Understanding Credit
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
In this "Homeownership 101" seminar, you will learn: what credit history is important when buying a home, how to clean up your credit report, how to fix errors, and what can you do now!
www.homestreet.com/programs/participating/homeownership/uw.aspx#seminar
(Re)Imagining Your Retirement – Introduction to Creative and Effective Planning for Professional Staff
Friday, October 10, 2008
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Workshop introduces professional staff to new trends in retirement, exploring personal directions for later life fulfillment, and making the most of UW resources for financial retirement planning.
http://depts.washington.edu/retiremt/uwra/PDFs/ReImagining_Retirement_registration_form.pdf
Discount Day at the Husky Team Shop
Friday, October 10, 2008 & Friday, November 14, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Bring your faculty/staff ID card to the Team Shop and get a 20% discount on purchases of $40 or more. Located in the southwest corner of the Bank of America Arena. Contact the shop at 206-543-1137.
UW Combined Fund Drive Charity Fair
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Over 40 charitable organizations will be on hand to showcase their programs and share how they are making a difference in our community.
www.washington.edu/uwcfd/events.html
UW Benefits Fair
October 28, 29, & 30, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Explore your healthcare and insurance options, and other benefits available to you and your family.
www.washington.edu/admin/hr/benefits/events/benefits-fair.html
Financing Options for Senior Homeowners
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. tentative
Learn how to best use the equity you've earned through refinancing, home equity loans, and reverse mortgages, as well as how to avoid predatory lenders.
www.homestreet.com/programs/participating/homeownership/uw.aspx#seminar
Budgeting for a Home
November 18, 2008
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
In this "Homeownership 101" seminar, you will learn about paying off debt vs. saving for a down payment, setting a savings goal, and resources for home budgeting.
www.homestreet.com/programs/participating/homeownership/uw.aspx#seminar
College Admissions 101
September 17, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
A WorkLife seminar on the college admissions process.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/WLP908.html
Student Parent Meet and Greet
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
This is an opportunity for student parents to learn about Student Parent Resources and to meet and network with other student parents.
Schmitz Hall, 4th Floor conference Rm.
www.washington.edu/students/osfa/prospectiveug/child.care.html
Who Depends on You?
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
A WorkLife Seminar to help you prepare yourself and your family in the case of an emergency.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/WLP018.html
From Home to College: Relationship Transitions for Parents & Child
Wednesdays, October 15 & 22, 2008
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
A WorkLife seminar on transitioning to college. Open to the UW Community.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/WLP008.html
Becoming a Resilient Caregiver: When a Family Member Has Dementia
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
A WorkLife seminar on how caregivers can prepare to care for a loved one with dementia.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/WLP038.html
Choosing Quality Childcare
October 22 & 23, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
A WorkLife seminar on finding reliable and safe childcare.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/WLP918.html
Care Giving Support Group
Every Sunday beginning September 28, 2008
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
The group provides support and understanding in the landscape of the aging, dying, or disabled and includes refinement in care.
http://depts.washington.edu/womenctr/classes/classschedule.shtml
Divorce Support Group
Every Sunday beginning September 28, 2008
2:00 - 5:30 p.m.
An important resource during this period of profound change. The group will be designed to meet individual needs.
http://depts.washington.edu/womenctr/classes/classschedule.shtml
Post Divorce Support Group
Every Sunday beginning September 28, 2008
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Is structured to support the search for an understanding of what has happened as well as the rebuilding of a new life and a new self.
http://depts.washington.edu/womenctr/classes/classschedule.shtml
Family Caregiver Network
Last Tuesday of every month
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
The Family Caregiver Network provides informal, confidential, guided discussions where caregivers can share their experiences and successes. Facilitated by WorkLife Specialist, Ellen Blizinsky MSW.
www.washington.edu/admin/hr/benefits/worklife/events.html#fcn
UW Homecoming Welcome
Friday, October 17, 2008
8:00 p.m.
Every year, on the night before the Homecoming football game, hundreds of Huskies converge on Red Square for a pep talk from Coach Willingham, a performance by the Husky Marching Band, food, fun giveaways, rowdiness, camaraderie and good cheer (from the Cheer Squad, specifically, but also in general).
www.washington.edu/alumni/
UW Huskies Football
Saturday, October 18, 2008
4:00 p.m.
The UW Husky Football Team goes up against Oregon State for Homecoming weekend.
www.gohuskies.com
Family Day at the Burke Museum – Mysteries of Ancient Egypt
Sunday, October 26, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Discover ancient Egypt with Burke archaeology experts and view the archaeology collections, including our Egyptian mummy and coffin! Free with museum admission.
www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/events/index.php
Bug Blast
Sunday, September 28, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
See tiny microscopic bugs, touch large live bugs, and get close up to bees and bug-eating plants!
www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/events/bugblast08/
Burke Museum – Discount on Family Memberships!
October, 2008
UW faculty and staff receive a 35% discount on family memberships to the Burke. For just $1.50 per paycheck ($36 annually), two adults and four children can explore and discover all that the Burke has to offer, including kids activities, adult education, and exhibits and events for the whole family.
www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/join/membership.php
Cheerful Givers Celebrates National Philanthropy Day
Thursday, November 13, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Be a cheerful giver and participate in this lunchtime Birthday Bag Blitz by filling gift bags with new toys and celebrating National Philanthropy Day.
www.washington.edu/uwcfd/events.html
Laughter Yoga
Tuesday, October 7 or Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Come and experience the health benefits of laughter and discover the truth in the old saying "laughter is the best medicine." Laughter improves immune system function, vibrates and massages internal organs, provides a good cardiovascular workout, and relieves stress and tension. It can also enhance your ability to stay in high spirits when life throws up challenges. If the smiles seem hard to find lately in your life, come to a session guaranteed to jump start your laugh muscles!
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/WFM003.html
Choose a Healthy Lifestyle—IMA Guided Tours
Monday, October 6, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 7 at noon and 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 8 at noon
Find out about the state-of-the-art facilities and equipment available to you through IMA Memberships for UW Faculty and Staff. Plan to attend one of the guided tours scheduled during UW’s Work and Family Month. No registration necessary.
www.depts.washington.edu/ima
Lactation Station Open House
Monday, October 13, 2008
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Celebrate the opening of the new lactation station in Schmitz Hall, room 240. This new west-campus station is open to breastfeeding mothers attending school or working at the UW.
http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/benefits/worklife/childcare/lactation-stations.html
Tee Hee Hee Therapeutic Laughter Sessions
Fridays through November 7, 2008
8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
For the past year, Kevin Wilhelmsen, the club’s facilitator and Harborview clinical nurse specialist in psychiatry has held weekly laugh sessions. The Laugh Club meets Fridays at 8 a.m. at Harborview Medical Center.
www.washington.edu/admin/hr/benefits/worklife/nwfm/flyer-teehee.pdf
Free Blood Pressure Screening
Every Thursday through November, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Free blood pressure screening done in the lobby of Hall Health Center. Staffed by RN from the Employee Health Clinic.
http://depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/article-detail.php?ArticleID=382&ClinicID=1
Courses in this section are sponsored by Professional & Organizational Development. Course fees must be paid at the time you register.
Managing Paper, Projects, and Priorities
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Gain a practical approach to the real, everyday challenges of effectively managing workloads. Learn how to efficiently set up a workspace, streamline personal desk filing systems, keep top priorities moving forward, and maintain control over projects. The organizational tools provided in this course offer immediate results. Instructor: Ellen Langan
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/6/Q0700.html
Leadership Style Makes a Difference
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Participants in this course learn to understand more about individuals’ unique communication styles, read and respond to communication signals in their interactions, explore how communication style can help or hinder leadership, gain the keys to a successful leadership style, and practice ways to use successful style to increase leadership effectiveness.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/Q0640.html
How to Give and Receive Feedback
Thursday, October 30, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
This course examines why feedback is so important, effective ways to give feedback, and how to create an environment that allows honest feedback to take place.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/Q0850.html
Building Team Relationships
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
In this workshop, participants learn how to guide their teams towards health by recognizing the phases of team development and intervening with timely conversations. Participants will have the opportunity to try on concepts and tools in small group activities.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/8/Q0280.html
Creating the Future with Planning Tools
Monday, November 24, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
If you have only experienced planning as a boring exercise resulting in a dry document, welcome to Creating the Future with Planning Tools! This class takes the principles of future-based planning and distills them into a set of steps that are creative, holistic, and interesting. Whether you are planning for your own future (e.g., developing your career or having a wedding) or your group's future (e.g., for a team project or department strategy), this class equips you with ideas you can use right away. Please bring ideas on some event or project you'd like to plan for.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/Q0930.html
President's Annual Address
October 14, 2008
Address | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Kane Hall | Room 130
Reception | 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Kane Hall | Walker Ames Room | 2nd Floor
University of Washington President Mark Emmert will give his annual address to the University Community, followed by a reception in the Walker Ames Room. No reservation needed.
www.washington.edu/president/
A Comfortable Balance: Work and Home
October 14, 15, & 30* and November 12, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
A WorkLife seminar on balancing work and home.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/WLP028.html
*To attend the October 30 event at UW Bothell, call 425-352-3637.
Time Management Seminar
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
In this special session – offered in celebration of Work and Family Month – explore time management from the inside out and gain skills to improve your overall sense of balance.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/WFM002.html
Résumés the UW Way
Thursday, October 23, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Develop an effective UW résumé — or improve the one you’ve got. This brown bag workshop will provide the key ingredients for making your résumé stand out from the rest!
www.washington.edu/president/lcvi/career/index.html
Retire with Fire
Saturday, November 1, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Whether you're zero to 10 years from your retirement, in this introductory workshop we will look at the thoughts and feelings behind this major life transition so that you can start to work on creating a balanced and healthy retirement lifestyle.
http://depts.washington.edu/womenctr/classes/classschedule.shtml
Building a Positive Work Culture
Thursdays, November 6 & 13, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. both days
Find out how to build, strengthen, and maintain a “positive” work setting as a supervisor or a colleague.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/8/Q0260.html
Managing Stress
Monday, November 17, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Learn tips and techniques to handle things that go wrong, and learn to manage upsetting situations more calmly.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/8/Q0430.html
Planning and Facilitating Effective Meetings
Friday, November 21, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Participants in this course explore how to set more effective meeting goals, develop best practice agendas, encourage participation, and facilitate difficult group dynamics.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/8/Q0450.html
Generations at Work: M.E.E.T. for Respect in the Workplace
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
In this course, participants examine characteristic values, behaviors, and assumptions of the four generations; learn to recognize cross-generational dynamics; and use the tools and techniques of the M.E.E.T. model to explore differences, encourage respect, and take responsibility to find common ground.
https://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/pod/catalog/gen/1/Q0730.html
National Work & Family Month