Bryant taps innovative sports clinic resources

CEO (or equivalent):  Ronald K. Machtley, presidentNumber of employees: 658
CEO (or equivalent): Ronald K. Machtley, presidentNumber of employees: 658

With a campus gym, a subsidized Weight Watchers at Work program, health information tables and Lunch & Learn sessions focusing on mental health, Bryant University wellness efforts are comprehensive. They are also geared toward employee needs based on data from the school’s health insurer, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island.

And, as is appropriate for a school, many of Bryant’s efforts – such as meal-planning seminars – are education-based.

The university’s latest effort has student athletes teaching faculty and staff sport clinics. Bryant HR generalist Shahara Proulx-Tracy said she and Nick Schleicher, intramurals director, came up with the idea this past year.

“In the spring we did racquetball and squash, and in the fall we’ll do badminton and tennis,” she said, with students raising funds for their teams and faculty and staff getting more active. “It’s a win-win.” •

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