Work Life at UC DavisWork Life at UC Davis

Integrating Self, Work, Life’s Integrating Self, Work, Life’s Important Others and CommunityImportant Others and Community

UC Davis Work LifeUC Davis Work Life

A collaboration of programs, resources, A collaboration of programs, resources, policies and practices to support our policies and practices to support our diverse campus community. diverse campus community.

Work Life provides referrals, outreach, Work Life provides referrals, outreach, education and programming that education and programming that enable employees to meet enable employees to meet commitments and pursue interests commitments and pursue interests both in and outside of the workplace.both in and outside of the workplace.

Self…Self…

Studies show that people who Studies show that people who feel good about themselves are feel good about themselves are confident and better able to take confident and better able to take on life’s daily challenges. They on life’s daily challenges. They are happier, healthier and more are happier, healthier and more productive. productive.

Work…Work…

The UC Davis Vision and The UC Davis Vision and Strategic Plan states that we Strategic Plan states that we “recruit, develop and retain a “recruit, develop and retain a distinguished and diverse faculty distinguished and diverse faculty and staff to increase national and staff to increase national and international distinction and and international distinction and leadership in learning, discovery leadership in learning, discovery and engagement.”and engagement.”

Life’s Important Others…Life’s Important Others…

Parent’s, partners, children, Parent’s, partners, children, relatives, friends, neighbors and relatives, friends, neighbors and pets. The needs of life’s pets. The needs of life’s important others often require important others often require flexibility in our work life and UC flexibility in our work life and UC Davis is responsive to these Davis is responsive to these demands. demands.

Community…Community…

The UC Davis Vision features The UC Davis Vision features three goals: learning, discovery three goals: learning, discovery and engagement. One and engagement. One engagement strategy is to “build engagement strategy is to “build and enhance enduring and enhance enduring relationships…with friends of the relationships…with friends of the campus.” A way to build campus.” A way to build community is to share individual community is to share individual and collective expertise, time and collective expertise, time and talents. and talents.

Here’s how the Work LifeHere’s how the Work Life

Program can benefit you and Program can benefit you and your advisees: your advisees:

Brown Bag SeriesBrown Bag Series

Free noon-time lectures and Free noon-time lectures and workshops on relevant issues workshops on relevant issues important to the campus important to the campus community.community. Work LifeWork Life Health AwarenessHealth Awareness

Child Care & Family ServicesChild Care & Family Services

Resource & referral assistanceResource & referral assistance Child development centersChild development centers Family childcare homesFamily childcare homes Private In-home carePrivate In-home care

Advising and counselingAdvising and counseling Elementary schoolsElementary schools Extended day careExtended day care Summer programsSummer programs Emergency/back-up careEmergency/back-up care

2 on campus child development centers 2 on campus child development centers (NAEYC accredited)(NAEYC accredited)

33rdrd center under construction center under construction

Child Care & Family ServicesChild Care & Family Servicescontinued…continued…

Financial AssistanceFinancial Assistance Subsidized care for students and low Subsidized care for students and low

income familiesincome families Dependent care assistance programDependent care assistance program Pregnancy disabilityPregnancy disability Family and medical leaveFamily and medical leave Child and dependent care expense Child and dependent care expense

creditcredit Resource LibraryResource Library

Breastfeeding Support Breastfeeding Support ProgramProgram 25 dedicated lactation sites with 25 dedicated lactation sites with

hospital grade pumps available on hospital grade pumps available on campus, and 9 at UC Davis Medical campus, and 9 at UC Davis Medical CenterCenter

Lactation specialist on staffLactation specialist on staff OrientationOrientation ConsultationConsultation

Brown bags for expectant and new Brown bags for expectant and new parents offered each monthparents offered each month

Resource libraryResource library

ASAPASAP

Academic & Staff Assistance Academic & Staff Assistance Program Program Offers confidential, cost free Offers confidential, cost free

assessment, intervention, assessment, intervention, consultation and referral services consultation and referral services to all UCD faculty, staff and their to all UCD faculty, staff and their immediate families. immediate families.

Community EngagementCommunity Engagement

ArboretumArboretum Cal Aggie Alumni AssociationCal Aggie Alumni Association Campus Community Book Campus Community Book

ProjectProject Mondavi CenterMondavi Center Retiree CenterRetiree Center Staff AssemblyStaff Assembly

and many and many more…more…

More Great ResourcesMore Great Resources

Alternate work arrangementsAlternate work arrangements Elder careElder care Aggies on the Move walking programAggies on the Move walking program UC Davis ExtensionUC Davis Extension Family medical leaveFamily medical leave Take Our Daughters and Sons to Take Our Daughters and Sons to

Work DayWork Day Women’s Resource & Research Women’s Resource & Research

CenterCenter

Want more information?Want more information?

Work Life: Work Life: www.hr.ucdavis.edu/Work_Life 752-2280 752-2280

Child Care/Breastfeeding: Child Care/Breastfeeding: www.hr.ucdavis.edu/childcare 752-5415 752-5415

Academic & Staff Assistance Academic & Staff Assistance Program: Program: www.hr.ucdavis.edu/ASAP 752-2727 752-2727