Overall Rating Platinum - expired
Overall Score 85.66
Liaison Mark Lichtenstein
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
PA-14: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Tim Blehar
Director of Human Resources
Human Resources
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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):
Faculty/Staff:

ESF has an employee assistance or wellness program that provides counseling, referral, and well-being services to employees. The NYS Employee Assistance Program is a peer assistance program jointly sponsored by labor and management. NYS EAP provides confidential information, assessment, and referral services to NYS employees, their family members and retirees. It also provides orientations and training for all employees, managers, supervisors and union representatives on benefits and use of EAP.

Students:

- ESF contracts with Syracuse University's Recreation Services (https://bewell.ese.syr.edu/), which includes gym and ice skating pavilion access and has a Vera House Campus Project Team office.
- ESF students are able to join SU student clubs.
- ESF's Undergraduate Student Association sponsors Stress Free events twice a semester (chair massages, trail mix, therapy dogs, etc.). Fun Runs, farmers market visits, and community service opportunities (and much more) are also available to ESF students.
- ESF's Counseling office posts daily wellness information on its Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esfcounseling/). It's website has self help videos and online assessments (https://www.esf.edu/counseling/resources.htm).
- Quit kits are offered to students who want to quit tobacco products.
- The Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity also offers a full schedule of ESF Against the Stigma of Mental Illness Campaign (https://www.esf.edu/calendar/event.asp?EventId=13903)
-ESF grad students host "Rise and Shine" breakfasts/chats.

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:
https://www.esf.edu/tobacco-free/

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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