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UTSA provides April 6 digest of remote-operations news and tips

UTSA provides April 6 digest of remote-operations news and tips

APRIL 6, 2020 — UTSA is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak with a commitment to supporting the safety of the university community while enabling the academic progress of students. Here is your digest of university news and tips.



ONLINE LEARNING & TELECOMMUTING

FIND VIRTUAL RESOURCES: Staff members, check out the new Working Remotely Resources page with links to details on human resources, business operations, financial transactions, and mail and receiving. 

FACULTY EVALUATIONS UPDATE: Faculty, UTSA has updated the timelines for 2019 Annual Evaluations and 2020 Promotion and Tenure Review. It is also offering guidance for other faculty evaluation processes. Please keep track of your teaching, research and service activities, tasks, and accomplishments in which you’re engaged to support your departments, colleges and the university as well as professional associations during this time. Additionally, include in your CV any professional activities, presentations, workshops, invited lectures, etc., that had been scheduled but were canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. 

CAMPUS OPERATIONS: On our new What’s Open on Campus page find out what on campus is open and closed and what services are accessible virtually.


VIRTUAL EVENTS

BE YOUR BEST: Three virtual town hall meetings this week are designed to help you stay mentally and physically fit. 

  • Dealing with Distractions in the Home Work Environment: Find ways to give yourself the space that helps you focus and that’s more conducive to the new virtual work and study norms.
    Tuesday, April 7, 2–3 p.m.
  • Well-being in the Midst of a Pandemic: Learn some tactics for settling your nerves and calming your worries during this time of uncertainty and change.
    Wednesday, April 8, 2–3 p.m.
  • Staying Healthy: Learn tips for and the importance of being aware of your total well-being in the midst of shelter-in-place and social distancing rules.
    Thursday, April 9, 2–3 p.m.
Stay on top of other training sessions, town halls and webinars by UTSA experts on the Trainings and Town Halls page.


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UTSA’s Mission

The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property - for Texas, the nation and the world.

UTSA’s Vision

To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.

UTSA’s Core Values

We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.

UTSA’S Destinations

UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education .

Our Commitment to Inclusivity

The University of Texas at San Antonio, a Hispanic Serving Institution situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to promoting access for all. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.