{"id":490,"date":"2026-07-29T11:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/?p=490"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:16:31","slug":"2026-summer-employee-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2026\/07\/29\/2026-summer-employee-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Summer Employee Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi Everyone,<br><br>We&#8217;re excited to share the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1uht2c6zfR3OKkGSpiovH6CFTd_TKmHOS\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summer 2026 HR Newsletter!<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;This edition is packed with updates, highlights, and resources to help you stay informed and connected across the Bates community. Inside, you&#8217;ll find:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Employee Engagement Updates<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Learn about exciting initiatives including the Supervisor Success Series, Performance Review redesign, and other opportunities to strengthen our campus community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2026 Enrichment Week Recap<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Take a look back at a fantastic week of learning, wellness, creativity, and connection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Heat Stress Safety<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Practical tips for staying safe and healthy during the warm summer months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wellness Spotlight:<\/strong>\u00a0Employee Assistance Program (EAP) \u2014 Explore valuable tools and resources available to support you and your family.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Everyone Has a Story<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Meet this edition&#8217;s featured employee and learn more about their Bates journey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Where in L\/A?<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Put your local knowledge to the test for a chance to win!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&amp; More<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We invite you to take a few moments to read through this edition and stay up to date on the many programs, events, and initiatives happening across campus. Thank you for all you do to make Bates such a special place, and we hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best wishes,<br>Jaime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Everyone, We&#8217;re excited to share the&nbsp;Summer 2026 HR Newsletter!&nbsp;This edition is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1931,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"bates_author_byline_override":"","_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":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1931"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":495,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490\/revisions\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}