e-Value8

This is the latest edition of e-Value8, a monthly newsletter brought to you by the Division of Student Affairs and University Planning Value-U committee. Each month we highlight one of the eight student affairs values and explore how each is happening in the Division and what we might do personally and as a department to continue to practice each value. After distribution each newsletter will be archived on the SAUP blackboard site for future reference.

“The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life,
acknowledge the great powers around us and in us.”

Euripides

We value... balance
in our personal and professional lives.

Balance is a harmonious or satisfying arrangement of elements; to balance is to bring into or maintain a state of equilibrium between personal and professional expectations. Examples of balance in action include:

• Demonstrating respect for commitments outside the workplace
  
  
• Providing support and accountability for individual wellness plans
  
  
• Including families and significant others in social functions
  
  
• Encouraging humor and fun in the workplace

e-Value8 your alignment as an

Individual

• What have I done recently that demonstrates this value is important to me?
  
• What have I done inadvertently to demonstrate this value is not important to me?
  
• What do I need to do to more fully demonstrate this value?
  
• How do I affect the balance of those with whom I work (e.g., students, co-workers, etc.)?
  

e-Value8 your alignment as a

Department

• How does our department support individuals’ needs for balance in their personal and professional lives? What more could the department do to help individuals seek balance?
  
• In what ways are families and significant others included in departmental social functions?
  
• How are fun and humor encouraged in the workplace in a way that is respectful of different needs? What else might be done in this regard?
  
• Given current resources, what departmental practices may be negatively influencing balance? How might these practices be modified?