{"id":197,"date":"2024-05-23T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/?page_id=197"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:46:20","slug":"updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2026\/07\/29\/2026-summer-employee-newsletter\/\">2026 Summer Employee Newsletter<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jaime Pulk<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-07-29T11:16:31-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hi Everyone, We&#8217;re excited to share the&nbsp;Summer 2026 HR Newsletter!&nbsp;This edition is packed with updates, highlights, and resources to help&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2026\/02\/27\/hr-newsletter-winter-2026\/\">2026 Winter Employee Newsletter<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jaime Pulk<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T16:16:37-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hi Everyone, We\u2019re pleased to share the&nbsp;Winter 2026 HR Newsletter. It\u2019s filled with updates, stories, and seasonal highlights to keep&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2025\/10\/28\/hr-newsletter-fall-2025-%f0%9f%8d%82\/\">2025 Fall Employee Newsletter<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jaime Pulk<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-28T08:46:02-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 28, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hi Everyone, We\u2019re pleased to share the\u00a0Fall 2025 Employee Newsletter.\u00a0It is packed with updates, stories, and seasonal highlights to keep&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2025\/09\/03\/introducing-a-new-hr-initiative\/\">Introducing a New HR Initiative!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-03T12:50:26-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 3, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Colleagues, We are excited to introduce a new Human Resources initiative shaped by your feedback from the employee engagement&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2025\/08\/27\/2025-summer-employee-newsletter\/\">2025 Summer Employee Newsletter<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jaime Pulk<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-08-27T14:27:55-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 27, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hi Everyone, The Summer 2025 HR Newsletter is here! This edition is full of updates and resources to help you&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2025\/07\/15\/employee-engagement-update\/\">Employee Engagement Update<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Garry W. Jenkins<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-07-15T11:33:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Colleagues, I am excited to share an important update with you regarding the ongoing employee engagement work led by&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2025\/04\/28\/2025-spring-employee-newsletter\/\">2025 Spring Employee Newsletter<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-04-28T15:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 28, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Good Afternoon ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Colleagues, After a long and&nbsp;dreary winter, the HR team is happy to share the spring edition of&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/12\/20\/2024-winter-employee-newsletter\/\">2024 Winter Employee Newsletter<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jaime Pulk<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-12-20T11:33:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 20, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Happy Friday Everyone, Please check out the winter 2024 newsletter attached to this email. This edition features articles focused on&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/11\/20\/staff-engagement-steering-committee-and-working-groups\/\">Staff Engagement Steering Committee and Working Groups<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-11-20T14:50:35-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 20, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Engagement Steering Committee Andrea Gager Associate Director of IR, Analysis &amp; Planning Office of Institutional Research Darryl Uy Director of&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/11\/20\/update-on-institutional-staff-engagement-work\/\">Update On Institutional Staff Engagement Work<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-11-20T14:45:17-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 20, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Good Afternoon, Colleagues! We are excited to share an important&nbsp;update to the institutional staff engagement work. After our call for&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/09\/26\/september-employee-newsletter\/\">2024 September Employee Newsletter<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Lauren Danie-Briggs<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-09-26T16:32:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 26, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hi everyone, Please check out our Fall 2024&nbsp;HR&nbsp;Newsletter&nbsp;attached. This edition features&nbsp;articles and&nbsp;resources&nbsp;dedicated to wellbeing, including ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ B Well partnership with&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/09\/24\/engagement-update-a-new-call-to-action\/\">Engagement Update&#8211; A New Call to Action!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-09-24T16:39:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Campus Colleagues, As President Jenkins shared earlier this month, it&#8217;s been a busy summer. Here&#8217;s a quick recap: Over&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/07\/17\/july-employee-newsletter\/\">2024 July Employee\u00a0Newsletter<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Rebecca (Becs) Skolnik<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-07-17T16:32:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 17, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Good Morning, everyone,&nbsp; Attached is the July edition of the employee&nbsp;newsletter. This edition features information about the Staff Engagement Survey,&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/05\/24\/engagement-survey-materials\/\">Engagement Survey Materials<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-24T15:19:01-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 24, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Good Afternoon Staff Colleagues- Thank you to everyone who attended the&nbsp;Staff Engagement and Well-being Survey presentations held this past Tuesday&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/05\/21\/key-finds-report-and-results-slide-deck\/\">Key Finds Report and Results Slide Deck<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-21T15:49:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 21, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The health and well-being of staff at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College shapes the lives of all members of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College community \u2014 students, staff, and faculty. Understanding deeply the varied experiences of our staff community is a critical part of continuing to improve how we work towards creating a more inclusive and equitable campus environment.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/05\/17\/survey-presentation-location-change\/\">Survey Presentation Location Change<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-17T15:42:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 17, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Good Morning Staff Colleagues- We wanted to remind you that representatives from Rankin Climate will be on campus next&nbsp;Tuesday, May&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/04\/30\/employee-engagement-survey-update\/\">Employee Engagement Survey Update<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-04-30T15:41:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 30, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">To All ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Staff&#8211; We are excited to share that the final survey participation numbers are in, and they are&nbsp;FANTASTIC!!&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/04\/10\/a-note-of-thanks\/\">A note of thanks<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Garry W. Jenkins<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-04-10T15:45:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 10, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear colleagues, I want to thank you for taking the time to complete the employee engagement survey. Nearly two-thirds of&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/03\/22\/updated-staff-engagement-results-survey-ends-march-29th\/\">Updated Staff Engagement Results&#8211; Survey ends March 29th!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-22T15:40:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 22, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Good Afternoon Everyone! The Employee Engagement Working Group is happy to share the latest participation rates for the Staff Engagement&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/03\/13\/better-bates-together-survey-ends-march-29th\/\">Better ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Together- Survey ends March 29th!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-13T15:39:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 13, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hello Everyone! The Employee Engagement Working Group is excited to share our latest survey participation rates with you. After only&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/02\/28\/better-bates-together\/\">Better ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Together!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patty Rooney<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-02-28T15:37:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 28, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">To All ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Staff&#8211; On the heels of President Jenkin&#8217;s invitation yesterday, the Climate Survey Working Group would like to&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/02\/27\/bates-campus-climate-survey\/\">ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ campus climate survey<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Garry W. Jenkins<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-02-27T15:46:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 27, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Staff Colleagues, I write to follow up on my message of February 6 and invite you to complete the&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/02\/06\/coming-soon-staff-climate-survey\/\">Coming Soon: Staff Climate Survey<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Garry W. Jenkins<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-02-06T15:43:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 6, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Staff Colleagues, As you know, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ is in the midst of a process of working to better understand the&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2024\/01\/16\/exciting-collaboration-announcement-bates-college-partners-with-rankin-climate\/\">Exciting Collaboration Announcement: ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Partners with Rankin Climate<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hope Burnell<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-16T15:35:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 16, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well. On behalf of the Employee Engagement Working Group, we are thrilled&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2023\/09\/28\/employee-input-sessions\/\">Employee Input Sessions<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hope Burnell<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-09-28T12:31:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 28, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Employee Engagement Working Group, I am pleased to share an update about our work.&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2023\/09\/25\/employee-engagement-working-group\/\">Employee Engagement Working Group<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hope Burnell<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-09-25T10:28:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 25, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Employee Engagement Working Group, I am pleased to share an update about our work.&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"bates_author_byline_override":"","_hide_page_title":false,"_header_override":"","_template_width_override":"","_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"_sidebarChoice":"","footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-197","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":482,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/197\/revisions\/482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}