Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.56
Liaison Natalie Hayes
Submission Date June 22, 2017
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STARS v2.0

Bentley University
PA-11: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Natalie Hayes
Associate Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution make counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all members of the following groups?:
Yes or No
Students Yes
Staff Yes
Faculty Yes

A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):

Professional staff from the Center for Health and Wellness and the Counseling Center can facilitate programs for students, faculty and staff on a variety of topics, including:

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drugs (self-help groups and other resources)
Body image
Bystander training
Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss
Flu, colds and allergies
Healthy relationships and sexual violence
Illness prevention
Listening and referral skills
Mental health including anxiety, depression and disordered eating
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessments and interpretation
Nutrition and healthy eating
Risk management seminars for Greek letter organizations
Sexual and reproductive health
Sleep
Stress management and relaxation

The following are annual wellness events that students can become more involved with and/or co-sponsor as an organization:
• Consent Day
• I’m Perfect Week (previously Fat Talk Free Week)
• Goodnight Falcon (Sleep Hygiene Event)
• National Depression Screening Days
• National Alcohol Screening Day
• Take a Paws
• World AIDS Day
• Happier Hours (Stress management during finals)
• Crafternoons (upcycling stress busters)
• Stress less workshops
• Alcohol and other drug workshops
• Wellness Coaching Session
• Red Ribbon Week (Alcohol and Other Drug Awareness)
• Fresh Check Day
• Adulting 101 Series
• Bystander trainings
• Smoke-Free campus & cessation counseling

Aside from the gym, there is also a Wellness Studio which holds weekly fitness classes such as Zumba, yoga, and kickboxing for a small fee. These are available for students and faculty/staff separately.

The employee wellness program is called Bentley Balance. This program provides a variety of innovative programs, tools and resources under the Bentley Balance logo that can help faculty and staff on their path towards overall well being and maintain balance between work and personal lives. The website with more information is here: http://www.bentley.edu/offices/human-resources/bentley-balance


The website URL where information about the institution's wellness program(s) is available:
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