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Monday, October 16, 2017

Glass pumpkin pre-sale Friday, sale Saturday
  glass pumpkin  

Get a sneak peek at the Fifth Annual Glass Pumpkin Sale featuring unique, beautifully crafted glass made by the UTA glass art faculty and students. Faculty and staff can purchase items 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at the Studio Arts Center, 810 South Davis Drive. The sale is open to the public 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. Come for the pumpkins, but stick around for live demonstrations. Funds help pay for equipment, visiting artists, and sending students to glass conferences.

Expect detours on west campus this weekend
  nedderman closing  

West campus construction projects will cause some detours this weekend, Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 21-22, during Parent and Family Weekend.

  • West Nedderman Drive will be closed from UTA Boulevard to just south of the West Parking Garage for a crane to install the precast panel façade south of the parking entrance.
  • Flagmen will be posted at UTA Boulevard and West Nedderman.
  • Detours include going west on Greek Row Drive to Summit Avenue to UTA Boulevard, or south on West Nedderman to Cooper Street.
  • Access will remain open to Lots 34 and F7 via the Cooper Street entrance.
  • Find more updates on the Pardon Our Progress and Facilities Management Construction Report websites.

Skateboards, hoverboards subject to campus rules

The University’s policy on the use of personal transportation—skateboards, bicycles, roller skates, hoverboards, and scooters—was updated and published in the Handbook of Operating Policies in June. The policy covers safety tips, prohibited tricks, and locations for street use. Read HOP Policy 5-312.

Business Affairs Training and Development
  • Oct. 17—Create Requisition: Special Item Request
  • Oct. 18—Payment Vouchers
  • Oct. 19—Travel and Expenses

Register at the Business Affairs Training and Development webpage.

Human Resources Learning and Development
  • Oct. 17—The Art of Listening
  • Oct. 19—Americans with Disabilities Act in the Workplace
  • Oct. 20—Dealing with Difficult People

Register through the HR Learning and Development webpage.

Unit Effectiveness Process Training
  • Oct. 17—UEP and Discipline-Specific Accreditation
  • Oct. 30—UEP and Multi-site, Multiple Modality Programs

Register through the Institutional Effectiveness and Reporting webpage.
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Coming Up

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