About

Culture, Learning, & Engagement

Culture, Learning & Engagement (CLE)

Message from the Assistant Chancellor for Culture, Learning, and Engagement, Bria Marcelo

The center of an organization’s culture, learning, and engagement is its people. And because people are dynamic and complex creators, our goal is to support and create environments that encourage people to uniquely build upon, elevate, and honor the work that came before them.

By supporting personal and professional growth by actively and proactively responding to needs that improve employee satisfaction, well-being, and engagement, we believe we are able to help shape and sustain a healthy, agile workforce.
We are here to provide consistent, accessible services and resources for you. Glad to have you as part of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s campus community.

Bria Marcelo

Our Areas

Employee Engagement & Recognition

Our mission is to foster positive relationships between employees and the university. We highlight the importance of recognizing and appreciating the efforts and achievements of the workforce. Some of our focus includes handling employee performance matters, promoting an engaging, positive workplace culture, and implementing recognition programs to acknowledge and reward employees for their contributions.

Focus Areas: Awards and Recognition, Engagement, Onboarding, and Performance.

Employee Engagement & Recognition

Employee Learning & Organizational Effectiveness (ELOE)

Employee Learning and Organizational Effectiveness (ELOE) is a definitive training resource for employees, supervisors, and managers, providing training services as well as linking others to development programs across the university. ELOE supports professional development on the UIUC campus by presenting informational and development programs, supervisory and management courses, seminars, retreats, and online learning.

Focus Areas: Employee Development, Supervisor Development, Customized Training, and Consulting and Organizational Development.

Employee Learning & Organizational Effectiveness

Faculty/Staff Assistance and Well-Being Services (FSAWS)

FSAWS offers this benefit free of charge to all faculty, staff, retirees and family members or significant others living in their household. Additionally we work with supervisors as well as entire departments to develop and maintain a positive work environment. The FSAWS staff is composed of licensed professionals who offer assessment, brief counseling and if necessary, referrals to appropriate resources.

Focus Areas: Core Counseling, Work Group Services, Well-Being Programming, Crisis Support, and Emergency Funding.

Faculty/Staff Assistance and Well-Being Services (FSAWS)

Meet the CLE Directors

Learn about the whole IHR team!

Becky Hinrichs, Director of Employee Learning & Organizational Effectiveness

Becky Hinrichs, Director of Employee Learning & Organizational Effectiveness

ihr-learning@illinois.edu, (217) 333-8342

Chris Ochs, Director of Faculty/Staff Assistance & Well-Being Services

Chris Ochs, Director of Faculty/Staff Assistance & Well-Being Services

Faculty/Staff Assistance
Phone: (217) 244-5312
Email: fsas@illinois.edu
Crisis Line: (217) 244-7739

Well-Being Services
Phone: (217) 265-9355
Email: wellbeing@illinois.edu