Effective Monday, March 1, Curative will administer free COVID-19 tests for employees and students 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. UTA’s Curative testing center is located at 435 Spaniolo Drive in the College Park District.

Appointments are encouraged but not required. They can be made through UTA’s portal on Curative’s website. Dependents of employees can receive free tests with an appointment.

Read more about the testing.

Correct and consistent mask use is a critical step everyone can take to prevent contracting and spreading COVID-19. Masks work best when everyone wears them, but not all masks provide the same protection.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advise that when choosing a mask, look at how well it fits, how well it filters the air, and how many layers it has.

The virtual presentation with the third finalist for vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will be posted soon. The event was today, Friday, Feb. 26.

Recordings of the first two finalist presentations, which took place as scheduled on Feb. 15 and 17, are now available:

• David T. Carreon Bradley
• Marquita Booker

Information on all three candidates has been posted to the VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion webpage.

The Office of Human Resources knows that many of you may be dealing with issues surrounding your homes and livelihood as a result of the winter storms. To provide assistance, the UT System has compiled links to community response and recovery resources.

• Arlington Storm Recovery website
• Other North Texas assistance
• The Federal Emergency Management Agency provides information and guidance for filing claims.
• The Internal Revenue Service may delay tax deadlines for Texans affected by the winter storms.
• The Small Business Administration provides low-interest disaster loans to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters.

Employee resources

UTA/Tri-C Food Pantry serves faculty, staff, and students with food and non-food essential items 9 a.m.-noon and 2-5 p.m. every Thursday. Email utafoodpantry@gmail.com to request a pickup time.

UTA's Employee Assistance Program

The Office of Human Resources advises timekeepers to use properly code time sheets for inclement weather. For details, go to the timekeeping section of the Inclement Weather and Campus Emergency (CO-CS-PR13).

Answers to the frequently asked questions are:

• Student workers paid hourly should be paid for actual hours worked. They should discuss make-up hours with their supervisors.
• Hours worked during the week should be entered into the timesheet. Hours not worked should be entered as “Other Absence Paid” for inclement weather leave.
• For essential employees who worked the entire week, process timesheets as normal including overtime hours. Overtime is accrued after 40 hours is worked that week.

A planned electrical outage for the SEIR building this weekend has been postponed. The outage will be 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March 7.

Contact either Jeff Johnson at 817-798-8456, Toby Buhrkuhl at 972-832-1490, or Cameron Taylor at 469-231-4345 with questions or concerns.