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Getting more out of our UT staff/faculty status

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Presenter: Talley, Sarah B

Discussion Notes

UT-Related Resources:

  • Longhorn Kids Club http://www.longhornskidsclub.com/?path=general (Kayla Ford's kids are members & below info is from her)
    • Cost: $30/kid (for one year membership)

      • For new members, the kid receives:
        • Free admission to more than 100 regular season home Texas athletic events (women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s basketball, men’s basketball in the fall)
        • The official Longhorns Kids Club T-shirt or baby blanket (36" x 36")
        • Longhorns adjustable youth cap
        • Membership certificate
        • Membership card & lanyard
        • Quarterly newsletter
        • Fantasy Day experience
      • They also have lots of other little perks. Last weekend, they had a LKC appreciation event at the women’s volleyball game, so the kids
        • Got into the game for free
        • Got a free Longhorn cape
        • Got to be at the front of the rally line, so they high fived the players as they announced the starting line-up
        • Got a BINGO game to play throughout the volleyball game and when they got 3 in a row, they got a free prize (t-shirt, bobble head Bevo, and other cool stuff)
      • They also let us know early about clinics and fun stuff for kids connected to the games. At one of the soccer games, the UT soccer players hosted a soccer clinic after the game for kids and we heard about that through LKC.
    • Note: parents do not get free admission to games, but tickets are usually low-cost ($4 for women's soccer, $10 for volleyball)
  • Life Mart- Employee savings Program https://hr.utexas.edu/employee-discount-program (Talley, Sarah B & Corson, Sara L report good results)
    • Enroll through LifeCare (though health insurance pages)
    • Discounts for all sorts of things: hotels, groceries (HEB coupons), Travel (Disney, flights, cruises), cell phone services, cars
      • Sara Corson got $1700 guaranteed discount on car purchase - put in make/model of car looking for, received code to give dealership
    • Articles & Resources: debt, mental health, childcare, decluttering
    • "Get Expert Help" feature
      • Can input question or need and real person will help you find information
        • Sara Corson found pediatrician in her area with weekend hours
        • Daycare/childcare lists in area/price range/etc
        • Eldercare

  • CPR Training Classes https://healthsafetytraining.utexas.edu/first-aid-cpr
    • Through UT Health & Safety Center; $30 classes, can register online, may be able to get department/supervisor to cover cost as training/development

  • Fitness Discounts
    • On the HR website
    • 25$ enrollment fee + $25/month
      • Access multiple gyms without contract

  • Rec Sports Benefits that don't require RecSports membership
  • PCL/UT Libraries
    • Youth Collection http://guides.lib.utexas.edu/youthlit
    • DVDs of tv & movies for check-out (Julia D Chinnock has gotten Game of Thrones)
    • Inter-UT library transfer – you can request material online & request that it be transferred to another UT library location closer to your office (ie: a DVD from Fine Arts Library could be sent to Architecture Library desk to pick up, in case you don't have a chance to go over to Fine Arts Library)
  • UT ID card rides free on CapMetro Bus & Rail https://www.capmetro.org/
    • Children 5 and under ride free as well
    • Free train ride!  Even if you're not really going anywhere!
  • Lynda.com classes & training https://sites.utexas.edu/oe/ut-staff-professional-development/lynda-com-ut-portal/
    • Free for UT staff
    • Hard Skills/Software: Photography, Photoshop/Adobe suite, Excel
    • Soft Skills:  Project Management, Time Management, Teamwork

Community Resources:

 

Holiday Events:

North Pole Flyer/Train http://www.austinsteamtrain.org/special-events/north-pole-flyer/

Trail of Lights Fun Run https://austintrailoflights.org/2017-fun-run

UT Night at Trail of Lights:  http://sites.utexas.edu/trailoflights/

 

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