Honoring Supervisors who Support Us
Do you have a supervisor who understands and supports Work/Life balance, and is sensitive to individual needs while mindful of maintaining high productivity? Learn more.››
2009 Work-Life Supervisor of the Year Award
The Work-Life Supervisor of the Year Award is given to one supervisor each year who is highly regarded by his or her employees for consistently supporting the work/life needs of employees. Learn more.
First Kentucky Week for the Animals
The UK Work-Life Program is proud to be participating in the 1st Kentucky Week for the Animals June 27-July 5, 2009. Learn more. New book, Buddy Unchained in the Pet Care Library.
Voluntary Reduced Summer Hours
UK employees may now request a temporarily reduced work schedule during the summer months. Learn more about this flexible work option.
UK Fine Arts Institute Summer Schedule
Develop your artistic skills and explore your creativity through the Fine Arts Institute. The Institute offers you access to the classrooms and teaching resources of the University of Kentucky's Department of Art for a variety of non-credit, community education courses. Learn more!
Top Ten Elder Care Resources
Work-Life Director Robynn Pease recently presented Top Ten Elder Care Resources at the CUWFA conference in Seattle. View the pdf of the presentation.
New Counseling Service: Work+Life Connections
The Work-Life Office now offers a new benefit: Work+Life Connections. WLC is a free, confidential counseling and referral service. Visit the new Work+Life Connections website to learn more.
Low and No-Cost Summer Family Programs at the Arboretum
The Arboretum is offering many fun, low and no-cost family activities this summer. Visit our Arboretum events page to learn more or visit the Arboretum website.
Summer Camps
Are you ready to start planning your child's summer activities? Lexington Family Magazine has published a Summer Camps & Activities guide. For more info go to www.lexingtonfamily.com or call 223-1765.
CCLC (Woodland Early Learning Center) now has a Twitter page.
CCLC is excited to announce we have launched a page, ConnectCCLC, on the social media Web site, Twitter! As an innovator in early childhood education, not only is it important to CCLC to offer current educational Learn More››
iwin Thinkmail monthly newsletter
iwin Innovative Employer Roundtable Thinkmail monthly newsletters are now available on the Work-Life website. visit the Thinkmail archive page to read 2009 newsletters.
Save Money with Alternative Transportation Options
New Winchester/Lexington shuttle service still has room for more riders. Mt. Sterling shuttle may be added. Learn More››.
Beat the Blues
- For practical advice on how to gain control of your work-life balance during these stressful economic times, refer to the following Mayo Clinic article: Work-life balance: Ways to Restore Harmony and Reduce Stress.
- Learn how to reduce your stress at work in this article on The Right Way to Slack Off at Work.
Work-Life Offerings
Pet Care Resources! New! Financial resources for pet care. June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month. Also, check out our newest pages: UK Employees and Their Pets! and a pet memorial page: UK Employees Remember Their Pets.
UK Work-Life Lending Library - The UK Work-Life Office has added over 30 new titles to our online Lending Library.
Homework Help Toolkit - Is your child's homework taking over your life? Check out this new resource.
Parenting and Child Care Information - Visit our site for a new resource site from the Child Care Council of Kentucky designed exclusively for UK employees, and Help: A Handbook for Kentucky Grandparents and other Relative Caregivers /AARP's Grandparent Information Center .
UK Elder Care - Read the latest issue of In The Know monthly E-Newsletter or learn about upcoming Elder Care events.
UK Disability Connect - Do you want to know more about developmental milestones, planning for your loved one’s future, or assistive technology? Learn more››
Work-Life Initiatives Progress Report
Community Involvement - Volunteering Contributes to Work-Life Balance. More››
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Call the Work-Life office at 257-8763 or e-mail your suggestion.
(Updated 06/21/09 - E-mail Julie Geraci - Jbgera2@email.uky.edu )
