Chapter 4 - Resources and Services
Index
- News/Public Relations
- Transportation./Parking/Security
- Health and Wellness-Related Programs
- Resources
and Services
- Dual Career Network
- Immigration Services
- Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
- Office of Faculty and Staff Disability Services
- Office of the Ombudsperson .
- Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP)
- Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC)
- Organization Effectiveness and WorkLife Services
- Recreation Services
- Iowa Center for the Arts
- Libraries and Information Technology
- Information Technology Services .
- University of Iowa Libraries .
- Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
- Staff ID (iowaOne™ Card
News/Public Relations
WSUI and KSUI are member stations of Iowa Public Radio (IPR). WSUI, 910 AM, is an NPR (National Public Radio) affiliate carrying news and information programming. KSUI, 91.7 FM, offers a classical music and arts format.
fyi is The University of Iowa’s faculty/staff publication, found at http://www.uiowa.edu/~fy. Readers will find a variety of information in this publication, including feature stories, news briefs, people profiles, feature photos, notices for awards and published works, and official announcements and deadlines. Submissions may be sent to the fyi editor at 300 PCO or fyi-mail@uiowa.edu.
University Relations Publications
University Relations Publications (300 Plaza Centre One; 384-0003) produces print publications, web sites, and other projects that share the University’s stories with alumni and friends, current and prospective students, faculty and staff, and other key audiences. Our work includes a facts brochure and visitors guide distributed for free across campus; Spectator, an alumni periodical; fyi, the faculty/staff news site (see above); weekly events highlights on the UI home page; recruiting materials for the Office of Admissions; and much more. To suggest story ideas or request copies of publications, contact Lin Larson, 384-0042, lin-larson@uiowa.edu.
University News Services (300 Plaza Centre One; 384-0007), part of University Relations, provides media relations support for the Colleges of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Business, Education and Law and many other UI programs and centers. UNS also is the distribution hub for all news generated on campus, targeting local, state and national media. Additionally, UNS maintains a Web site ( http://news.uiowa.edu/) with a searchable archive; distributes the UI News Digest; edits "@Iowa", a monthly news email for alumni; tracks UI news; and provides media training.
Health Science Relations (5141 Westlawn, 335-8037) provides news, publication and other media services for the Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health, and the Hygienic Laboratory. HSR News produces releases (www.uiowa.edu~ournews), provides media training and connects reporters with experts. HSR Publications produces fact sheets, annual reports and alumni and faculty/staff publications. Creative Media Group offers photographic, poster and presentation services, Web design and multimedia production.
Transportation/Parking/Security
The Department of Parking and Transportation offers a wide range of services that provide access to the University campus and that support a high degree of intracampus mobility. These services are offered to faculty, staff, students, patients, visitors, and to other members of the general public. The department consists of Parking, Cambus, and Fleet Services (Motor Pool).
Faculty and Staff parking is provided for a fee on a permit basis through the Parking Services offices. Parking Services is located at two locations: IMU Parking Ramp and Hospital Ramp II. Applications are available on-line at www.uiowa.edu/~parking. Parking also provides an employee vanpool program, carpool matching service, bicycle registration, and discounted transit passes through its Commuter Programs unit. Parking Facilities is responsible for maintaining lots, ramps, and equipment and for operating cashiered facilities.
The department also operates the intracampus bus system called Cambus. The service provides free shuttle transportation throughout the main campus as well as a connection between the Oakdale and main campuses. All buses are accessible to persons with disabilities. Cambus also provides a specialized transportation services for persons with disabilities through the Bionic bus service. Special transportation services are also provided for athletic events, orientation, and other qualified actividies. The Cambus Office is located on Stadium Drive immediatelly west of Kinnick Stadium.
Fleet Services provides vehicles to University users through short-term rentals and long-term leases. Fleet Services also has vehicle repair and fueling facilities that provide services for both University and government owned, non-University customers.
808 University Capitol Center (200 So. Capitol St.) – 335-5022 (general number & 24 hour Police Dispatch)
Website: www.uiowa.edu/~pubsfty
The University of Iowa’s Department of Public Safety provides law enforcement and other public safety services to promote a more secure environment in which the University can pursue its role in education and community service. Any crimes occurring in or on University owned buildings and properties should be reported directly to the UI Police rather than to the Iowa City Police.
Police Division
The major responsibility of the Police Division is the 24 hour patrol of U of I properties by uniformed commissioned police officers. Police officers provide protection for persons and property, law enforcement and public information services for University members and visitors to campus. All UI Police Officers are certified to administer emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and are trained in the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) which are carried in the marked police vehicles.
Other services provided include: security assessments of UI buildings and property, lost and found for UI community (phone 384-2797), fingerprinting services (Monday through Thursday 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM & 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM) and Rape Aggression Defense training (R.A.D.).
Crime Prevention
The UI Police Crime Prevention Specialist (CPS) is available to all faculty, staff and students. The CPS is trained in basic and advanced crime prevention with an emphasis on campus crime prevention. Educational presentations are available upon request at no cost. Presentations and informational materials include: alcohol awareness, club drug information, personal safety and self-protection, dealing with disruptive persons, identity theft information, Refuse to be a Victim, counterfeit currency detection, and Project ID designed to discourage theft and promote registration of student owned valuables. The CPS publishes the Crime Prevention Newsletter six times a year located on the Public Safety website (www.uiowa.edu/~pubsfty). For these and other crime prevention services please contact the CPS at 335-5043.
Fire Safety
The Fire Safety and Security Coordinator (FSSC) maintains a comprehensive university fire inspection and prevention program, acts as the university liaison with state and local fire and emergency management officials, assists with fire safety inspections of university buildings, enforces fire safety and emergency management directives, collects and prepares related documentation for dissemination to key personnel, researches and enforces all applicable codes, standards, laws to ensure that the university is in compliance and serves as a member of the Fire Safety Advisory Group. For fire safety related information please contact the FSSC at 335-5389.
Lost and Found
The University Lost and Found Office is located on the southwest side of University Capitol Centre (200 S. Capitol Street) on the lower level
Security Guard Division And Dispatching Division
The Security Guard Division provides building and property security checks including all residence halls. In addition they report unauthorized persons; report any irregularities or emergency situations including visible smoke or fire; water or gas leaks and any observed safety hazards. They are also responsible for unlocking and locking selected buildings at designated times
The Dispatch Division monitors all police radio traffic; DPS phone lines; 911 calls; Blue Cap emergency phones; University fire alarms and various other building alarm systems. The Dispatch Division is also responsible for campus wide communications.
Investigative Division
The Investigative Division conducts criminal investigations of crimes committed on The University of Iowa properties and refers cases for prosecution to the Johnson County Attorney’s Office. Investigators also participate in the Johnson County Sexual Assault Response Team, Johnson County Drug Task Force and the UI Department of Public Safety Sex Crimes Unit.
Police Officers as well as Investigators of the UI Department of Public Safety are commissioned law enforcement officers of the State of Iowa and have the authority to apprehend and arrest those in violation of local, state and federal laws.>Health And Wellness Related Programs
Health Care
Staff members and their families may obtain health care on a fee basis through the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, the nation’s largest university-owned teaching hospital. This major medical center provides a full array of tertiary health care services through 16 specialty and more than 80 subspecialty disciplines of medicine and dentistry. Staff members and their families wishing to establish a family physician relationship may choose from physicians on the staff at University Hospitals or from physicians practicing in the University’s community medical facilities. Family physicians are available through the Departments of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics.
The College of Dentistry offers comprehensive dental care to faculty and staff and their families in 15 specialty clinics. This treatment is provided on a fee-for service basis and represents care in all nine dental specialities recognized by the American Dental Association.
University Employee Health Clinic (UEHC)
The UEHC is a comprehensive health service for University employees. Its goals are to identify work-related hazards, monitor occupational safety and health, and prevent and control disease for University employees. To achieve these goals, the UEHC will provide UI employees with a variety of services that include hearing, tuberculosis, and pulmonary function screenings; evaluation and treatment of exposures to chemical hazards, infectious agents, and blood-borne pathogens; and targeted pre-employment physicals. In addition, the UEHC will offer advice and general preventive health care including immunizations, cholesterol screening, and individual smoking cessation support.
All employees who are injured on the job must be seen in the Workers Health Clinic located in Clinic A, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) or UI Health Works at North Liberty. The clinic provides high-quality medical services to employees with work-related injuries and illnesses. Practitioners providing care, as well as other specialists at the UIHC, understand the relationship between work-related exposures and health. Through the expertise of specially trained clinical staff, workers are returned to their jobs as quickly as can be safely accomplished. Patients are referred to UIHC specialists when needed. Care can be received at the Workers Health Clinic or UI Health Works from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The UIHC Emergency Treatment Center, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, can be used for emergency care or when the clinic is closed. Follow-up care will be provided in the clinic.
The Health Protection Office provides University-wide services in areas related to employee health and safety. Responsibilities are concentrated in the following areas: biological safety, chemical safety, radiation safety; ergonomics, occupational health and safety; biological, chemical, radioactive and universal waste management; and select environmental areas.
The office provides consultative services to departments and offices to assist in the evaluation and implementation of their own occupational safety and health programs. In addition, consultative services are provided in select environmental areas. The office interfaces with state and federal regulatory agencies in order to facilitate compliance with applicable regulations and to communicate those requirements to the University community.
The office administers the University’s and The University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics licenses for radioactive materials and machine-generated radiation. Program activities focus on monitoring and protecting employees and the public from unnecessary exposure to radiation resulting from University-related activities.
In addition, the office provides direct services in the form of training sessions, workplace surveys, classroom lectures, and hazardous chemical and radiation waste pick-up. The office also maintains a current library of health and training materials, which are available to the University community, and it provides ergonomic assessments on request.
UI Wellness provides a wide range of health and wellness programs for faculty and staff. These programs include, but are not limited to, on-site educational seminars, self-directed incentive programs, weight management services, stress management services, and the individual health coach service. UI Wellness is a partnership of Organizational Effectiveness (Human Resources), University Employee Health Clinic (UIHC), and the Division of Recreational Services. For more information on services of interest, go to the UI Wellness website at http://www.uiowa.edu/hr/wellness/.
A confidential, voluntary counseling service is available to University of Iowa faculty and staff who have a regular 50% (or more appointment), and their family members. The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) includes up to four sessions for assessment and referral at no charge. http://www.uiowa.edu/hr/oe/fss/UIint.shtml
Employee Health and Wellness Resource Guide
Employee Health and Wellness Resource Guide provides easy access to information regarding available health and wellness services at The University of Iowa. Programs and services are listed by topic with a brief description and contact information associated with each service. Topic areas include nutrition and weight management, physical activity, controlling blood pressure, and personal safety as well as other health and wellness services. For more information, go to http://www.uiowa.edu/hr/wellness/welguide.html.
liveWELL is a comprehensive wellness program for faculty and staff with the overall goal of enhancing the health and well-being of UI faculty and staff. A Health Risk Assessment is the foundation of the liveWELL initiative. Employees receive a personalized feedback report based on their answers to this confidential, online survey that can be accessed via Employee Self Service. Also included in liveWELL are programs supportive of individual health behavior change (weight management, stress management, nutrition, physical activity smoking cessation), like the Health Coach Service. More information on liveWELL can be found at www.uiowa.edu/livewell.
Resources and Services
The University of Iowa established the Dual Career Network (DCN) in 1994 to assist new faculty and staff members’ accompanying partners in locating and securing employment. The DCN also provides assistance when there is a retention issue based on the partner’s inability to secure suitable employment. The University is a pioneer in establishing this unique recruiting and retention tool and has since assisted over 30 universities in the U.S. and Canada in setting up similar programs. The program offers a full range of tailored job search services, including resume/curriculum vita review, local workforce information, access to University and private sector job openings, and ongoing coaching assistance.
Immigration Services provides assistance to the campus in obtaining immigrant and nonimmigrant work authorizations for international faculty and P&S staff. The office advises and assists faculty, staff, applicants, colleges, and departments on immigration requirements, and serves as a liaison between the University and governmental agencies such as the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the State Employment Security Agency (SESA).
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity supports and enhances the University's commitment to recruiting and retaining a diverse academic community of faculty, staff, and students in two inextricably linked ways: 1) providing expert advice, education, and services which ensure the University's compliance with all applicable federal, state, and University equal opportunity, affirmative action, nondiscrimination, and civil rights laws, regulations, and policies; and 2) providing leadership and resources that support the University's goal to foster a diverse and inclusive University community.
Office of Faculty and Staff Disability Services
The Office of Faculty and Staff Disability Services interpret policy and advise the campus on employment matters involving health conditions. Staff provide education and assistance to faculty, staff, applicants, colleges, and departments on specific situations involving the ADA, FMLA, work related injuries, and in other matters of employment of people with health concerns and disabilities.
The Office of the Ombudsperson serves as a confidential, neutral, independent resource to listen, provide information, advise, and mediate when necessary. Through informal conflict resolution, we help staff, students and faculty address questions or problems.
The Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP) provides advocacy, support, and information to victim/survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and stalking and their partners, friends, and family members immediately following an assault and throughout the healing process. The 24 hour Rape Crisis Line provides phone counseling and in-person advocacy. It also conducts educational programming on risk-reduction/rape prevention through information], a lending library, an extensive website and programs on issues related to sexual violence. Services are free and available to everyone in the UI and surrounding communities.
Women’s Resource and Action Center
The Women's Resource and Action Center (WRAC) creates a community affirming all people and acts as a catalyst for social change by providing information and referrals; advocacy; individual counseling; group services; workshops, films, art shows, and lectures; the Sojourner Truth Library; volunteer training; and practicum and internship training. The Center serves university and non-university members. For more information visit, www.uiowa.edu/~wrac.
Organizational Effectiveness and WorkLife Services
The Dual Career Network assists new faculty and staff spouses/partners in locating and securing employment. The program offers a full range of services, including résumé/curriculum vita critiques, local workforce information, access to University and community job openings, and ongoing assistance for up to one year or until employment is secured.
The Family Services Office provides guidance and information to University-affiliated individuals or their family members regarding family-related concerns. Assistance is available in the following areas: child care and child care financial assistance; eldercare; on-campus lactation facilities; housing and relocation; flexible work arrangements; University family-related policies and benefits; and community services and resources.
UI Faculty and Staff Services/Integrated Employee Assistance Program can help when day-to-day stresses begin to affect well-being; when drugs or alcohol are a problem to staff, co-workers or family members; when workplace problems seem overwhelming; or when work begins to suffer. Help is confidential, voluntary, accessible, and responsive to individual needs. Brief counseling, referral, and consultation services and training programs for managers and supervisors are offered.
UI Learning & Development is the central office for campus-wide training and professional development opportunities for faculty and staff. Take a look at our Learning Opportunities Guide at: http://www.uiowa.edu/~fusstfdv/ for the current opportunities available to all faculty and staff. The offerings range across five competency areas: workplace effectiveness; leadership and management; health, safety, and wellness; technology issues; and personal development. Nearly all courses are free. Attend a class, schedule a session for your unit or department, or access courses and books online, available 24x7, through Learning Online with SkillSoft at: http://skillsoft.uiowa.edu. Series programs provide curriculum to meet the needs of targeted campus groups, including the Advanced Management Series, the Front-Line Supervisory Series, the HR Fundamentals Series, the Strategic HR Series, the UI Business Processes Series, Building Our Global Communities Series, and the Office Professional Series. In the Seminar Series that is provided to UI employees at reduced university rates, staff may participate in day-long programs led by nationally acclaimed trainers. Other special programs include the annual Preparing for Retirement Seminar and the monthly new Faculty and Staff Orientation sessions. Additional resources include the Resource Center checkout, the Staff Internship Program, and financial assistance for learning (see the Educational Assistance Opportunities section of this document).
UI Wellness provides a wide range of health and wellness programs for faculty and staff. These programs include, but are not limited to, on-site educational seminars, self-directed incentive programs, on-line health risk assessment, behavior change programs, and the individual health coach service. UI Wellness is a partnership of Organizational Effectiveness (Human Resources), University Employee Health Clinic (UIHC), and the Division of Recreational Services. For more information on services of interest, go to the UI Wellness website at http://www.uiowa.edu/hr/wellness/index.html.
Reward and Recognition offers consulting and resources for staff who are incorporating informal and formal recognition into their workplace. Departments use the UI Recognition Guidelines-- (new link is http://www.uiowa.edu/hr/oe/worklife/RnR/guiderec.pdf to develop a departmental program that has a fair, open process and supports our role of financial stewardship. In addition, campus-wide recognition programs and funding opportunities are presented at http://www.uiowa.edu/hr/oe/worklife/RnR/.
University recreational facilities include the Field House, Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex, Fitness East, Recreation Building, Hawkeye Recreation Fields, Softball Complex and Macbride Nature Recreation Area. The following program areas are offered: Fitness & Wellness, Lesson Programs, Intramurals, Youth Camps, Outdoor Programs, Sport Clubs and Open Recreation.
Instruction is available in aerobics, cycling, wellness classes, tennis, swimming, rowing and a variety of martial arts. Interested participants may register or inquire about fees and/or reservations at the Recreational Services Office, E216 Field House. The Phone number is 335-9293 or questions may be emailed to rec-services@uiowa.edu.
Faculty and staff are offered the opportunity to purchase tickets to athletic events at a reduced rate. In addition, The University of Iowa Athletic Department operates Finkbine Golf Course, an 18-hole championship course, which is open to staff members.
The University of Iowa is America’s pioneer in the integration of higher education and the creative arts. As the first university in the nation to grant thesis credit for creative work in the arts, The University of Iowa served as the model for the creative arts programs that now exist in many American universities and colleges. The legacy of that leadership is found in the Iowa Center for the Arts, a collection of academic and performance units that constitute what may be the most extensive creative arts campus in the country, embracing the arts of fiction, poetry, playwriting, nonfiction writing, classical and contemporary music, jazz, theater, ballet, modern dance, numerous disciplines in the visual arts, multimedia, television, film, arts education, and book arts. Throughout the arts campus are programs and activities that embody the University’s commitment to creativity, including the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, the International Writing Program, the Center for the Book, the Center for New Music, the Composers Workshop, the Experimental Music Studios, and the Playwrights Workshop.
Gathered along the Iowa River are facilities that house the arts center’s academic, performance, and exhibition functions—Hancher Auditorium, Museum of Art, Theatre Building, Voxman Music Building, Clapp Recital Hall, the Art Building, Art Building West, Halsey Hall, Dey House, English-Philosophy Building, and North Hall.
The arts center facilities include many of the academic arts units in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, together with performance and exhibit spaces in the Theatre Building, Music Building, School of Art and Art History, Museum of Art, and Hancher Auditorium, the center’s largest performing arts showcase.
Libraries And Information Technology
Information Technology Services
Information Technology Services (ITS) provides integrated information technology support for The University of Iowa campus. ITS provides computing facilities; administrative information systems; voice, data, and video telecommunications networks and services; extensive technological resources for teaching and research needs; Instructional Technology Centers (ITCs); information security resources; and a variety of related services and support
The University of Iowa Libraries
The University of Iowa library system consists of the Main Library, the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, and 9 branch libraries (Art, Biological Sciences, Business, Engineering, Geoscience, Math, Music, Physics, and Psychology). The University of Iowa Libraries is the largest library system in Iowa and 18th in collection size among U.S. research libraries. The Libraries houses over 4 million volumes, including a number of special collections and archives, with about two-thirds of the collection located in Main Library. The University Libraries homepage provides access to a wide variety of collections and services, including many electronic resources that are available to all University staff via their HawkIDs. Staff may borrow materials from the Libraries using their UI ID cards.
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
"a magnificent Memorial Hall, Student Union....and the hearthstone of the whole University"
Walter A. Jessup
11th President of The University of Iowa
The Iowa Memorial Union, located in the heart of The University of Iowa campus provides the best location for the UI community to come together for ceremony, celebration and collaboration. The IMU is the activity center for the University, supporting over 350 recognized student organizations, hosting events from conferences to concerts, while housing viable retail operations to support student and staff needs.
Our onsite services and facilities will make your next event planning seamless and memorable. We have three elegant ballrooms, twenty-five meeting rooms, first class catering service prepared by award-winning chefs, and a convenient and quaint hotel.
The official source for Hawkeye apparel and textbooks, The University Book Store (UBS), is located in the ground floor of the IMU. The UBS carries textbooks, general reading books, software, school and art supplies. It also has a full line of Hawkeye apparel, featuring great brands such Nike, Addidas and Underarmor. Staff and students may charge purchases to their ID cards at the UBS.
The Iowa House Hotel, attached to the IMU has a beautiful panoramic view of the Iowa River. The Iowa House makes your stay comfortable with services and rooms of all sizes, including 2 bedroom suites, junior suites, executive guest rooms, complimentary parking, continental breakfast and many more amenities.
The Iowa Memorial Union features many convenient services such as: a full-service copy center; Iowa City's popular Java House coffee shop; convenient foods from Pizza Hut to sushi; a University ITC; the famous River Room Café for breakfast and lunch; University of Iowa Community Credit Union branch office and the University Box Office, (UBO) an Official Ticketmaster outlet. The UBO also offers check cashing and fax services for UI students, faculty and staff.
All proceeds from the IMU are used to fund student activities. Approximately 700 student are employed at the IMU in part-time positions.
The IMU continues its rich tradition just completing its 5th restoration project since it was built in 1925. Make your next event or just lunch remarkable, choose the Iowa Memorial Union.
University of Iowa faculty and staff can receive an Iowa One® card from Iowa One Card Services located in room 253 Iowa Memorial Union. Hospital staff will be issued a UIHC badge through Hospital Human Resources, C110 General Hospital. There are many locations on campus that accept or require the use of your Iowa One® card or UIHC badge to verify your status and permit access to certain University services and facilities, such as:
- Charging items to your U-bill at the IMU Bookstore
- Charging food and beverages at IMU operated food service locations
- Charging meals in UIHC cafeterias
- Checking out Library materials
- Door access to secured rooms, labs and buildings
- Recreational services facilities
- Flu shots
- Purchases from UIHC Gift Shop
- Athletics Ticket Office
- Hancher Box Office
- Hawk Shop
- ITS Information Center
- Copy centers
Lost or stolen cards should be reported to Iowa One Card Services at 335-2716, UIHC badges to Hospital Human Resources at 356-2008.