Dear Graduate Students with Families,
Welcome to the first graduate student families listserv! I’m Hilary Hunt, the new Graduate Families GE. My role is to support you by providing information and resources. Through this listserv, I’ll be sharing updates about valuable campus resources, events, and funding opportunities. Read on for financial assistance, parenting workshops, childcare, and events!
If you haven’t already, sign up for this listserv here by emailing your name to:
gradstudentfamilies-join@lists.uoregon.edu
Financial Assistance
1) Graduate Assistance Fund
Receive $1,500 for the birth of a child during your graduate program! APPLY HERE.
2) Childcare Assistance
Receive financial support to pay for childcare if your child is under 18 months or adopted in the last 18 months at the beginning of or during your graduate program. Apply for childcare subsidies, childcare scholarships, tax credits and more. Resources HERE.
Events
Workshop topics include children’s’ brain development, how children deal with stress, and more. All these workshops are FREE with childcare and dinner provided by the Moss Street Children’s Center.
2) Science Open House on October 5th in the Willamette Hall Atrium, 6:30pm-8:30pm (FREE)
There are activities for children of all ages, including a laser maze, egg drop, and other cool experiments.
3) Fall Day Camp and Preschooler Activities on October 14th and Family Fossil Day on October 15th at the Museum of
Natural and Cultural History. Plus, admission is FREE on the first Friday of October!
4) Family Play and Resource Day on October 15th, 2:00pm – 5:00pm (FREE)
Swimming, crafts, music, food, and face painting all afternoon
5) Night at the Museum on October 19th, 5:30pm – 7:00pm (FREE)
Snacks, guided tour of the museum, socializing with other graduate students and bedtime storytelling. Great for all ages.
Childcare
Don’t have a childcare plan yet that suits your new class schedule? Check out Human Resources’ CHILDCARE RESOURCE LIST, which easily breaks down your childcare options. All three child care centers on campus offer tuition discounts for UO families. See above for financial assistance for childcare.
For more information contact:
Hilary Habeck Hunt Master of Nonprofit Management Candidate 2017 | University of Oregon
Stewardship Intern | McKenzie River Trust
Graduate Family GTF | University of Oregon Graduate School
Board Member | Institute for Applied Ecology
Pronouns: she/her/hers
hhunt@uoregon.edu
269.823.3112