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No matter where you are in your life right now, there are some critical steps you can take toward improving your financial health.

In this workshop, you will learn about:

· The unique financial challenges women face and how to overcome them
· Financial planning basics from budgeting and tax diversification to estate planning and insurance protection
· Investment options and how to build a balanced portfolio

Free HR-Sponsored Yoga Class, in partnership with Campus Recreation:

Let your body reward itself with movement! Join us for this IN-PERSON Gentle Yoga session and explore the natural movements of the spine with slow and fluid-moving bends and soft twists. During this session, you will flow into modified sun salutations that loosen those tightened muscles and joints of the lower back, neck, shoulders, and wrists. And as a bonus, you’ll get a workout in the process. Participants are welcome to bring their mats; however, mats and props will be available if needed.

Free HR-Sponsored Spin Class, in partnership with Campus Recreation:

Pedal your way to a fantastic workout indoors! With the use of stationary cycles, each class is led on a “virtual” outdoor road, complete with a variety of exercises. This class will give you an energizing, calorie-burning, fun workout and it is great for all fitness levels because you will always ride at a self-directed pace.

This workshop teaches a skill to build trust and connection during positive experiences. Participants will practice strategies to be more authentically engaged with colleagues, friends, and family.

This session is a part of a 6-session resilience virtual workshop series presenting core resilience and well-being skills you can use in your personal and professional lives. During each 90-minute workshop, you’ll learn how each skill contributes to resilience and well-being and participate in group exercises with colleagues to explore the content together. We hope that this series provides you with new tools to bolster your resilience and well-being and enhance your relationships at work and at home. 

This session's attendance will be marked individually, and not as a part of the series. 

Free HR-Sponsored Yoga Class, in partnership with Campus Recreation:

 
Let your body reward itself with movement! Join us for this IN-PERSON Gentle Yoga session and explore the natural movements of the spine with slow and fluid-moving bends and soft twists. During this session, you will flow into modified sun salutations that loosen those tightened muscles and joints of the lower back, neck, shoulders, and wrists. And as a bonus, you’ll get a workout in the process. Participants are welcome to bring their mats; however, mats and props will be available if needed.

New to investing? Need some direction? Not sure how to get started? We can help. 

In this workshop, you will learn about: 

· Investment basics: stocks, bonds, cash and mutual funds
· Investment terminology, the difference between saving and investing and how to deal with market volatility
· Asset allocation and portfolio rebalancing - what they are and why they’re important

This workshop teaches the benefits of positive emotions and strategies that cultivate these emotions. Participants share personal symbols of resilience and commit to their resilience and well-being development.

This session is a part of a 6-session resilience virtual workshop series presenting core resilience and well-being skills you can use in your personal and professional lives. During each 90-minute workshop, you’ll learn how each skill contributes to resilience and well-being and participate in group exercises with colleagues to explore the content together. We hope that this series provides you with new tools to bolster your resilience and well-being and enhance your relationships at work and at home. 

This session's attendance will be marked individually, and not as a part of the series. 

Whether you’re working onsite, from home, or a combination of the two, it can be easy for the lines between stress inside and outside of work to become blurred, and you are far from alone. However, it is important to understand what this stress means for you and when it is time to reach out for help.

In this 30-minute webinar, Jeff Gorter, MSW, LCSW, R3 Continuum’s Vice President of Crisis Response Clinical Service, we will examine the different kinds of stress, how to recognize and manage stress within yourself, and how to seek help when you need it.

Whether you’re working onsite, from home, or a combination of the two, it can be easy for the lines between stress inside and outside of work to become blurred, and you are far from alone. However, it is important to understand what this stress means for you and when it is time to reach out for help.

In this 30-minute webinar, Jeff Gorter, MSW, LCSW, R3 Continuum’s Vice President of Crisis Response Clinical Service, we will examine the different kinds of stress, how to recognize and manage stress within yourself, and how to seek help when you need it.

Join us for a virtual demonstration of the Virgin Pulse wellness platform and review of the 2022-2023 Be in the Know campaign! Learn about upcoming campaign deadlines, plus ways to support your overall well-being and earn up to $300 in Pulse Cash rewards.

During the demonstration, the Virgin Pulse team will walk participants through many aspects of the platform and Be in the Know wellness campaign, including: 

• Review the Be in the Know 2022-2023 campaign design, all rewarded “Ways to Earn” activities, and important campaign-year deadlines.
• Enroll and set up your Virgin Pulse account, including the mobile app.
• Create your user profile, plus set your topics and interests.
• Review the dashboard page, including daily cards and support options when you need assistance.
• Explore Virgin Pulse programs, including a vast array of challenges, tracking options, Journey's, and more.
• Fill out Attestation Forms to get credit for certain completed Bonus Actions.
• Create a personal challenge and invite players to join.
• Connect devices and apps that will sync to the platform.

There will also be a Q&A section at the end of the demonstration in which participants can submit questions via the chat feature.

Please note: To ensure you receive Be in the Know Bonus Action points, please log in with your first and last name. Human Resources may not be able to identify you to award attendance credit, if you sign in with only your initials, first name, or nickname.

Walking is one of the easiest, most enjoyable, and most profitable forms of exercise that is suitable for all ages. Penn Public Health and HR Wellness Employees will lead you on a two-mile walk on/near campus to help you increase physical activity and steps, plus build community with participating Penn staff, faculty, and children.

Our April Wellness Walk is open for all staff and faculty - but we will also celebrate Take Your Child to Work Day for this walk. It's the perfect time to show your children the campus you visit daily. Be sure to wear sneakers or comfortable shoes, bring water, and invite a colleague to join the celebration. Suitable for all ages.

Penn’s annual Take Our Children to Work Day event will return to campus on April 27 with a range of activities and programs to suit young people’s varied interests and career goals.

***Please note that this particular "event" is just FYI and description: registering for this event does not equate to registering for individual events.

ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023 AT 9:00 AM.
There will be 3 different categories:

• Get To Know Penn's Campus - open registration unless otherwise indicated, so please register for as many of these activities as you like in this category.
• Wellness Activities - open registration unless otherwise indicated, so please register for as many of these activities as you like in this category.
• Special Topic Activities: more career and academically-focused. Please enroll in only one activity in this category.

Registration required. Space is limited.

Join the Vice President of Public Safety, Kathleen Shields Anderson, J.D., MBA, and other members of the Division of Public Safety for a morning event with police, fire, and other safety personnel.  During this tour, young guests can have their pictures taken in a police car and motorcycle, as well as learn basic self-defense techniques.  Real police and fire equipment will be on display. Guests will get to tour the PennComm Emergency Communication center. This is a structured tour that begins promptly at 10:00 am. Late and unregistered guests will not be admitted. Suitable for ages 6-11.

Registration required. Space is limited.

Vanilla Greek yogurt, fresh fruit, and crunchy granola will all be supplied — all you have to do is bring your creativity! Led by Bon Appétit’s Houston Market Managers, this event is sure to be entertaining and tasty. Suitable for all ages.

Registration required.  Space is limited.

Drag Queen Story Time is a program created by Philly’s Queen Brittany Lynn with the help of child educators from the city’s top museums and schools. Drag Queen Story Time promotes literacy to children of all ages with style, flair, and creativity-while reading stories about love, diversity, and acceptance. This story time experience is interactive with opportunities to participate in arts and crafts. Recommended for children ages 5-13 years old, but the Center is open to hosting children younger or older than that age range if interested.

Registration required.  Space is limited.

You will visit the Penn Electric Racing Car, and will see student projects of Electrical and Systems Engineering courses on display in Detkin Lab, Moore 101. We will have coding activities with sensors and a kit to build electronics as a lab activity. Suitable for ages 9-15. Kit varies depending on age.

There will be two sessions in parallel on opposite sides of the lab. This session is for ages 13-15 only.

Registration required.  Space is limited.

You will visit the Penn Electric Racing Car, and will see student projects of Electrical and Systems Engineering courses on display in Detkin Lab, Moore 101. We will have coding activities with sensors and a kit to build electronics as a lab activity. Suitable for ages 9-15. Kit varies depending on age.

There will be two sessions in parallel on opposite sides of the lab. This session is for ages 9-12 only.

In celebration of Take Our Children to Work Day – and Benjamin Franklin’s innovative spirit – the ISC Office of Information Security invites you to a Kite Day. The event is to raise awareness about key information security concepts while enjoying kite coloring with our children, colleagues and family members.  Suitable for ages 4-15.

The Bon Appétit at Penn Dining team welcomes all to join them for lunch with your young guests on the lower level of Houston Hall.  A popular lunch and dinner location open 6 days a week for the Penn community, guests can choose from a made-to-order pasta bar; salad bar; and savory soups.

There will be kid-friendly fare throughout the market, and keep an eye out for our $7 bundles at various stations. Guests can choose from a wide variety of à la carte food options prepared from scratch using responsibly-sourced, local ingredients from the following food concepts:

• The Market Café – Featuring La Colombe coffee products, breakfast sandwiches, fresh baked goods, gelato, and quick bites
• La Plancha - Visit the taqueria to build your own bowl, burrito or quesadilla featuring house-made toppings including queso, pico de gallo, salsas and guacamole
• Ivy Leaf – A wide array of specialty toppings with made-to-order salad, hummus, wraps and falafel bowls
• 34th Street Carvery – A traditional meat and three with house-roasted meats and choice of seasonal sides, with the option to create your own panini sandwich
• HM Street Cart – A Grab ’n’ Go selection of globally-inspired street cart fare offering both hot and cold options for those on the go, plus hot soup, gluten-free, kosher, and halal options available here
• HM Grill – Packed with traditional menu options as well as specially curated chef’s favorites. Add on some tater tots or fries for the perfect finish
• Bento – Traditional sushi and sashimi along with perennial favorites like edamame, steamed gyoza, seaweed salad, ramen bowls, rice bowls, and hand rolls
• Penn Pi – Pizzas, flatbreads, and strombolis featuring fresh, Jersey tomato sauce and house-made dough; as well as a seasonally changing, tossed-to-order pasta bar featuring proteins, toppings, house-made sauces, and Severino pasta

A second option is Pret a Manger, located at 3730 Walnut Street in Jon M Huntsman Hall. Pret is a coffee and sandwich shop that serves good, organic coffee and creates fresh, handmade sandwiches, salads, and wraps in-shop each day using preservative-free and ethically-sourced ingredients.

Both locations accept cash and credit/debit cards, as well as dining dollars for those faculty/staff participating within the faculty/staff dining program. Prices vary by location.

Registration required. Space is limited.

Join International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) for a morning of learning, exploring, and creating art with the ISSS Staff. Students will have the opportunity to visit several activity stations and "explore the world" and work of ISSS.  Activities such as coloring; introduction to information, inquiries, and data; and interactive stations covering a variety of cultures and languages are just some of our offerings. Suitable for all ages, with Introduction to Information and Inquiries recommended for youth ages 13-18 only.

Registration required. Space is limited.

Join the Penn Bookstore team for children's stories, crafts, giveaways, and milk and cookies! The featured title this year is "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt. Suitable for ages 4+.

Registration required.  Space is limited.

See first-hand what it takes to train the nation’s leading detection dogs to serve in explosive detection, search and rescue, medical and environmental detection, and more. Enjoy a demo of the dogs in action.  Suitable for ages 9 to 15.

Registration required. Space is limited.

Come down to the Pennovation Works campus to learn about the innovative work done by the GRASP Lab at Penn and build your own robot.  Learn to build a minimalist robot and try to race them through a maze.  Suitable for ages 4-10.

Getting Here: Penn Transit Services offers a free,on-demand shuttle service to the Pennovation Works complex for Penn community members holding a valid PennCard or Pennovation Works ID, which operates Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.   To request a ride, you may use the PennTransitMobile app or call 215-898-RIDE/7433, and choose option 3. Pennovation Works cardholders are asked to call to request service.  Up to 2 guests can accompany a cardholder, and it can take up to 20 minutes from the time the service is requested to be picked up and transported.  Please ask for the Pennovation Center stop, which will deposit you right in front of Building 450.

Other options include walking, biking, or driving and parking onsite for free. Community members also can reach Pennovation Works via SEPTA’s Route 49 Bus.  Click here for SEPTA’s schedule and route information. 

Registration required.  Space is limited.

Order in the Court!  Have you watched movies and TV shows that feature attorneys arguing on behalf of their clients?  Have you ever thought, “I could do that”?  Now you can.  Come to Penn Law and be a lawyer for the day.  Your client is involved in a high-stakes trial and your job is to argue the case.  Working with your fellow attorneys, you will represent your client in a real courtroom in front of a judge and jury.  Suitable for ages 9-14.

Come on down to the Pennovation Works campus to learn about the exciting innovations and research happening here! We will have demonstrations from our companies featuring ground and flying robots, as well as other fun activities to learn more about the startup ventures that are being built here. We will also have a food truck on site for afternoon snacks.  Suitable for ages 9-15.

Getting Here: Penn Transit Services offers a free, on-demand shuttle service to the Pennovation Works complex for Penn community members holding a valid PennCard or Pennovation Works ID, which operates Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.   To request a ride, you may use the PennTransit Mobile app or call 215-898-RIDE/7433, and choose option 3. Pennovation Works cardholders are asked to call to request service.  Up to 2 guests can accompany a cardholder, and it can take up to 20 minutes from the time the service is requested to be picked up and transported.  Please ask for the Pennovation Center stop, which will deposit you right in front of Building 450.

Other options include walking, biking, or driving and parking onsite for free. Community members also can reach Pennovation Works via SEPTA’s Route 12, 49, and 64 Buses. Here is SEPTA'S schedule and route information for Bus Routes 12, 49, and 64.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an opportunity to take time to reflect, understand and explore how to care for your own mental and emotional well-being. It is important to prioritize your own health before you can support and help others.

Join us for this webinar to explore strategies to manage our mental/emotional health as well as utilize available resources to help. We will also take a look at early warnings signs to seek help and techniques to maintain positive mental health and wellness.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an opportunity to take time to reflect, understand and explore how to care for your own mental and emotional well-being. It is important to prioritize your own health before you can support and help others.

Join us for this webinar to explore strategies to manage our mental/emotional health as well as utilize available resources to help. We will also take a look at early warnings signs to seek help and techniques to maintain positive mental health and wellness.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an opportunity to take time to reflect, understand and explore how to care for your own mental and emotional well-being. It is important to prioritize your own health before you can support and help others.

Join us for this webinar to explore strategies to manage our mental/emotional health as well as utilize available resources to help. We will also take a look at early warnings signs to seek help and techniques to maintain positive mental health and wellness.

Build upon your investment knowledge and experience; and go beyond the basics.

In this workshop, you will learn about:

· Tax implications of equity and fixed income investing
· Performance metrics; what they mean to your investment choices
· Identifying and managing different types of investments and their risks