Today, the intersection of work, family, and life responsibilities provides challenges for many workers. Personal and family responsibilities, including children and aging parents, are impacting the work lives of an increasingly diverse workforce. Research shows that workplaces thrive and remain competitive when they respect and are responsive to the complex life and family needs of their workers. URI is committed to providing a workplace that respects the needs of its employees.
History, Accomplishments, and Past Events
WORK-LIFE SPOTLIGHT What is 43% ?
approximate percentage of staff employees who completed the 2012 Work-Life Survey. THANK YOU !!
Results coming soon . . . . .
The nautilus was chosen as the symbol of the efforts of the URI Work-Life Committee to promote professional growth while maintaining equilibrium, harmony and balance in the lives of members of the URI community. The chambered nautilus grows outward from its center in perfect mathematical proportions. We see this spiral form throughout the natural world, expressing balance, regeneration, growth, and evolution. The key to this pattern lies in the relationship of the parts (the individual chambers) to their center, the still point at the very core of the spiral. This core sustains and renews us, enabling us to maintain our equilibrium and balance amidst all of life's challenges. (adopted from Annie Harrison Designs: http://www.sacredwatersculpture.com/index.html)
The development of this website was sponsored by the URI Schmidt Labor Research Center. We would also like to thank the Elsevier Foundation and the URI Office of the Vice President of Administration for their support.
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NEWS AND EVENTS
SAVE THE DATE April 25, 2012 ~~ 2-4 pm 3rd Annual MU Atrium I
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SPRING 2012
BROWN BAG LUNCHES
Wednesdays,
12:00 - 1 pm
Memorial Union
Feb. 15, Caregiving with Self in Mind, MU 301
Feb. 29, Financing Long-Term Care, MU 202
March 7, Grief and Grieving (Dr. Jay Anderson), MU 301
March 14, Childcare Choices & Info. Session (Phyllis Penhallow) , MU 354
March 21, Healthy Meal Planning on a Budget (Linda Sebelia), MU 301
March 28, The End of Breast Cancer (Marlene McCarthy),
MU 301
April 4, Stress Relief (Joan Dwyer), MU 301
April 11, Planning for Long-Term Elder Care (Cindy Bielecki & Sherrell Parker), MU 354
April 18, Breastfeeding Matters (Linda Sebelia), MU 301
April 25, Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners (Joan Dwyer), MU 360
May 2, Basic Gardening Techniques (Rosanne Sherry),
MU 301
May 9 Sleep Habits & Sleeplessness (Sue K. Adams),
MU 202
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The Work-Life Movement and what it is, what URI is doing about it, and how the URI Controller's Office is ahead of the curve
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