{"id":41630,"date":"2026-09-03T20:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T01:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/?page_id=41630"},"modified":"2026-09-04T08:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:27:06","slug":"system-offices-wellness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/system-offices-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"System Offices Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41630\" class=\"elementor elementor-41630\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27268a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27268a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Texas A&amp;M University System recognizes the importance of fostering employee wellness. <br><br>The Wellness Initiative includes a two-pronged approach: incentivizing employees to complete healthy tasks, and engaging employees in healthy behaviors programs encouraging wellness.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2912a09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2912a09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99dae9a\" data-id=\"99dae9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b034537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"b034537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1841\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1841\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Wellness<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1841\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1841\"><p>Wellness Release Time provides all full-time (40 hours\/week), benefits-eligible, Texas A&amp;M employees the opportunity to use 30 minutes of their regular work hours, up to three (3) times a week, to exercise or participate in physical fitness activities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, benefits of physical activity include control of weight, reduced cardiovascular disease, reduced health risk factors, improved mental health and mood, stronger bones and muscles, and increased chances of longer and higher quality of life.<\/p><p>Wellness Release Time affords employees time to focus on physical activity to reap the health benefits which in turns helps Texas A&amp;M University System maintain a healthy workforce.<\/p><h5>Procedures<\/h5><ul><li>Wellness Release Time is paid time which does not have to be made up, cannot be accrued, and does not need to be documented on timesheets<\/li><li>Each fiscal year of participation, employees must secure approval from their immediate supervisor prior to using Wellness Release Time.<\/li><li>The release time requested should coordinate with the employee\u2019s arrival time, lunch time, or end of the work day.<\/li><li>Immediate supervisors are expected to make reasonable efforts to accommodate requests for participation in the Wellness Release Time program. Participation may be disapproved for cause if the operation of the department will be negatively impacted by the absence. If an application is denied, the supervisor must indicate the reason(s) for denial.<\/li><li>The supervisor is responsible for monitoring compliance with the release time program procedure.<\/li><li>Abuse of the privilege to participate in the Wellness Release Time program will subject the employee to revocation of the privilege and\/or disciplinary action.<\/li><li>Employee acknowledges that Wellness Release Time is not considered work time for purposes of Workers\u2019 Compensation benefits.<\/li><li>Prior to participation in Wellness Release Time, employees are encouraged to consult with a physician before undertaking any physical activity program.<\/li><\/ul><p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/benefits\/pdf\/WellnessReleaseTimeApplication.PDF\">Wellness Release Time application<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1842\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1842\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Emotional Wellness<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1842\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1842\"><p>The physical and emotional wellbeing of our employees is a top priority now more than ever. Maintaining your wellbeing isn\u2019t easy, but you don\u2019t have to do it alone. If you\u2019re facing a physical or emotional health conditions, we have experts who can help you learn about your condition and treatment options. Employees, retirees and their covered dependents have several resources available to get the help they need.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/emotional-wellbeing\/emotional-wellbeing-resources\/\">Resources for employee\/retirees enrolled in medical benefits<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/emotional-wellbeing\/work-life-solutions\/\">Resources for all employees and retirees<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/emotional-wellbeing\/graduate-student-emotional-wellbeing\/\">Resources for graduate student employees enrolled in the Graduate Plan<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1843\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1843\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Financial Wellness<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1843\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1843\"><h5>Optional Retirement Programs<\/h5><p>You have a choice of additional optional retirement plans which are intended to supplement your mandatory retirement plan (TRS or ORP) as a Texas A&amp;M University System employee. This page provides information on preparing for retirement, moving through the transition to retirement, and post-retirement. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/retirement-programs\/\">TAMUS Retirement Programs page<\/a> for more information.<\/p><h5>Staff Scholarship Program<\/h5><p>The System Offices Staff Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to System Office budgeted employees pursuing a degree from an accredited institution of higher education. For more information visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/system\/staff-council\/staff-scholarship-program\/\">Staff Scholarship webpage<\/a>.<\/p><h5>Other Resources<\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/assets\/files\/staffcouncil\/Tuition_Assistance_Program_Application1.pdf\">Tuition Assistance Program Application<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/assets\/files\/staffcouncil\/BarryBThompsonScholarship-Form.pdf\">Barry B. Thompson Scholarship Application<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1844\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1844\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Nutrition<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1844\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1844\"><p>Your eating habits affect your productivity at work and in your home life. Here are some resources for tips and recipes for healthy nutritional habits.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/healthy-eating-plate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard Health Eating Plate<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/education\/dash-eating-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dinnertonight.tamu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dinner Tonight<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myplate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USDA My Plate<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/txmg.org\/brazos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brazos County Master Gardeners<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/nutrition-and-healthy-eating\/in-depth\/mediterranean-diet\/art-20047801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediterranean Diet<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1845\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1845\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Tobacco Cessation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1845\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1845\"><p>All Texas A&amp;M University campuses and college sites became\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/today.tamu.edu\/2019\/12\/10\/texas-am-tobacco-free-policy-fact-sheet\/\">Tobacco-Free<\/a>\u00a0as of January 2020. We encourage tobacco users to seek assistance through any of the tobacco-cessation resources below.<\/p><p>Smoking Cessation Resources<\/p><ul><li>Blue Cross Blue Shield A&amp;M Care Health Plan Participants<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/work-life-solutions\/\">Work\/Life Solutions<\/a><\/li><li>Texas Department of State Health Services \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yesquit.org\/\">Yes Quit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/quit-smoking\">American Lung Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/smokefree.gov\/\">National Cancer Institute<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Blue Cross Blue Shield A&amp;M Care Health Plan Participants have may have access to<\/p><ul><li>Nicotine replacement prescription medication at no cost, with a prescription<\/li><li>Online Tobacco Cessation programs<\/li><li>Individual counseling services<\/li><li>Contact the customer service number on the back of your card<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1846\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1846\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Health and Fitness<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1846\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1846\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/benefits-administration\/webmdone\/\">WebMD One<\/a><br \/>WebMD ONE is a personalized resource that gives you access to your health benefits and wellness resources. You may also view your current wellness premium incentive status and more.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fcs.tamu.edu\/health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Health Information for Texans<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/benefits\/pdf\/YogaPosesAtYourDesk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yoga at Your Desk<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/physicalactivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CDC Physical Activity<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/benefits\/pdf\/ExerciseAtYourDesk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exercise at Your Desk<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acefitness.org\/acefit\/fitness-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fitness Programs<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas A&amp;M University System recognizes the importance of fostering employee wellness. 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