Staff Senate Newsletter • July 31, 2020
Staff Safety Survey
President Smatresk will be hosting a Reopening Town Hall for faculty and staff on Aug. 4 at 2 p.m. The Staff Senate Executive Committee has created a brief survey to gauge staff perceptions of the Return to Work plan so that we can provide feedback to President Smatresk in advance of the meeting. You will find the link to the survey in an email from your staff senator.
So that we can serve and be a voice for you, please make it a priority to take the survey and attend the Town Hall as well! Your opinion is so valuable on this important topic and we ask that you please submit your survey responses not later than 9 a.m. on Aug. 3, 2020.
Email us at staffsenate@unt.edu if you have not received the survey.
Reopening Update Town Hall
President Smatresk will host a Reopening Update Town Hall for faculty and staff from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4. He will share information about the fall semester, how we are preparing campus and what processes we will follow to help keep our community safe and healthy. You can ask questions during the event or submit them in advance to untpresident@unt.edu. Faculty and staff will be viewing the town hall via Zoom and will be required to log in with their EUID and password.
Annual Spot Bid Fair
The UNT Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program is participating in State Senator Royce West's annual "Spot Bid Fair" Aug. 3-5, 2020, to be held virtually. The fair allows HUB vendors statewide to bid on goods and services from state organizations, such as UNT — and may help save money on purchases your area already intends to make. Please review your upcoming expenditures from now through the end of the calendar year and email Greg Obar, UNT System HUB coordinator, for assistance.
Toulouse Graduate School Webinar
Join the Toulouse Graduate School for a webinar highlighting the master's in higher education on Thursday, August 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Register for the webinar at https://tgs.unt.edu/webinars where you can also find archived recordings of previous webinars about UNT's master's in Advanced Data Analytics and MBA programs. Getting your advanced degree at UNT is a great way to use your benefit of the UNT Faculty/Staff Scholarship.
UNT World Town Hall on HR and COVID-19 Safety Issues
Chancellor Roe will host a virtual UNT World Town Hall: HR and COVID-19 Safety on August 10 at 10:30 a.m. The town hall will feature a moderated Q&A with Vice Chancellor & Chief Human Capital Officer Barbara Abercrombie, as well as the HR leaders for UNT, UNT Dallas, UNT Health Science Center and UNT System Administration. The Town Hall will also include remarks from Chancellor Lesa Roe and a safety briefing from Vice Chancellor Steve Maruszewski, who is leading our system-wide efforts to mitigate coronavirus.
If you have specific work-related questions you would like addressed during the Town Hall, please email communications@untsystem.edu.
Faculty and staff from all UNT System institutions and system administration may watch the Town Hall live at https://www.untsystem.edu/covid-19-town-hall. Once the Town Hall is complete the video will remain posted at the same URL, so faculty and staff may watch on-demand.
Work related questions regarding COVID-19 may be emailed to communications@untsystem.edu in advance of the Town Hall.
Staff Recognition
Staff Recognition: Going the Distance while Socially Distant, presented by DATCU, is set for 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The virtual event will feature the presentation of this year's staff and presidential awards, a Q&A with President Smatresk and some great door prizes.
Stay tuned for more details!
UNT System COVID-19 Updates
The UNT System leadership teams have spent significant hours preparing to safely begin reopening aspects of our campuses and office facilities. Read more on the UNT System COVID-19 updates web page.
UNT Health Alerts
For UNT Coronavirus updates visit the UNT Health Alerts website: healthalerts.unt.edu. Information for staff is available on the UNT Health Alerts for Staff web page.
COVID Questions
Call the UNT COVID hotline at 1-844-366-5892 or send an email to COVID@unt.edu.
Join Us at Our Next Meeting!
Meetings are open to all UNT staff members. The next meeting will be held via Zoom on Aug. 11, 2020 at 3 p.m.
Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
If you are unable to attend, please feel free to share any concerns, views, and/or feedback by contacting your Staff Senate representative or email staffsenate@unt.edu.
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.