UConn is dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of individuals across the state and beyond, recognizing that our workforce plays a vital role in fulfilling this mission. Each October, we celebrate Work Life Month in honor of National Work and Family Month, reaffirming our dedication to a modern, holistic approach to well-being that reflects today’s workplace realities.
This year’s focus highlights wellness trends shaping 2026, emphasizing mental and emotional resilience, community connection, and accessible resources that help employees thrive. Guided by the seven dimensions of the wellness wheel, mental and emotional, environmental, physical, inclusive and belonging, financial, family and community, and personal development, we recognize that balance across all areas of life supports healthier individuals, stronger teams, and a more connected community.
The Work Life Expo brings together university and community partners who offer programs, services, and tools that support employees and their families. The Expo provides opportunities to learn, engage, and build connections across every dimension of wellness, from health care and financial support to community engagement, personal development, and inclusive workplace practices.
Together, we reinforce that well-being is more than a goal. It is a shared culture built through collaboration, connection, and practical support that helps people flourish personally and professionally.
PROTECT YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY & YOUR COMMUNITY BY GETTING A FREE FLU AND/OR COVID SHOT
UConn Vaccine Clinic (Flu & COVID:
Thursday, October 8, 2026
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Student Union 304
Appointment is Not Required.
Be sure to bring your Anthem Medical Card.
Work/Life Expo Vendors
American Association of University Professors, (AAUP)
Beth Reel Coaching, LLC
Community Health Resources (CHR) Functional Family Therapy Foster Care Team
CT Department of Banking
CTrides
Division of University Safety
Empower
M&T Bank
Town of Mansfield Parks and Recreation Department / Mansfield Community Center
Mansfield Youth Services
NatureRx
Office of Student Loan Ombudspersion, CT Department of Banking
The Lexington Group Employee Assistance Program
The National Association of Student Affairs administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)
The William Benton Museum of Art
Travelers Auto & Home Insurance
UConn Affinity Groups
UConn Dining Services
UConn Extension Financial Education Program
UConn Information Technology Services (ITS), Information Security Office
UConn LIbrary
UConn Office for Inclusion and Civil Rights
UConn Office of Sustainability
UConn Ombuds Office
UConn Payroll
UConn Recreation
UConn Women’s Center
Upswing Health
University of Connecticut Professional Employees Association (UCPEA)
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Life Purpose Lab Workshop
Session 1: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 2: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
The Life Purpose Lab offers workshops to provide UConn departments and employees the opportunity to pause, reflect, and explore what gives them a sense of purpose in their work. Participants will consider where they are now, what matters most to them, and how to shape what comes next with greater clarity and intention.
Participants attend two in-person, four‑hour sessions (8 hours total), and the sessions include guided exercises, small‑group conversations, personal reflection, and practical tools for thinking about purpose across a career. The workshops are ideal for professionals who are ready to think more intentionally about what they want from the next stage of their career. For two four-hour sessions, the cost is $40 per person (paid by the employee’s department with supervisor approval), which covers materials that participants receive. Employees may participate without using PTO.
Thursday, October 8, 2026 – Work/Life EXPO
Work/Life EXPO
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Student Union Ballroom
Vaccine Clinic (Flu and COVID)
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Student Union 304
Speech & Hearing Clinic
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Student Union 320/321
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Life Purpose Lab Workshop
Session 1: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 2: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
The Life Purpose Lab offers workshops to provide UConn departments and employees the opportunity to pause, reflect, and explore what gives them a sense of purpose in their work. Participants will consider where they are now, what matters most to them, and how to shape what comes next with greater clarity and intention.
Participants attend two in-person, four‑hour sessions (8 hours total), and the sessions include guided exercises, small‑group conversations, personal reflection, and practical tools for thinking about purpose across a career. The workshops are ideal for professionals who are ready to think more intentionally about what they want from the next stage of their career. For two four-hour sessions, the cost is $40 per person (paid by the employee’s department with supervisor approval), which covers materials that participants receive. Employees may participate without using PTO.
Wednesday, October 28, 2025
Balance is a Verb
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
In honor of Work/Life Month, the Department of Human Resources is partnering with Transformative Leadership Strategies (TLS) to offer employees a complimentary webinar for professional and personal development.
The experience of ‘balance’ in life can feel very elusive. We often believe that it is a state to achieve versus the practice of choosing where and how we place our attention and energy. In this session, participants will explore the role that mindset, boundaries, guilt, and self-compassion play in creating an experience of balance in life.
Registration coming soon
Door Prizes
Dairy Bar (3) $10 gift certificates – (Dining Services)
Holiday Pies and Rolls (3 pies & (3) 1-dozen rolls) – (Dining Services)
UConn Swag Bags (4) – (Brand Partnerships and Trademark Management)
2 Tickets to a Show at Jorgensen – (Jorgensen Center)
3 Months of Individual Membership to the Mansfield Community Center – (Mansfield Parks and Recreation)
2 Tickets for Women’s Basketball (Gampel) – (UConn Athletics)
2 Tickets for Women’s Ice Hockey (Toscano) – (UConn Athletics)
2 Tickets for Men’s Ice Hockey (Toscano) – (UConn Athletics)
3 Soil Test Kits – (UConn Home & Garden Education Center)