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May is Mental Health Month |
| | For Mental Health Month this year, Mental Health America is encouraging individuals to look around and look within. From your neighborhood to genetics, many factors come into play when it comes to mental health conditions.
We encourage everyone to consider how the world around them affects their mental health. |
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Sick Leave Bank: Open Enrollment Underway |
Sick Leave Bank open enrollment is underway and will continue through June 30, 2023.
We are currently accepting applications for new enrollees for both the UT Institute of Agriculture bank and Knoxville-Area bank including: |
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UConnecT: Applications Accepted Through June 9 |
| UConnecT is an inclusive, yearlong immersive leadership and professional development program. | The goal of UConnecT is to promote growth and development for our highly motivated non-exempt staff. Applicants must have a minimum of two years of continuous service. The program utilizes a yearlong (August to May) schedule requiring serious commitment from the cohort members. |
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Professional Development: |
New Leader Advantage (NLA): |
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With summer just around the corner, UT Knoxville offers kids’ summer camps for a range of ages, interests, and activities on or near campus. |
Kids U Camps (Professional Education & Lifelong Learning): |
UT Gardens Summer Camps (UT Gardens): Various dates Open to ages 6 - 12
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Tennessee Sports Camps (Athletics): Various dates, locations, sports, and ages |
UT Summer Design Camp (College of Architecture & Design): |
Volunteer Your Voice Camp (UT Health Science Center): |
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CDI: Program Funding Available |
The Council for Diversity and Inclusion Fund is specifically designed to provide financial support for new, innovative, and creative approaches to raise awareness and engage learners around diversity and inclusion within the university community. |
Examples of programs that may be supported include: lectures, symposia, workshops, conferences, performances, and other innovative approaches for addressing diversity as conceived in the University’s Principles of Civility and Community. |
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Stars in Our Backyard: Your Ticket to the Universe |
| When: First and third Fridays each month (weather permitting) beginning at 9:00 p.m. Where: Nielsen Physics & Astronomy Building | There’s been lots of buzz about the recent planetary parade, but you don’t need the planets to align to satisfy your cosmic curiosity—UT Physics and Astronomy is always your ticket to the universe. |
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Staff Spotlight: Jessica Marr |
| Jessica Marr, our new Compensation Specialist, joined the Human Resources team in April 2023. Before starting at the University of Tennessee, Jessica worked for the City of Knoxville Human Resources Department.
Jessica is originally from Alabama but has called Knoxville her home since 2014. She has two dogs, a silly Husky, and a sweet German Shepherd. Outside of work, Jessica likes to attend concerts, Jeep riding, jet skiing, collecting vinyl records, or just hanging out with friends and family. |
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