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April Wellness Challenge: Jumpstart a Plant-Based Diet
In this month's Wellness for Life challenge, participants will focus on improving health and longevity by learning how to make simple plant-focused swaps in their usual diets.
April is National Financial Literacy Month
Just as spring inspires us to organize our living spaces, it's also the perfect time to stop and assess financial goals.
In recognition of National Financial Literacy Month, our partners at TIAA are offering the following webinars. We encourage you to register today and make plans to join these informative sessions.
Child Protection Clearance Requirements for Take Your Child to Work Day 2026
National Take your Child to Work Day is scheduled for Thursday April 23, 2026. Allowing employees and their children to participate in Take your Child to Work Day activities is decided at the department level.
At University-hosted events, if participating children remain with their parent at all times (shadowing), then there is no need for Child Protection Clearances.
Pitt Welcomes New Director of Compensation
Christopher TamaniniMyHealth Eating Well for Life Virtual Group Class: Now Enrolling for March Start
Register for the MyHealth Eating Well for Life virtual group class to learn strategies for improving your eating habits.
"Care Talks" Free Webinars Offer Expert Insights to Help Navigate Life
Through Pitt's partnership with Care.com, eligible employees not only get a network of providers and options to assist with care needs such as after-school care, caring for a child who is home sick, caring for children while you are working from home, and caring for aging parents, you also gain access to dozens of live and on-demand hour-lo
February Financial Wellness Challenge: Make a Spending Plan Work For You
In this Wellness for Life monthly financial health challenge, participants will become smarter about money and create a plan to be more intentional about their finances.
Feb. 1–28. Track attendance four times and earn up to 25 points.
To get started: Beginning on Feb. 1, log in to your my.pitt.edu > Health Plan Access > Wellness (top menu bar) > Wellness for Life > Discover Tab
OHR Releases FY25 Annual Report
The Office of Human Resources is proud of the accomplishments we've made over the last fiscal year, and we're excited to share this progress report with our University community.
It highlights many of the initiatives we've undertaken to support our people, and the partnerships throughout the University and beyond that made them happen.
Wellness for Life: New weekly "Mindset Matters" Mini-Series launches in January
We often think we need a vacation or large blocks of time in our days to feel refreshed, but it may just be that we need to learn how to capture small doses of well-being wherever we can each day. Little “wins” can make a big difference and can be the catalyst to shift our mood/perspective in a positive direction.
Pitt Worx Learning: New Learning Management System Launches Dec. 22
As part of our continued effort to enhance your experience in Pitt Worx, following a brief scheduled outage from Dec. 19-21, Pitt OHR, in collaboration with Pitt Digital, will launch our new Learning Management System (LMS), Pitt Worx Learning, on Monday, Dec. 22.
Introducing EVA: The Employee Virtual Assistant
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) is officially rolling out EVA, its new AI-powered Employee Virtual Assistant chat agent. This innovative tool marks a significant leap forward in our commitment to leveraging technology to enhance the user experience.
Pitt Employees Are Taking Control of Student Loan Debt Through Savi Benefit
The latest impact report from the partnership between the University of Pittsburgh, our retirement plan administrator TIAA, and public benefit company Savi is showing that more Pitt employees than ever before are taking control of their student loans through Pitt's Savi program benefit.
Continued Improvements Coming to Pitt Worx User Interface
Important Information for all Pitt Worx users:As part of our continued effort to enhance your experience in Pitt Worx, following a brief scheduled outage from Oct. 24-26, we will launch a new set of updates to our Pitt Worx User Interface (UI) on Monday, Oct. 27.