Office of Student Life

Staff Wellbeing, Education and Connection

The Wellbeing, Education and Connection Department aims to operationalize the mission and vision of the Office of Student life by empowering staff to:

  • experience a sense of community and mattering in the workplace by feeling included, seen and heard.
  • feel valued and respected for who they are and know that their contributions make a difference to others.
  • acknowledge and celebrate individual achievements and milestones, as well as team accomplishments.
  • engage in multi-modal growth and development opportunities that are responsive to their unique backgrounds, strengths, experiences, skills, and learning styles.
  • have awareness of and access to campus and community-based resources that support their holistic wellbeing

Connection and Belonging

Student Life Staff belonging and connection initiatives are hosted with the primary objective of:

  • creating community, building relationships and fostering connections with others at work
  • contributing to staff members feeling valued, seen and heard in the workplace
  • maintaining safe environments wherein staff feel empowered to be successful in their work

     Connection and Belonging Programs

    • Scarlet and Great Engagement Gatherings
    • Beyond Onboarding Cohort
    • Book Club
    • The Network

Appreciation and Recognition

Appreciation and recognition initiatives for Student Life staff are intended to:

  • express gratitude to staff members; illustrating that their presence, contributions, strengths, talents, and work matters
  • recognize specific achievements, project completion, meeting key programmatic goals or other accomplishments
  • award outstanding performance
  • celebrate years of service or other workplace milestones

     Appreciation and Recognition Programs

    • OH! What a Year Summer Appreciation Celebration
    • Scarlet & Great Service Awards Recognition Ceremony

Learning and Development

Initiatives supporting Student Life staff learning and growth include efforts are developed to:

  • enhance the knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to constructively contribute to current departmental, divisional, and university strategic priorities
  • cultivate leadership skills, capabilities, mind-set, and emotional intelligence essential to advancing professionally across one’s career and life span
  • foster mentorship, cross-functional knowledge and perspective sharing vital to improving the flow of information, collaboration and innovation across departments and positional levels

     Learning and Development Programs

    • Employee Education & Growth Roundtable
    • Staff Mentorship Circles
    • Culture Commitment Action Planning Collaborations
    • Learning from Our Community
    • Connection & Wellbeing Summit

Health and Wellbeing

Initiatives supporting Student Life staff health and wellbeing aim to:

  • increase awareness and utilization of relevant campus health and wellbeing resources
  • improve generalized health literacy and engagement in resources supporting holistic wellbeing
  • enhance individual and departmental access to YP4H platforms and benefits

     Health and Wellbeing Programs

    • Biometric Health Screenings + PHA Consultations
    • Student Life Buckeye Wellness Innovators Cohort
    • Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing Resource Guide