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To Combat Morale Problems, University Institutes Mandatory “Smile Fridays”

Posted on Friday, January 29th 2010
Tags: best places, chronicle, development, employer, higher education, morale, satisfaction, staff
To Combat Morale Problems, University Institutes Mandatory “Smile Fridays”
Cramer College continues to set trends in address the morale problems discovered in this year’s Chronicle of Higher Education employee satisfaction reports. Last week, the College implemented a new program called Smile Fridays. “Some places have casual Fridays, that let staff dress down once a week,” explained human resources director Abigail Jobes. “At Cramer College, [...]

Residence Life Breaks Age-Old Cliché, Selects Non-Olympics Training Theme

Posted on Wednesday, December 16th 2009
Tags: goose story, human knot, mission possible, olympics, ra, residence life, staff, student affairs, student leader, theme, training
Residence Life Breaks Age-Old Cliché, Selects Non-Olympics Training Theme
Student Affairs experts scratched their heads in befuddled amusement this week, when the Residence Life staff at Mount Jackson University announced it’s mid-year training theme. “Naturally, we assumed it would be the Olympics,” said Dr. Margaret Wexler-Manolo, author of numerous student development bibles. “These moves are as predictable as the human knot and that sappy [...]
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