Week of Sept. 23, 2024 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

• The entire UTD community is invited to the upcoming National Night Out.
• The next UT Dallas pop-up farmer’s market will be held Sept. 24.
• Southwest Airlines is offering an A-List promotion to UTD Staff and Faculty.
• A four-part lunch-and-learn series on how to transform research into a thriving business begins soon.
• UTD’s Dr. Nikki Delk will be the first speaker in a new series that will offer insights into STEM and the scientific research community.
• UT Dallas employees are invited to attend a quarterly stress management webinar Sept. 23.
• UTD staff and faculty are invited to attend a series of webinars on sustainability which begin Oct. 3.
• The Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Development Series training is being offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays in October from noon to 1 p.m.
• The UT Dallas Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is offering a webinar to help instructors guide their students on the use of artificial intelligence.
• In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Lincoln Financial is offering an on-demand financial empowerment program.
• Check out the September Benefits Flash, which highlights benefits information for UTD employees.
• The Eugene McDermott Library is sponsoring a banned books read-out event Wednesday, Oct. 2.
• The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at UT Dallas is offering a workshop to help instructors embrace failure as a part of learning.
• Another CTL event will explore whether slowing down and adopting small, sustainable changes can lead to long-term success.
• A CTL webinar, Wednesday, Oct. 9, will discuss an ongoing UTD study ultimately designed to improve how exam questions are worded.
• There’s still time to sign up for flu vaccines at the upcoming Flu Shot Clinics.
• Remember that staff and faculty interested in joining the BCBSTX Fitness Program can avoid the $19 enrollment fee if they sign up by Sept. 30.

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