Cultivate Thriving People
Year 2 of 3-Year Initiative
Champion: Nichole Drew, Vice President, People and Culture
Assistant Champion: Rob Felton, Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Goals
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Increase reach of and participation in employee development and engagement programs
- Ensure 100 leaders complete 3H leadership development training by summer 2025.
- Engage 85% of employees in professional development opportunities, including onboarding, summer enrichment, faculty development, student care, or skills training by fall of 2024.
- Add, catalog and promote meaningful spiritual formation opportunities at team and at university level by fall of 2024.
- On employee benefit survey, show that 90% of respondents understand their benefits (on a 35% response rate), specifically how employees can save money through benefits, by fall of 2024.
- On BCWI employee engagement survey, show increase of 10 points for employee satisfaction with university benefits, so that GFU is in the upper half of peer institutions, by fall of 2024.
- Add 4 new employee resource groups by fall of 2024.
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Cultivate a thriving, diverse and inclusive community where all members share their unique gifts and experience belonging
- Offer an enhanced learning and development course opportunity designed to expand our depth of commitment to a flourishing, diverse and inclusive community as an imperative for the people of God as outlined in the university’s theological commitments by fall of 2024.
- Organize four campus-wide events to engage students and employees in these themes by fall of 2024.
- Educate and engage the campus community about the new inclusive excellence framework by fall of 2024.
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Implement innovative work models to achieve balance between employee well-being and optimal work performance
- Finalize and memorialize remote, hybrid and flexible work plan options, ensuring that departments have tools to support employee balance while accomplishing business success by fall of 2024.