Admins Support Group
The Admins Support Group, or Admins Coming Together initiative, was created to help address concerns shown by the staff. It's charge is to be a strong instrument of support in:
- Help with Admin staff retention 鈥 keep and engage our workforce.
- Promote Admin connectivity to campus and satellite campuses 鈥 eliminating the silos feeling.
- Promote a collaborative spirit 鈥 lessen the disconnect between Admins and campus departments.
- Develop open communication in how Admins contribute to WSU success.
- Promote Work/Life balance for mental health, check-in 鈥 through mentorship.
- Increase relationships and social connections.
- Encourage Admins to seek professional development and utilize education resources
4 Prime Pillars
The focus of the ACT initiative:
- Growth and Opportunity: Uncovering dust from hidden talents in a collaborative manner will benefit creating a spirit of unity among Admins.
- Raising the gauge on morale: Seeing self-value as a contributing citizen, embracing self-appreciation, reaching out to resources for support, promote valuing one another as Admins campuswide.
- Actively bringing work/life balance to the forefront: Fostering a healthy, happy workplace鈥 exploring ways to take time for self-care and reminding one another to make this a habit.
- Bridging the Sense of belonging and honoring Individuality: Acknowledging value and contribution as a member of Shocker Nation, closing the gap on disconnect
The Admin鈥檚 Support Group will not replace any trainings offered by the Staff Senate or the University. The goal of this group is to eliminate the sense of disconnect, or low sense of belonging, to enhance an individual鈥檚 working environment and a feeling of a appreciation as employees at Shocker Nation. We all care about our students, let鈥檚 care about one another too.
ACT aligns with WSU鈥檚 Distinctive Values
These values are necessary to achieve the goals of the WSU strategic plan
- Seizing opportunities
- Adaptive approaches
- Positive risk-taking
- Innovation and creativity
- Knowledge creation and dynamic educational opportunities