UW Transportation Services<\/a> is a great resource for helping you better understand your commute options. With roughly 60,000 students, staff, and faculty making the trip to the UW every day, and with parking being limited and expensive, we strongly encourage you to make use of alternative modes of transportation.<\/p>\n Once placed on a temporary assignment, you may be eligible to purchase a quarterly UW TEMP Pass<\/a>, if you are regularly scheduled at least three days a week throughout the quarter. The TEMP Pass allows for unlimited use of public transportation for a quarterly fee. Contact Transportation Services for more information.<\/p>\n Need your car once or twice a week for after work meetings or picking up the kids? Purchase Individual Commuter Tickets<\/a> (discounted price with your TEMP Pass).<\/p>\n If you can’t take advantage of the TEMP Pass or are unable to get here without driving alone, parking permits may be purchased at Transportation Services. Current information about parking fees<\/a> and procedures are available online, including information about carpooling and vanpooling<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are private membership-based car sharing programs in the area that provide you access to a new-model vehicle for personal and business use. Leave your car at home and use options such as Zipcar<\/a>, Zimride<\/a> or Car2Go<\/a> on days you have meetings or errands.<\/p>\n For many commuters, biking is the quickest and easiest way to get to the UW. We have excellent bicycle facilities and the biking web page<\/a> has information about racks, lockers and showers. With a Temp PASS you can extend your trip by taking your bike on the bus.<\/p>\n Live close enough to walk<\/a> to campus? Try out a healthy commute. It’s simple, easy and inexpensive.<\/p>\n UW Seattle Access Guide for Persons with Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n Return to top<\/a><\/p> Occasionally, personal, family or job difficulties can present challenges for employees. Sometimes a little guidance or information can help to quickly resolve an otherwise difficult problem.<\/p>\n The University offers resources for getting help in resolving problems that may be affecting an employee’s work life.<\/p>\n Professional and Organizational Development (POD)<\/a> offers\u00a0cost-effective, timely, and high-quality classroom training, webinars, coaching, career counseling, and consulting services, for a fee.<\/p>\n WorkLife<\/a> supports University faculty, staff, and students in meeting their work and family needs through consultation and referral to campus and community resources. WorkLife can help with information on child care, elder\/adult care, flexible work options and other issues that impact individuals at any stage of their life cycle.<\/p>\n Washington State Employee Assistance Program<\/a> (WA EAP) offers confidential, in-person assessment and short-term counseling by local professionals for any issue that may cause concern for an employee or employee\u2019s family member. Examples include stress, work-related problems, family and parenting concerns, relationship issues, drug\/alcohol problems, financial questions, and grief and depression. The initial consultation is free, as well as limited session(s) with a license therapist, attorney, or financial planning specialist.<\/p>\n The University of Washington Women’s Center<\/a> is a vital place where women and men partner to build a culture of social justice, equity, and non-violence, domestically and globally. The Women\u2019s Center has a list of a wide variety of resources<\/a> available on campus for staff, faculty, and students.<\/p>\n The Disability Services Office (DSO)<\/a> serves UW community members with disabilities. The DSO can assist with UW employees seeking accommodations to help them get their jobs done. Employees can also contact UTemp Staffing or their supervisor to discuss their accommodation needs.<\/p>\n Examples of typical accommodations from the Disability Services Office include:<\/p>\n Persons needing such accommodation should notify the DSO at least ten days prior to the event, at 206-543-6450 voice, 206-543-6452 TTY, or dso@uw.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Ombud<\/a> acts as a source of information and assistance to all members of the University community concerning University-related academic and non-academic rules, regulations, and procedures. The Ombud is an independent and impartial resource to help employees assess which options may be right for them when addressing concerns, or to discuss strategies for engaging in informal problem-solving.<\/p>\n Return to top<\/a><\/p> The University values safety and security for all members of the University community. All employees should be familiar with SafeCampus<\/a>, the University’s violence prevention and response program. The program is based on the principle that early reporting of, and response to, potentially violent situations is better than responding to a violent incident after it takes place. The steps for reporting a situation follow:<\/p>\n Step 1:<\/strong> Call 911<\/strong> from any Seattle campus phone. You will be immediately connected with the University of Washington Police Department (UWPD)<\/a> which serves the University community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (Note: If you dial 911 from your cell phone while on the Seattle campus you will access the Seattle Police Department. If you reach them, ask to be connected to the UW Police.)<\/p>\n Step 2:<\/strong> Once safe, call the Violence Prevention and Response Team at 206-685-SAFE (206-685-7233)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Step 3:<\/strong> Report the situation to your supervisor or the head of your unit.<\/p>\n For non-emergency calls to UWPD call: 685-UWPD (206-685-8973)<\/p>\n Every academic quarter, the SafeCampus provides a free 50 minute Violence Prevention and Response Training<\/em><\/a> workshop to UW employees and students, in addition to the many training resources<\/a> available online.<\/p>\n Learn more<\/strong> about SafeCampus<\/a>, the University’s violence prevention and response program.<\/p>\n UW Alert is a voluntary self-subscription service that disseminates official information during emergencies or crisis situations that may disrupt the normal operation of the UW or threaten the health or safety of members of the UW community.<\/p>\n UW Alert delivers messages to subscribers on a “best effort” basis to email and\/or to Short Message Service (SMS) text-capable wireless devices, such as many cellular telephones. Effective emergency response requires personal preparedness and planning. While no emergency communication system is guaranteed to be effective and reliable in every situation, we encourage you to sign up for UW Alert as one part of your emergency preparedness plan. Sign up for UW Alert<\/a>.<\/p>\n Uniformed security guards will walk with students, staff, and faculty members to various locations on campus, and within a one-mile radius off campus 7 days a week from 7:00 p.m.\u20133:00 a.m. (6:00 p.m.\u20132:00 a.m. with the start of fall quarter and earlier hours of darkness). The guards can also provide other services. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you live within a mile of campus to the west, north or east, and stay on campus after dark, you can use your TEMP Pass to take the Night Ride for free. The Night Ride shuttle takes you from campus right to your front door. See the Night Ride web page<\/a> for complete information.<\/p>\n Emergency phones<\/a> are located throughout the Seattle campus. Outdoor emergency phones are mounted on blue poles with blue lights on top. The UW Police will be able to locate you within one to two minutes on campus when you use a campus emergency phone.<\/p>\n The campus is an open community and unsecured property is at risk of theft.<\/p>\n Never leave your personal property unattended or out in the open.<\/p>\n Lock your personal property in a file cabinet or a safe location while you are at work.<\/p>\n Register your bicycle and electronics online<\/a> with UWPD! Each year, hundreds of bicycles are stolen from the University campus. Many are retrieved but cannot be returned to the owners because they are not registered or the owner has no proof of ownership. More tips and resources are available for your bicycle<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n Return to top<\/a><\/p> Listed below are additional perks which may interest you:<\/p>\nTEMP Pass<\/h5>\n
Occasional drivers<\/h5>\n
Parking services<\/h5>\n
Car sharing<\/h5>\n
Biking\/Walking<\/h5>\n
UW maps and\u00a0directions<\/h5>\n
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Employee support<\/h4>\n
Professional and Organizational Development<\/h5>\n
WorkLife<\/h5>\n
WA Employee Assistance Program<\/h5>\n
UW Women’s Center<\/h5>\n
Disability Services Office<\/h5>\n
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Ombud<\/h5>\n
Personal safety and\u00a0violence prevention<\/h4>\n
Urgent and imminent threats<\/h5>\n
Potential or suspected threats<\/h5>\n
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UW Alert<\/h5>\n
Husky NightWalk 685-WALK (9255)<\/h5>\n
Night Ride<\/h5>\n
Campus emergency phones<\/h5>\n
Protect your personal property<\/h5>\n
Protect your car<\/h6>\n
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Protect your bike and electronic equipment<\/h6>\n
Perks<\/h4>\n
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