Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.78
Liaison Nathan King
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2021

STARS v2.2

Virginia Tech
PA-14: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.75 / 1.00 Cathy Kropff
Interim Director of Hokie Wellness
Human Resources
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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):

Hokie Wellness supports the health and well-being of all Virginia Tech employees and students. The department is housed both with the Division of Human Resources and Student Affairs. There are several sub-specialty areas within the department to include: employee wellness, health education, alcohol and other drug use prevention, mental health initiatives, the Recovery Community, and financial wellness.

Cook Counseling Center (CCC) supports students individualized counseling needs on campus. Hokie Wellness supports the emotional and mental health of our students by offering programming on mindfulness, building resilience, and helping friends in distress.

All benefited Virginia Tech employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that is managed through Hokie Wellness. In addition, we maintain a list of community resources that provide reduced fee services for our employees without benefits.


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?:
No

A copy of the institution's smoke-free policy:
The institution’s smoke-free policy:
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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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