1. Enroll Now in the Sick Leave Bank
The Sick Leave Bank (SLB) is an opportunity for eligible employees to protect their income. The SLB may provide paid leave to bank members who have exhausted all of their own paid leave due to a personal illness or injury.
In order to be eligible to enroll in this benefit employees must:
- Be classified as regular, full-time, or part-time and be in an active pay status, which allows accrual of sick leave.
- Have a balance of at least 48 sick leave hours as of June 30th.
- Agree to a one-time assessment (donation) of 24 hours of sick leave for full-time employees.
- Part-time employee’s assessments will be pro-rated based on the percentage of effort.
Enroll now through August 31 by submitting this form to Brandi Martin at bmarti75@uthsc.edu.
2. Mail Services Reminder
Campus mail may be picked up on Wednesdays only from Mail Services (920 Madison Avenue, Suite NC016 on the concourse level) from 7:30 am until 4:00 pm. Outgoing mail, including red/orange bags, can also be dropped off at Mail Services. For your convenience there is a drop slot to the Mail Services office accessible from the hallway leading to the H-lot garage, around the corner from the Mail Services front entrance. No campus mail delivery will be offered.
Please note – if you are expecting a package to be delivered via UPS or FedEx, make sure you are tracking your package, as it will not be delivered to Mail Services, and will likely be dropped off at your office door. Only USPS packages are routed through Mail Services.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Mail Services directly:
Mail Services
Wednesday: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
901.448.5633
postoffice@uthsc.edu
https://www.uthsc.edu/mail-services/
3. Last Week to Apply for Diversity and Inclusion Mini Grants Up to $3000!
All faculty, staff, students, and trainees are eligible to apply for up to $3,000 to fund a diversity and inclusion project. The deadline to submit grant proposals has been extended until Friday, May 1, 2020 at 11:59 pm. Recipients will be notified soon after the deadline.
Through this program, individuals and groups will have the opportunity to provide innovative programming to assist in recruitment and retention of diverse individuals and to seek engagement from all members of the UTHSC community in our diverse and inclusive culture.
For more information, visit https://uthsc.edu/oed/diversity-inclusion-mini-grants.php or email hsc-oed@uthsc.edu.
4. Give a Thumbs Up!
You may have observed some faculty, staff, residents, fellows, or students who are taking extraordinary measures to fight COVID-19 on the front line or in a supporting role, help maintain university business operations, assist students and employees with transitions, or help to ensure the safety of all of us at UTHSC.
Give a thumbs up to those people – anyone in the UTHSC community who has helped or inspired you or others in a positive way by filling out this form!
5. Stay Active with Campus Recreation
Exercise, yoga, and meditation videos are now available on the Campus Recreation website at https://uthsc.edu/campus-rec/fitness/videos.php.
You can also check out apps for general fitness, strength training, running, swim training on dry land, yoga, and meditation listed on the Campus Recreation website at: https://uthsc.edu/campus-rec/fitness/apps.php.
Keep yourself moving at home with our exercises on Instagram @uthscfitnesshiddengym!