Responding to The Great Resignation in Higher Education Conference 2024

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The Baltimore, Maryland Conference from July 15-19, 2024 addresses workforce joy and the impact of The Great Resignation in Higher Education. It emphasizes civility and inclusion, land and labor acknowledgements, learning objectives, agenda, small group interactions, and the societal context of employee engagement, identities, and systemic concerns.

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Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 The Joyful workplace: Responding to The Great Resignation in Higher Education Julie Olson Rand Alyssa Klenotich

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Conference Civility Statement Access and Inclusion Civility and Respect

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Land Acknowledgement We acknowledge that words are not enough, rather we strive to increase access to all aspects of higher education for American Indian students, staff and faculty.

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Labor Acknowledgement

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Learning Objectives

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Agenda

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Small group + share out

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Grounding in the context: We are people too! Stress Reaction Loneliness (Stulberg,2021) Technology! (Warzel, Petersen, 2021) Employee engagement (Harter, 2024) Identities/systemic concerns Comfortable wage for a single person is is listed between 90-98k. (Shirley 2024; Winters, 2024; CBS, 2024) Average income: 56-73K (Bureau of Labor Statistics) This varies by location.

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Grounding: Great Resignation Great Resignation Swell of voluntary departures (Kenton, 2023) Anthony Klotz, who coined this phrase predicted that easing COVID-19 restrictions would lead to a spike in resignations (Kuzior et al., 2022; Hopkins & Figaro, 2021).

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Grounding in the context: Higher Ed Landscape Is the Great Resignation done? Landscape changes Inequality 33% likely to look Most at risk? Student Affairs Neoliberalism The ideal worker Salary, promotions, and remote work

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Inequality Capitalism/neoliberalism White Supremacy values Grind Culture Our worth is connected to how much we produce. Capitalism was created on plantations (Hersey, 2022) Mindset that prioritizes worked hard over one s or the collectives well-being (The Academy Chronicle, 2023) Individualism, power hoarding, and the right to comfort (Jones & Okun, 2001)

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Inequity cont

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Neoliberalism Save $ Neoliberalism Transactional

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Ideal worker defined

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Ideal worker impact Taught to us Implicitly and explicitly in Student Affairs (Cameron, 2011; Collins, 2009; Fochtman, 2010; Howard-Hamilton et al., 1998; Nobbe & Manning, 1997; Salee, 2016; Spangler, 2011; Stimpson, 2009; Ting & Watt, 1999; Wilk, 2013 as cited in Isdell & Wolf-Wendel, 2021). Leads to burnout due to system concerns self care cannot neutralize systemic rooted stressors (Cohen-Serrins, 2021) Leadership and modeling can have a large impact Encouraging and MODELING flexibility in work hours, working environment, using benefits, time off etc.(as cited in Isdell & Wolf-Wendel, 2021; Chessman, 2021)

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 I believe academia is the headquarters for grind culture, and it is a full-circle moment that the energy and idea for The Nap Ministry came to me while I was suffering from exhaustion in a graduate school program. Our everyday behaviors and false beliefs about productivity drives us into behaving in a robotic, machine-like way. The way we hold ourselves and others to the lie of urgency is white supremacy culture and we will never be able to rest or be liberated from oppression while we are honoring and aligning with it -Tricia Hersey

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 What do we do? What do we do?

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Human centered team orientation

Qualities, description and Action items for Schlossberg (1989) Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Action Item Greeting each other Mattering Quality Attention Description I feel noticed Importance Acknowledging others' holistic lives (i.e. moving, health, family etc.) Providing feedback of both achievements and failures Asking team to be a community to provide accountability for projects Recognize employees with intent (i.e. do they enjoy being in the spotlight, do they prefer more discrete appreciation) I know I am cared about Ego-extension Others acknowledge my achievements and failures Dependence Others depend on me, and I depend on others Appreciation I feel appreciated

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Community of Care

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024

Baltimore, Maryland July 15-19, 2024 Inclusive workplace Diversity as an ethical issue (Hughes, 2028 as cited in Russ-Eft & Alizadeh, 2024) Identify priorities and projects for diversity efforts to retain and recruit staff (Knippen & Ramsey-Tobienne, 2023) students (Knippen & Ramsey-Tobienne, 2023) Diversity as an ethical issue (Hughes, 2028 as cited in Russ-Eft & Alizadeh, 2024) Identify priorities and projects for diversity efforts to retain and recruit staff (Knippen & Ramsey-Tobienne, 2023) Assess climate for workers, not just Assess climate for workers, not just students (Knippen & Ramsey- Tobienne, 2023) 01 01 Beyond creating diversity Leads to community provides support for employees Pipeline for moving throughout a organization Beyond creating diversity Leads to community provides support for employees Pipeline for moving throughout a organization (Wubbe, 2024) (Wubbe, 2024) Create ally and affinity groups (Wubbe, 2024) Create ally and affinity groups (Wubbe, 2024) 02 02 Morieson et al. (2013) found that student belonging, students sense of belonging depended significantly Morieson et al. (2013) found that student belonging, students sense of belonging depended significantly on staff s established sense of belonging (as cited in Illingworth & Grimwood, 2024). on staff s established sense of belonging (as cited in Illingworth & Grimwood, 2024). Retain staff = retain students 03 03 Belongingness Retain staff = retain students Belongingness