Mental health at Iowa

The Support and Crisis Line and Employee Assistance Program are free and confidential options for mental health support.

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Vacation Payout Program

The 2024 program offers eligible employees the opportunity to be flexible with their benefits, giving you the chance to recharge and thrive.

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Personal Health Assessment

The PHA provides the opportunity to reflect on your overall wellness and connect with services that support your unique goals.

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Sharpen your supervisory skills

The PASS (Practical Applications of Supervisory Skills) certificate program aims to provide leadership lessons you can use daily.

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Leadership Opportunities: July 2024

Monday, July 1, 2024
Here's to summer and the opportunity to recharge, whether it's with family, friends, or quiet time to yourself. Summertime can be a slower time of year for some leaders, with employees vacationing and the break between school years. This could mean more mental and intellectual bandwidth to think about your own growth and development.

UI Wellness pilots new tools, expands mental health services in response to workplace data

Thursday, June 27, 2024
Elizabeth Ireland
Insights from the survey drive strategic decisions and ensure resources are allocated to meaningful programs and services like health coaching, the Emergency Hardship Fund, wellness grants, and personal training.
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Merit Experience Pilot Project progresses toward retention goals in Year 1

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Elizabeth Ireland
The three-year pilot program includes four key areas: orientation and onboarding, supervisor training, peer mentoring, and career pathways

Employee Value Proposition incorporates well-being, employee-centric themes

Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Elizabeth Ireland
Themes from the EVP have been integrated into content across University Human Resources including email messages, webpages, and Jobs@UIowa.
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Leadership Opportunities: June 2024

Tuesday, June 4, 2024
In this month's Coach's Corner, we talk about the benefits of community. The arrival of June brings with it all kinds of summer events to entice us to get out and about. These experiences remind us of the ties we have to one another, and that feeling of belonging can propel us to do and be better in all we do. 
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Events

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4th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory

Saturday, July 13, 2024 9:00am to 12:00pm
Ashton Cross Country Course
Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 4th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fourth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History. Registration is required + free. Sign up link is here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bduk9LKkk5nSZls
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Tree Tour: Summer 2024

Thursday, July 25, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Field House
Tree Tours are back! Join us for a nature walk & talk this summer.