(After each event, recordings of them will be available for viewing for 90-days!)
June 7 at 11 a.m.
Be a Cyber Hero: Help Protect You, Your Family and Your Money
Are you concerned about identity theft and your family’s security online? TIAA’s Information Security team will discuss how you can protect yourself and your family from cyber-criminal social engineering.
Register
June 14 at 11 a.m.
Inside Money: Managing Income and Debt
It’s your budget—take control. Everyone talks about a budget, but how many of us actually make one? Most people have some debt, but how many understand its effects on their lives and their futures? Let us show you the real impact of budgeting and debt—and how to help make your money work.
Register
June 21 at 11 a.m.
At Your Fingertips: Manage Your Money from Wherever You Are
Learn about TIAA’s commitment to digital, and how we’re leveraging the latest
technologies in our online and mobile tools to help you save time and achieve financial success while you’re on-the-go.
Register
June 28 at 11 a.m.
Start to Finish: Make the Move Toward Long Term Financial Security
For anyone halfway down the road to retirement, this webinar is a critical checkpoint. This webinar takes you through the keys to successful money management, how to juggle competing financial demands, and retirement saving strategies that can help put you on the path to lifelong financial security.
Register
Health Resources
Posture Perfect Campaign
Participants get: Weekly educational messages and tips to put into action as they develop a healthy posture for everyday activities!
Participants will: Learn how to avoid injury and support their back and neck by taking inventory of their workspaces for stressors, learning how to properly sit and stand and mastering correct lifting techniques as well as learning some everyday stretches.
What participants are saying:
- After about three weeks, I noticed that I felt better in the morning!
- This campaign helped me remember to stretch my back and neck.
Want to register for the campaign? Access this campaign and more through your Wellsteps account. Need a Wellsteps account? Register
Walk with a Doc, May 13 + more dates
Walk with a Doc will start at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 13. Join physician Monica Ferrero, M.D., and Iad Alhallak for a walk and talk about how exercise can help with chronic diseases.
It is a community event held by UAMS on the North Lawn at War Memorial Stadium. The event begins with a short talk from a UAMS physician and a medical student and then everyone walks and talks together. This event is FREE and open to the public.
For more information, to register and more event date, visit: UAMS Walk with a Doc
Q&A Zoom for PSLF & IDR Waiver
Click the date below to register for that Zoom session.
May 30 at noon – registration will close at 10 a.m. on 05/30/23
PSLF & IDR Waiver Video & Slides
An informative webinar was held May 10 at Noon hosted by UAMS Financial Wellness and presented by Janice Nottenkamper, UAMS Student Loan Debt Management Office in Student Financial Services. Office hours for UAMS employees will be scheduled over the next few weeks/months to have group education and Q/A’s.
Link for the webinar slides below:
Still have questions?
Sign-up for a Q&A with Janice Nottenkamper.
New Fitness Court App
The UAMS Fitness Court on the Little Rock Campus has a new app with a lot of new features. (Read the original news story on the UAMS Fitness Court)
Check the new features on the app by downloading the new version in your app store.

Farmers Market

Starting May 11, Carpenter’s Produce will be offering a Farmers Market experience on the Little Rock campus.
When: Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Outdoors, between Parking 2, B level, and the Central Building, east of the breezeway.
Payment Methods: Cash and Card (Mastercard, American Express, Visa, Discover and EBT accepted)
Carpenter’s Produce has been around for over 50 years, and was one of the first at the Little Rock River Market. Danny Carpenter, has been in the business since the age of 8 with his mother. Their slogan is “Eat Fresh, Buy Local!”
Questions? Email nkcannady@uams.edu
2 Beginner Koru Classes in May
Hey UAMS Employees and Students!
Two Beginner Classes Available with Natalie Cannady with the UAMS Mindfulness Program
Koru Mindfulness is an introductory class that will teach you the skill of mindfulness. It will also help you build the habit of using it in your life on a regular basis. We’ve found that folks get a lot more out of Koru if they stick with it from beginning to end, therefore attendance at all sessions is required. Please double-check your calendar and then sign up below! Classes are via Zoom.
Class #1
Koru Basic
May 2, 2023 – May 23, 2023
Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
Sign-Up
Class #2
Koru Basic
May 3, 2023 – May 24, 2023
Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Sign-Up
May Financial Wellbeing Events
(Recordings will be available after events for 90-days! Register with the links below for access to the live event or to see the recording after the event..)
May 3 at 11 a.m.
Basic Estate Planning Strategies
Ensuring that our assets will pass to loved ones, and causes that are near and dear is important to most of us. Discover the components of a basic estate plan and strategies to ensure that your wishes are met. Register
May 10 at 11 a.m.
Paycheck for Life
You diversify your investment portfolio before retirement to help offset risk. A similar strategy can help see you through retirement. Learn how creating a diversified income plan can help reduce the risks you may face in retirement and ensure you have income that never runs out. Register
May 11 at 11 a.m.
Attention to Detail: Financial Finishing Touches for Women
Am I ready to retire? How do I know if I have enough? How do I plan my income? What should I look out for as I plan and even after I am retired? Financial success can often complicate your life, and we are going to try to help you answer those questions and more. Register
May 17 at 11 a.m.
Write Your Next Chapter: 5 Steps to Setting Your Retirement Date
Deciding when the time is right to retire, including estimating retirement expenses, closing any income gap and understanding key milestones that can impact retirement finances. Register
Good Night Campaign
Coming to the Wellsteps website and app on May 1, the Good Night Campaign!
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says, it’s important to get enough sleep. Sleep helps keep your mind and body healthy.
How much sleep do I need?
Most adults need 7 or more hours of good-quality sleep on a regular schedule each night.
Getting enough sleep isn’t only about total hours of sleep. It’s also important to get good-quality sleep on a regular schedule so you feel rested when you wake up.
If you often have trouble sleeping — or if you often still feel tired after sleeping — talk with your doctor.
Join us on a 5-week journey to better sleep.
Did you know that sleep can help you:
- Get sick less often.
- Stay at a healthy weight.
- Lower your risk for serious health problems, like diabetes and heart disease.
- Reduce stress and improve your mood.
- Think more clearly and do better in school and at work.
- Get along better with people.
- Make good decisions and avoid injuries — for example, drowsy drivers cause thousands of car accidents every year
If you haven’t already, it’s not too late to sign-up for the wellbeing program and participate in this campaign and others throughout the year.
Questions? Visit the Wellbeing Program Sign-up page.
If you have signed-up for the Wellbeing Program for the Chancellor’s Move it Coast to Coast Challenge, you will use the same log-in to access the Good Night Campaign on the Campaigns page.