Staff Senate Newsletter • March 5, 2020
Daylight Saving Time & Monday University offices closed
REMINDER: This Sunday marks the return to Daylight Saving Time. Be sure to set your clocks forward one hour. On Monday, March 9, all System Offices will be closed.
Thank a Staff Member
Deadline to submit form is Friday, March 6! Take a few minutes to recognize a fellow staff member for excellent work and great service by filling out the Thank a Staff Member form . Excerpts will be displayed at the Staff Appreciation Luncheon, which will be presented by DATCU on Thursday, Apr. 2, and shared with the staff member, supervisor and Vice President.
UNT Staff Resource Hunt
Organized by: UNT Staff Senate
- Enjoy the perks that UNT has to offer all staff members right here in your campus neighborhood. This ADVENTURE will enlighten you of the many resources that will benefit you and your family.
- We ask you to complete as many of the adventures as you can to increase your level of winnings.
- Each location is clearly identified with the Resource Hunt logo. While there, you will receive a stamp to confirm your visit and have the opportunity to receive valuable information about the resource and the services that they provide.
- Have fun on your own or as a group and be sure to share photos of your adventures and other staff appreciation activities from UNT all month long on social media: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please include #UNTSystem #untstaffshine #yourvoiceourmission @UNTStaffSenate
Be sure to Like Staff Senate on Facebook and Follow Staff Senate on Twitter!
Use the map to find as many locations as you can! Find even one location or answer the BONUS question, and you will receive a ticket to be entered in a drawing for prizes. Each location qualifies you to receive a ticket for the drawing!
Download Resource Hunt Map here.
Instructions to print map. See attached image.
- Check the box for “ Print on both sides of paper”
- Choose the button for “Flip on short edge”
- Click Print!
Begin Hunt: March 2, 2020
End Hunt: April 2, 2020 at the Staff Appreciation Awards Luncheon
Dining Discount
Enjoy March Madness Meals! Dining Services is offering $4.75 meals for staff and faculty for the entire month of March. The offer is valid at all dining halls at all meal times. The price does not include tax, and UNT faculty or staff identification is required.
Staff Appreciation Events
See HERE for more 2020 Staff Appreciation Month events!
Campus HR: Breaking the Q12 Code
Join Campus HR as they describe each of the 12 elements of employee engagement from the 2019 Gallup Engagement Survey. Upcoming sessions include:
Q11 & Q12: Someone at work has talked about my progress, and I have had opportunities to learn and grow.
- When: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
- Where: UNT Support and Services Building, SSB - 102
- Click HERE to register and learn more!
Q8: The mission or purpose of my organization makes me feel my job is important.
- When: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
- Where: UNT Support and Services Building, SSB - 102
- Click HERE to register and learn more!
President's Lecture Series
We are excited this spring to welcome Bryant Terry, a James Beard Award-winning chef, food justice activist and critically acclaimed author, as our next President’s Lecture Series speaker at 7 p.m. March 31 in the University Union Emerald Ballroom, Room 314.
A cooking demonstration and Q&A session will accompany Chef Terry’s talk, “Food Justice at the Intersection of Food, Politics, Poverty, Public Health and the Environment.”
The lecture series is open to all members of the UNT family — students, faculty, staff and alumni — as well as our neighbors throughout the North Texas region. Claim your free ticket online and join us March 31 to be inspired by Chef Terry!
Staff Senate Committee Spotlight
We are highlighting Staff Senate committees this month!
Learn more about what the Staff Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee does HERE!
2019-2020 members include: Devin Axtman, Stacy Buchanan, Chris Cunningham, Corey Davidson, Alisha Carter Harris, Stephanie McDonald, Connor Meier, Koby Osowski, and Allison Peeler.
You are Invited: Come to a Meeting!
Staff Senate meets once a month at 3 p.m. The next meeting is March 10, 2020 at 3 p.m. in Union 332. Meetings are open to all UNT staff members. Please come and see what we are doing and get involved!
Be sure to check the website for meeting agendas and minutes.
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.