Your Voice Is Important
You do not have to be a Representative or an Alternate to attend or speak at the meetings. All
employees are encouraged to attend. We would like to hear input from all UT Arlington Staff.
Meetings are held at 3:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the Student Congress
Chambers, located in the lower level of the University Center. Participation as a Representative or
an Alternate in the Council is very important. The Staff Advisory Council is an integral part of the
policy making arm of the University. Elected members of the Council represent the needs and desires
of each constituency. Working together, we can make a difference in the lives of the UTA Community.
UT Arlington looks to van-pooling to help with gas crunch
The University of Texas at Arlington is partnering with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) to help solve air
quality in the Fort Worth-Dallas area and the skyrocketing price of gasoline that is imposing a hardship on commuting
employees and students. Although Arlington is the largest city in the United Sates without public transportation, The T has
vanpooling programs that can save the commuter an estimated $8,128 annually, based on a 55-mile roundtrip commute.
Vanpooling also helps reduce dangerous ozone levels that hurt air quality and public health. The T also maintains a
database that can help in establishing carpools. Many people who might consider a ride-sharing program are deterred by
concern about emergencies: a child getting sick at school or a work issue that demands unplanned overtime. Vanpool
participants need not worry because The T has a “Guaranteed Ride Home Program (GRHP). Participants receive GRHP calling
cars that entitle the holder to call Yellow Cab to be returned home or to a park-and-ride lot for a $5 copayment. The T
covers the balance. The campus community will have numerous opportunities, including upcoming registrations, staff advisory
committee events and employee orientations, to fill out a “Rideshare Commute Options” card, the first step to joining a
ridesharing program. The Dallas Morning News recently interviewed vanpoolers on their experiences in the program.
Read the story at this Web site.
University's New Password Policy
Effective Date: March 24th, 2008
Expiration Date: 6 months
A new notification service is being implemented by which a reminder will be sent to your UTA email address:
- Weekly, 1 month prior to expiration, then
- Daily, 1 week prior to expiration
You will be unable to recycle any of your last 5 passwords helping ensure unique passwords are used.
Length: 8-32 characters
Complexity: 3 of 4 character classes will be required for your password - lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, special characters
Password Minimum Life: 5 minutes
For More Details Visit: www.uta.edu/selfservice
Join the SAC Listserv
Do you want to be the first to know about new benefits for UT Arlington staff? Are you interested in
hearing about the Community Outreach projects sponsored by your Staff Advisory Council? Now, in
addition to attending SAC meetings, you can hear about all this and more by joining the
SAC listserv.
Theatre Arlington Offers Staff Discount
Theatre Arlington, one of the largest community theaters in the
nation, offers a VIP discount to all UTA staff and faculty for most shows. Located in downtown
Arlington, their season consists of nine shows ranging from comedies to musicals to dramas to youth
productions. Call 817-275-7661 or visit www.theatrearlington.org
for more information.
Eight staff members honored as outstanding employees
Eight UT Arlington staff members were named 2007-08 Outstanding Employees and honored by President James D. Spaniolo in a ceremony last week. Mary Jane Goad, assistant to the dean in the College of Science; and Arnita Williams, executive assistant in the office of institutional research; were named outstanding employees in the administrative and professional category. Kathy A. Dunn, administrative assistant I in the department of management; and Sally J. Thompson, administrative assistant I in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering; were outstanding employees in the administrative support category. Outstanding employees in the professional, paraprofessional, and technical category were Darrell L. Posey, warehouse manager in central receiving; and Jeraldine Washington-Sawyer, assistant registrar in the office of admissions. Jose G. Albarran, groundskeeper II in facilities management; and Dories O. Davies, assistant building attendant in facilities management; were selected as outstanding employees in the service and maintenance category. Award-winners are nominated by their co-workers and selected by a seven-person committee.
Behavior Intervention Team
Given recent tragedies at VT, NIU and elsewhere, I wanted to direct you to our BIT web site at
www.uta.edu/bit or this information can be seen on the VPSA web page.
Our team is available to do educational programs across campus and has done some to date. I would
appreciate it if you would share this web site with your staff/faculty colleagues so they are fully
informed of the team’s mission and purpose. Mike Knox and Doug Kuykendall chair this group with colleagues
from across the campus participating on the team.
Dr. Frank Lamas, Vice President for Student Affairs
