Employee Support Resources
Get connected with the support you need.
Human Resources
HRM can provide support with all questions about your employment including:
- Benefits
- Health & life insurance
- Employee growth opportunities
- Time, pay & leave
- Workplace accommodations
- Mental health and wellbeing
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Free, confidential 24/7 access to trained professionals who can help you access:
- Counseling for stress, relationships, grief & loss, anxiety, depression, substance use
- Legal assistance
- Financial guidance
- Work-life support
- Articles, videos, webinars, etc. on relevant wellness topics
NOTE: Use Company Organization Web ID "SOKEAP" when visiting the Guidanceresources.com website.
Accessible KU
Do you have a medical condition, disability, illness, or mental health condition for which you need a workplace accommodation? Please reach out to Human Resources for questions on the request process.
Ombuds Office
Free, confidential, and impartial guidance and coaching to KU students, faculty, and staff with the goal of empowering individuals to think through the best way to navigate their situation, connect with helpful resources, and plan strategies to move forward. Appointments are recommended.
Support & Care Referral Team (SCRT)
Submit a Care Referral if you are worried or concerned about a fellow Jayhawk – student, faculty, or staff – and a member of the SCRT of trained professionals will reach out to offer support and resources.
Watkins Faculty & Staff Clinic
Provides a pharmacy, immunizations, laboratory & radiology services, physical therapy, travel health, and other basic health care needs to KU faculty and staff. Appointments are recommended but accepts walk-ins.
KU Wellness Ambassadors
A volunteer team of passionate individuals spread across most departments on campus to foster employee wellbeing activities and communication and cultivate a culture of wellness here at KU.
Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity
Advocates for livability, fosters wellness, critically educates, and creates connections with and for queer and trans students, faculty, and staff alongside the broader KU community.
KU Code of Ethical Conduct
Applying to all KU employees, the Code of Ethical Conduct affirms a commitment to the highest standards of ethical, legal, and professional behavior based on core institutional values, and KU Policy Administration provides an anonymous 3rd party operated hotline to report concerns.
KU Police Department
Promoting a safe and secure Jayhawk community.
Faculty & Staff Wellness Committee
Facilitates employee wellness programming:
- Move-N-Learns
- Lunch-N-Learns
- Free, Employee Weekly Yoga
- Crops to Campus CSA
- Annual Faculty & Staff Wellness Fair
Faculty & Staff Wellness Resources
A comprehensive database of employee health and wellbeing resources both on-campus and in the Lawrence community, searchable by keyword or category, from Financial to Substance Abuse, Food Insecurity to Caregiving.
HealthQuest Health Center in Topeka
Benefits-eligible employees have access to in-person and telehealth services: prevention, sick visits, counseling, and lab services. Visits are free for those with Plan A, and $40 for Plans C, J, & N.