{"id":7499,"date":"2014-01-10T12:03:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T17:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499"},"modified":"2014-01-10T12:03:56","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T17:03:56","slug":"benefits-corner-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499","title":{"rendered":"Benefits corner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Mid-Year Conference this week, we discussed how the start of the new semester can be a stressful time for our students.\u00a0\u00a0But we know that this can also be a challenging time for our staff and faculty as well, especially when we couple work issues with other life issues like finances, the holidays, substance abuse, work\/life balance, and family challenges.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Just a reminder to our regular employees, adjunct faculty, and supplemental employees that you and your dependents have access to a confidential personal counseling service at no cost to you through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provided by Catholic Human Services.\u00a0\u00a0Services are private and confidential, with no disclosure to the employer unless you sign a release, and it may include consultation, assessment, brief therapy, and referral service if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Regular employees, adjunct faculty and supplemental employees can call the following number for EAP assistance:\u00a0\u00a0<b>947-8387<\/b>. For more information on NMC\u2019s Employee Assistance Program, click on the following link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/departments\/human-resources\/salaries-benefits\/eap.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/departments\/human-resources\/salaries-benefits\/eap.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you feel you would just like to make a call to someone instead of a face-to-face meeting, we also have a service available to our regular employees through Cigna called Life Assistance.\u00a0\u00a0If you would like more information on our EAP services, contact Carol Kasper at 995-1362.<\/p>\n<p>Student employees should contact NMC\u2019s Counselors, Student Life Office at 995-1118, or Third Level Crisis Intervention Center at\u00a0231-922-4800.\u00a0\u00a0For more information, click on the following link:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/student-services\/personal-counseling\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/student-services\/personal-counseling\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Mid-Year Conference this week, we discussed how the start of the new semester can be a stressful time for our students.\u00a0\u00a0But we know that this can also be a challenging time for our staff and faculty as well, especially when we couple work issues with other life issues like finances, the holidays, substance abuse, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[1439,2131,2130],"class_list":["post-7499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intercom","tag-benefits-corner","tag-eap","tag-midyear-conference"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Benefits corner - NMC Communiqu\u00e9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Benefits corner - NMC Communiqu\u00e9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At Mid-Year Conference this week, we discussed how the start of the new semester can be a stressful time for our students.\u00a0\u00a0But we know that this can also be a challenging time for our staff and faculty as well, especially when we couple work issues with other life issues like finances, the holidays, substance abuse, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NMC Communiqu\u00e9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-01-10T17:03:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steve\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@nmc_tc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@nmc_tc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Steve\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=7499#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=7499\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Steve\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7d71a2850a6db1f62635a52838f53a51\"},\"headline\":\"Benefits corner\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-01-10T17:03:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=7499\"},\"wordCount\":256,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"benefits corner\",\"eap\",\"midyear conference\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Intercom\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=7499\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=7499\",\"name\":\"Benefits corner - NMC Communiqu\u00e9\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-01-10T17:03:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=7499#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=7499\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=7499#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Benefits corner\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/\",\"name\":\"NMC Communiqu\u00e9\",\"description\":\"Continually updated news and information for faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of Northwestern Michigan College\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Northwestern Michigan College\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg\",\"width\":449,\"height\":598,\"caption\":\"Northwestern Michigan College\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/nmc_tc\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/nmc_tc\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/northwestern-michigan-college\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege\",\"https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Northwestern_Michigan_College\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7d71a2850a6db1f62635a52838f53a51\",\"name\":\"Steve\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Benefits corner - NMC Communiqu\u00e9","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Benefits corner - NMC Communiqu\u00e9","og_description":"At Mid-Year Conference this week, we discussed how the start of the new semester can be a stressful time for our students.\u00a0\u00a0But we know that this can also be a challenging time for our staff and faculty as well, especially when we couple work issues with other life issues like finances, the holidays, substance abuse, [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499","og_site_name":"NMC Communiqu\u00e9","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege","article_published_time":"2014-01-10T17:03:56+00:00","author":"Steve","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@nmc_tc","twitter_site":"@nmc_tc","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Steve","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499"},"author":{"name":"Steve","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/7d71a2850a6db1f62635a52838f53a51"},"headline":"Benefits corner","datePublished":"2014-01-10T17:03:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499"},"wordCount":256,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#organization"},"keywords":["benefits corner","eap","midyear conference"],"articleSection":["Intercom"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499","name":"Benefits corner - NMC Communiqu\u00e9","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-01-10T17:03:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7499#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Benefits corner"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/","name":"NMC Communiqu\u00e9","description":"Continually updated news and information for faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of Northwestern Michigan College","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#organization","name":"Northwestern Michigan College","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg","width":449,"height":598,"caption":"Northwestern Michigan College"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege","https:\/\/x.com\/nmc_tc","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nmc_tc\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/northwestern-michigan-college\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northwestern_Michigan_College"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/7d71a2850a6db1f62635a52838f53a51","name":"Steve","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7499\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}