Purpose
The role of the Chancellor's Committee on Wellness is to assist in establishing and maintaining a healthy and well campus environment. It is the responsibility of the Committee to develop the mission, goals and objectives for health and wellness programming at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as well as review and advocate for future planning proposals and programming for students, faculty and staff.
Charges
- Review current wellness programming at UNL and develop plans to improve coordination and promotion of those efforts.
- Review Faculty and Staff Health Risk Assessment (HRA) results and recommend appropriate wellness programming to address the needs of all employees outlined in the survey.
- Develop a proposal for the implementation of a full-fledged wellness program for the UNL community.
- Develop a strategic plan for future wellness programming (3-5 year plan).
Committee Priorities for 2009
Focus Wellness efforts on the Top 5 topics identified by faculty/staff
Weight Management
Physical Activity / Exercise
Cooking tips
Healthy eating
Financial retirement planning
Create awareness of wellness as a UNL priority.
Identify resources on campus that educate/provide ongoing support for wellness.
Promote identified resources: Promotion may encompass placement of resource on the wellness website, faculty/staff e-news or Scarlet articles, sponsorship of wellness programs such as N-lighten Nebraska, and/or supporting media events.
Identify and support monthly wellness educational campaigns/programming/endeavors for faculty/staff. Supporting these endeavors may include sponsoring, advertising, or financially contributing to wellness activities. Financial resources could support items such as faculty/staff health fairs, catering services for kickoff event, production or purchasing of educational and/or promotional materials, purchasing incentives and awards for wellness resources, biometric screenings, and/or speaker and workshop fees. Please provide budget parameters or guidance to secure financial resources.
Committee
The Committee on Wellness consists of representatives from a cross-section of campus including the following areas of 13 members. Future sub-committees may be added as needed. Committee members will be recommended by the chair and appointed by the Senior Administrator for a 2-year term except the student members who will serve a 1-year term.
- Representation after the first 2-years will be staggered to allow for continuity.
- Representatives wishing to remain on the committee after their 2-year appointment may do so with the approval of the chair and Senior Administrator.
The Committee Chair will be appointed by the Chancellor initially and elected by a majority vote of the committee after the first 2-year term.
- An additional representative from the Committee Chair's area will be appointed
Representatives are not required to have a health or wellness background only a desire to meet the purpose of the committee.
Department |
Representative |
|---|---|
| Faculty (off campus) | Keith Niemann |
| Faculty (city) | Mary Bolin |
| Faculty (east) | Pat Shea |
| Managerial/Professional (UAAD) | Suzan Manthey |
| Managerial/Professional | Jennifer Verhein |
| Office Service Staff (UNOPA) | Peg Johnson |
| Support Staff-maintenance/housing | Jim DeCamp |
| Student (ASUN) | Brigid O'Halleran |
| Student (ASUN) | Troy Goetsch |
| Graduate Student | Teresa Grosserode |
| Human Resources | Layton Brooks |
| Wellness Committee Chair | Angie Frederick |
| Senior Administrative Team | Meg Lauerman |
