Staff Senate Newsletter • Feb. 26, 2021

 

Eagle Alerts

Last week, there were multiple Eagle Alerts regarding the closures, boil water notice and other safety information. If you did not receive these alerts, check to make sure your contact information is up to date.

 

Insurance and Claims Program Requests

Equipment and other items that sustained damage from the recent winter storm and its effects – such as water damage from burst pipes – may be reimbursable through UNT’s insurance. Even if you are replacing needed items immediately, the university must still follow the insurance claims process to ensure the money is recouped. Find out how to file an insurance claim for damaged items at UNT.

Fem Flicks Film Series: Our Bodies Our Doctors

Our Bodies Our Doctors tells the rarely-discussed story of what it means to be an abortion provider today. This film provides a crucial, hopeful point of view: an intimate glimpse into the lives of these courageous providers who have devoted their careers to ensuring women have access to skilled, compassionate care despite confronting threats of violence and facing intensified political threats and efforts to criminalize abortion. 

Watch the film anytime and join the UNT Library on March 3 at 6 p.m. to participate in a discussion following the film.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability to fully participate in an event, please contact the Pride Alliance at pridealliance@unt.edu. Please make the request as soon as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

Faculty & Staff Appreciation Lunch

The next Faculty/Staff Appreciation Lunch is on March 5. UNT Faculty and Staff can enjoy an all-you-care-to-eat lunch in any of the Dining Halls for only $5 (normally $8.20) plus tax.

2021 Equity & Diversity Conference

Due to the outages brought about by the winter storm, the 2021 Equity & Diversity Conference Presented by Hilti has been rescheduled for March 23. Registration for the conference is still open. Stay tuned for additional details!

Staff Senate Spotlight

Lee Davis

Senior Graphic Designer, Printing and Distribution Solutions

Learn more about Lee!

 

 

ERS Diabetes Supplies

According to the American Diabetes Association, two out of five Americans have or will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. Let your Employment Retirement System of Texas (ERS) benefits help you manage your condition with services such as no-cost diabetes supplies for certain brands of test stripes, lancets and lancing devices under the HealthSelect Prescription Drug Program (PDP) administered by OptumRX when you use an in-network pharmacy and present your prescription drug ID card. 

Consumer Directed HealthSelect participants can get lancets, lancing devices, syringes, pen needles and OneTouch test strips at no cost after they meet their annual deductible.

Free Glucose Meter Program

The Free Glucose Meter Program lets HealthSelect of Texas and HealthSelect Out-of- State participants get a certain OneTouch Verio glucometer at no cost when they order it through LifeScan (the manufacturer of One Touch products). Once their provider determines which glucometer they should use, participants can contact:

1. LifeScan Service Center at (866) 355-9962.
2. Visit the website using the Brochure Code: 594PRX100. 

LifeScan will deliver the glucometer directly to your address.

To get the OneTouch glucometer at no cost, participants must order through LifeScan. If you prefer to get a glucometer at a retail pharmacy, a prescription from your doctor is required and the applicable copay/coinsurance will apply. Learn more about the HealthSelect diabetic supply coverage, read the "Frequently Asked Questions" or call OptumRx Customer Care toll-free at (855) 828-9834 (TTY: 711).

Join Us at Our Next Meeting!

Meetings are open to all UNT staff members. The next meeting will be held on March 9, 2021 at 3 p.m. 

For meeting agendas, minutes and recordings, please visit the Agendas and Minutes page. 

Contact Us!

If you have an article, announcement or suggestion relating to this newsletter, email staffsenate@unt.edu to have it included.