Staff Page

The University offers a variety of wellness resources for staff.  We worked with HR as we compiled the below quick resource links (not all-encompassing). These links are examples of resources staff may access when experiencing life challenges (e.g. stress) and/or when they want to improve their overall well-being.

Have a question? For resource questions, please reach out to the contact email or phone number listed on the webpage, or contact ckshyna@syr.edu with general questions.

Quick Reference Links

Barnes Center at The Arch - From climbing, to swimming, expansive programs, state-of-the-art equipment and more, the Barnes Center at The Arch offers a variety of resources and services to meet the unique needs of health and wellness journeys. Resources include:

• Using The Wellness Portal – Barnes Center at The Arch -  Wellness Portal is free, convenient and helps users register for health and wellness activities.
• Recreation - Barnes Center at The Arch – Syracuse University - A variety of options such as fitness classes.  There may be a nominal fee with some recreational items.

• MindSpa - Barnes Center at The Arch
• Pet Therapy - Barnes Center at The Arch

HR - Learning and Development - Take advantage of the different resources available to you, both formal and informal:

• Benefit-Related Workshops
• Compliance-Related Workshops
• Leadership Development Workshops
• Personal Development Workshops
• Professional Development Workshops
• Sustainability Workshops
• Additional Learning Resources - There are a variety of additional learning resources across campus including:

• Learning opportunities available from ITS
• LinkedInlearning.syr.edu

HR - Wellness Initiative - The Wellness Initiative supports the health and wellness of faculty and staff by providing them with programs and resources to make healthy choices, and by fostering a culture of wellness, below are some resources:

• Carebridge: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Benefits Summary  - The EAP is a resource to help you and/or your benefits-eligible dependents.  The University’s benefit provides six confidential, free, face-to-face or phone counseling sessions by licensed counselors (the free six sessions are per individual per problem per year).  
  • Carebridge: EAP Events – Events include parenting support, caregiver support, coping with stress and burnout, etc.
  • Carebridge: In-Person and Telehealth Counseling Information - Carebridge offers several options for counseling and support.

• Workshops and Programs - Wellness Initiative  - Join a variety of in-person and virtual workshops, programs, and challenges. Watch your email for a monthly email with all the details from wellness@syr.edu keep up to date!  Current challenges include plant powered challenge and FITober challenge.

• Perks and offers - Wellness Initiative  - For overall health and well-being, below are some ideas:
  • Care. for Business - Premium, unlimited access to Care to find caregivers, tutors, senior caregivers, pet care, house cleaners and more.
  • Excellus BCBS Member Care Management - For little questions or big health-related challenges, the Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Member Care Management team is here. This is a team of healthcare professionals that can provide support and guidance for your overall health and well-being.
  • Diabetes Management and Nutrition Resources - Syracuse University’s health plans, SUBlue, SUOrange, and SUPro, provide eligible employees and their covered dependents with access to nutritional counseling, nutritional therapy, weight loss surgery, certain prescription drug therapies, diabetic resources and more.
  • Active&Fit Direct™ Program - Whether you’re ready to kick-start your routine—or just looking to level up—the Active&Fit Direct™ program allows you to choose from 11,000+ participating fitness centers nationwide for $75 (plus taxes) to start, then just $25 per month (plus taxes). In addition, you can choose to participate for free and the program provides free access to 200 on-demand videos.
  • Fitness Your Way™ by Tivity Health™ - Fitness Your Way™ by Tivity Health™ is a great way to get healthy and feel good on your own terms. It offers you the flexibility to work out at any network fitness location, on your time and on a budget that you can live with.

• Healthy Campus - Wellness Initiative  - There are a variety of ways for staff to be their healthiest, best self on the Syracuse University campus, below are a few ideas:

• Barnes Center at the Arch - The Barnes Center at the Arch features programs, services and offerings that promote holistic health and well-being, all in one accessible, centralized space on campus. Faculty and staff can use several of these services and offerings and have multiple resources available to them.
• The Couple and Family Therapy Center - The Couple and Family Therapy Center offers no cost, confidential therapy services to families, couples, and individuals who are coping with life’s challenges. The Couple and Family Therapy Center is located at 601 E. Genesee Street. Day and evening appointments are available Monday through Thursday. For more information, call 315-443-3023.
• Ergonomic Workstations - Office ergonomics is about creating a work environment that minimizes your pain, discomfort, and risk of injury on the job.
• Healthy Habits at Work - There are so many opportunities to incorporate health and wellness into our daily lives and especially at work—where we spend a good portion of our time. Find ways to move more, eat well and recharge at work!
• Meditation and Stress Reduction - From Meditation at Hendricks to DeStress Monday to the MindSpa, there are a variety of opportunities for faculty and staff to find ways to reduce stress.

• Move It Monday - Move it Monday and Monday Mile are brought to you by Healthy Monday Syracuse. They are both a fun way to get in your daily exercise. Move it Monday offers a variety of free fitness classes. Monday Mile easily works into your schedule and helps to jump start your week.

• Emotional Well-Being Resources - Wellness Initiative  - Resources and information to manage stress, enhance resilience and offer support include:
  • Refresh. Move. Nourish.  - Achievable tips to help take care of your body, mind, and spirit.
  • Build Your Resilience

HR - WorkLife Benefits and Resources - Human Resources

• Elder Care and Caregiving - Human Resources – Syracuse University
• Financial Wellness - Human Resources – Syracuse University
• Flexible Work Arrangements - Human Resources – Syracuse University
• Care. for Business - Human Resources – Syracuse University

• Syracuse University Child Care Centers - Human Resources – Syracuse University
• Raising a Family - Human Resources – Syracuse University

Libraries - Wellness - The Libraries offers numerous resources to support mind, spirit, and physical wellness. 

University Events Calendar - Syracuse University – Listing of University events which may be filtered by event type (e.g., mindfulness and meditation, workouts, etc.).

Reminder

Although the above content is mainly focused on personal wellness, we want to provide a reminder that if you have work-related concerns, you may reach out to Employee Services, or to the Libraries’ Human Resources representatives:

• David Chaplin, Sr. HR Business Partner / Director of Labor and Employee Relations and/or
• Youlanda Johnson, Labor Relations Coordinator.