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Walk for Wellness: The Benefits of Walking

Exercise is an essential part of our lives and is crucial to staying physically healthy, but it’s also an important part of maintaining mental wellness. Running is among the most popular forms of exercise (often synonymous with the term), but for many it can be difficult due to the stress that it can put on […]

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Sharing Spaces

There are lots of spaces that have foreboding signs such as: “AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY”  or “KEEP OUT”. While some of these signs are created with the intent to keep us safe, others may just be vestiges of the past. Such was the case with the “HR USE ONLY” sign posted on the 4th floor kitchen […]

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Event Recap: Employee of the Year Celebration

What’s a great way to cap off a successful year of accomplishing goals and reaching milestones? By celebrating the employees who went above and beyond to help bring those accomplishments to life! We had a blast at the FY’22 Employee of the Year Celebration, an annual event where we honor the twelve previous Employee of […]

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Snow Cone Event Recap

It’s SNOW COOL to be a Bobcat employee! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2nd Annual Snow Cone event on July 29. We had a blast celebrating our Bobcat family and beating the heat with cool and refreshing sweet treats. Miss out on the fun? Here’s how it went:   On the […]

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Spring into Motion Challenge Testimonial ft. Dr. Caitlin Gabor

Dr. Caitlin Gabor is a professor of Biology in the College of Science and Engineering. She teaches courses covering Organismal Biology, Behavioral Ecology, and Evolutionary Ecology and her research interests include Animal Behavior, Behavioral Endocrinology, Behavioral Ecology, and Conservation Physiology. While a lot of her time is dedicated to teaching and research, she is also […]

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Spring Into Motion Recap

Spring Into Motion has finally come to an end! Our four-week adventure through the program has shown that Texas State knows to get moving in all different kinds of ways. To all those who participated, thank you so much for bringing your excitement and motivation along with you!  Trivia questions, wall posts, a constantly updating […]

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Staff Development Day Recap

And just like that, after months of planning and brainstorming, our first-ever Staff Development Day has come and gone. We enjoyed: -367 total participants -20 presenters -14 compassion-themed presentations -1 day full of learning, networking, and fun! Thanks to all of our volunteers, attendees, and presenters who helped make it a success! If you weren’t able […]

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New Learning Categories!

The Office of Human Resources is excited to introduce SuccessFactors (SF) Learning which launched October 1. This new Learning Management System (LMS) is home to a full suite of in-house trainings and tons of exciting LinkedIn Learning Videos. With the Launch of SF Learning, we’ve also revamped our learning categories   Campus Safety & Risk […]