| Advocacy in Action Your Voice for a Better UI
October 2023 | | | Jodi Graff is a champion of mental health. She knows it’s important to talk openly about our stressors and to hardwire support structures into our campus community. Read more. | | UISC will have a booth with information on Health and Wellness initiatives, as well as a prize drawing, make sure you stop by! Read more. | | | The University of Iowa Staff Council’s energy and Hawkeye Pride was intense at the Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 6. Read more. | | Staff Council President James Jorris presented his top priority – philanthropy – at a joint session of UI Shared Governance bodies on Oct. 10. Read more. | | | This celebrates the culture and the contributions made by this group, to the US. The Philippines, is a country comprised of over 7000 islands in southeast Asia. Read more. | | The annual benefits open enrollment for faculty and staff will open at 8 a.m. on November 1, 2023, and close at 5 p.m. on November 15, 2023. Read more. | | | October is LGBTQ+ History Month and since 1995, the entire month has been used to celebrate and observe the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons. Read more. | | Recreational Services offers UI employees many fantastic opportunities to improve their health and well-being, many of which are free or low cost. Read more. | | | World Mental Health Day provides an invaluable opportunity for individuals and communities to rally around the central theme, "Mental health is a universal human right." Read more. | | | |