As part of UMBC’s efforts to assist with a smooth fall return to campus for staff, faculty, and graduate assistants (GAs) we have partnered with Care@Work to provide extended options for childcare, eldercare, pet care, and a host of other services. With UMBC’s free Premium Membership, eligible staff, faculty, and GAs can post a caregiver request and browse through active caregivers on the site, use the Safety Center, receive newsletters filled with tips and advice, and access the wealth of care-related content in the online community. Eligible employees and GAs also have access to view full profiles and reviews, contact caregivers, purchase background checks, subsidized backup care (tiered copay schedule), and tuition discounts at participating childcare centers.
We encourage eligible employees and GAs to visit the UMBC Care at Work website to review program enrollment and available resources
Also, the UMBC Cares Faculty and Staff Emergency Fund was established to assist eligible employees experiencing an emergency financial need. Emergencies could include food, housing, reduction or loss of household income due to furloughs or layoffs, and/or unexpected emergencies compounded by the impact of the current public health emergency. Visit the UMBC Cares Faculty and Staff Emergency Fund website for additional details.
]]>National Health Education Week was created in 1995 by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) to focus on increasing national awareness on major public health issues and promoting a better understanding of the role of health education.
Inspired by SOPHE, the USM Training Committee came together last year in partnership with GuidanceResources® Online to provide all USM employees at no cost health education workshops to address the physical, emotional, and mental health challenges we all face today. This year the committee met and discussed managing stress and anxiety as the most important topics for their employees. So they got together with GuidanceResources® Online to put together the following line-up of workshops for this year’s National Health Education Week:
10 am: Tools to Handle Stress
2 pm: Managing Worry and Anxiety
10 am: Healthy Food Choices on the Go
2 pm: Living With Change
10 am: Running on “E:” Adding Energy and Fun to Your Life
2 pm: Mindfulness: Being Present in Your Work and Life
Today's talk is The secret to giving great feedback by LeeAnn Renninger. Humans have been coming up with ways to give constructive criticism for centuries, but somehow we're still pretty terrible at it. Cognitive psychologist LeeAnn Renninger shares a scientifically proven method for giving effective feedback.
Today's talk is The benefits of expressing your emotions (constructively) by Artūrs Miksons. Every culture assigns stigma or value to different styles and levels of emotional expression, creating an instinct to repress or reject feelings associated with discomfort. Psychotherapist Artūrs Miksons lays out the benefits of discarding unhelpful social stigma and explains why expressing our emotions constructively can help build resilience to endure trying times.
The Fall 2021 Mentor newsletter is now available!
"The Mentor" is the MD State Retirement & Pension Agency's seasonal newsletter for Active members. The newsletter provides news, information, and legislative updates.
Have you signed up for your mySRPS account? Your mySRPS account allows Active members to access their current account balance, update their beneficiary information, run estimates of their future monthly benefits and much more!
Please note: The Maryland State Retirement and Pension System administers death, disability and retirement benefits for more than 412,000 members and retirees. These include active and former state employees, teachers, state police, judges, and correctional and law enforcement officers. The fall edition of The Mentor, the System’s newsletter for active members, features important information about your future retirement benefit. On behalf of all the Marylanders you serve every day, thank you and have a great Fall!
Today's talk is What kids can teach adults about asking for help by YeYoon Kim. Do you need some help? It's OK to ask, says YeYoon Kim, a former kindergarten teacher who learned from her students how powerful and courageous it can be to reach out for support. Sharing the story of one of the most difficult periods in her life, Kim explores the happiness and joy that can come from leaning on those you love in times of need -- and encourages the rest of us to start asking for help more often.
Today's talk is How to turn off work thoughts during your free time by Guy Winch. Feeling burned out? You may be spending too much time ruminating about your job, says psychologist Guy Winch. Learn how to stop worrying about tomorrow's tasks or stewing over office tensions with three simple techniques aimed at helping you truly relax and recharge after work.
Today's talk is Want a more just world? Be an unlikely ally by Nita Mosby Tyler. A more equal world starts with you. Citing a formative moment from her own life, equity advocate Nita Mosby Tyler highlights why showing up and fighting for others who face injustices beyond your own lived experience leads to a fairer, more just future for all.