01/27/2025
By Melissa Wall
The Healthy Minds Survey for faculty and staff launched today! You should receive an email from James Kohl, dean of Student Affairs and Experiential Learning, from the email address healthyminds-UMassLowell@umich.edu. The email will have the subject line: “Announcing the Healthy Minds Study for the Faculty/Staff at UMass Lowell.” The link to complete the survey will be in the email.
Since it piloted in winter 2021, the HMS Faculty/Staff survey has helped institutions understand their faculty and staff’s mental health and perceived ability to help students with mental health concerns. Faculty and staff can play an important role in creating learning environments that support health and well-being, decrease anxiety, increase learning and encourage seeking help when needed. These activities compound with job responsibilities, though, to also impact the mental health of employees. The survey provides UMass Lowell with valuable information that can be used in improving campus life and promoting well-being within higher education.
The survey is administered through the Healthy Minds Network at the University of Michigan and no one at UMass Lowell will receive your individual responses. We will receive a report in aggregate that contains no identifying information.
What can you do?
- Complete the survey!
- Encourage your colleagues to complete the survey as well by talking to them about why you think it's important.
- Share this email with all faculty and staff in your college.
- Talk with your colleagues about the importance of the data.
Please reach out to Melissa Wall at melissa_wall@uml.edu if you have any questions.