Employee Engagement and Wellness Committee

Upcoming Events

Join Director of Operations & Instructional Support Services Cathy Colella at Anna Whitten Hall or via Zoom from wherever you may be. We will briefly introduce a topic to contemplate (15 minutes) and then meditate together (10 minutes guided, five minutes silent). Please bring a notebook. Sessions take place from 4 - 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

June 6: The Goal | Session 1 Registration Link
June 13: Suspending Judgement | Session 2 Registration Link
June 20: Calming the Mind | Session 3 Registration Link
June 27: Beauty in the Present Moment | Session 4 Registration Link
July 11: No Session This Week
July 18: No Session This week
July 25: Cooling Anger | Session 5 Registration Link
August 1: Going Slow | Session 6 Registration Link
August 8: Looking Deeply | Session 7 Registration Link
August 15: Strong Emotions | Session 8 Registration Link

Employee Engagement and Wellness Committee

Welcome! This committee is dedicated to nurturing employee engagement and wellness with the understanding that these two features are interconnected and vital to a healthy workforce who is prepared to serve our students, one another and the community. The college values guide the committee work including: Caring and Respect, Integrity, Excellence and Quality, Humor and Well-Being, Teamwork and Stewardship. Employee Engagement is promoted and supported by exploring best practices and research-based methods for maintaining engaged teams. Employee wellness will be promoted and supported by focusing on the concepts of healthy mind, body and spirit.

The committee shall limit activities to advising on matters that directly concern its specific purposes, which may include the following responsibilities:

• Recognize and honor the diverse makeup of our workforce -- understanding that individuals have unique and varying needs and experiences as it relates to engagement and wellness.
• Identify employee engagement and wellness standards and best practices and recommend and share these methods with the college community.
• Offer professional development opportunities to present, share, learn and grow in a variety of settings. Some of these formats may include but are not limited to: Summit involvement, assistance with employee presentations, vendor and external community participation, part-time employee celebration, college community events, seminars, small interest groups and mentoring.
• Celebrate and utilize campus resources and experts in related subject matters.

If you have ideas to share, please reach out to us!

Committee Members:
Co-Chairs: Cathy Colella (), Aaron Hilliard ().
Chelsie Taylor, Ashley Bergkamp, Bethann Talsma, Charles Heidelberg, Franki Hand, Jessica Potter, Nathan Rickey, Renea Peruski, Sara Tanis, Terri Zirckle McDonald, Renee Martin and Mary Kay Pobocik