<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2022/idea-council-subcommittee.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>08/15/2022</pubDate><title>IDEA Council Subcommittee Co-Chair Reflects on Efforts to Enhance Recruitment and Retention of Faculty and Staff</title><description>In advance of the start of the 2022-23 academic year, Patrick McGrady, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, offers an update on the ongoing work of a University-wide committee focusing on attracting employees as well as enabling them to find a true sense of belonging as part of our community. He also introduces a new co-chair to support these efforts.</description><hide-description/><author>Patrick McGrady</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>August 15, 2022</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/blog/2022/employee-retention-subcommittee.jpg" alt="The IDEA Council’s Subcommittee on Faculty and Staff Retention is working to enrich the experience of all University employees."/></image><image-caption>The IDEA Council’s Subcommittee on Faculty and Staff Retention is working to enrich the experience of all University employees.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2022</tag></tags></item>