{"472541":{"#nid":"472541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Employee Group Celebrates Resilience","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EInstitute Diversity\u2019s Staff Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement (SDIE) unit is launching a new Employee Resource Group (ERG) called RESILIENCE on Dec. 10 in the Peachtree Room of the Student Center.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003ERESILIENCE is intended to be a peer empowerment group for employees who want to proactively pursue \u0022wholehearted living\u0022 and\/or give attention to the complexities of their experiences; manage the impact of adversity; turn adversity into opportunity; and effectively adapt to change.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003E\u201cSince the ERG pilot in 2013, we have considered the creation of additional ERGs. In particular, we thought the concept behind RESILIENCE was innovative and much-needed for the campus community,\u201d said Cheryl Cofield, director of inclusion and engagement at SDIE. \u201cWe knew this ERG would have far-reaching impact to the campus community. We thought it would be useful to strengthen employees by developing their individual capacities to proactively navigate both routine and extraordinary life challenges.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EThrough RESILIENCE, employees will have opportunities to increase interpersonal savvy, resilience, and strength, and proactively mitigate the impact of routine stress, crisis, and change through educational experiences, facilitated dialogues, mentoring, and peer support.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003E\u201cOnce launched,\u201d Cofield added, \u201cRESILIENCE will be complementary to the emerging campus wellness initiative, and will move employees toward self-efficacy in a variety of ways.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003ESonia Alvarez-Robinson, executive director of Strategic Consulting, will be the new ERG\u2019s executive champion, and Cofield will serve as its principal empowerment officer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003E\u201cUnder the combined leadership, wisdom, and synergy of this dynamic duo, RESILIENCE will surely flourish,\u201d remarked SDIE Executive Director Pearl Alexander.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003ERESILIENCE is one of six ERGs at Georgia Tech designed to support the Institute\u2019s goal of ensuring like-minded employees can enhance their employment experience and have a greater sense of belonging. The six ERGs are GRIOT (African Heritage), HOLA (Hispanics\/Latinos), Web of Brilliance (Introverts), PRIDE (LGBTQIA), RESILIENCE, and Women of Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EERGs were originally founded by the Office of Human Resources in September 2013, and following an 18-month pilot, the Institute\u2019s official ERG initiative was launched in April 2015. Today, there are more than 1,300 members of the ERGs, which are managed by Institute Diversity\u2019s SDIE unit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003E\u201cWhile ERGs are fairly popular in large U.S. corporations, Georgia Tech is recognized as a national thought leader in higher education for having successfully launched these groups,\u201d Alexander said. \u201cOur ERGs are successful because of phenomenal support from key executive leaders, fierce and courageous leadership by our ERG principal empowerment officers and core leadership teams, and extraordinary employee commitment.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EFore more information and to sign up for the RESILIENCE ERG or launch event, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/erg\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewww.diversity.gatech.edu\/erg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EInstitute Diversity\u2019s Staff Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement unit is launching a new Employee Resource Group focused on \u0022wholehearted living\u0022 and turning adversity into opportunity.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Institute Diversity\u2019s Staff Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement unit is launching a new Employee Resource Group focused on \u0022wholehearted living\u0022 and turning adversity into opportunity."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-11-23 12:48:06","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:08","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-11-23T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-11-23T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/erg","title":"Employee Resource Groups"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"3423","name":"employees"},{"id":"76531","name":"ERG"},{"id":"2775","name":"human resources"},{"id":"8726","name":"OHR"},{"id":"10617","name":"resilience"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:annette.filliat@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAnnette Filliat\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Diversity\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}