george mason university - mindful leadership summit 11 21-14
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WELL-BEING UNIVERSITYThriving Together
AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
BECOMING A MODEL WELL-BEING UNIVERSITY
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“What will happen when we think about what is
right with people rather than
fixating on what is wrong with them?”
Donald O. Clifton, psychologist and
business executive (1924-2003)
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HOW DO WE MAKE THE CASE FOR WELL-BEING IN HIGHER
EDUCATION?
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WHAT IS WELL-BEING?
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WELL-BEING DEFINED AT MASON
Building a life of vitality, purpose, resilience, and engagement.
---THRIVING TOGETHER---
(WBU LEARNING COMMUNITY)
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BUILDING A LIFE OF VITALITY, PURPOSE, & RESILIENCE…
• ENRICHED BY DIVERSITY & CHARACTERIZED BY THRIVING ACROSS A RANGE OF DOMAINS, INCLUDING PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, CAREER, SOCIAL, COMMUNITY, PSYCHOLOGICAL, & PURPOSE
• CHARACTERIZED AS BEING SATISFIED WITH ONE’S LIFE AND REGULARLY EXPERIENCING CURIOUSITY, HOPE, MEANING, AND JOY
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UNIVERSITY-WIDE COMMITMENT
• INTENTIONALLY CULTIVATES IN ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS NEEDED TO THRIVE TOGETHER
• COMMITS TO PROMOTING & SUPPORTING A CARING ENVIRONMENT THAT EXPLICITLY ENGAGES STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES, & RETIREES IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES RELATED TO WELL-BEING
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HISTORY OF WELL-BEING AT MASON2005: FIRST UNDERGRADUATE COURSE OFFERED ON THE SCIENCE OF WELL-BEING2006: MAJOR UNITS ADOPT GALLUP’S STRENGTHS-FINDER ASSESSMENT2009: CENTER CONSCIOUSNESS & TRANSFORMATION ESTABLISHED2010: FIRST LEADING TO WELL-BEING CONFERENCE OFFERED2011: INVITATIONAL SYMPOSIUM EXPLORES WELL-BEING UNIVERSITY AT MASON
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HISTORY OF WELL-BEING
2013: FIRST WBU LEARNING COMMUNITY FORMED2013: LONGITUDINAL STUDY MEASURING STUDENTS’ WELL-BEING LAUNCHED2013: BOARD OF VISITORS APPROVES INITIATIVE IN NEW, 10-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN2014: SECOND LEARNING COMMUNITY FORMED2014: GALLUP & MASON ENTER FORMAL PARTNERSHIP TO MEASURE WELL-BEING & PROVIDE STRENGTHS-INTERVENTIONS
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FOCUS ON RESILIENCEYEARS 1-3 AT MASON
• RESILIENCE AS A GATEWAY COMPETENCY
• OPPORTUNITIES INSIDE & OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS TO BUILD THEIR RESILIENCE MUSCLES
• DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULAR AND COCURRICULAR MODULES
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DESIGNING THE ARCHITECTURE AT MASON
• WELL-BEING UNIVERSITY LEARNING COMMUNITIES• STRATEGIC INITIATIVE IN UNIVERSITY 10-YEAR PLAN• UNIVERSITY LIFE STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKING
GROUP ON WELL-BEING• UNIVERSITY AUDIT OF WHAT EXISTS• PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GALLUP ORGANIZATION
FOR MEASUREMENT & STRENGTHS INTERVENTIONS• WBU WEBSITE• STUDENT LED PROGRAMMING & INITIATIVES
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KEY INITIATIVES
• Launch initiatives that promote the multiple domains of well-being for students, faculty, retirees, and staff
• Partnership with Gallup to measure student and alumni well-being and to shape interventions
• Create a strengths-based culture by providing free, online assessments & education on how to recognize & capitalize on strengths and a new STRENGTHS ACADEMY
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KEY INITIATIVES
• PROPOSING A WELL-BEING PATHWAY IN GENERAL EDUCATION FOR UNDERGRADUATES
• UNIVERSITY LIFE CREATING CO-CURRICULAR PATHWAYS TO HELP STUDENTS IDENTIFY AND ACHIEVE WELL-BEING LEARNING OUTCOMES & COMPETENCIES
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SAMPLE METRICS
• 75% OF STUDENTS COMPLETING STRENGTHS ASSESSMENT
• INCREASE IN FACULTY & STAFF PARTICIPATION IN STRENGTHS ASSESSMENT
• BY FALL 2017, 60% OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF DOWNLOAD MASON’S WELL-BEING APP
• INCREASED NUMBER OF ALUMNI REPORTING HIGHER LEVELS OF CAREER WELL-BEING
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POSITIVE IMPACT ON
• STUDENT RETENTION• STUDENTS’ WELL-BEING & ENGAGEMENT• GRADUATION RATES• GRADUATE JOB PLACEMENT • ALUMNI SENSE OF AFFLIATION WITH MASON• FACULTY, STAFF, AND RETIREE QUALITY OF LIFE
& WELL-BEING• EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
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MASON’S SPRING INTO WELL-BEING &PHILANTROPHY WEEK 2014