stigma around seeking help, and expand the campus community\u0027s understanding of how the eight dimensions of wellness \u2014 emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual \u2014 intersect. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EZesiger brings over 25 years of professional experience to her role at Georgia Tech. She is tasked with overseeing the execution of the plan, which she calls \u0022one of the boldest\u0022 she\u0027s ever seen in higher education. Crediting Institute leadership for the inclusion of well-being in the strategic plan and Luoluo Hong, vice president for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/students.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EStudent Engagement and Well-Being\u003C\/a\u003E, for the development of the student roadmap, Zesiger sees the moment as one of profound change for the Tech community. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022The best practices in my field recognize that these ideas of community, belonging, health, and learning are all interconnected. So, as we enhance one, it\u0027s going to influence the other. As we take down barriers to each element, we\u0027re going to see better outcomes,\u201d she said. \u201cIn the student field, we see their academic outcomes improve, as well as how they embrace their future. We see similar situations with faculty and staff when you substitute learning with performance, so performance, health, and community also have that interconnection.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EZesiger stressed that wellness has taken on new meaning as the world emerges from the pandemic, which took a toll on physical and mental health, and this roadmap is another tool to help study and address its long-term effects. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUnlike students, faculty and staff members aren\u2019t given grades at the end of each semester, and they\u2019re not taking tests every few weeks to assess their progress. A portion of the roadmap will focus on reshaping what success looks like and promoting a culture in which employees feel valued. It also includes recommendations for the further promotion and expansion of strategies consistent with better mental health outcomes for faculty and staff. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe implementation of both roadmaps won\u0027t take place overnight, but metrics will track the progress of the action strategies along the way, with a goal of institutionalizing the most successful elements by 2030. However, Zesiger notes that fostering a healthy campus will not end with the strategic plan. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWell-being\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Edoesn\u2019t end in 2030,\u201d she said. \u201cThis value is woven into the fabric of Tech, hopefully forever.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Building from Georgia Tech\u0027s strategic plan, the roadmap will enhance faculty and staff well-being and improve all aspects of wellness for the entire campus community."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn lockstep with Georgia Tech\u0027s strategic plan, the roadmap will enhance faculty and staff well-being and improve all aspects of wellness for the entire campus community.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Building from Georgia Tech\u0027s strategic plan, the roadmap will enhance faculty and staff well-being and improve all aspects of wellness for the entire campus community."}],"uid":"36418","created_gmt":"2023-08-09 15:21:12","changed_gmt":"2023-08-31 13:46:28","author":"sgagliano3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-08-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-08-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671375":{"id":"671375","type":"video","title":"Faculty and Staff Roadmap Continues Institute\u2019s Commitment to Well-Being","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIn lockstep with Georgia Tech\u0027s strategic plan, the launch of the roadmap will enhance faculty and staff well-being and improve all aspects of wellness for the entire campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1691773119","gmt_created":"2023-08-11 16:58:39","changed":"1691773119","gmt_changed":"2023-08-11 16:58:39","video":{"youtube_id":"xt69z6UTs58","video_url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xt69z6UTs58"}},"671384":{"id":"671384","type":"image","title":"Eight Dimensions of Wellness at Georgia Tech","body":null,"created":"1691777214","gmt_created":"2023-08-11 18:06:54","changed":"1691777214","gmt_changed":"2023-08-11 18:06:54","alt":"Eight Dimensions of Wellness at Georgia Tech","file":{"fid":"254422","name":"IMG_6994.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/08\/11\/IMG_6994.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/08\/11\/IMG_6994.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":7616003,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/08\/11\/IMG_6994.JPG?itok=kKXHanp-"}}},"media_ids":["671375","671384"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/students.gatech.edu\/wellbeingroadmap","title":" Cultivate Well-Being Action \u0026 Transformation Roadmap"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192094","name":"cultivate well-being"},{"id":"13006","name":"georgia tech strategic plan"},{"id":"22911","name":"campus health"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022Steven.gagliano@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESteven Gagliano\u003C\/a\u003E - Communications Officer\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Steven.gagliano@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}