Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.59
Liaison Victor Udo
Submission Date Sept. 23, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Bucknell University
PA-13: Wellness Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
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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 staff?:
Yes

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

A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s), including information to support each affirmative response above :
Our EAP through Health Advocate provides six free counseling sessions, both telephonically, as well as referrals to local providers that participate with the employee's health plan. The Be Well wellness initiative is a participation based wellness program offering a variety of "lunch and learns" and 4-week workshops on topics of nutrition, exercise, stress management, and financial wellness. Also offered are the CDC's 16-week Diabetes Prevention Program and 17-week Weight Watchers series, at no cost to the participants. Onsite biometric screenings are provided to assist employees with knowing the current state of their health. Unlimited access to two on-site wellness coaches is also provided under the program at no cost. Student wellness is promoted via multiple avenues including healthy/organic eating, an on campus health clinic that has educational sessions on how to stay healthy, and a student counseling office that offers a full range of confidential mental health services.

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Our Associate Dean of Health, Wellness and Safety, a part of the Division of Student Affairs manages these comprehensive resources including our Student Counseling and Development Center and Student Health Services. Through the Division of Human Resources, we utilize Health Advocate as our EAP program and our Benefits and Wellness Manager manages a comprehensive wellness initiative called Be Well.

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