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Your voice at System Administration. The Council represents employees and works on their behalf to improve communication, address employee concerns, and participate in the development of special projects.

What can the Council do for me?

Listen. The Council wants to hear your issues and ideas on how to make this a better place to work. Advocate. Speak with one voice to the leadership on issues that matter to employees. Implement. Work together with administration to bring about change.

How can I be heard?

There are 30 representatives and alternates, and their job is to listen to you.

www.utsystem.edu/staffcouncil

-Have a conversation.

-Write a letter. You can make it anonymous. UT System Staff Council, 201 W. 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701

-Send an email to staffcouncil@utsystem.edu

Professional Development Courses

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*There is a cost associated with the training, and you should consult with your supervisor or department head before registering for any of the listed seminars.

** signifies a Leadership Brown Bag Video Series

Contact Sarah Hart (499-4660)
if you have any questions.

Professional Development Center

News & Announcements

Annual Enrollment

Annual Enrollment for the 2008-2009 Benefit Year began on July 1, and ends on July 31, 2008. During this time you may change your group insurance benefit elections and add or remove dependents from coverage. The elections you make will become effective on September 1, 2008 or upon approval of Evidence of Insurability, if required.

For more information, the Annual Enrollment Meeting is scheduled on Thursday, July 10, 2008. Insurance and Retirement Vendors will be available to answer your questions during the day from 9:00am to 1:00pm ASH 2 Conference Room.

To make your elections, you may visit UTTouch online or link to the site via your coverage options letter which should have arrived in your e-mail yesterday.

If you have questions, contact ESC@UTSystem.edu or (512) 499-4660.

Work/Life Services & Employee Assistance Program Presents:

Workplace Rudeness & Incivility

Strategies to increase civility
Learning how to model positive and productive workplace behaviors
Tips for handling confrontation and disagreement civilly.

All presentations will be held in the North Office A Building (NOA 4.106A).

For Managers: Tuesday, July 8, from 8:30 a.m. to Noon.

For Employees: Tuesday, August 5, from 8:30 a.m. to Noon.

Facilitated by Rita Handrich, Ph.D. Registration is required. For more information and to register send and e-mail to eap@austin.utexas.edu or call (512) 471-3366.

Moving from Peer to Supervisor

New Managers are challenged with new responsibilties and balancing their past co-worker relationships with their new management roles. This workshop focuses on how to make those relationship transitions smooth while being successful in the new role of leading past peers.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the North Office A Building, (NOA 4.106A)

Facilitated by Monica Scamardo, Ph.D. Limited space available - registration required.

To register to go https://utdirect.utexas.edu/txclass/index.WBX Group PN 485. For more information: eap@austin.utexas.edu or (512) 471-3366.

First - Time Supervisor's Coaching Group - An 8 Week Series

This group is designed to help first-time supervisors get the information they need to be successful at managing employees. Supervisors will set professional goals and learn about other UT Austin resources for managers. Each meeting will include a presentation by an EAP professional and an EMS Represenative and followed by a discussion on a specific topic:

Fridays, July 11, 18, 25, August 8, 15, 22, 29 & September 5 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the North Office A Building (NOA 4.106A)
Facilitated by Monica Scamardo, Ph.D., LIsa Milne, MA and mat Lockard, BS. Limited space available - registration required, deadline July 9, 2008 .

To register to go https://utdirect.utexas.edu/txclass/index.WBX Group PN 008. For more information: eap@austin.utexas.edu or (512) 471-3366.

Prompt Payment Act

OSS-Accounting & Purchasing Services is working to increase the awareness of the requirement to document the date that an invoice is received. If you are involved with receiving or handling vendor invoices in your department please be aware that you are required to document on each invoice the date that it was received in your department.

Why? UT System Administration must comply with the Prompt Payment Act; to ensure compliance, the accounting system requires that OSS-Accounting & Purchasing Services enter the date an invoice was received in your department before a payment can be generated. The system uses this date to determine if interest is due to the vendor and if so, it calculates and pays the appropriate amount. If the date is not documented, risks include delay of payment, payment of interest, and non-compliance with state law. Date stamps are ideal; however, if you do not have a date stamp you could write “Invoice received in [name of dept] on [date]”. For invoices received via e-mail, the date the e-mail was received in an inbox is the date of receipt. If you have questions please contact a member of the OSS-Accounting & Purchasing Services team.

Facts & Trends 2008
Facts & Trends is designed as a basic reference document with admissions, financial aid, enrollment, persistence, graduation and outcomes, degree, semester credit hour, faculty and staff, research, and financial information for the nine academic and six health-related institutions and The University of Texas System as a whole. This document is intended to provide accurate and consistent information for internal use and for the general public and as a statistical supplement to the UT System Accountability and Performance Report. For the most part, data are reported for the most recent six years to identify trends over time.

To learn more go to http://www.utsystem.edu/isp/factstrends.htm.

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