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Work/Life Balance Resources
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- Associations
- Campus News & Information
- Community Service Policies
- Education, Training & Life Learning
- Eldercare
- Emotional Health & Well-Being
- Families
- Finances
- Flexible Work
- Health & Wellness
- Hotel & Dining
- Insurance, Health
- Legal
- Libraries & Literature
- Museums & Art
- Nature
- Performances (Performing Arts)
- Retirement
- Safety
- Sports & Recreation
- Transportation
Contact Info
- Work/Life & Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
512-471-3366 - Human Resource Service Center
512-471-4772 (HRSC) or
1-800-687-4178 - Find HRS Reps
Work/life balance is about having a life full of achievement, knowledge, work, and fun. Whether your work is in the power plant or the classroom – you’re also a person with personal interests and responsibilities, a family, and hobbies. This collection of resources and services at The University of Texas at Austin (and some off-campus) can help you reach the balance that’s right for you.
The work/life categories below (and also listed on the right) provide links to resources throughout campus. In a few cases, we’ve included contacts outside the university. But most listings draw on the many wonderful opportunities right here on campus. Enjoy! Let us know if there’s a university program that should be added to this list by contacting Work/Life Balance, 471-3366, or eap@austin.utexas.edu.
If you’d like to speak personally with a counselor to address your work/life balance issues, you can schedule a private and confidential appointment at the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 471-3366.
NOTE: All resources listed below are programs of The University of Texas at Austin unless otherwise noted by name or as (non-UT) or (Austin).
Associations
- Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association
- Academic Counselors Association
- Association of Professionals in Student Affairs
- Black Faculty & Staff Association
- Faculty Council
- Faculty Women’s Organization
- Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association
- Pride & Equity Faculty/Staff Association
- Retired Faculty-Staff Association
- Staff Council
- Texas Exes
Campus News & Information
- Accessibility Map
- Campus Tours
- The Daily Texan
- Employee Discount Program
- Handbook of Operating Procedures
- Inside Our Campus
- Maps
- News
- OnCampus
- Registrar’s Office Academic Calendar
- Vacation and Holiday Schedule
Community Service Policies
- Jury Duty Leave
- Leave of Absence Without Pay (for community service)
- Military Leave
- Time to Vote
- Volunteer Emergency Responder Leave
- Witness Service Leave
Education, Training & Life Learning
- Academic Calendar (UT Austin)
- Admissions, Office of (UT Austin)
- Career Management
- CareerSmart
- Center for Lifelong Engineering Education
- Continuing Education
- Distance Education Online Courses
- English as a Second Language Classes
- ITS Computer Training Services
- ITS Information Analyst Training
- LBJ School of Continuing Education
- Leave of Absence Without Pay Policy
- Leave of Absence Without Pay Policy (for education or professional development)
- Leave policy, Taking Course Work During the Workday
- Odyssey - Personal Enrichment Courses
- Organization Development Services, Human Resource Services
- Organizational Development Services, LBJ School
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
- Performance Management
- Professional Development Center
- Self-defense (RAD classes) (on campus)
- Staff Educational Benefit
- Texas Family Literacy (off campus)
- Texas Union Informal Classes
- Thompson Conference Center
- TravelLearn
- Work/Life Balance & EAP Calendar of Events
Eldercare
- Area Agency on Aging of The Capital Area
- CaringBridge Web sites (non-UT)
- Eldercare Locator
- Eldercare Needs Assessment Worksheet [PDF]
- Employee Assistance Program
- Hiring, Students — Hirealonghorn.org
- Leave of Absence Without Pay Policy (for eldercare)
- Lotsa Helping Hands Web sites (non-UT)
- Social Security Administration On-line
- TX Department of Aging and Disability Services
- UT Long-term Care Insurance
- Web Services for Families in Crisis
Emotional Health & Well-Being
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Anger Management (all non-UT resources)
- Counseling (for staff and faculty)
- Counseling and Mental Health Center (for students)
- Emergency Leave Policy
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Equal Opportunity Services
- Grief
- Helping Troubled Employees
- Holiday Leave Policy
- Impaired Employees - Fitness for Duty
- Lactation/Quiet Rooms
- Lactation/Quiet Rooms, Guidelines for use [PDF]
- Leave of Absence Without Pay Policy
- Meditation
- Stress Management and Reduction
- Threats in the Workplace
- Waterloo Counseling Center (especially for LGBT clients) (Austin)
- Web Services for Families in Crisis
- Yoga Club, University
Families
- Adoption, Leave Policy
- Annual Leave Policy
- Camps, Youth, UT Austin
- Child Care — UT Austin Child Development Centers
- Child Development
- Children’s Wellness Center
- Domestic Violence Clinic
- Emergency Leave Policy
- Family and Medical Leave (FML) Policy
- Family Life Services
- Family-Friendly Policies & Resources, for Faculty
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Foster Parent Leave Policy
- Grief
- Hiring, Students — Hirealonghorn.org
- Holiday Leave Policy
- K-16 Education Center
- Lactation/Quiet Rooms, Brief Overview
- Leave Policies
- Longhorn Kid’s Club
- Neighborhood Longhorns Program
- Parental Leave Policy
- Pet loss (death)
- Relocation Services
- SafePlace
- United Way 2-1-1 (database of community resources)
- Web sites for Families in Crisis
Finances
- Campus Computer Store — discounts for employees
- Dine In Dollars
- Employee Discount Program
- Longevity Pay Policy
- Managing Your Debts (PDF brochure)
- UT Retirement Manager
- Staff Emergency Fund
- Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS)
- United Way 2-1-1 (database of community resources)
- UT Flex, Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Work
- Extension of the Tenure Track Probationary Period Policy
- Flexible Work Arrangement/Work From Home Request [HRS Form, PDF]
- Modified Instructional Duties Policy
- Parental Leave Policy
- Telecommuting Agreement [HRS Form, PDF]
- Telecommuting at UT Austin-Overview
- Telecommuting Policy
- Tips for Requesting Flexible Work Arrangement [PDF]
Health & Wellness (see also Emotional Health & Well-Being)
- ADA Accommodations and Resources
- Assistance Dog Training, Leave Policy
- Blood, Organ, or Bone Marrow Donation, Leave Policy
- Children’s Wellness Center (UT Austin and Del Valle schools)
- Disability Resources
- Emergency Leave Policy
- Family and Medical Leave (FML) Policy
- Family Wellness Center (for uninsured) (UT Austin School of Nursing)
- Fitness Institute of Texas (FIT)
- Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Dental Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Pharmacy Benefits
- Provider Finder (for UT Select insurance providers — EID required)
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Term Life Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Lactation/Quiet Rooms, Brief Overview
- Leave of Absence Without Pay Policy
- Leave of Absence Without Pay Policy (for extended illness leave)
- Living Well Health Manager (powered by WebMD for UTSystem)
- Parental Leave Policy
- People’s Community Clinic (non-UT)
- Pharmacy, University Health Service (UHS)
- Quitters Stop Smoking Class
- RecSports
- Sick Leave Policy
- Sick Leave Pool Policy
- Speech and Hearing Center
- University Health Services (UHS)
- Web Services for Families in Crisis
- Wellness, UT System Living Well Health Manager
- Workers’ Compensation
Hotel & Dining
Insurance, Health
- Overview
- Benefits, My Insurance (EID required)
- Benefits While You Travel
- COBRA
- Faculty, Summer Coverage
- Graduate Student Insurance
Legal
- Criminal Defense Clinic (UT Austin Law School)
- Domestic Violence Clinic (UT Austin Law School)
- Equal Opportunity Services (EOS)
- Faculty Ombudsperson
- Handbook of Operating Procedures
- Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas
- Original Policy Memoranda, UT Austin
- Regents Rules and Regulations, University of Texas System
Libraries & Literature
- American History, Dolph Briscoe Center for
- Architecture and Planning Library
- Benson Latin American Collection
- Chemistry Library (Mallet)
- Classics Library
- Engineering (McKinney) Library
- Fine Arts Library
- Geology (Walter) Library
- Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Library and Museum
- Life Science Library
- Map, UT Austin Libraries
- Marine Science Library
- Perry-Castaneda Library (main library)
- Physics Mathematics Astronomy (Kuehne) Library
- Public Affairs (Wasserman) Library
- Ransom Humanities Research Center
- Tarlton Law Library
Museums & Art (see also Libraries and Literature)
- Art & Art History, Department of
- Austin Museum of Art (non-UT)
- Blanton Museum of Art
- Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum (non-UT)
- Creative Research Lab
- Fine Arts, Department of (events)
- French Legation Museum (non-UT)
- Landmarks Public Art Program
- LBJ Library and Museum
- Mexic-Arte Museum (non-UT)
- Museum of Natural and Artifical Ephemerata (non-UT)
- Ransom Humanities Research Center
- Texas Memorial Museum
Nature
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas
- McDonald Observatory
- StarDate Online
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve (non-UT)
Performances (Performing Arts)
- Austin Events
- Austin City Limits
- Austin Lyric Opera
- Austin Symphony
- Ballet Austin
- Bass Concert Hall (see Performing Arts Center)
- Butler School of Music
- Fine Arts, Department of (events)
- Frank Erwin Center
- Hogg Auditorium (see Performing Arts Center)
- KLRU (Austin PBS)
- KUT Music & Talk Shows
- Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- Shakespeare at Winedale
- Texas Box Office
- The Texas Union
- Theater & Dance, Department of
- Zach Scott Theater (non-UT)
- Zilker Theater Productions (non-UT)
Retirement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- ElderHostel, UT Austin
- Insurance, Health
- LAMP (Learning Activities for Mature People)
- Optional Retirement Program
- Part-time Work
- Phased Retirement
- Phased Retirement, Benefits During
- Privileges for Retirees
- Retired Faculty/Staff Association (RFSA)
- Retirement Checklist
- Retirement Manager, UT Austin
- Savings Plans, Retirement
- Teacher Retirement System (TRS) – Overview
- Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Web site
- Working After Retirement
Safety
- Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL)
- Be Safe, Texas
- Crimes on Campus — Campus Watch
- Crime Prevention
- Crime Victim Compensation, Texas Attorney General’s Office
- Defensive Driving
- Domestic Violence Clinic (UT Law School)
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Fire Safety
- Fitness for Duty
- Police Department, UT Austin (UTPD)
- Preventing Injuries in the Workplace
- Rape Aggression Defense System (R.A.D.)
- SafePlace
- Threats in the Workplace
- Violence in the Workplace – Shots Fired: Workplace Video
- Violence on Campus - Shots Fired: Campus Video
- Violence Prevention in the Workplace – Flashpoint: Workplace Video
- Violence Prevention on Campus – Flashpoint: Campus Video
- Volunteer Emergency Responder Leave Policy
- Workers’ Compensation
Sports & Recreation
- Athletics Ticket Office
- Camps, Youth, UT Austin
- Fitness Institute of Texas (FIT)
- Longhorn Aquatics
- RecSports
- Swim Center
- Texas Longhorns — Official Athletics Site
