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July 26, 2005

UTSA golf tournament to raise funds for UTSA Women's Walk

UTSA staff members are organizing a golf tournament to raise funds for the UTSA Walk for Women's Athletics. Proceeds benefit women's athletics scholarships. The golf tournament tee-off is 8 a.m., Aug. 20 at the Pecan Valley Golf Club, 4700 Pecan Valley Drive. Check-in time is 7:15 a.m. at the clubhouse. There will be "goody" bags for participants, prize drawings and prizes for first- and second-place teams, the longest drive and the ball closest to the pin. Entry deadline is Aug. 17. A four-man scramble is $50 per person. Mail checks payable to Jeannette Portillo in care of her at 10535 Stonecreek Place, San Antonio, Texas 78249.

More information: Jeannette Portillo, 458-4063

 

Notes from HR: Benefits enrollment July 31 deadline, TRS, more

  • Reminder:  Benefits Annual Enrollment ends at midnight, Sunday, July 31. If you were unable to attend the training sessions, view the presentation at the 2005-2006 Annual Enrollment Web site: http://www.utsa.edu/hr/benefits/annualenrollment.cfm.
  • If you don't make benefits changes, your current coverage will roll into next year. If you are participating in either the medical or dependent care flexible savings accounts, you are required to make an annual election to keep these accounts open. More information: http://www.utflex.com  
  • Read a Teachers Retirement System (TRS) newsletter on changes resulting from recent legislation: http://www.trs.state.tx.us/Publications/trsnews_july2005.pdf
  • Longevity and hazardous duty pay are increasing. Effective 9/1/05, longevity pay will increase to $20 per month for each 2 years of state service for all full-time benefits-eligible staff employees. Hazardous duty pay is increasing to $10 per month for each year of state service.

More information: Human Resources, 458-4250

 

College of Public Policy, KLRN-TV host July 28 panel discussion

The UTSA College of Public Policy and KLRN-TV will present a screening and panel discussion focusing on youth offenders, 7-9 p.m., Thursday, July 28, in the Frio Street Building, Downtown Campus. The event is free and open to the public. A segment of the PBS documentary "Girl Trouble" will be screened, followed by a panel discussion. Panelists include Judge Laura Parker, 386th District Court; Vicki Spriggs, executive director of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; Brigitte Bailey, medical director of the Cyndi Taylor Krier Correctional Treatment Facility; David Bailey, chief juvenile probation officer, Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department; and Theresa Scheets, assistant supervisor of the Cyndi Taylor Krier Correctional Treatment Facility Residential Services Unit.

More information: Tara Sparks, 270-9000

 

NASA hero is keynote speaker at July 29 PREP ceremony

Ed Smylie, retired NASA engineer and crew system division chief, is the keynote speaker at the San Antonio Pre-Freshman Engineering Program (PREP) closing ceremony. The ceremony, free and open to the public, is 1 p.m., Friday, July 29 in the UTSA Convocation Center, 1604 Campus. More than 1,300 area children participated this summer in the program.

In 1970, Smylie led a group of engineers who helped bring the three Apollo 13 astronauts safely back to earth, after an astronaut spoke the famous words, "Houston, we have a problem." The engineers devised modifications to the failing air system, saving the lives of the astronauts. Smylie agreed to speak at the ceremonies at the suggestion of his daughter, Susan, whose 12-year-old son, Samuel Schmidt, is a member of this summer's PREP class.

 

 

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