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Extension News: May 2010 Archives
Join the University of New Hampshire Marine Docents for a day cruise aboard the university's research vessel, the R/V Gulf Challenger. Find out what UNH researchers are learning about the marine and estuarine environments, and get up close and personal with coastal creatures and local history.
Spend the day with fellow explorers on an activity-based cruise from Portsmouth up the Piscataqua River into the Great Bay Estuary and to the UNH Jackson Estuarine Laboratory. Marine Docents will lead activities such as catching plankton and testing water quality.
Touch plants and animals from the estuary and learn about the importance of the bay to our region.
The remaining cruises, scheduled Aug. 7, 8 and 19, depart from the UNH Pier in New Castle. Children ages 10 and older are welcome with an adult. Great Bay Discovery Cruises run from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. and cost $25 per person. Discovery Cruises are sponsored by UNH Cooperative Extension and N.H. Sea Grant.
Space is limited Reserve your cruise now. For more information or to make a reservation, visit our website or call Dari Ward at 603-749-1565.
UNH Cooperative Extension in conjunction with the New Hampshire Legislative Task Force on Work and Family will host the 2nd New Hampshire Summit on Work and Family, June 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
Participants can register online. The cost of $30.00 per participant* includes lunch.
New Hampshire's other advantage: its quality of life
"Some argue that the widely touted New Hampshire Advantage that has attracted and kept many small and large businesses in New Hampshire is all about the state's low tax burden. We think it has as much to do with the quality of life that the Granite State offers those of us who work, live, and chose to raise our families here," says Malcolm Smith, Cooperative Extension family life and family policy specialist.
"Our first Work and Family Life Summit started a statewide conversation among business leaders, human resource professionals, state legislators, labor leaders, researchers and bureaucrats on how to make New Hampshire a better place for working families," Smith says.
"This year's summit continues the conversation, articulating what constitutes quality of life for working parents and how to extend those quality benefits to all," he says.
"Based on feedback from last year's event, this year we'll focus on the heightened importance of work-life fit in light of the current recession, and on the changing role of men in both work and family settings.
Conference presentations include:
The Changing Role of Men in Work and Family Life, by Dr. Brad Harrington, Executive Director, The Boston College Center on Work and FamilySustainable Business Means Sustainable Families, by Gary Hirshberg, CE-YO, Stonyfield Farm and author of "Stirring it Up."
Why Work/Life Fit Matters Now More Than Ever, by Lois Backon, Vice President of the Families and Work Institute, New York
A panel of representatives from small, large, and not-for-profit businesses will discuss best work/life practices. "This session, again moderated by Connie Roy-Czyzowski of Delta Dental, was among the most popular of last year's conference offerings," says Smith.
"In addition to this stellar lineup of acclaimed presenters and panelists, my colleague Kristin Smith of UNH's Carsey Institute and I will present data from the first-ever survey of work-life balance in New Hampshire," Smith says.
"Our survey involved 500 working parents who answered questions about the fit between their family lives and their work lives. We think you'll find our survey results as fascinating as we did."
"We know that when workers neglect their families' needs because of work-related pressures, the quality and quantity of their work suffers," says Smith.
"We also know that when work pressures and job strain pile up at work, our families suffer. Therefore, it's vital that policy-makers, in collaboration with business and community leaders, pay attention to the many issues involved in balancing work and family life. Please join us June 7!"
* New Hampshire legislators may contact our office at 862-1928 to register as our guests.
For more information and to register