A Staff Advisory Council (SAC) meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 9:30 a.m., in Benson 401. Malika Roman Isler, director of wellbeing, will discuss, among other important topics, Thrive and the intersection of emotional, social, physical, financial, occupational, spiritual, intellectual […]
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With the launch of Thrive last fall, Wake Forest joined a growing number of universities committed to supporting holistic wellbeing for faculty, staff and students. Director of Wellbeing Malika Roman Isler and her team have planned a number of ways the campus can […]
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A special shuttle has been arranged today to bring staff from the University Corporate Center to Manchester Plaza so that they may participate in activities associated with the kick-off of Thrive, the University’s comprehensive approach to wellbeing. The shuttle will operate continuously from UCC to […]
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During the #WFUThrive event, there will be an Instagram contest. Up for grabs are eight nice prizes representing the eight elements of wellbeing as defined by WFU. Every 15 minutes, a picture will be posted of a prize hidden among the Thrive […]
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Malika Roman Isler (’99) has been named Wake Forest’s first Director of Wellbeing. A doctoral level-trained health scientist, Roman Isler is currently a research administrator and faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She will begin her new role on Oct. […]
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After a $3 million gift to support Wake Forest’s new campus-wide approach to health and wellbeing, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) is offering grants to Wake Forest for research supporting the development of creative solutions to health care challenges. […]
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A guest post by Chaplain Tim Auman If there is a secret to spiritual wellbeing, it is this: when we are present, when our attention is fully in the moment, our lives are deepened and transformed. The idea of developing mindfulness in the midst […]
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A guest post by Director of Campus Recreation Max Floyd Being born and raised in Alaska, our family used to have to travel a long way to visit relatives. Every other summer we would drive the Alaska Canadian highway, the AlCan, to see friends […]
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A guest post by WFU’s Director of Compensation and Benefits Bethany Fay Everyone knows that saving for retirement is important but not everyone knows how to start saving and how much to save. While people’s confidence in their retirement savings plan has increased over […]
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A guest post by James Raper, interim director, University Counseling Center In many cultures playing or being childlike gets a bad rap. Sure it’s cute and sweet when my four year-old (with his dimples) is doing it, but for an adult, it can simply […]
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