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No Ordinary Team Building Activity Solve a mystery while building your team. Choose from four scenarios (Escape Room, Rescue Mission, Murder Mystery, Solve a Crime). These scenarios are designed to focus on team building skills and awareness while having fun. Participants have the opportunity to problem solve, collaborate, communicate, lead, analyze, and work with deadlines. Schedule your team event for this fall by contacting traindev@umd.edu.
State Minimum Wage Increase The Maryland State Minimum Wage will be increasing to $10.10/hour effective, July 1, 2018. If you have any employees, including students and general assistants, who are currently paid less than $10.10/hour, please be sure to increase their pay rates.
Pre-Retirement Seminars UHR Benefits Office will be hosting a PreRetirement Seminar for Faculty and Staff. Page 2
Lunch & Learns July & August Lunch & Learns. See what’s coming. Page 3
Eldercare Consultation Appointments available for the University elder care on campus consultation days. Page 3
Development and Training Opportunities Inside.
Looking for Childcare? Maryland Family Network’s enhanced offering of its LOCATE: Child Care service. Page 3
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Pre-Retirement Seminars Optional Retirement Plan UHR Benefits Office is hosting a Pre-Retirement Seminar for Faculty and Staff who are members of the Optional Retirement Plan. Topics to be discussed include: • • •
Retiring Under the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) presented by TIAA and Fidelity What you need to know about Retiree Health Benefits Social Security and Medicare Overview
The ORP Pre-Retirement Seminar will be on: Friday, August 3, 2018 from 9:00 – 11:30 Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center Rm. 1224
State Retirement & Pension System UHR Benefits Office is hosting a Pre-Retirement Seminar for Faculty and Staff who are members of the State Retirement & Pension System. Topics to be discussed include: • • • •
Applying for an Estimate of Retirement Allowances Retiring Under the State Pension and Retirement System What you need to know about your pension options and Retiree Health Benefits Medicare Overview
The SRPS Pre-Retirement Seminar will be on: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 from 9:00 – 12:00 Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center Rm. 1224.
To register for a seminar, go to training.umd.edu
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Lunch & Learns July July’s Lunch & Learn will focus on Healthy Skin. Your skin is the first defense against pathogens, dirt, and the sun. A health educator will discuss the three types of UV rays and their impacts on your skin, as well as moles, and skin cancer. Participants will learn how to spot dangerous changes in skin’s appearance and how to perform a skin self-exam. Lunch & Learn will be held on Wednesday, July 25, in 1101U Chesapeake Building from 12:00–1:00. Please register at training.umd.edu
August August’s Lunch & Learn will focus on Healthy Backs. Learn basic function of the musculoskeletal system, risk factors for back issues, and preventive measures are presented in this presentation. Participants will practice appropriate stretching suitable for all fitness levels. We recommend wearing loose fitting clothes. Lunch & Learn will be held on Wednesday, August 1, in 1101U Chesapeake Building from 12:00 –1:00. Please register at training.umd.edu
Elder Care Consultation Days There are appointment times available for the University elder care on campus consultation days
Thursday, July 12th Wednesday, July 25th Consultations are held in Room 4204, Toll Physics Building from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM The consultations are a feature of the UMD Family Care Resource & Referral Service. Many faculty, staff, graduate assistants, and students have taken advantage of this valuable, free resource sponsored by University Human Resources. Please make an appointment directly with Karen Hansen at 301-775-3132 or email at karen.gpspartners@gmail.com or
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contact the UHR Office of Employee Benefits at (301) 405-5654 with questions.
Looking for Child Care? The University has partnered with the Maryland Family Network to bring an enhanced offering of its LOCATE: Child Care service. To receive the most comprehensive, thorough, and personalized service, please contact us at 1.800.999.0120. When you call, a trained LOCATE: Child Care referral specialist will help you select the best child care option for your family. Safe and reliable child care is only a phone call away. You will need to provide your UID number. When a parent calls LOCATE for information on child care, a counselor may:
Discuss child care preferences such as type of care, preferred location, cost, and other important factors. Discuss whether the child may have a particular need such as mobility problems, behavior or disability and any unique modification required. Explain the options and child care classes. Call providers or programs to identify places for family and facilitate communication between family and provider. Give current information on early childhood education and find quality child care providers available in the community. Refer families to financial resources for state subsidies such as Child Care Credit, Earned Income, etc. Help find other agencies or related services, such as health agencies, feeding programs (including babies and mothers), programs for unemployed, parent support groups, mental health agencies, etc.
Children with special needs All children are entitled to quality child care, and it is the parent’s right to make an informed decision concerning their child care needs. Maryland Family Network offers the LOCATE: Child Care Special Needs Service.
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Calling all Trainers… and those who want to practice their facilitation skills, too!
Are you certified in any of these tools? Or…
We are building the 2018-2019 Training Calendar and
Just want to practice your facilitation skills? Or…
want
Think it is time to showcase your training talents? Or…
you to jump on it!
Have knowledge on specific subjects that you want to share? If you are certified to facilitate one of the above tools or others, great! If you’ve facilitated staff development sessions for your team & are looking for a larger audience, awesome! If you speak multiple languages & can help us out with our sessions and/or materials, cool! Contact us at traindev@umd.edu TODAY and let’s get this ball rolling!
Schedule us today for Fall 2018! traindev@umd.edu
Solve the Mystery while Building Your Team! • Escape Room
• Rescue Mission
• Murder Mystery • Solve a Crime
This is no ordinary team building activity! 1st solve the mystery! Then engage in a facilitated discussion on how you worked together and possible next steps to building upon your amazing team!
Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration
Leadership
Working with Deadlines
Analytical
Do you sing? you sing?
TerpCappella
Do you
*wowed* the crowd in our debut at the Staff Appreciation Picnic for the
Join TerpCappella! UMD’s new all-staff A Cappella group
Division of Administration and Finance.
Want to be a part of it?
We have several engagements on the horizon and we want YOU to join us! Next rehearsal: Thursday, July 12th at 1:30 p.m. Room 1101U, Chesapeake Building
Interested? terpcappella@umd.edu
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Advancing Your Career KEYS (1 of 3) Performance Review Performance Improvement Plan FMLA Fearless Supervision
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UHR has all of this and more!
The full catalog
**Dates and Times Subject to Change. Please visit the training calendar for up-to-date course listings**