{"id":496,"date":"2026-10-29T11:10:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/?p=496"},"modified":"2026-10-29T11:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:41:53","slug":"2026-fall-employee-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/2026\/10\/29\/2026-fall-employee-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Fall Employee Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi Everyone,<br><br>We&#8217;re excited to share the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1aAIymSwAhJNyI9klhhus4bU67EsHB4OT\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fall 2026 HR Newsletter!<\/a> This edition contains important updates, upcoming events, employee highlights, and resources to help you stay informed and connected across the Bates community. Inside, you&#8217;ll find:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Better Bates Together: Campus Winter Conference<\/strong> \u2013 Learn about our upcoming January 11, 2027, conference and registration details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Introducing the Newly Expanded Ombuds Program<\/strong> \u2013 Meet the staff and faculty members who have joined the confidential, impartial Ombuds team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open Enrollment Is Almost Here!<\/strong> \u2013 Get a preview of what&#8217;s new for 2027 benefits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outdoor Safety Advisory: Fall Hunting Season<\/strong> \u2013 Review important safety tips from Environmental Health &amp; Safety for outdoor recreation this fall and winter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wellness Spotlight: Find Your Community at Bates!<\/strong> \u2013 Explore six open employee affinity and interest groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>And More!<\/strong> \u2013 Check out employee anniversaries, upcoming events, and other Bates community updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We invite you to take a few minutes to explore the newsletter and learn more about the programs, resources, and people that make our Bates community special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for all you do, and happy fall!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best,<br>Human Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Everyone, We&#8217;re excited to share the Fall 2026 HR Newsletter! This&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-496","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\/496","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=496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":499,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions\/499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/staff-engagement-well-being-survey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}