Vote in Upcoming Election
The University of Texas at Austin encourages all faculty and staff to vote in the upcoming election. Many counties offer convenient opportunities for early voting. You may go to the Vote Texas website for details about early voting and election-day voting locations throughout Texas.
Early voting in Travis County is Tuesday, October 13, through Friday, October 30. Election day is Tuesday, November 3. You may view the Travis County Clerk’s website for Travis County times and voting locations, including locations within walking distance to Cap Metro bus stops.
The university will have two early voting locations open to our campus community and the general public. The Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) and Gregory Gym will be open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. COVID-19 health and safety protocols will be in place, including social distancing and line management. Employees should continue to follow the university’s COVID-19 policies, including the recommended protective face mask guidance. Travis County staff and poll workers will offer free masks while following the state’s Voter Health and Safety requirements, which do not require voters to wear face coverings.
To view the Time Off to Vote policy, please visit the University Policy website.
UT Reads - The Sword and The Shield by Peniel Joseph
Community is powerful. In times of crisis, we need a strong community to help us learn and move forward.
UT Reads is a Learning & Development campaign to encourage The University of Texas at Austin community to read the same book and discuss our experience. Our aim is to make this a recurring event.
The book for the first cycle of UT Reads is The Sword and the Shield, a dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr, written by Dr. Peniel Joseph, director of The Center for the Study of Race and Democracy.
Employees and Managers Should Report Symptoms or Testing for COVID-19 to OHP
In order to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to help keep our employees safe, it is important that employees and managers report symptoms and testing regardless of test results to the Occupational Health Program (OHP) as soon as possible. OHP will contact the impacted employees, provide health and leave guidance, and perform important contact tracing.
Employees should contact OHP 512-471-4647 or healthpoint.ohp@austin.utexas.edu to report COVID-19 symptoms or COVID-19 tests regardless of test results. Visit the OHP webpage for more information and guidance.
New Federal Leave Provisions Now Available for Employees Impacted by COVID-19
New federal leave provisions are now available to employees impacted by COVID-19. For more information, including instructions for usage and frequently asked questions, please refer to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Paid Leave webpage.