West Virginia University Health Sciences has launched Blue Sky, a program aimed at building and maintaining strong communities.
Founded on three pillars – safety, curiosity and fun – Blue Sky features several initiatives to engage individuals who are learning and working in the Health Sciences community.
The goals of the program are to reduce burn out, increase retention of faculty, staff and students through being truly engaged, increase levels of innovation and happiness, and nurture an increased sense of community, purpose and well-being.
“Blue Sky initiatives are not ‘one size fits all’ but rather a shared set of common outcomes,” Laura Gibson, Ph.D., senior associate vice president for research and graduate education, said. “How we collectively increase our sense of community and connection to each other, and to a shared purpose, will differ…
