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Monday, November 20, 2017

Get your fill with Thanksgiving meals
  Thanksgiving dinner  

No reason to be hungry Tuesday, Nov. 21, with two Thanksgiving meals on campus.

Enjoy a traditional holiday lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the University Club in Davis Hall. The meal is $8. See the menu.

Later, head over to the University Center for Thanksgiving dinner with President Karbhari 5-8 p.m. in the Connection Café. Tickets are $8 for faculty, staff, and friends. See the menu and buy tickets.

Blackboard maintenance Saturday

Blackboard Inc. will conduct maintenance midnight to 5 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25. UTA's Blackboard environment will be unavailable during this time. Save your work and log out of Blackboard before the maintenance begins.

LSAMP summer program seeks student participants

Students can apply for the 2018 UT System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Summer Research Academy. Students selected will work on a faculty-mentored research project at either UTA or one of the other universities in the UT System.

Business Affairs Training and Development

  • Nov. 28—Payment Vouchers
  • Nov. 29—Create Requisition: MAV eSHOP for Requesters
  • Nov. 30—MAV eSHOP for Shoppers
  • Dec. 5—Managing Department Funds
  • Dec. 6—Timekeeper
  • Dec. 7—Travel and Expenses

Register at the Business Affairs Training and Development webpage.

Human Resources Learning and Development

  • Nov. 28—Coaching Skills for Supervisors
  • Nov. 29—Maverick Service Excellence: Section 3: Handling Problems and Complaints
  • Nov. 30—Time Management: Keys to Everyday Office Success
  • Dec. 7—Maverick Service Excellence: Section 4: Dealing with Difficult People
  • Dec. 12—Motivating Your Employees
  • Dec. 14—Effective Delegation

Register through the HR Learning and Development webpage.

Coming Up
  coming up  

See more on the UTA events calendar.

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