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Welcome to Spring Semester!
I hope you've had a restful and safe holiday season with family and friends. The beginning of a new year is a good time to reflect, reevaluate, and make changes in your life. Whether it's making new financial goals, anticipating the arrival of a new baby, or assisting with an aging family member, there are many campus and community resources to assist you. Visit the
Work/Life website to see what is available to you.
When our W2 forms get mailed out at the end of the month, our minds turn to taxes and finances. Come to the free
6th Annual Financial Fair for Personal Finance on March 16, 2017 to attend a financial education seminar or learn about campus and community resources available to help you with your finances. There are also many lunchtime workshops offered through Work/Life addressing financial and parenting issues.
If you feel that a personal meeting with me to discuss your work/life situation would be beneficial, please call me 510-642-7883 to schedule an appointment. Appointments are free and confidential.
Take care,
Wendy Nishikawa
Work/Life Program Manager
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Financial Wellness Workshops
How to enroll:
2. Enter CalNet Passphrase.
3. Search for the class name
Thu 2/9; 12:10 - 1:30pm, Tang Ed Center
Speaker: Richard P. Ruiz, Vice President, East Bay Region, Bank of the West
This borrowing basics seminar provides a comprehensive overview of critical information related to consumer lending options. The session topics include a review of different credit types, costs associated with obtaining credit, your rights as a borrower, what creditors review when making a credit decision and ideas on how to manage your credit. This option would likely have a broader appeal to your general population since even those that are familiar with banking basics often times appreciate additional information regarding their personal credit.
Thu 3/9; 12:10 - 1:30pm, Tang Ed Center
Speaker: Patrick Ignacio, Banking Industry Expert
California housing markets are constantly changing, and there are overwhelming amounts of information available to the public, making it hard to know where to start. During the most recent housing crisis, financing options also changed (and in some cases disappeared altogether). As a result you may be asking yourself, what programs are available to me and how will they fit my personal situation? Is now even the time for me to buy?
Fortunately, the path to home ownership is not difficult as long as you are prepared and understand the steps.
We will discuss the fears and confusion about these economic topics. Detailed and systematic steps will be reviewed to help you understand the proper process of buying a home. Current and past housing statistics will be analyzed to show how timing and planning are vital pieces to buying a home. The ultimate goal of this seminar is to empower buyers with information and tools needed to make an informed purchase decision.
Working with a Financial Planner to Create Your Financial Plan
Wed 3/29; 12:10 - 1:30pm, Tang Ed Center
Speaker: Richard Faw, CFA, CFP®, CAIA, FRM, FSA
Financial planning covers many topics and requires ongoing management. Because of this, many professionals choose to work with a financial planner. This workshop will introduce you to the process of working with a financial planner. It will present the components of a financial plan, the six steps involved in building a financial plan and how you can take the first step in searching for the right financial planner. Although this session is not designed to teach you how to build your own financial plan, the presenter will provide on-line resources that will help you further understand the financial planning process.
Making the Most of Social Security
Tue 5/2; 12:10 - 1:30pm, Tang Ed Center
Speaker: Eric Schreiber, Workplace Planning & Guidance Consultant, Fidelity Investments
This workshop will cover how Social Security benefits are determined and claiming strategies that can help you optimize your benefits.
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Parenting Workshops
How to enroll:
3. Search for class title
Thu 1/26 12:10-1:30 pm, Tang Ed Center
Speaker: Jeanette Harround, MFT and Marlies Rosmark, MFT
This workshop is intended to help adults develop and utilize the skills needed to cooperatively parent their children following separation and divorce. Using a combination of discussion, role play and small group exercises we will explore children's perspectives and experiences of divorce and identify different co-parenting styles, the skills needed to be better single parents and what parents can do to help kids build resiliency that supports positive long-term outcomes.
Breastfeeding Your Baby/Returning to Work or School
Instructor: Laura Monin, IBCLC, Certified Lactation Consultant
This 3 hour class is taught by a certified lactation consultant and is broken up into two parts.
The first portion of the class, 1-3 pm, addresses breastfeeding basics and problem solving. The second portion of class, 3:15-4:15pm, covers returning-to-work planning and breast pumps. Those who have already attended a breastfeeding class are welcome to join the last portion of the class.
Please note: Students and all others unable to use the UCB Learning Center to enroll, please enroll by calling Health*Matters at 643-4646.
Go to the Breastfeeding Support Program page to learn more about breast pumps sold at our cost plus tax, lactation rooms on campus, and additional resources.
Saving for Your Child's Education
Thu 4/13 12:10-1:30 pm, Tang Ed Center
Speakers: Jennifer Benson,Senior Consultant, TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.
529 college savings plans offer an easy and tax-advantaged way to save for post-secondary education.
Learn more about:
· Why is it important to save for college
· The Cost of College
· Why should I consider a 529 plan
· Flexible features of ScholarShare
Planning Your Pregnancy Leave
Thu 4/27; 12:10 - 1:30 pm, Tang Ed Center
Speakers: Theresa McLemore, UCB HR Employee Relations Consultant
Angel Cheng, Benefits Analyst, Benefits and Leaves
Sheila Taliafero, UCB Disability Counselor
Gabe Schmidt, Health Care Facilitator
Valerie Hellmold, UCB Academic Personnel
Thinking about starting a family? This workshop will provide information on leave policies, disability benefits, use of sick/vacation time, and options on when/how to return to work after having a child for both faculty and staff employees. Enroll online. 642-7883
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In This Issue
6th Annual Financial Fair for Personal Finance
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6th Annual Financial Fair for Personal Finance
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
10am - 2pm, Alumni House
The
Financial Fair for Personal Finance is an opportunity for UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and retirees to attend workshops, learn about campus resources, and visit with campus financial vendors.
For more information, please contact event organizer Wendy Nishikawa at (510) 642-7883.
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Preferred Enrollment & Tuition Discounts at Bright Horizons Childcare Centers
Preferred enrollment
available at
select
Bright
Horizons centers nationwide
- Families move ahead of community on waiting list for full-time care at those centers
- Registration fee credit after 30 days of
enrollment (up to $250 value)
Up to 10% family
discount for children
aged 2-12 years, available at participating partner centers.
Register at no cost:
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| About Work/Life |
The Work/Life Office, part of Be Well at Work Faculty/Staff Health Programs at University Health Services, supports the University's academic mission through policy, program, and developing resources for work/life issues.
Our goal is to assist faculty, staff, and students to reach a comfortable balance between their work, study, personal and family lives.
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Contact Us
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Work/Life Office
2222 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720
Ph: 510-642-7883
Fax: 510-642-7411
Or email:
Wendy Nishikawa
Program Manager
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