MavWire
Monday, May 11, 2020
textMelissa Orr, Joseph Cloud, Israa Jaradat, and Iretomiwa Esho

Mavs selected for prestigious program

The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected three UTA graduate students and one recent alumnus to participate in its prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.

Steam service outage planned next week

The Thermal Energy Plant has planned its annual outage of campus steam service to complete inspection and repair requirements of the system components. The outage is scheduled to begin at midnight on Monday, May 18. Normal operations should resume by 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 23.

During the time designated, the buildings served by the Thermal Energy Plant will be without hot water and steam. Electrical power, air conditioning, chilled water, and domestic cold water services will still be available.

For questions on buildings or equipment impacted by the outage, contact Bobby Kirby at bkirby@uta.edu or 817-272-2564.
CARES Act

CARES Act funds for student assistance

Thanks to the federal CARES Act, UTA will use nearly $10.6 million to directly support eligible students needing financial assistance. The grants are for students who have experienced additional expenses due to COVID-19.

UTA will disburse the funds in a manner that provides a meaningful amount of assistance to a maximum number of Mavericks. Learn more on the CARES Act FAQs page.
QuestionPro

QuestionPro

Registration for QuestionPro training begins Monday, May 11.The online survey research tool will replace Qualtrics in July. Learn more about QuestionPro. 
survey

Sustainability survey

Take the Office of Sustainability's transportation survey as part of a carbon footprint analysis of UTA by Tuesday, May 12.
Work of Art challenge

'Work of Art' challenge

The deadline to register for Work of Art, an emotional fitness campaign, has been extended to Wednesday, May 13. Sign in or create an account in Living Well.
Families First Coronavirus Response Act

COVID-19 leave training

The Office of Human Resources provides training for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Register online for sessions Thursday, May 14, and Tuesday, May 26.
Virtual Happenings
Tuesday, May 12

Managing Stress in the Workplace

Cascade 8 Training
Wednesday, May 13

Webinar: Defusing Hostile Customers
Thursday, May 14

Teams Training
Friday, May 15

Leadership Skills for Managing Remote Employees

Introduction to CampusPress (WordPress)
Sunday, May 17

Cheers! to the Class of 2020
Monday, May 18

Microsoft Bookings
Tuesday, May 19

QuestionPro: Getting Started with Survey Design

QuestionPro: Survey Distribution and Offline Apps
Wednesday, May 20

QuestionPro - Data Analytics & Reporting, Qualtrics Migration, Integrations

Conducting Effective Meetings Virtually
Thursday, May 21

Building Virtual Team Engagement

SiteCore for Web Migration
Friday, May 22

Canvas for Non-Academic Use
Monday, May 25

Memorial Day holiday
Wednesday, May 27

How to Travel for the University

See more at events.uta.edu.
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