may 2010
iwin's Jess Miller writes in Business Lexington about why and how businesses can implement flexible work arrangements during the World Equestrian Games. Read it here.

Fifty-six Kentucky organizations are named finalists for the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. As the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports, five were from the Greater Owensboro Area. Read it here.

iwin concludes its largest Innovative Employer Roundtable to date with over 45 attendees at UK's Hilary J. Boone Center. For more information about the Roundtable, click here.

iwin's staff becomes certified in the Center for Creative Leadership Assessment Suite. For more information about iwin's employee assessment offerings, please click here.

april 2010
iwin's Lee Ann Walton and Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney's Phil Moloney are interviewed by WKYT about iwin and the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. Watch it here.

iwin's Dr. Jennifer Swanberg presents at the Society for Human Resource Managers' Benefits Bootcamp on April 20, 2010. Her presentation describes flexibility within the broader context of innovative workplaces. Read about the bootcamp here.

iwin's Jess Miller attends the first ever National Action Summit for Latino Worker Safety in Houston, TX. More information about this historic summit, sponsored by the DOL, OSHA, NIOSH and NIEHS, is available here.

iwin's Jennifer Swanberg gives a lecture entitled "Workplace Flexibility for Low-Wage Workers: Benefits for Employees and Employers" at University of Massachusetts Amherst's Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series. Details here.

iwin's Lynn Bertsch is interviewed by WTVQ 36 about iwin and about the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. Watch the interview here.

march 2010
iwin's executive Director, Jennifer Swanberg is one of a small group of researchers and policy experts invited to participate in the White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility. Dr. Swanberg will present her research on flexibility for low wage hourly workers in order to inform national policy on the topic. Press release available here.Videos of all the breakout sessions available here.

iwin publishes research results from its UK Flexibility Study. Information on the project and access to the full report, University of Kentucky Workplace Supervisor Study are available here.

NPR publishes a three-part series on the end of the 9-5 workplace. Nine to Five No More details the benefits and barriers to workplace flexibility, but ultimately concludes, like iwin, that it is business imperative. Listen to it here:
Nine-to-Five No More: New Shifts for Labor (Series Preview)
Work-Life Balance
Results Only Work Environment (ROWE)
Family-Friendly Shift Work

The KY Post, in Northern Kentucky, discusses iwin, workplace flexibility and Sloan Awards. Read it here.

iwin releases its first white paper on Creating Innovative Workplaces. Read it here.

Jennifer Swanberg attends the National Council on Aging Conference on behalf of iwin to receive the Elinda and Stephen Wing Intergenerational Internship Award.  This award will support a young researcher’s work on issues salient to older workers.  iwin will utilize this award to jumpstart its Kentucky Aging Workforce Study.Read about the study here.

iwin's Lee Ann Walton is interviewed by Owensboro's 71 monthly magazine about iwin and its involvement in promoting the Alfred P. Sloan Awards in Kentucky. Watch the interview here.
february 2010
iwin's Lynn Bertsch is interviewed by the Bowling Green Area's Chamber Monthly Magazine about the business advantages of applying for the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for workplace flexibility. Watch the interview here.

iwin's Lee Ann Walton publishes an article, "Innovation on a Dime" about the Alfred P. Sloan Awards in Business Lexington. Read it here.

iwin promotes the Alfred P. Sloan Awards in Western Kentucky. Read a press release about our efforts here.

january 2010
iwin's Dr. Jennifer Swanberg and Jess Miller recently presented preliminary research findings at an ASHCA-NIOSH conference on protecting agricultural workers. Read about their research project here.

december 2009
iwin's welcomes Lisa Gilbert Williams to its team as Manager of Operations.

november 2009
iwin's Lee Ann Walton recently attended a When Work Works conference in Washington, DC. Through promoting and facilitating the Alfred P. Sloan Awards in KY, iwin helps advance KY's business community and economic development.

october 2009
iwin moves its office to downtown Lexington!

september 2009
iwin executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg, presents research on flexibility for low-wage workers at the Boston College Center for Work & Family National Work & Family Roundtable Fall Meeting.

august 2009
iwin honors Kentucky winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility at the governor's mansion in Frankfort. This event is part of a national When Work Works initiative; iwin led Kentucky's statewide When Work Works campaign.

iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg collaborates with WorldatWork Research on a research study looking at Flexible Work Arrangements for Nonexempt Employees.

july 2009
The New America Foundation talks about the Citisales Study on its Early Education blog. Read it here.

iwin's Employer Engagement team presents at the sold out KY Governor's Equal Employment Opportunity Conference in Frankfort, KY. View presentations slides here.

iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg, presents research in Washington, D.C. at a panel discussion hosted by the New America Foundation and Workplace Flexibility 2010 on workplace flexibility for low-wage workers. You can stream a video of the presentation and panel discussion here.

june 2009
iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg meets with select researchers at Cornell University's Innovative Work & Family Strategies conference in Ithaca, NY.

may 2009
iwin partners with KY SHRM to offer Innovative Employer Development Series of webinars. Read the UK press release here:

iwin receives a grant from the Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention to study Latino Farmworker Health and the work environment in the Bluegrass.

iwin hosts its spring Innovative Employer Roundtable Meeting at the Hilary J. Boone Center in Lexington, KY. Keynote speaker, Cali Yost helped Roundtable Partners build workplace cultures of flexibility.

april 2009
iwin's manager of operations, Laura Flowers is interviewed by the Lexington Herald-Leader about When Work Works and the Alfred P. Sloan Awards. Read the article here.

iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg, presents research at the International Community Work and Family's 2009 conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Her presentation, entitled Workplace flexibility for low-wage workers: Is there a business case? looks at workplace flexibility as implemented at a national retail firm.

iwin's manager of operations, Laura Flowers is interviewed by LEX18 about iwin's involvement in taking the When Work Works initiative statewide.

KET's Bill Goodman interviews iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg on One to One. Included in the interview is a discussion on the importance of workplace flexibility and other creative solutions for attracting and retaining talent. Watch the interview here.

iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg presents at the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology's 2009 conference in New Orleans, LA.

march 2009
Experience Life magazine quotes iwin executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg, in "Reinventing the Way We Work," an article about work-life balance for employees and the related positive results for the companies that employ them.

iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg presents at the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration's 2009 Symposium entitled: Putting Research To Work: Improving Low-Wage Jobs and Public Policies to Support Vulnerable Workers

february 2009
The Wall Street Journal quotes iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg in an article about preparing for extended leave.

january 2009
iwin's Mamta Ojha presents at the Society for Social Work Research's annual conference in New Orleans on the work and family factors that create strain for immigrant workers.
Presentation slides available here.

november 2008
iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg is asked to participate--as a national leader in work and family research-- in the Kentucky Psychological Association's Conference on the changing social, economic, health, and political realities of work and family.

iwin, UK's President Todd and Central Bank's Luther Deaton host an Executive Breakfast in Louisville, Kentucky.

october 2008
iwin hosts its second Innovative Employer Roundtable Meeting at the Frazier Museum in downtown Louisville with 15 participating Roundtable Partners.

september 2008
iwin hires Lee Ann Walton as its Partner Relations Specialist

iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg, attends the Alliance for Work-LifeProgress's work-life/future of work retreat sponsored by Accenture.  She is one of only twenty national leaders invited.

iwin hosts an awards breakfast to honor local winners of the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Award for Workplace Flexibility. Five Roundtable Partners are recognized.

Mac Werner presents the findings from the Bluegrass Entrepreneurial Environment Study to the Lexington Venture Club. See presentation slides here.

july 2008
Kentucky Personnel Cabinet partners with iwin by joining the Innovative Employer Roundtable, bringing the total number of Roundtable Partners to 13.

may 2008
Dr. Jennifer Swanberg presents"Workplace Structure and its Impact on Hourly Workers and their Families," an analysis of low-wage hourly workers and their access to flexible workplace options at the Working for Change:  A Conversation on Workplace Flexibility, Business Practice and Public Policy, hosted by the Sloan Foundation at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C. Watch her presentation here.

april 2008
iwin hosts its first Innovative Employer Roundtable Meeting at Central Bank in Lexington, KY, with 10 participating companies.

The Lane Report publishes "Flexibility Engages Employees," an article dedicated to Dr. Jennifer Swanberg's and iwin's research on workplace flexibility and effective workplaces. Read the article here.

march 2008
The Citisales Study, a series of nine issue briefs based on a multi-method research project that examines the individual and organizational effects of quality workplaces on hourly and older workers is released.

iwin hosts an informational breakfast in Lexington, KY to promote the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Flexibility and to encourage local businesses to apply for this prestigious award as part of their When Work Works initiative.

Dr. Jennifer Swanberg Chairs the Workforce Diversities, Workplace Complexities: Promoting Positive Health and Business Outcomes session at the American Psychological Association's Work, Stress and Health 2008 Conference: Healthy and Safe Work Through Research, Practice and Partnerships in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Jennifer Swanberg and Mamta Ohja present "Responsive Workplaces for Workers in Lower-Wage Hourly Jobs: Positive Benefits for Workers and Employers" at the Society for Social Work Research Conference in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Jennifer Swanberg presents"Creating Meaningful Work to Promote Employee Engagement" at the 2008 Conference Board on How We Work and Live Today: The Impact on Employee Engagement and Talent Management in Atlanta, GA.

Dr. Jennifer Swanberg collaborates with Leigh Ann Simmons to publish"Quality Jobs in the New Millenium:  Incorporating Flexible Workplace Options as a Strategy to Assist Working Families."

december 2007
iwin hires Lynn Bertsch as Director of Employer Engagement.

october 2007
Lexington is named one of 30 cities to participate in When Work Works, a national initiative to highlight the importance of workplace flexibility as a strategy to enhance businesses' competitive advantage in the global economy and to help both employers and employees succeed.

september 2007
iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg, is among the nation's top experts invited to gather in Park City, UT to discuss workplace flexibility. The event, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Alliance for Work-Life Progress, brings together leaders from private industry and higher education that pursue flexible workplace solutions within their organizations.

Dr. Swanberg and Jody Levin-Epstein, Deputy Director and Senior Policy Analyst with the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) present research on job quality, employee engagement and health at the Louisville Center for Health Equity.  See the presentation slides here.

august 2007
Dr. Swanberg and Mac Werner along with representatives from Humana and Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, LLP are guests on WFPL - National Public Radio's €œState of Affairs" to discuss employer best practices.

june 2007
iwin's executive director, Dr. Jennifer Swanberg, presents her research on hourly workers to attendees at Corporate Voices for Working Families annual conference in Washington, DC. See the presentation slides here.

iwin Research Associate, Mac Werner, graduates from Leadership Lexington, a leadership development program sponsored by Commerce Lexington. 

may 2007
iwin team celebrates the release of, €œMaking Workplaces Work: Employer Best Practices in Kentucky", a compendium of employer best practices in seven areas of innovation, at Dr. and Mrs. Lee T. Todd's home.
link to article about the release

april 2007
Dr. Swanberg receives continued funding from the Ford Foundation to continue her workplace-based research on quality work environments for hourly workers employed with a national retail firm.

Dr. Swanberg presents paper,"Responsive Workplace for Lower-wage, Hourly Workers: Factors Predictive of Employee Engagement" at the International Work-Life Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.  See presentation slides here.

february 2007
Dr. Swanberg is recognized by Alliance for Work-Life Progress as one of the Rising Stars in the field of advancing work-life effectiveness.
link to press release

january 2007
University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approves the establishment of the Institute for Workplace Innovation.
link for press release