{"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\/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 \ud83c\udf42<\/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 Bates 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 Bates 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 Bates College shapes the lives of all members of the Bates 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 Bates 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 Bates 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 Bates 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 Bates 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\/\">Bates 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, Bates 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: Bates 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,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"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}]}}