Faculty & Staff Mental Health & Wellness: Battling Burnout & Supporting Colleagues

Description  Challenge - Coping with burnout Understanding the current landscape and its implications on mental health and workplace wellness and providing tangible means to impart change. Key Takeaway The COVID landscape has had countless direct and indirect impacts on college campuses, including the faculty/staff experience. This presentation will overview mental health trends in light of the pandemic, discuss the importance of recognizing and proactively coping with burnout, and supporting colleagues.  Overview The higher ed landscape has been drastically impacted by the ongoing pandemic. With countless student impacts, institutions have placed enormous emphasis on bolstering student supports to remedy increases in stress and increasing mental health needs as a result. However, this same emphasis has not been focused upon the faculty/staff experience at many institutions. This presentation will overview faculty/staff mental health trends in light of the pandemic, discuss