Wellness Home Principles and Planning Dimensions of Wellness   Programs & Resources Physical: Fitness Physical: Nutrition Physical: Health & Medical Intellectual Social & Community Occupational Spiritual Emotional   Health Benefits Contacts Provide Site Feedback Contact Personnel Resources     "The artist is nothing without   gift, but gift is nothing without work." Émile Zola				Wellness Occupational Dimension of Wellness Benedictine University values and respects its employees. As a result, the Workforce Initiative is being implemented to recognize the many contributions each employee brings to the University and to create a positive work environment for all. Clearer expectations of outcomes promote greater satisfaction and occupational health and wellness. The Office of Personnel Resources hosts events during Founders Week that promote a better understanding of the mission and values of the University. The Office of Personnel Resources hosts Employee Recognition Day, in which the value of all employees are celebrated. Each year, a few employees are carefully chosen as award recipients to be recognized as those who truly embody the mission and values of the University: A search for God by oneself and with others. A tradition of hospitality. An appreciation for living and working in community. A concern for the development of each person. An emphasis on a life lived in balance. And, a dedication to responsible stewardship of the earth. Consistent with our value "a commitment to academic excellence," faculty who were awarded tenure and promotions are also recognized on this day. The University offers numerous ways in which an employee can contribute his or her unique talents, skills, or gifts to the University and methods in which one can develop intellectually. An actively involved employee, who advances skill(s) through work, contributes to his/her occupational dimension of wellness. The Benedictine Life Award honors individuals who clearly demonstrate the Benedictine values. David Sonnenberger, Ph.D., Associate Provost and faculty member for 21 years at our university, was the recipient of the Benedictine Life Award in spring 2007. [Photo left] He is shown with his family and university President William Carroll, Ph.D. The 2008 recipient of the Benedictine Life Award was Allan Gozum, our university Vice President of Business and Finance. In 2009, the university presented the Benedictine Life Award to Jay Stuart, Director of Campus Services.