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To create inclusive workplaces, these groups provide a collective voice for faculty and staff with common interests.

MEMBERSHIP OPTION UK Women’s Forum

This group offers professional development events, a scholarship opportunity, an annual conference and an annual award.

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April 16, 2024

Annual period for employees to convert temporary disability leave to vacation leave now available through April 30

The annual period for University of Kentucky employees to convert their temporary disability leave (TDL) to additional vacation leave (VL) is now available through April 30.   Employees may request conversion of TDL hours to additional vacation leave through Employee Self Service in myUK. Employees should log into myUK, access Employee Self Service and select Working Time and Leave Requests.    

April 13, 2021

Focus on well-being in your area with these six shareable tools

We've created videos under 10-minutes, trivia slides, a mindfulness meditation and more tools to support moving forward with well-being at work during this time of flux. These are all designed to do with a group. Whether over email, Zoom or Teams, a meeting either in-person or online, or another way you all connect, find a way to share at least one of these resources. 

April 12, 2021

Tips and tools for hosting trivia at work

Playing trivia as a group is a great way to take a break and have fun together. Especially while some co-workers work on-site and others work remotely, trivia over Zoom is easy to set up and engage everyone at the same time. It's even easier because we created a downloadable PowerPoint file that easily allows you to host a fun, yet challenging game of trivia inspired by Jeopardy.  

April 12, 2021

Four ways to host a watch party for one of our events

Planning to attend one of our events? Invite your colleagues too and let our event kickstart a conversation about well-being—a conversation you can continue directly with your co-workers if you'd like. Consider everyone's schedule and whether watching live or another time would work best for everyone. After each of our calendar events, you'll find replay videos listed the next day.