Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.00
Liaison Debbie Liddick
Submission Date April 21, 2020

STARS v2.2

Black Hills State University
PA-14: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Deborah Liddick
AD of Facilities Services and Sustainability
Facilities Services
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Part 1. Wellness program

Does the institution have a wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all students?:
Yes

Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all academic staff?:
Yes

Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all non-academic staff?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):
Black Hills State University Counseling Center provides on-campus counseling to currently enrolled students. Services are provided by licensed professional counselors who assist students in a non-judgmental, objective, confidential setting with their day-to-day concerns, problems, thoughts and feelings. There is no charges for counseling services for students currently registered at Black Hills State University.

As part of the State Health Plan, employees and their dependents have access to the Employee Assistance Program, which provides confidential, professional support for personal and work concerns at no cost to the employee. It includes a wide variety of life areas, such as family, alcohol/drugs, anxiety, parenting, workplace, aging, depression, grief, relationships, abuse, and financial.

Part 2. Smoke-free environments

Does the institution prohibit smoking within all occupied buildings owned or leased by the institution?:
Yes

Does the institution restrict outdoor smoking?:
Yes

Does the institution prohibit smoking and tobacco use across the entire campus?:
Yes

A copy of the institution's smoke-free policy:
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The institution’s smoke-free policy:
BHSU is Smoke & Tobacco Free as of August 1, 2014. This policy has been put into place in order to protect and promote the health and comfort of our students, employees and visitors. Smoking and tobacco use of any kind will be prohibited on the entire interior of the campus including campus buildings and grounds. Smoking and tobacco use will only be allowed in personal vehicles in parking lots on campus.

https://www.bhsu.edu/Portals/0/Student-Life/smoking%20brochure.pdf

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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