Wellness
Are you an Employer of Choice?
Published: April 2, 2021
Being an employer of choice means you have a workplace that improves employee engagement, commitment and retention, and increases job satisfaction and productivity. This workplace promotes diversity and supports an […]
Read MoreCourtney Hancock Receives UF Superior Accomplishment Award
Published: March 2, 2021
Courtney Hancock, University of Florida Office of Professional and Workforce Development’s (OPWD) Web Developer, is a recipient of the University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award. This award recognizes staff members […]
Read MoreGoodbye 2020!
Published: December 16, 2020
As the last OPWD Insider post of 2020, we thought it fitting to recap all the initiative and progress we managed to accomplish despite the numerous unforeseen barriers that showered […]
Read MoreHalloween 2020!
Published: October 30, 2020
To celebrate Halloween this year, our wellness committee put together a decorating competition and Trunk or Treat open to OPWD friends and family. Yesterday morning, every employee got to walk […]
Read MoreIntroducing: The Tater Trots!
Published: September 29, 2020
The GatorCare Fall Walking Challenge has arrived and the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) has taken on the team name of “Tater Trots.” We jump-started things with an […]
Read MoreTREEO Pond Clean-Up
Published: June 9, 2020
Last week, a few of our employees took the extra job description ‘other duties as assigned’ to a new level. Suited up in chest-high waders and our OPWD hats, Laurie […]
Read MoreWellness Update – Quarantine Edition
Published: April 28, 2020
Working from home is a new challenge for many, but employees of the Office of Professional and Workforce Development have taken strides (literally and figuratively) to make quarantine life more bearable. Often […]
Read MoreOur Regularly Scheduled Update – But Remote
Published: March 31, 2020
The Office of Professional and Workforce Development is working diligently to bring our sector of face-to-face content into the online realm. Take a look into the various efforts of our […]
Read More2020 Wellness Update
Published: January 21, 2020
In December we updated a space at our facility where employees can take a relaxation break, work on a puzzle, read a book or just have some quiet time. We […]
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