{"id":29,"date":"2026-08-12T11:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/healthandwellness\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:42:25","slug":"resources-for-faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/healthandwellness\/resources-for-faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Faculty &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><picture class=\"umw-hero__media__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"umw-hero__media__image\" src=\"\/healthandwellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/08\/0572-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Faculty hugging at the Staff\/Faculty Thanksgiving lunch\"><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">health and wellness<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Resources for Faculty &amp; Staff <\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><h2 id=\"h-resources-for-faculty-amp-staff\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources for Faculty &amp; Staff <\/h2><h3 id=\"h-umw-human-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">UMW Human Resources<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adminfinance.umw.edu\/hr\/\">UMW Human Resources<\/a> has several resources for employee well-being:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adminfinance.umw.edu\/hr\/employee-relations\/employee-assistance-program\/\">Employee Assistance Program:<\/a> All health plans offered to state employees and their dependents have employee assistance programs that include up to four no-cost sessions for challenges related to various issues, including mental health, substance abuse, grief, and child care. The Anthem EAP is now opened to all staff and faculty no matter their insurance coverage or lack thereof.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adminfinance.umw.edu\/hr\/employee-relations\/\">Employee Relations:<\/a> The Employee Relations Department provides a place where UMW faculty and staff and their supervisors can discuss work-related situations in order to advise, provide information, or make referrals to valuable resources on and off campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commonwealth of Virginia also has wellness resources on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonhealth.virginia.gov\/\">CommonHealth site<\/a>, including discounted Weight Watchers for state employees, videos, and resources on issues such as stress, metabolic health, sleep patterns, and healthy aging.<\/p><h3 id=\"h-campus-recreation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campus Recreation<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campus Recreation has several resources available to UMW faculty and staff:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Membership to the Fitness Center, which includes cardio and strength equipment and lap swim during specified times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty\/Staff-Only group fitness classes: <a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/campusrec\/be-active\/fastprograms\/\">Employee Fitness Programs &ndash; Campus Recreation<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation in all group fitness classes with purchase of a pass: <a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/campusrec\/be-active\/group-fitness-classes\/\">Fitness Classes &ndash; Campus Recreation <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Course: <a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/campusrec\/wellness\/mindfulness-meditation-course\/\">Mindfulness &amp; Meditation &ndash; Campus Recreation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/healthandwellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/08\/Dance-Class-20-1024x645.jpg\" alt=\"Group dance class\" class=\"wp-image-14\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/healthandwellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/08\/Dance-Class-20-1024x645.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/healthandwellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/08\/Dance-Class-20-300x189.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/healthandwellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/08\/Dance-Class-20-768x484.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/healthandwellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/08\/Dance-Class-20-1536x968.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/healthandwellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/08\/Dance-Class-20-2048x1291.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/healthandwellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/08\/Dance-Class-20-1140x719.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources for Faculty &amp; 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