Effective today, Monday, Feb. 1, UTA’s provider for its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is ComPsych GuidanceResources.

Through ComPsych, UTA’s EAP will continue to offer confidential counseling, work-life solutions, legal support, financial guidance and more. ComPsych’s services are available in a number of languages, enhancing the ability to share confidential information completely and comfortably.

UTA’s EAP continues to cover all employees and their covered family members. EAP services through ComPsych are free up eight visits per issue per covered individual. This is an increase over the previously offered four visits per issue. If additional help is required, ComPsych will coordinate with employees’ UTA health benefits.

Also beginning Feb. 1, UTA’s former EAP provider, Alliance Work Partners, will accept no new claims. Services on claims made before this date will continue until the four sessions are reached or the issue is resolved.

For more information, please view ComPsych’s introductory letter or UTA’s EAP webpage.

February is American Heart Month, and UT System encourages all UT Arlington employees to take a 10-minute walk at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, as part of the UT System Heart Walk.

Email wellness@uta.edu if you would like to receive a commemorative pin.

If your blood pressure is high, you are invited to attend a Livongo Heart Health webinar at noon Wednesday, Feb. 17, to learn about hypertension solutions available to you. Livongo is a health and wellness program covered at 100% for UT SELECT medical plan members.

New and recently updated policies and procedures are:

AA-FT-PO-02 Academy of Distinguished Service Leaders Policy—This new policy was developed by the Faculty Senate to recognize the efforts of distinguished service among faculty, similar to the Academy of Distinguished Researchers and the Academy of Distinguished Teachers.

CO-UF-PO-01 University Facilities Use Policy—This policy was updated to delete duplicative language existing in other policies and to harmonize its free speech provisions with UTA’s recently updated GA-PA-PO1 University Policy on Free Speech, Expression, and Assembly.

EI-PO-04 Non-Discrimination Policy—The update is part of a regularly scheduled review and incorporates UTA Policy EL-PO-05 Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination to make a more comprehensive policy.

EI-PR-03 Unlawful Discrimination Investigative Procedure—This item provides the investigation procedure for complaints of unlawful discrimination.