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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
News for the staff and faculty of The University of Texas at Dallas
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Annual Benefits Enrollment July 15-31
UT Dallas Annual Benefits Enrollment will be July 15-31. During enrollment, be sure you have access to the internet and your UT Dallas email so you can participate.
During enrollment, you can:
- Make changes to your benefits;
- Enroll or re-enroll in UT FLEX (employees only; enrollment does not automatically renew);
- Add or remove dependents from your coverage plan;
- Add or change beneficiaries for your life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
An email announcing the opening of Annual Benefits Enrollment will be sent to all benefits-eligible employees by July 15. After you receive the email, log in to My UT Benefits and follow the on-screen instructions to make your selections or changes. Make sure to print your confirmation statement afterwards. Enrollment must be completed before midnight on July 31.
The UT System Office of Employee Benefits will announce any changes to the plan year 2023-24 benefits plans prior to enrollment. Monitor your UT Dallas email for this information and campus-specific details.
Benefits-eligible employees are invited to attend the UT Dallas Benefits & Wellness Fair on July 17-18. There will be educational opportunities and fun activities. Watch your email for details. For assistance or more information, contact the Employee Benefits Team at benefits@utdallas.edu or on Teams.
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May 2023 Benefits Flash: Callier Center Audiology Services, Medical Plan Hearing Coverage
The Benefits Flash highlights benefits information for UT Dallas employees. It was started in response to employee feedback from the Climate and HR Forum Survey.
Learn about the latest topic — Callier Center Audiology Services and Medical Plans Hearing Coverage — on the Benefits Flash site.
A new Benefits Flash topic will be featured each month during the HR Forum, in the HR Campus Connection Teams Channel and in Intercom. Recommend a topic by emailing benefits@utdallas.edu.
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Introducing My Total Rewards Statements Via Galaxy Self-Service
The Office of Human Resources is pleased to announce the revised My Total Rewards Statement — an annualized statement of your compensation and benefits package as a UT Dallas employee. The statement reflects the total estimated annualized value of your base and other applicable pay (i.e., longevity) and other state and UT Dallas benefits. Learn about Total Rewards.
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End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency’s Impact on Medical, Prescription Benefits
The Department of Health and Human Services has declared that for COVID-19, the federal Public Health Emergency expired May 11. With the end to the PHE, certain UT medical and prescription drug plan provisions will change, while other plan provisions will remain in place. See details for COVID-19 benefits.
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Learn To Navigate Your Road to Retirement on June 20
Are you curious about how and when to retire from UT Dallas? Do you want to make sure you are eligible for UT Retiree Insurance? The Office of Human Resources will host a session on retirement programs and planning from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20. Tina Sharpling, HRIS manager at UT Dallas, will lead the discussion on eligibility and options for retirement. Register for the retirement session.
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Talent Development & Training News
Get To Know BRIGHT Leaders
The BRIGHT Leaders program offers opportunities to learn from UT Dallas executives and improve your skills.
At the next Getting to Know You presentation, learn about the leadership experiences of Dr. Inga Musselman, vice president and provost, from 11 a.m. to noon on Thursday, May 25.
Level Up Your Skills Through Pathways
The new BRIGHT Leaders Pathways is a curated collection of courses designed to target development of specific leadership skills at various levels. Courses are virtual and on-demand, so participants can complete the pathway at their own pace. Complete all courses in the pathway and receive a digital certificate and badge.
Summer Book Club To Meet July 20, Aug. 10
Join BRIGHT Leaders for its Summer Book Club discussion of “Radical Candor” by Kim Scott. The book club discussion will take place in two parts, from 2 to 3 p.m., July 20 and Aug. 10.
The discussion will be guided by guest speaker Roberta Kelley Paul, senior university director of employee and labor relations at Georgetown University. She is an HR professional with more than 25 years of experience. Purchase a copy of the book on the book’s website.
For more information about “Radical Candor,” review a one-page guide (pdf). See discussion questions and additional resources (pdf) to help you understand “Radical Candor.”
For more information on training and resources, visit the BRIGHT Leaders website.
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Employees created these designs for previous Corporate Challenge T-shirts. The deadline to enter your design for this year’s shirt is June 2.
2023 Corporate Challenge: Call for T-shirt Design
Richardson Corporate Challenge is celebrating 25 years this fall. Help create the Team UTD T-shirt! The winning design will receive a prize! Submit your designs to CorporateChallenge@utdallas.edu by Friday, June 2. Opening Ceremony and the Great Walk will be Friday, Aug. 11 at Huffhines Park. Competition dates are August 12 through October 7.
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UT Dallas Wins UT Living Well Challenge
Employee Wellness thanks everyone who participated in the UT Living Well Spring Forward Team Challenge and helped UT Dallas win the traveling trophy. Visit UT Living Well for more well-being activities that can help you take steps toward a healthier YOU!
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Dallas-Fort Worth Labor Market Update
Despite news of layoffs and a potential economic downturn, the March labor market for Dallas-Fort Worth pointed to continued if subdued growth, as employment and job postings rose from the previous month. Also on the rise was the consumer price index for the Metroplex, which saw a 1.33% increase from the last observation in January. To learn more about these trends, read this month’s edition of the D-FW Labor Market Update (pdf).
For more information on how UT Dallas and our local economy affect each other, please contact the F&ED Economic Development team. You also can subscribe to biweekly updates with the latest analysis and news from the Economic Development team.
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Sign Up for Web Accessibility Webinar on June 5
Web accessibility means making our digital communications available and user-friendly for everyone, including people with disabilities. In partnership with Silktide, University Web Services is hosting a Web Accessibility Intro Webinar that will introduce web accessibility concepts such as why creating accessible web content is important, how users with disabilities may interact with websites and how to create content that follows accessibility best practices. This webinar will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday, June 5. It is open to all faculty and staff. Contact Christy Glaze to sign up.
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Dr. Richard Golden and Sarah Lenz Lock
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Center for BrainHealth Events
Frontiers of BrainHealth: Inferring Causal Relationships from Observational Data Sets, noon to 1 p.m., Friday, May 19, Center for BrainHealth (CBH) — Structural causal models (SCMs) are powerful tools for identifying confounding factors and may, in some cases, lead to causal inferences from observational data sets. In this talk, Dr. Richard Golden, professor of cognitive science in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas, discusses how SCMs can support statistical data analyses and machine learning methods for health services research. Lunch will be served. Register for Frontiers of BrainHealth.
Staying Sharp: Longer Life with a Stronger Brain, 7 to 8 p.m., June 8 — Cognitive decline is not inevitable. Your brain changes as you live and age, and that is a good thing. There are simple things we can do to live and age well. Sarah Lenz Lock, AARP’s senior vice president of policy and brain health, and executive director of its Global Council on Brain Health, will share insights on how to sustain brain-healthy behaviors. The series sponsor is KERA; the event sponsor is Teri and John Shaffer.
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About this Newsletter
Intercom is the official University-wide newsletter for UT Dallas faculty and staff members. This periodic publication is designed to provide University employees with valuable information necessary for the workplace, as well as community news that supports the University’s mission. Visit the Intercom website for guidelines about content and submissions.
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