{"id":66600,"date":"2012-10-04T08:04:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=66600"},"modified":"2012-10-03T16:20:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T20:20:57","slug":"supporting-worklife-flexibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2012\/10\/supporting-worklife-flexibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Work\/Life Flexibility"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Free<\/a>
Free yoga classes at Hawley Armory are among the programs offered by UConn\u2019s Department of Human Resources and the Work\/Life Oversight Committee during October, to mark National Work & Family Month. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Staying ahead of the wide range of commitments in our busy day-to-day lives can pose a challenge. Fortunately for faculty, staff, and students at UConn looking to achieve that balance between work and life, the University offers a wealth of resources that can help.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not really about being able to be the person who can do it all \u2013 because we can\u2019t do it all,\u201d says Vicki Fry, co-chair of UConn\u2019s Work\/Life Oversight Committee. \u201cIt\u2019s really thinking about what you value, putting your priority on the things you value, and finding time for those things \u2013 and we have the resources for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through the University\u2019s Work\/Life Connections programming, members of the UConn community have the opportunity to access practical information on everything from health and wellness to flex time to child care benefits provided for those affiliated with the University. The Work\/Life Oversight Committee also advocates for work\/life flexibility across the institution, and develops workshops and seminars on topics of interest to faculty, staff, and students.<\/p>\n

With October marking National Work & Family Month, UConn\u2019s Department of Human Resources and the Work\/Life Oversight Committee will sponsor a variety of special programs over the coming weeks<\/a>. Drawing on expertise from across the University, the committee has arranged \u2013 among other activities \u2013 free yoga and spin classes at Hawley Armory, a UConn pharmacy student-run workshop on blood pressure management, and a \u201cTalking to Adolescents\u201d presentation, led by one of UConn\u2019s own human development and family studies faculty members.<\/p>\n

\u201cCollaboration with the University community is really important,\u201d Fry says about developing this diverse set of programs. \u201cWe have so much knowledge on this campus, and we really try to tap into that.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Work\/Life Expo on Oct. 11<\/a> will also feature about 50 service providers, hearing screenings, and flu shots for those with State of Connecticut health insurance.<\/p>\n

This month, President Susan Herbst, Interim Provost Mun Choi, and Executive Vice President\/CFO Richard Gray are reissuing to members of the community the University\u2019s Statement on Work\/Life Flexibility<\/a>, which outlines UConn\u2019s commitment to fostering a healthy workplace as well as an environment responsive to the obligations of employees and students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWork\/life flexibility is important as far as retention, productivity, reduced absenteeism, and motivation and morale for employees,\u201d says Fry. \u201cAs long as supervisors and managers can meet their business needs, it\u2019s great to provide the flexibility to employees to help balance their work and life.\u201d<\/p>\n

UConn\u2019s Work\/Life Oversight Committee \u201coffers a terrific set of resources for every member of our University community,\u201d says Herbst. \u201cAs an institution, we must do all we can to ensure that UConn is a supportive, flexible, and understanding environment for our staff, faculty, and students.”<\/p>\n

Offering information on such issues as family care, financial planning, health and wellness, flex time and leave, and community programs and resources, the committee \u201cis really there for the University,\u201d Fry says. \u201cWe encourage people to contact us about Work\/Life issues they may be experiencing or programs and resources they would like to see at the University. We have representation from all areas of the University \u2013 faculty, staff, grad students, undergrad students. They are your voice on this committee, so let them know what\u2019s on your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about the University\u2019s work\/life resources, visit the Work\/Life Connections website at worklife.uconn.edu\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The University offers a range of resources to help UConn faculty, staff, and students achieve a balance between work and life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":66605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[49],"class_list":["post-66600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 06:37:51","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66600"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66616,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66600\/revisions\/66616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/66605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66600"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=66600"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=66600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}