WWork and Family Taskforce

• Special Assistant to the President for Diversity
• Presidential Diversity Committees
• Informal Working Groups

Select Diversity Resources

• Organizations on the Web
• Higher Education Resources
• Men's Issues and Information
• Gender Equity in Mathematics, Science, and Technology
• Women's Issues and Information
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Issues and Information

Reorganized in Fall, 2002, this committee reports to the President through the Special Assistant to the President for Diversity. Participation is open, on a continuing basis, to all members of the university community. Faculty can select this committee through the Faculty Senate's committee selection process or by contacting the committee directly. Volunteers are always welcome.

Mission

Assist university faculty, staff, and students in balancing their work/school and family lives.

Goals

• Improve the family-friendliness of the campus in terms of policies, resources, ands services
• Inform the campus community of available resources

Meeting Schedule through June, 2008: the 4th Wednesday of each month, 12:15-1:15, in the Phillips Conference Room (Clark Administration, 202).

Program Note:

STORY TIME, Saturday, December 1, 10:30-11:30a.

The University of Nevada, Reno invites you and your children to Story Time at the Getchell Library. Bring your children for stories, activities and snacks hosted by the Work and Family Taskforce. Who: children ages 4-7 accompanied by an adult. Cost: Free. Parking: Free in any UNR parking zone. Where: Instruction Room 3, lower level of Getchell Library. Contact Alina or Livia for additional information.

Contact: wft@unr.edu

Committee Members

Anderson, Jamie
Division of Interdisciplinary Medical Education, UNSOM

Brookshire, Amber
ASUN representative

Carr, Jim
Geological Sciences & Engineering

Cordova, Denise
Affirmative Action

D'Andrea, Livia
Counseling & Education Psychology
Co-Chair

Dashiell, Neileen
Speech Communication & Theatre

DePuy Grafton, Raquel
Jot Travis Student Union

Durano, Nancy
Campus Information Systems

Herrera, Shirley
Undergraduate Student

Hochschild, Iris
Staff Employees' Council Representative

Janes, Brady
WFT Partner, Truckee Meadows Community College

Koontz, Alicia
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Lentz, Susan
Criminal Justice

Linn, Dorine
Graduate Student Association Representative

Mastick, Cynthia
Biochemistry

McFarland, Amy
Division of Interdisciplinary Medical Education, UNSOM

Olson, Sherry
Human Resources

Pippin, Sonja
Accounting & Information Systems

Ressel, Maggie
Library

Rust, Chris
Sanford Center for Aging

Solovyova-Vincent, Alina
Teaching & Learning Technologies
Co-Chair

Valencia-Castro, Paula
Graduate Student Association Representative

Waugh, Sherry
Human Development & Family Studies

Yue, Paoshan
Library

Ex-Officio

Burnett, John
Affirmative Action

Jones, Gena
Human Resources

McFarling, Tim
Human Resources

Staff

Coray, Michael
Special Assistant to the President for Diversity

Reports

A survey of 866 UNR faculty and staff, conducted in the Fall of 1999, addressing issues related to work and family conflict, spousal employment, child care, elder care, and tenure clock modification. Work & Family at UNR: Planning for the Future (pdf.)

Co-Curricular Events, 2005-2006

March 1st, "Balancing Work & Family," Alumni Room of Jot Travis Student Union (JTSU), 5-7 pm
Video link to:
March 8th, "The Challenges Facing Graduate Students," Raggio Education Building, Room 1003, 12-1:30 (brown bag)
March 15th, "The Sandwich Generation," SBC Auditorium at Legacy Hall, 12-1:30
March 29th, Resource Fair, Alumni Room of JTSU, 12-1:30