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Benefits

Calm App

Notre Dame has partnered with Calm to provide free access to students, faculty, and staff through Jan. 31, 2022, to help them care for their emotional well-being. Calm provides tools to help users relax, focus, and rest, offering guided sessions on sleep, meditation and relaxation. Find information on how to access the app here.

Reminder! New Masks

Just in time for the spring semester, the Faculty Support Center will be distributing three additional masks to all faculty and staff members.  Masks for faculty will be placed in their mailboxes. Staff members can pick theirs up directly from FSC when they are in the building.  The masks will be available after Wednesday (January 27). 

Staff Prayer Line
Rev. Jim Bracke, C.S.C., staff chaplain, has initiated a prayer line to support staff working on- and off-campus. All prayer requests are confidential and only accessible to Father Jim.
Emotional Health Resources
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Winter can be stressful even in a normal year. Add in the challenges of working from home, isolation and COVID, and it's no surprise that many are struggling.
The University offers a number of resources to support mental and emotional health:
Employee Assistance Program: EAP provides cost-free diagnosis and referral services to all regular, full-time faculty, staff and their family members. These services are for assistance in dealing with a variety of personal and family challenges. EAP consultants provide professional, experienced guidance that can assist individuals in both work and non-work related situations.
Staff Chaplain: The staff chaplains are here to accompany staff through personal, family, work or other issues. While the chaplaincy is rooted in Holy Cross and Notre Dame’s Catholic tradition, it serves those of all faiths and those seeking faith. Our full-time staff chaplain is Fr. Jim Bracke, C.S.C. (Bracke.4@nd.edu, 574-631-9857) and our part-time staff chaplain is Fr. Tim O’Connor, C.S.C. (toconno9@nd.edu, 574-631-3178).
Wellness Coaching: Martha Vanderheyden (who presented two sessions during our Winter Term program) is a wellness coach whose services are available through the ND Wellness Center. Martha is a certified coaching professional who helps faculty and staff identify life challenges and make positive changes for health and well-being. The service is free to employees.
University Counseling Services: The ND Wellness Center offers the services of two professional counselors, psychologist Adam Dell and clinical social worker Leslie Weiss. Appointments can be made by calling the Wellness Center at 574-634-9355.
Virtual Irish Health
Virtual Irish Health starts October 20: Irish Health, Notre Dame's benefits and well-being fair, is moving from an onsite benefits fair to a 24/7 virtual experience. Benefit vendors and campus partners will be available for live chat:
  • Tuesday, October 20 10 a.m. –7 p.m.
  • Wednesday, October 21 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Visit hr.nd.edu/benefits/irishhealth to learn more about how to access this event.
In-Person Group Fitness Classes 
In-person fitness classes start this week and are open to any Notre Dame student, faculty, staff, retiree or spouse. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Click here to see the full schedule.
September 21, 2020
Staff Grief Support Group
If you are a staff member who has experienced the death of a loved one, you are invited to join this support group. Staff of all faith backgrounds are welcome.  You may drop in at each session as you are able. The group meets once per month from noon-1 p.m. This semester the group will meet by Zoom. If you would like the Zoom link, please contact Fr. Jim Bracke (Bracke.4@nd.edu)

Meeting dates are Sept. 22, Oct. 14, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9.
September 21, 2020
Professional Development
We hope you join us for one of our upcoming professional development opportunities in September. These include:
  • Thinking Inside the Box
  • Capitalizing on Your Work & Relationships with the Predictive Index
  • Multicultural Competencies and Hiring Game Changers at ND
As a reminder, all Notre Dame employees have unlimited access to Skillport to achieve personal and professional goals. With over 30,000 professional, high-quality videos, books and courses, you can learn the latest in a wide range of topics. You may access Skillport from any web-connected device at skillport.nd.edu.
September 14, 2020
Emotional Support and Well-Being

Our ability to cope and manage stress during this time is important. The University has provided a list of resources on a variety of topics to help.

September 7, 2020
Support for Parents and Caregivers

Reminder: The University's Working Group on Schools and Child/Eldercare has organized a Google Group for faculty, staff and graduate students to exchange ideas and information on child and elder care resources and needs. You can join by following instructions at this link.

August 31, 2020
Wellbeats Fitness

Unlimited access to Wellbeats on-demand fitness classes continues through July 31, through RecSports. The Wellbeats streaming app includes even more workouts and features than we have access to at the Smith Center for Recreational Sports and can be streamed at home on personal devices including computers, tablets, phones, and TVs. Click here for more info.

July 6, 2020
Wellbeats On-Demand Fitness Extension

RecSports has partnered with Wellbeats to gain access to the same on-demand fitness classes offered in the private fitness studios in the Smith Center for Recreational Sports. Unlimited streaming access to Wellbeats on-demand fitness has been extended through May 31.

May 4, 2020
Support ND Compassion
During these difficult times, you can help colleagues who find themselves in a temporary financial hardship through the Notre Dame Employee Compassion Fund. It’s easy to do through a special Give to Notre Dame Compassion Fund PayPal account, which takes users to a special account set up by United Way to accept donations that go directly to our community. 

The Compassion Fund is a University Emergency Assistance program funded completely by Notre Dame faculty and staff as part of the annual United Way of St. Joseph County campaign and is administered by the Family and Children’s Center. The granting of funds will either permanently resolve the financial hardship or bridge the individual to a permanent solution to the hardship presented.
April 27, 2020
Gain Access to Wellbeats On-demand Fitness Classes for Free
RecSports has partnered with Wellbeats to gain access to the same on-demand fitness classes offered in the private fitness studios in the Smith Center for Recreational Sports. Unlimited streaming access to Wellbeats on-demand fitness will be available through Thursday, April 30! Find out more here.

Shelly Sterling is Mendoza's new SAC Representative. SAC is a communications link between University staff and administration made up of an elected group of non-exempt staff from all districts who meet regularly to provide input to the University Administration on issues that affect the non-exempt staff. If you have ideas or concerns to share, email or call Shelly at 574-631-3758, or to learn more about SAC visit sac.nd.edu.

More information

For more information on employee benefits, go here.