In 2019, job-related burnout was officially recognized as a mental health concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).  Stresses brought on by the pandemic have only exacerbated mental health related issues, balancing changes at home and in the workplace have been overwhelming to staff and to our organizations. When I talk to SUNY employees throughout our system, the refrain I hear is that most are working within changing leadership environments, are short staffed in people and resources and have an ever-increasing workload.  

"A healthy workplace is one in which employees and their leaders actively work together to create a work environment that promotes and protects the health, safety and well-being of all employees. Creating a workplace environment that recognizes, acknowledges and promotes the importance of positive mental health is one of the most important things an employer can do to improve their organization."   Visit this Guide from Indeed Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace: A Guide to find out about the importance of creating work environments that support a mentally healthy workforce. 

Let us create environments where we can talk about mental health and resources with colleagues; it will help us to, together, create more resilient organizations.  Take some time this summer for either a vacation or staycation to do what allows for your spirit to be renewed, so that we may be ready to serve our students and communities this Fall. 
 

 - Lisa Raposo, Interim Director

The RF, in partnership with the SUNY Center for Professional Development (CPD), offers merit-based scholarships to programs offered by the CPD, including Grant Writing Basics, Web Development, and Copyright in Today’s Academic World.

RF or SUNY employees including but not limited to, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, research assistants, sponsored program administrators, as well as fellows, are eligible to apply. Award amounts vary depending on the cost of the CPD program.   To be eligible for scholarships, applicants must apply from a campus with current RF activity.

To apply, complete an online application and obtain required approval signatures. Submit your completed application to Learning@rfsuny.org.

This week marks the second annual OTTER Institute.  This year will focus on SUNY's new Digital Learning Environment - Brightspace.   The OTTER Institute is FREE for all SUNY Campuses and will cover the following Brightspace topics:  

* Design Considerations
* Brightspace Document Templates
* Getting Started Module
* FAQs & Glossary
* Rubrics
* Groups
* Discussions
* Assignments
* Quizzes
* Pulse App
* IM & Email
* Attendance & Checklists
* Awards/Certificates

Register to attend and receive session resources and recordings.  

SUNY CPD's Chris Price, along with his collegues Ann Hawkins, Assistant Provost for Graduate Education and Research at SUNY System Administration, and Eileen Angelini, Associate Dean for the School of Graduate Studies at Empire State College published an article this month in the Summer issue of the The Department Chair (v.33 issue 1 - Online ISSN:1936-4393 Edited By: Carolyn Allard).  

The article entitled The SAIL Institute's Department Chair Virtual Academy, Part 3: How can chairs support faculty development? provides practical recommendations on how Chairs can integrate faculty development to the benefit of the individual faculty member, their department and the overall institution.

The CPD offers a wide variety of certificate programs and courses for staff and faculty. Discounts are offered for those who register for three courses in the same program at the same time. Questions can be directed to Chris Price, SUNY CPD Academic Programs Manager, chris.price@suny.edu

Registration is currently open for the following programs for courses that begin on August 30, 2022

• Maggie Cohen           Rockland Community College 
  
• Kathy D'Aprix             Onondaga Community College 
• Kathleen Gradel        SUNY Fredonia  
• Courtney Raeford      SUNY Old Westbury  
• Edwin Rivadeneyra    Rockland Community College
• Kim Irland                   North Country Community                                              College  
• Ashari James              Rockland Community College  
• Suzanne Hickey          Rockland Community College  
• Lindsay Bryde             SUNY Empire State  
• Judith Horowitz           SUNY Fredonia  
• Rebecca Nadzadi       SUNY Cortland  
  
• P Gibson Ralph          SUNY Brockport  
• Michaele Webb          Upstate Medical University  
• Xiao Zhang                SUNY Fredonia 
   

You can still submit a presentation to the SUNY SPECTRUM Conference.  The submission deadline has been extended to July 31st.

SAVE NOVEMBER 4-5, 2022 to attend the Conference Open and Public: Using digital tools to transform learning and foster community engagement to be held at SUNY Oneonta 

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