Gettysburg College Takes Work-Life Balance Seriously

Autor/in	Wilson, Robin
Titel	Gettysburg College Takes Work-Life Balance Seriously
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 55 (2009) 41, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Wellness; Fringe Benefits; Health Insurance; Employee Assistance Programs; Mental Health Programs; Quality of Working Life; College Faculty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Sozialabgaben; Krankenversicherung; Beschäftigungsprojekt; Arbeitsqualität; Fakultät
Abstract	This article describes the work-life benefits Gettysburg College offers its employees. 400 of Gettysburg's 725 full-time employees participate in the college's wellness program. About half of them stick with it long enough to earn discounts of up to $500 a year on their health-insurance premiums. The wellness program--which includes free on-campus fitness classes like toning and Zumba dancing, free advice from nutritionists, and courses on preventing diabetes, eating well, and learning to relax--is partially sponsored by Gettysburg's insurer, Highmark Blue Shield. Many other features make Gettysburg a nice place to work, employees here say. They like its new $2-million child-care center and the college's generous maternity- and paternity-leave benefits. The campus is a comfortable place, where the faculty, staff, and administrators gather for what's known as the Friday afternoon social hour to eat, drink, and talk. In addition to its work-life benefits, Gettysburg is also known for being supportive of faculty members. Caroline A. Hartzell, a professor of political science, started a globalization-studies program three years ago with the college's encouragement. Now it ranks among the top 10 most-popular majors on campus. Junior faculty members can get a full semester's paid leave to work on research after their third year at Gettysburg. Susan F. Russell, chair of the theater-arts department, took advantage of the leave program and wrote two articles that helped her earn tenure. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10