Week of March 24, 2025 Intercom, the employee news website for staff and faculty, is the source for information you need to know. The site is accessible through single sign-on with your NetID.

Top Stories for the Coming Week

• Staff and faculty volunteers are needed for the 4th Annual University Commencement, Friday, May 16.
• UT Dallas’ Office of Emergency Management will host an emergency preparedness event Saturday, April 12.
• The Office of Human Resources will host its next HR Forum on Wednesday, April 2, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., as a Microsoft Teams live townhall event.
• UT Dallas faculty and staff can utilize a free shuttle service to travel from UTD to Richardson’s CORE District.
• UT System health care provider Blue Cross Blue Cross of Texas will host a webinar where UT SELECT members can learn more about Headway Behavioral Health.
• UT Dallas employees are invited to learn more about retirement planning in an upcoming seminar.
• The UT Dallas Office of Research and Innovation is offering researchers the opportunity to learn steps for developing and managing clinical trials.
• The Office of Information Technology is collaborating with Amazon Web Services Skills Centers to bring an exclusive Cloud Practitioner training program to UTD.
• Check out some of the many resources that the UT System provides to help employees learn about personal finances and plan for retirement.
• Rest and recharge with support from an upcoming webinar about how to sleep better.
• Join the UT Dallas Office of Budget and Finance for its Spring 2025 Professional Development Workshop, Thursday and Friday, April 17-18.
• An upcoming workshop will focus on how students are using artificial intelligence in learning, job preparation and daily life.
• AllOne Health EAP is offering a series of quarterly webinars to help UTD employees better handle stress. The first event will be Monday, March 31.
• The UTD Center for Teaching and Learning is holding a webinar focused on understanding and supporting neurodiversity in the classroom.
• A faculty group is being formed with a focus on preparing to teach in the new 400-seat arena-style classroom in the new Student Union & Student Success Center.
• The Office of Human Resources has posted the 2025 notice for a drug-free workplace, in accordance with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act.
• The Center for Teaching and Learning is offering a webinar designed to transform your daily tasks with artificial intelligence.

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