Staff Senate Newsletter • April 3, 2020
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
To stay up to date on UNT's response to COVID-19, see healthalerts.unt.edu.
Local News
- On Tuesday, March 31, Governor Greg Abbott issued a new Executive Order (GA-14) relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the COVID-19 disaster. The new statewide order goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, April 2, and extends through Thursday, April 30, 2020. Read the Executive Order HERE.
- Also, on March 31, Denton County extended its Stay at Home order through April 7. Read more HERE.
- For more City of Denton COVID-19 updates, please see their website.
Budget Office Training
The University Budget Office continues to hold important training sessions remotely. If you need training on payroll, budget basics, Cognos reports or more you can find these sessions on their Training Calendar site. All March and April trainings will be offered via Zoom in lieu of in-person trainings.
Budget officers and others who normally attend the First Friday meetings with the Budget Office will find a pre-recorded video posted to the First Fridays website this Friday, April 3.
Telecommuting and Parenting
Trying to telecommute and care for children can be one of the hardest combination of tasks and requires a significant balancing act. Under normal circumstances telecommuting and childcare would not merge together, but in the current health crisis many of you are juggling both of these important tasks.
- Check out this article from Parents.com on How to Master Working From Home—While Under Quarantine With Kids for some tips.
- Or this article Working From Home with Kids: 21 Tips From Our Remote Team.
- Here is another Five Tips for Telecommuting from a Kid Filled House.
Thanks to Shaureece Park, Director of Library Admin Services, for these helpful tips!
Cooking Tips
Now that most of us are spending a lot of time at home, those new to cooking may want some guidance. Staff Senators Suzan Cruz, Charlotte Cooke, and Katie McCoy have found some easy-to-use YouTube videos on cooking that can help. These videos can also be useful for those of us that would like to change our usual at-home menu. Bon appetite!
- 4 Easy Meals To Start Cooking
- 12 Easy Dinner Recipes - Dinner Recipes For Family
- 12 Easy Food Recipes To Make At Home
Featured Staff Senate Spotlight
Emily Gautraud
Administrative Services, Youth Protection Program Coordinator
Read more HERE!
Showing Appreciation
If you know of someone who is going above and beyond, please share their information with untpresident@unt.edu so we can give them a shout out.
Join Us at Our Next Meeting!
Meetings are open to all UNT staff members. Please check back for details on our next meeting.
For meeting agendas and minutes, click HERE.
Contact Us!
If you have an article, announcement or suggestion relating to this newsletter, contact Lisa Cuevas or staffsenate@unt.edu to have it included.