September Greetings From the Director

September 1, 2008 -
Generations @ Work: National Work and Family Month will Highlight Multi-Generational Workforce

In my office, I regularly work with colleagues in their 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70s! Several trends indicate that the multi-generational work force is here to stay. These trends include longer life expectancies, shrinking retirement savings, and projected labor shortages. In other words, individuals will want and need to stay in the labor force while businesses will need to retain both older and younger workers.

Read the rest of this month's message here.

Work-Life Offerings

Pet Care Resources! September 3, 2008 - New! Are you prepared to care for your pet during a disaster? Learn more about what you need to do in this month's Pet News.  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
June 11, 2008 - The UK Work-Life Office just added over 30 new titles to our on-line Lending Library. Disability Connect just added 12 new titles. Visit the library now.

Homework Help Toolkit Is your child's homework taking over your life? Check out the new Work-Life Homework Help Toolkit for some ideas.

Parenting and Child Care Information There's a new resource site from the ChildCare Council of Kentucky designed exclusively for UK employees. Visit it today. Also, visit our Parenting and Child Care site.

UK Elder Care
In The Know monthly E-Newsletter. Read the latest issue now. Go to the Elder Care events page for a complete listing of Elder Care events.

UK Disability Connect

February 19, 2008 - UK Disability Source has a new name. Do you want to know more about developmental milestones, planning for your loved one’s future, or assistive technology? Visit UK Disability Connect.

Work-Life Initiatives Progress Report

April 21 , 2008 - Child Care, Career Advancement, and Flexible Work Guidelines are just a few areas in which the Work-Life Office is active. View the full reports of Work-Life Initiatives.

About UK Work-Life

The University of Kentucky values effective balance of work life and personal life of all employees and strives to be an employer of choice. UK Work-Life supports this effort and our institution’s goal to become one of the nation’s Top 20 institutions by the year 2020.

Learn more about our support for University initiatives and about work-life best practices.

Learn more about Work-Life and the 2006-2009 UK Strategic Plan.

National Work and Family Month was held in October, 2007. Read more about this event .

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Do you have a Work-Life related event that you would like posted here? E-mail your event to the UK Work-Life office.

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Do you have a Work-Life related issue that you would like to see addressed? Call the Work-Life office at 257-8763 or e-mail your suggestion.

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Do you have suggestions for what you would like to see on this page? E-mail us today to share your ideas.

(Updated 9/3/08 - E-mail Julie Geraci Jbgera2@email.uky.edu )

News and Events

Learn More About Work and Family Month.

Attend Family Caregivers 2008 Month!

The Elder Care office is offering many events during November to help support you in your caregiver duties. Learn more about these events.

1st Annual Fall
Campus Commuter Challenge

Parking and Transportation Services is sponsoring a campus commuter challege with AlterNetRides. Learn more.

Bike Commuting Class

Considering riding your bike to work? Learn how to bike safely with Michael Galbraith, League of American Bicyclists Instructor. The Bike Ed Commuting Class, held in September and October 2008, will demonstrate basic, on-road riding skills and strategies for route and gear selection. Learn more about these workshops and how to register.

Alternative Transportation

AlterNetRides Now Available to UK Employees!
August 14, 2008 - Parking and Transportation has a new Online Ride-Match Service with destination listings for UK Main Campus, Alumni Park Plaza and Coldstream Research Campus commuters.

Visit the new Work-Life Alternative Transportation Resources page for more ideas on how to reduce the cost of your commute.

June 16, 2008 - UK employees are being economically squeezed by high gas prices and no raises. Nevertheless, there are a few things you can do to ease the pain of higher prices. Work-Life Director Robynn Pease provides some ideas in this message.

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Work-Life Success Stories
Read the latest stories about Work-Life Success at UK.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Are you looking for answers to questions about issues related to assuming primary care of your grandchildren? Help: A Handbook for Kentucky Grandparents and other Relative Caregivers may be able to help. Also visit AARP's Grandparent Information Center for more assistance.

Volunteering Contributes to Work-Life Balance
June 13, 2008 - Visit our Community Involvement page and learn more about community volunteer opportunities today.

We want to hear about your Work-Life success. E-mail us today!

 

For a complete listing of       Work-Life related events around campus and the community, click on the events page link below. 

 

Work-Life Events Page

Work-Life Archives