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Business Entertainment and Hospitality
This course is an online webinar completed through WebEx or Zoom. The logon link is sent out 24 hours prior to the start time.
This training will assist in understanding of the restrictions and the procedural requirements governing the manner and extent to which university funding may be expended for business-related entertainment/hospitality as outlined in the policy.
Participants may access materials located on the Disbursements & Travel Services training website at https://www.utsa.edu/financialaffairs/training/disbursements-travel.html
Faculty Credentialing for Academic Departments/Schools
This is an online course designed for department chairs and department administrative staff responsible for credentialing faculty. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requires that all institutions justify and document the qualifications of their faculty in order for the University to be accredited. This course provides important credentialing guidelines (including UTSA's transcript policy), timelines, and instructions for properly documenting credentials in Digital Measures.
In this course you will learn:
1) Understand why the faculty credentialing process is important
2) Be aware of the policies and guidelines concerning faculty credentialing
3) Understand your role in faculty credentialing
4) Understand the types of information needed to appropriately credential faculty
duration: 30 mins.
ADA Title II in Action: Accessibility Q&A
Have questions after getting started with your Faculty Accessibility Action Plan? This informal Zoom session offers time to ask questions, troubleshoot challenges, and get personalized guidance as you work on improving your course materials.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training
Make It Accessible Drop-In / Co-Working Hour (PowerPoint Focus)
Join the Digital Accessibility Team for open drop-in hours and dedicated
co-working time designed to help faculty and staff improve the accessibility of
their digital content in alignment with ADA Title II requirements. Whether
you're writing alt text, addressing color contrast issues, or navigating
accessibility checkers like Ally, support is just a question away. You are
welcome to stay for the entire time and work alongside your colleagues or drop
in with a quick question. Come with your questions and accessibility to-do
list, and let’s make it accessible together!
Creating an effective learning environment is important to us. To request an
accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
one week prior to your scheduled training.
Make It Accessible Drop-In / Co-Working Hour (PDF Focus)
Join the Digital Accessibility Team for open drop-in hours and dedicated
co-working time designed to help faculty and staff improve the accessibility of
their digital content in alignment with ADA Title II requirements. Whether
you're writing alt text, addressing color contrast issues, or navigating
accessibility checkers like Ally, support is just a question away. You are
welcome to stay for the entire time and work alongside your colleagues or drop
in with a quick question. Come with your questions and accessibility to-do
list, and let’s make it accessible together!
Creating an effective learning environment is important to us. To request an
accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
one week prior to your scheduled training.
Unlocking Accessibility Insights: Navigating the Course Accessibility Report in Canvas
Gain the power of real-time accessibility data at your fingertips! In
this hands-on session, we’ll explore the Course Accessibility Report in Canvas
and show you how to interpret and act on what you find to improve the student
experience.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To
request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
one week prior to your scheduled training.
Building Reports in TracCloud
This course will
introduce attendees into how to build and save basic reporting functions in
RedRock’s TracCloud (formerly TutorTrac) software.
By attending this course, attendees will be able to build
the following reports in TracCloud and save them as favorites: Attendance by
Date, Attendance by Course, Consultant Non-Duplicated Time, Logins by Hour by
Day of Week, Usage Snapshot, SI Comparison Report, Visits Export
Target Audience: Staff who are or will be using TutorTrac/TracCloud
RowdyLink Training
Course Description: An in-depth look at RowdyLink navigation and functionality while covering crucial information for navigating RowdyLink. In this course, experts will provide a detailed walk-through of notification settings, event RSVPs, post-event questions, and more. Join us as we reveal tips to navigate RowdyLink and its data assessment tools!
Course Objectives:
- Event planners will receive information on managing their rosters and roster tools
- Event planners will receive details on event RSVP settings, managing RSVPs, and post-event questions
- Event planner will learn how to use event check-in and track attendance/assessment questions
- Facilitators will allow time for Q & A
Make it Accessible: Drop-In/Co-Working Hours
Join the Digital Accessibility Team for open drop-in hours and dedicated co-working time designed to help faculty and staff improve the accessibility of their digital content in alignment with ADA Title II requirements. Whether you’re writing alt text, addressing color contrast issues, or navigating accessibility checkers like Ally, support is just a question away. You are welcome to stay for the entire time and work alongside your colleagues or drop in with a quick question. Come with your questions and accessibility to-do list, and let’s make it accessible together!
Participants will be able to:
- Engage in dedicated time to improve the accessibility of their digital course materials, with support available from the Digital Accessibility Team.
- Ask questions and receive guidance on accessibility guidelines, including the use of tools like Ally and strategies for fixing common issues.
- Make meaningful progress on their accessibility to-do lists, in a collaborative environment that supports proactive preparation for ADA Title II compliance.
Creativity in AI : Motion and Emotion in Video with Premiere Pro & After Effects
: Bring emotion and energy into your teaching with AI-assisted video
creation. Learn how to create polished lectures, digital narratives, and
student-driven storytelling projects that combine voice, motion, and visuals.
Tools Featured: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects
Key Topics:
AI-enhanced editing and motion graphics
Creativity in academic video production Understand how AI video tools can
enhance instructional storytelling
Apply AI features to streamline editing and boost visual appeal
Analyze the emotional and narrative impact of multimedia content
Create engaging academic or promotional videos using AI-assisted motion
graphics
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To
request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
one week prior to your scheduled training.
Zoom link: https://utsa.zoom.us/j/91666838675
Make It Accessible Drop-In / Co-Working Hour (Alt Text)
Join the Digital Accessibility Team for open drop-in hours and dedicated
co-working time designed to help faculty and staff improve the accessibility of
their digital content in alignment with ADA Title II requirements. Whether
you're writing alt text, addressing color contrast issues, or navigating
accessibility checkers like Ally, support is just a question away. You are
welcome to stay for the entire time and work alongside your colleagues or drop
in with a quick question. Come with your questions and accessibility to-do
list, and let’s make it accessible together!
This session is focused on Alt-Text; however, all accessibility questions are
welcome at this co-working session.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To
request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
one week prior to your scheduled training.
PowerPoint Accessibility Part 2: Creating Accessible PowerPoint Presentations with Master Slides and Templates
Ready to take your slide design to the next level? This session dives
into using master slides and templates to build accessible presentations
efficiently and consistently. Learn how to save time while ensuring every slide
is clear, readable, and designed with all learners in mind.
Make It Accessible Drop-In / Co-Working Hour (Word Documents Focus)
Join the Digital Accessibility Team for open drop-in hours and
dedicated co-working time designed to help faculty and staff improve the
accessibility of their digital content in alignment with ADA Title II
requirements. Whether you're writing alt text, addressing color contrast
issues, or navigating accessibility checkers like Ally, support is just a
question away. You are welcome to stay for the entire time and work alongside
your colleagues or drop in with a quick question. Come with your questions and accessibility
to-do list, and let’s make it accessible together!
Creating an effective learning environment is important to us. To request an
accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
one week prior to your scheduled training.
Finding Balance in a Fast-Paced World
This timely presentation is designed to help individuals gain valuable insight into the emotional and physical problems that can occur when we let our lives get out of balance. The session also covers several practical strategies that employees can utilize to restore balance and live happier, healthier and move productive lives.
Preventing & Overcoming Burnout
This important workshop takes a practical look at the causes of burnout and provides several life management strategies that can help individuals to improve their health, regain motivation,
and increase life satisfaction. Strategies include building resilience, time and stress management, and identifying and pursuing our life's purpose.
How to More Effectively Manage Our Thoughts and Emotions
We all have intense or negative thoughts and emotions at times. If we don’t manage them well, they can interfere with our peace of mind and enjoyment of life. This important session discusses strategies for improving our self-talk and emotional self-management skills to brighten our moods and enhance our ability to communicate effectively with others.
EAP114 EAP (AllOne Health): How to Maximize Productivity and Job Satisfaction While Working Remotely
EAP (AllOne Health): How to Maximize Productivity and Job Satisfaction While Working Remotely
Audience: All Employees
Contact Person: Bryanda Dominguez
Contact Email ID: bryanda.dominguez@utsa.edu
EAP (AllOne Health): Helping Your Team Find Work-Life Balance During Stressful Times
Description: During these difficult times many employees are experiencing higher levels of stress. This important session provides supervisors, managers, and HR professionals with practical strategies to help them to encourage individuals to live more balanced lifestyles so they can remain healthy and productive.
Contact Person: Bryanda Dominguez
Contact Email ID: bryanda.dominguez@utsa.edu
Leadership Skills for Non-Supervisor Staff Members
All staff members can be called on to lead others at one time or another. Whether it be taking the lead on a project or organizing a department function, the ability to lead and influence others is an important skill set. This important session is designed to help individuals that are not currently in a supervisory role to enhance leadership skills such as building strong bonds with colleagues, collaborating effectively on tasks and projects, and resolving conflicts that arise.
Contact Person: Stephanie Zamarripa
Contact Email: Stephanie.zamarripa2@utsa.edu
How to Provide Great Customer Service During Stressful Times
When employees are feeling stressed, it can be more difficult to utilize their best interpersonal skills when interacting with customers and colleagues. This timely class discusses several practical self-management strategies and advanced communication skills necessary to interact effectively with customers during stressful times.
Contact Person: Stephanie Zamarripa
Contact Email: stephanie.zamarripa2@utsa.edu
Holiday Stress
The holidays are supposed to be a time of joy, but many people experience a significant amount of stress related to family gatherings, holiday preparations and seasonal activities. Too often, holidays are accompanied by the emotional whiplash of anticipatory stress followed by post-holiday letdown. Holiday stress often begins in the fall and its effects can be felt through January. Learn how to manage holiday stress and enjoy the end of the year.
Contact Person: Stephanie Zamarripa
Contact Email: Stephanie Zamarripa
How to Become More Resilient During Challenging Times
This important presentation provides an overview of the emotional self-management skills necessary to have effective interactions with others. The session discusses ways to identify our feelings, be sensitive to the feelings of others, and manage our emotions so that we don’t overreact during conversations.
Contact person: Stephanie Zamarripa
Contact email: Stephanie.Zamarripa2@utsa.edu
Helping Your Team Find Work-Life Balance During Stressful Times
During these difficult times many employees are experiencing higher levels of stress. This important session provides supervisors, managers, and HR professionals with practical strategies to help them to encourage individuals to live more balanced lifestyles so they can remain healthy and productive.
Contact person: Stephanie Zamarripa
Contact Email: stephanie.zamarripa2@utsa.edu
How to More Effectively Respond to Stressful Situations
During these difficult times, stress levels have been higher than ever for many of us. This practical session provides several suggestions for managing our reaction to stressful situations, including being more intentional about stress management, increasing our emotional intelligence, and more effectively utilizing our personal and professional support system.
Contact person: Stephanie Zamarripa
Contact Email: stephanie.zamarripa2@utsa.edu
ADA Workshop- Educational Psychology
Have questions after getting started with your Faculty Accessibility Action Plan? This session offers time to ask questions, troubleshoot challenges, and get personalized guidance as you work on improving your course materials.
Canvas+ SimpleSyllabus
Create a course that clearly explains assignments, policies, and grading schema by effectively using SimpleSyllabus in your course design SimpleSyllabus is a new tool adopted to save instructors time at the beginning of the semester. By auto-populating required policies and statements, SimpleSyllabus ensures that faculty have the most up-to-date information available to students and gives them the freedom to add and edit their own course-specific content. SimpleSyllabus also automatically stores syllabi into a central repository, eliminating the need to upload in multiple places for legal compliance. Participants in this workshop will learn about the features and options available in SimpleSyllabus and see how the tool works with Canvas.
Canvas+ Rubrics
Join us to learn more about the ways in which Canvas Rubrics can provide more feedback to your students in a way that maximizes instructor time and effort. We will showcase how to create and edit Rubrics to your learning activities in Canvas, set clear expectations, and provide students with feedback. Participants will have the opportunity to create and edit a Rubric for one assignment and practice sharing student feedback using the Rubric.
Getting Started with Simple Syllabus
Course Description:
Simple Syllabus is a centralized platform that enables faculty to quickly
personalize and publish a course syllabus. Using Simple Syllabus saves faculty
time and provides students with a streamlined syllabus experience across all of
their courses.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To
request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
one week prior to your scheduled training.
Simple Syllabus: What's New + Faculty Support Session
This one-hour session is designed to provide faculty with timely updates and hands-on support for using Simple Syllabus. The first portion of the session will include a brief overview of recent updates, upcoming changes, and recommended best practices, including accessibility considerations. The remainder of the session will function as an open support hour, where faculty are encouraged to bring their syllabus content or questions for live assistance.
Participants may drop in at any time during the session.
What to bring: Your syllabus content, questions, or any specific areas where you would like assistance.
Microcredentials Summer Institute
Course Description: The Microcredentials Summer Institute is a faculty
development initiative designed to support the intentional integration of
microcredentials into course and curriculum design. Over five live sessions, a
cohort of faculty members will learn to align microcredentials with student
learning outcomes, enhance career readiness, and strengthen curricular
relevance. Participants will design assignments, communication strategies, and
assessments to incorporate microcredentials into their Fall 2025 courses.
Insights and materials from the Institute will contribute to UTSA’s self-paced
course Navigating Microcredentials: Design and Teaching Strategies and support
long-term instructional innovation across colleges.
Time Commitment
Participants are expected to commit to:
- Five live synchronous sessions held from July 8 to August 22, 2025. ***The
first live synchronous session will be July 8th at 10:00am. The other four
sessions will be scheduled with participant input.
- Complete the course development activities between sessions, including
integrating microcredentials into Fall 2025 courses.
- Implement the microcredential-enhanced course and basic data collection in
collaboration during the Fall 202 semester.
Course Completion Requirements
To successfully complete the Institute, faculty must:
- Attend at least 3 of the 5 live sessions.
- Submit key deliverables, including: a) A revised course outline or syllabus
with embedded microcredential(s); b) One microcredential-aligned assignment or
project; c) A lesson plan and communication strategy; d) Collect and share
course implementation data (qualitative or quantitative) during the Fall 2025
semester; e) Participate in at least one reflective activity to contribute
insights to UTSA’s self-paced course Navigating Microcredentials: Design and
Teaching Strategies.
Incentives/Certifications upon Completion
Participants who meet the completion requirements will receive a $1,000 stipend
(funded by the STRADA Beyond Completion Challenge grant). Faculty will also
receive a Certificate of Completion.
Opportunities for continued engagement include co-authoring a blog post,
presenting at a teaching symposium, or contributing to future OER development.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To
request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
one week prior to your scheduled training.
Course Objectives: By attending this course, participants will be able to:
1. Align microcredentials with course and program learning outcomes to enhance
student engagement, skill development, and career readiness.
2. Design course components (e.g., assignments, assessments, lesson plans) that
intentionally integrate selected microcredentials.
3. Develop a communication and engagement strategy to help students understand
the value of microcredentials and motivate completion.
4. Identify data collection methods that assess the effectiveness of
microcredentials on student outcomes.
5. Contribute to a shared knowledge base by creating artifacts and reflections
for UTSA’s self-paced course Navigating Microcredentials: Design
and Teaching Strategies.
Target Audience: Faculty
Enrollment Type: Open (Anyone can enroll)
Canvas Glow-Up: Transform Your Course from Basic to Brilliant (Course Design Series)
Ready to level up your Canvas course? This hands-on session will show
you how to enhance your course design with intuitive navigation, multimedia
content, and interactive tools that improve student success.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To
request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
one week prior to your scheduled training.
Unlocking Accessibility Insights: Navigating the Course Accessibility Report in Canvas
Gain the power of real-time accessibility data at your fingertips! In
this hands-on session, we’ll explore the Course Accessibility Report in Canvas
and show you how to interpret and act on what you find to improve the student
experience.
Leadership Foundations Plus – Supervising Others (Level 2)
Join other leaders at
UTSA in our Leadership Foundations Plus series to enhance your leadership
knowledge and skills.
This course will help leaders become more efficient. They will also become more proficient with delegating, managing time, setting goals and expectations (for themselves and others), providing feedback, resolving conflict, and administering discipline.
Time Management for Managers
In this course, you will learn tips and techniques that will help you and your team work smarter, not harder.
Topics include:
- How to Track and Analyze Your Time
- How to Prioritize Tasks
- Putting Task Prioritization Skills into Practice
- Best Practices for Creating a Schedule
- Leader-Specific Time Management Skills
Leadership Development UTSA Book Club
Welcome to our Leadership Book Club, where we embark on a journey to develop and enhance leadership skills through the power of collective reading and insightful discussions. In our club, we believe that great leaders are lifelong learners. By exploring a variety of books, from timeless classics to contemporary bestsellers, we delve into the principles, challenges, and triumphs of leadership. Each book serves as a stepping stone, guiding us towards becoming more effective, empathetic, and visionary leaders. Our meetings are more than just discussions; they are dynamic exchanges of ideas where every member’s perspective is valued. Together, we dissect the wisdom of renowned authors, share personal experiences, and apply newfound insights to real-world scenarios. This collaborative environment fosters a deeper understanding of leadership and cultivates a supportive network of like-minded individuals. Join us to ignite your passion for leadership, expand your knowledge, and transform your approach to leading others. Whether you’re an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, our book club offers a unique opportunity to grow, inspire, and be inspired. Are you ready to turn the page on your leadership journey? Let’s read, discuss, and lead together!
Leadership Huddle (June2025) Tips for Balancing Your Own Wellbeing While Leading Teams
This session will focus on simple, actionable tips for balancing your time and energy to enhance overall wellbeing as a leader of teams.
Leadership Huddle (June 2025) Tips for Balancing Your Own Wellbeing While Leading Teams
This session will focus on simple, actionable tips for balancing your time and energy to enhance overall wellbeing as a leader of teams.
duration: 37 min.
Bird Bytes: Small Bites. Big Impact Microlearnings for Leaders
During these 15-minute monthly micro-learning sessions for leaders, you will learn tools and strategies that can be quickly implemented to create a positive working environment.
Please use the session list to enroll in the corresponding course of your choosing. You may also enroll in each offering!
02-10-2025: Leading with Appreciation: Participants will learn the importance of recognizing employees and gain strategies for incorporating meaningful recognition into their leadership routine.
03-10-2025: Cultivating a Growth Mindset: Participants will discover ways to support a growth mindset amongst their teams.
04-14-2025: Mindful Leadership: Participants will take time to discover the importance of presence and intentionality when leading teams and gain techniques to incorporate into their leadership style.
05-12-2025: Managing Stress for Wellbeing: Participants will reflect on their role in managing stress for themselves and their team and access stress management tools to support wellbeing and productivity.
Managing Change with Confidence
Participants will learn to guide their teams with clarity, consistency, and care, ensuring that morale and momentum are maintained throughout transitions, change and times of ambiguity.
Bird Bytes: Small Bites. Big Impact Microlearnings for Leaders - Summer 2025
During these 15-minute monthly micro-learning sessions for leaders, you will learn tools and strategies that can be quickly implemented to create a positive working environment.
Please use the session list to enroll in the corresponding course of your choosing. You may also enroll in each offering!
06-09-2025 - Developing Resilience in Teams – Leaders will learn practical strategies to strengthen team resilience during times of change or challenge.
07-14-2025 - Motivating Through Purpose – Leaders will learn how to connect individual and team roles to a larger sense of purpose.
08-11-2025 - Managing Change with Confidence – Leaders will learn how to navigate and support teams through change using the three C’s - clarity, consistency and care.
Bird Bytes: Microlearning for Leaders - Fall 2025
During these 15-minute monthly micro-learning sessions for leaders, you will learn tools and strategies that can be quickly implemented to create a positive working environment.
Please use the session list to enroll in the corresponding course of your choosing. You may also enroll in each offering!
- 09-8-2025 – SMART Goals for Employee Success – Learn to set Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals that drive clarity and accountability.
- 10-14-2025 – Micro-Habits for Leadership Success – Discover how small, consistent actions can strengthen leadership effectiveness.
- 11-10-2025 – Mindful Delegation – Learn considerations and tools to help assign the right task to the right person with clear expectations and follow-up.
- 12-8-2025 – Leadership Wellbeing – Explore ways to maintain your energy, focus, and resilience while leading others.
Bird Bytes: Microlearning for Leaders - Spring 2026
During these 15-minute monthly micro-learning sessions for leaders, you will learn tools and strategies that can be quickly implemented to create a positive working environment.
Please use the session list to enroll in the corresponding course of your choosing. You may also enroll in each offering!
- January 12: Bird Byte: The 10 Minute Leadership Reflection – A leadership routine that will help you reflect on employee performance to provide effective and routine recognition, feedback and support.
- February 9: Bird Byte: Stay Interviews – A powerful leadership strategy to help you retain talent and make intentional improvements
- March 9: Bird Byte: Recognize and Celebrate - Quick strategies for recognizing and celebrating employee wins, progress and success
- April 13: Bird Byte: Encourage and Support Employee Growth – Meaningful conversations you can have with employees to help them grow where they are.
- May 11: Bird Byte: Leadership Wellbeing – A time to reset and refresh as leaders embark on the busy season that the end of the semester can bring about.
Bird Bytes: Microlearning for Leaders - Summer 2026
- June 8: Bird Byte: What You Do Best as a Leader –This course will help leaders identify their natural strengths and understand how those strengths positively impact others.
- July 13: Bird Byte: Managing Competing Priorities – A 15-minute microlearning focused on managing competing priorities to make deliberate, aligned, and timely decisions in complex environments.
- August 10: Bird Byte: Leading Effective Team Meetings - A 15-minute microlearning focused on leading efficient, purposeful team meetings that drive clarity, engagement, and decisions.
Finding Balance in a Fast-Paced World
This timely presentation is designed to help individuals gain
valuable insight into the emotional and physical problems that can occur when we let our lives get out of
balance. The session also covers several practical strategies that employees can utilize to restore balance
and live happier, healthier and more productive lives.
Social Media Summit
Social Media is an
important part of student engagement and customer service in Higher Education.
Join Student Success and Student Affairs in this dynamic learning opportunity
and we explore best practices and techniques to build your department or
college’s social media strategy and content. The Summit is an excellent
opportunity for staff and student employees to level up their social media
acumen and prepare for the fall semester with a focus on the UTSA student
audience.
Presentations include best practices in some of the most popular platforms at
UTSA, information about institutional social media guidelines and accessibility
as well as provide time for your team to craft goals and kick-start your
content strategy for the 2022-2023 academic year.
The summit is designed for full-time and student staff managing department
social media channels and student success and student services practitioners
with social media as ancillary duties.
How to Maximize Productivity and Job Satisfaction While Working Remotely
This timely session reviews the benefits and challenges of working from home and provides several tips and strategies that can help remote workers to maximize productivity and job satisfaction. Areas to be discussed include identifying the best workspace, planning/structuring your day, self-discipline, managing distractions, and meeting your personal/social needs.
How to More Effectively Manage Our Thoughts and Emotions
We all have intense or negative thoughts
and emotions at times. If we don’t manage them well, they can interfere with our peace of mind and
enjoyment of life. This important session discusses strategies for improving our self-talk and emotional
self-management skills to brighten our moods and enhance our ability to communicate effectively with others.
How to Motivate a Multi-Generational Work Team
Employees who grew up in different time periods
can have different values, different priorities, and different communication styles. This important
presentation explores those differences and suggests strategies for effectively motivating employees from
each generation.
Leadership Skills for Non-Supervisory Staff Members
All staff members can be called on to lead others
at one time or another. Whether it be taking the lead on a project or organizing a department function,
the ability to lead and influence others is an important skill set. This important session is designed to help
individuals that are not currently in a supervisory role to enhance leadership skills such as building strong
bonds with colleagues, collaborating effectively on tasks and projects, and resolving conflicts that arise.
Preventing & Overcoming Burnout
This important workshop takes a practical look at the causes of
burnout and provides several life management strategies that can help individuals to improve their health,
regain motivation, and increase life satisfaction. Strategies include building resilience, time and stress
management, and identifying and pursuing our life's purpose.
Managing the Stress of Time and Competing Priorities
This seminar is designed to help supervisors and
managers recognize how personal organization and use of time contribute to stress levels. In addition, the
presentation offers a practical approach to prioritizing efforts and maintaining focus on the most
important activities in our work and lives to reduce stress and increase our effectiveness.
Advanced Strategies for Managing Time, Stress, & Relationships
This important session is designed to help individuals to enhance both
their personal and interpersonal success in the workplace. Topics to be
discussed include the keys to planning and prioritizing time, effective methods
for coping with and managing stress, and several core communication skills that
help to strengthen relationships, work collaboratively with clients and
coworkers, and better handle difficult conversations and conflict.
Helping Your Team Find Work-Life Balance During Stressful Times
During these difficult times many employees are experiencing higher levels of stress. This important session provides supervisors, managers, and HR professionals with practical strategies to help them to encourage individuals to live more balanced lifestyles so they can remain healthy and productive.
How to Adjust to Returning to the Physical Workplace
As employees prepare to return to the physical workplace, they may experience anxiety about
their health and safety and have concerns about the many changes that have occurred since
the pandemic began. This timely session will provide helpful strategies that will help individuals
more effectively transition back into working onsite, cope with changes, and re-engage with
their colleagues.
How to Successfully Transition to Working from Home
This timely session reviews the benefits and challenges of working from home and provides
several tips and strategies that can help remote workers to maximize productivity and job
satisfaction. Areas to be discussed include identifying the best workspace,
planning/structuring your day, self-discipline, managing distractions, and meeting your
personal/social needs.
Managing the Stress of Time and Competing Priorities
This seminar is designed to help supervisors and managers recognize how personal
organization and use of time contribute to stress levels. In addition, the presentation offers a
practical approach to prioritizing efforts and maintaining focus on the most important activities
in our work and lives to reduce stress and increase our effectiveness.
Strengthening the Team
The Keys to Thriving in the Ongoing Pandemic & Beyond
As our world evolves into a “new normal”
the need for people to adjust to changes and learn new and different ways of handling their daily
responsibilities continues. This timely session will focus on several important areas that can help
individuals to succeed as the pandemic continues, including how to effectively adjust to change, methods
for maintaining a positive mindset, strategies for interacting more effectively with others, and ways to
capitalize on new opportunities.
How to Motivate a Multi-Generational Work Team
Employees who grew up in different time periods
can have different values, different priorities, and different communication styles. This important
presentation explores those differences and suggests strategies for effectively motivating employees from
each generation.
How to More Effectively Respond to Stressful Situations
During these difficult times, stress levels have been higher than ever for many of us. This practical session provides several suggestions for managing our reaction to stressful situations, including being more intentional about stress management, increasing our emotional intelligence, and more effectively utilizing our personal and professional support system.
How to Maintain a Mentally Healthy Workplace Environment
This timely presentation provides an overview of the elements that make up a mentally healthy workplace environment including a respectful relationships, supportive leadership, and employee wellbeing.
Processing Non-PO Vouchers Using UTShare /PeopleSoft
This course is an online webinar completed through Webex or Zoom. The link will be provided 24 hours prior to the start time.
This course will review the compliance guideline and instructions to UTSA departments on how to create and process Non-Purchase Order (PO) Vouchers in UTShare/PeopleSoft. Participants must print materials located on the Financial Affairs website: https://www.utsa.edu/financialaffairs/training/training.cfm?area=DTS
Cash Advance Process for Travel and Participant Advances
Description: You will learn about the guidelines and policies for requesting a cash advance for travel (travel advance) and research purposes (participant advance). You will also learn how to process cash advances in the PeopleSoft Travel & Expense (T&E) module and non-PO voucher payment for a cash advance in the PeopleSoft Accounts Payable (AP) module.
To receive a completion certificate, all modules must be completed sequentially when taking the course for the first time. Thereafter, you may review any module as a refresher.
By taking this course, participants will be able to:
- Define a cash advance
- Identify UTSA cash advance types
- Summarize the purpose and authority
- Recall the requirements and eligibility
- Describe the roles and responsibilities
- Identify the required authorizations and forms
- Create, modify and settle a cash advance in the PeopleSoft Travel & Expense (T&E) module
- Create non-PO and single payment vouchers in the PeopleSoft Accounts Payable (AP) module
Target Audience:
- Administrative staff
- Employee and student employee travelers
- Department and grant approvers
- Principal investigators & researchers
Duration: Approximately 2.5 hours
Travel Reimbursement Process
This course is an online webinar completed through Webex or Zoom. The logon link is sent out 24 hours prior to start time.
This course is designed to provide instructions and guidelines about the general travel reimbursement process at UTSA. UTSA travelers and approvers will gain an understanding on their roles and responsibilities in the reimbursement process for both travel and non-travel related expenses, as well as, processing of the different electronic documents necessary to authorize, certify, settle and reconcile employee expense.
Appointment eForm Training
This is a refresher for submitting appointment eForms, including deadlines, requirements, and answers to frequently asked questions. The training sessions will be via Teams and will allow time for Q&A.
Contract eForm Training
This is a refresher for submitting Contract eForms, including deadlines, requirements, and answers to frequently asked questions. The training sessions will be via Teams and will allow time for Q&A.
Workers' Compensation Insurance
This course is designed to train you on the basics, benefits, and processes of UTSA's Workers' Compensation Insurance (WCI) program. Also addressed in this course is the need to file appropriate forms in a timely manner and the consequences when guidelines are not followed.
This training is brought to you by UTSA's Office of Risk and Emergency Management.
duration: 45 min.
Research Recovery Training: Returning to Campus During COVID 19
Course Description:
UTSA researchers may return to campus to resume research operations that cannot be completed remotely. COVID-19 pandemic requires additional protective measures to ensure the health and safety of the Roadrunner and local community. This training provides researchers with an understanding of those measures and the resources available to support those efforts.
Course Objective(s):
Target Audience: The research community, including faculty, staff, and students engaged in on-campus research.
duration: 20 min.
UTSA Employee Benefits Fair 2025
Annual Enrollment begins soon! Please join us to learn about your benefits for the 2025-2026 year.
Locations & Timeframe:
Main Campus - Business Building, University Room, 9 AM - 3 PM
Downtown Campus - Buena Vista Building, Room 1.338, 9 AM - 12 PM
The Office of Employee Benefits will also present annual enrollment highlights throughout the day at both campuses.
For questions, contact:
hr@utsa.edu
210-458-4250
Pop-Up Micro-Learning on SMART Goals
Learn how to create Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART) goals that drive clarity and accountability. This 15-minute microlearning session offers practical tips to help you create focused, actionable goals that support your growth and align with organizational expectations.
Contact: Sara Tate
Email: sara.tate@utsa.edu
UTSA Scholarship Hub Training for Scholarship Coordinators
Course Description: Overview and timeline of scholarship award management system from start to finish. This class is for staff who are scholarship coordinators and use the UTSA Scholarship Hub to award scholarships to students.
Course Objectives: To ensure that scholarship coordinators understand their
role and responsibilities in using the UTSA Scholarship Hub to award students.
Target Audience: Scholarship coordinators
Enrollment Type: Open (Anyone can enroll)
Simple Syllabus - Staff Training
Course Description:
Simple Syllabus is a centralized platform that enables faculty to quickly
personalize and publish a course syllabus. Staff will learn how using Simple
Syllabus can save faculty time and provide students with a streamlined syllabus
experience across all of their courses.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To
request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu
one week prior to your scheduled training.
Presenting with Superpowers: A HyFlex Hero’s Journey
Part 1: Suit Up: Building Your HyFlex Hero Presentation Toolkit Session
Description: Every great hero needs the right gear—and every great presenter
needs the right tools. In this interactive session, you'll begin your
transformation into a HyFlex presentation superhero. Learn how to craft
compelling content, design slides that shine, and engage both in-person and
online faculty audiences with confidence. Whether you're new to presenting or
looking to level up your skills, this session will equip you with the
essentials to suit up and step into the spotlight.
Part 2: The Hero’s Test: Practice, Polish, Perform Session Description: Now
that you’ve built your toolkit, it’s time to put your powers to the test. In
this hands-on session, you’ll step into the HyFlex arena to practice your
presentation skills in a supportive, feedback-rich environment. Channel your
inner superhero as you refine your delivery, troubleshoot tech, and learn how
to adapt in real time. Walk away with polished skills, increased confidence,
and the readiness to wow any faculty audience—online or in the room.
UT San Antonio Academic Campus Internal Career Fair
People Excellence is excited to host the first-ever Academic campus Internal Staff Career Fair, on June 23, 2026, located in the recently renovated Employee Success Center, 1st Floor, North Paseo Building (Main Campus) of the NPB) on the Main Campus.
Date: June 23, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Employee Success Center (1st Floor of NPB), Main Campus
This inaugural event, themed, “Bloom Where You’re Planted” is designed to empower UT San Antonio Academic Campus employees by offering:
- Opportunities for career exploration, growth and advancement
- Networking with departments across campus
- Professional and skills development
- Showcase internal jobs and professional development resources
Participants can explore and network with departments across campus from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM and can register for individual learning sessions available throughout the day. All sessions are in-person.
Learning Session Schedule:
| Time | Session | Facilitator |
| 10:30 am-10:45 am | Navigating UT San Antonio Academic Campus Job Postings (1 of 2) | Talent Acquisition |
| 11:00 am-11:15 am | Individual Development Plan Microlearning (1 of 2) | Employee Success Center |
| 11:30 am-12:00 pm | LinkedIn Learning Upskilling | LinkedIn Learning |
| 12:15 pm-12:45 pm | Coursera Upskilling | Coursera |
| 12:45 pm-1:00 pm | Break / Reset / Networking | — |
| 1:00 pm-1:15 pm | Navigating UT San Antonio Academic Campus Job Postings (2 of 2) | Talent Acquisition |
| 1:30 pm-1:45 pm | Individual Development Plan Microlearning (2 of 2) | Employee Success Center |
Conflict of Interest/Commitment: Supervisor Responsibilities
This is an online course designed for supervisors of both faculty and staff. HOP 1.33 - Conflict of Interest, Conflict of Commitment, and Outside Activities requires that all UTSA employees submit timely disclosure statements of outside activities that could be potential conflicts of interest or conflicts of commitment. These disclosures must be reviewed and approved by their supervisors. This course will give an overview of the UTSA policy and process with a focus on the responsibilities of supervisors. Additionally, the course will cover how to access and use the UTSA Conflict of Interest/ Commitment Portaland will provide examples of conflicts of interest, conflicts of commitment, and management plans.
Target Audience: This is an online course designed for supervisors of both faculty and staff.
Duration: Approximately 15 minutes
Mindset Monday
Join UTSA Wellness Manager, Bryanda Dominguez every first Monday of each month to start with a motivational quote, a mindset research takeaway, or mindset exercises. Mindset Mondays is an initiative that seeks to normalize the practice of mindfulness in the workplace. Adopting Mindful Mondays means making a commitment to yourself that you'll practice mindfulness once a week. The side benefit? This helps build your practice over time. Here are the topics we will be talking about in our sessions.
Please use the session list to enroll in the corresponding course of your choosing. You may also enroll in each offering!
February 2 at 11:00 a.m. ………. Reset Your Routine: Building a System That Works - Start the year strong by creating daily routines that support your energy, focus, and wellbeing. This session will help you simplify habits, identify what’s no longer working, and build a realistic system that fits your work and life.
March 2 at 11:00 a.m. …………... Tiny Habits: Building Change One Small Step at a Time - Learn how to create sustainable habits by starting small. This session explores how tiny, consistent actions can fit easily into your day and lead to meaningful improvements in health, focus, and daily routines.
April 6 at 11:00 a.m. …………...... Breaking the Cycle: Understanding Your Habits - Ever wonder why certain habits are hard to change? This session explores how habits are formed, why we repeat them, and how small mindset shifts can help you break unhelpful patterns and build healthier ones.
May 4 at 11:00 a.m. …………....... From Intention to Action: Closing the Motivation Gap - Having good intentions isn’t always enough. Learn practical strategies to move from “I want to” to “I’m doing,” overcome common motivation roadblocks, and turn goals into consistent action.
UTSA Financial Foundations Fair
Description: What does it mean to financially “viva well?”
Financial wellness is about achieving a state of wellbeing where you live within your means, feel confident in your future, and prepare for the unexpected. This year’s Fair will help you get organized and make informed financial decisions to create a more secure tomorrow. Seminars will be offered throughout the day and are free to attend. Representatives from our retirement plan providers will also be in attendance to answer your questions.
Location: North Paseo Building 1.408, 1.412 and 1.416
Date: April 9
Time: 9:30-3:30
Schedule for the Event:
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Teacher Retirement System Pending |
9:30 AM- 10:15 AM |
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Corebridge Financial Representatives |
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM |
Inflation Implications |
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Lincoln Financial Advisor |
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Retire Right – Budgeting for the future you want |
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Fidelity Investments Advisor |
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM |
Accepted |
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Voya Financial Specialist |
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM |
Investing 201 – How to Balance Your Portfolio with Periodic Reviews |
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TIAA Advisor |
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM |
Pending |
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Hold for TRS |
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM |
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All Vendor Booths |
9:30 AM- 3:30 PM |
Meet and Greet |
Deer Oaks: Self-Care Toolkit
With the challenges of today's world and the demands on everyone’s time, people often ignore their own self-care routines. Now more than ever, we need to reflect on our personal wellbeing.
Focusing on mental health, energy, and work-life balance are the key to maintaining personal wellbeing. This session explores the concept of the "wellness wheel" along with new strategies and perspectives on maintaining a healthy self-care routine.
Join this training to
- Identify the areas of wellbeing and where you fall on the wellness wheel
- Explore a range of self-care strategies
- Develop a personal self-care plan and understand how to sustain it
Airrosti Sessions
Airrosti, is committed to resolving pain and injuries at the source. An effective alternative to surgery and traditional pain management.
Airrosti | UT System Benefits Site
Here are the sessions lined up:
2/5/2025 - Health at Your Desk - Move beyond good posture to prevent pain.
- Is too much sitting contributing to your chronic aches and pains? Spending hours at a desk can lead to pain throughout the upper body and lower back. Proper posture is essential, but it’s only the first step towards improving back and neck health. Join us for an interactive workshop to learn simple techniques for reducing strain, improving range of motion, and increasing strength. We’ll also provide a conservative care option to help stop pain at the source.
- Registration Link
3/20/2025 - Lacrosse Ball- Complimentary Lunch N Learn plus Injury Assessments.
- Ever felt like you just need to work out some knots? Discomfort in your body can be a real pain. Even the most basic daily routines can become a burden because of common back, neck, and other musculoskeletal injuries. Join Airrosti for a complimentary and interactive session from 11:00-12:00 PM to learn about the benefits of utilizing a lacrosse ball to help relieve common types of soft tissue pain. Followed by 15-minute complimentary injury assessments. Time slots for injury assessments are from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM. FREE lunch will be provided for all participants.
- Lunch N Learn Time: 11:00-12:00 PM, Injury Assessments: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM.
- Please note additional requirements to register for the Lunch N Learn. Please click here
- To reserve your Injury Assessment time slot please click Here
4/23/2025 - Tech Neck- Learn how to relieve and prevent tech neck pain.
- Spending two-thirds of our day with our necks angled downward while working on our computers or texting on our phones can lead to chronic pain and even result in more serious, long-term injuries. Join Airrosti for an educational session to learn how to prevent and relieve the pain associated with repetitive neck stress. Please note additional requirements to register.
- Please note additional requirements to register. Please click Here to register
NOTE: Attendees will be awarded attendance manually after the sessions are over.
Stretch Breaks 3rd Wednesdays with Tania
Stretch breaks are designed to support your day-to-day well-being by providing opportunities to engage in brief, facilitated stretch activities four times a month — now offered entirely virtually for greater convenience and flexibility.
Led by certified instructors Tania Palacios and Adiba Twigg, these virtual sessions are designed to help you reduce tension, boost circulation, and improve mental clarity.
Stretch breaks are flexible, come-and-go sessions, allowing you to join at any time during the hour and stay for as long as works for you.
Join virtually for a guided session of gentle, mindful movements designed to help you feel refreshed and re-energized."
Stretch Breaks 1st Wednesdays with Adiba
Stretch breaks are designed to support your day-to-day well-being by providing opportunities to engage in brief, facilitated stretch activities four times a month — now offered entirely virtually for greater convenience and flexibility.
Led by certified instructors Tania Palacios and Adiba Twigg, these virtual sessions are designed to help you reduce tension, boost circulation, and improve mental clarity.
Stretch breaks are flexible, come-and-go sessions, allowing you to join at any time during the hour and stay for as long as works for you.
Join virtually for a guided session of gentle, mindful movements designed to help you feel refreshed and re-energized.
Mindset Monday - Summer 2025
Join UTSA Wellness Manager, Bryanda Dominguez every first Monday of each month to start with a motivational quote, a mindset research takeaway, or mindset exercises. Mindset Mondays is an initiative that seeks to normalize the practice of mindfulness in the workplace. Adopting Mindful Mondays means making a commitment to yourself that you'll practice mindfulness once a week. The side benefit? This helps build your practice over time. Here are the topics we will be talking about in our sessions.
Please use the session list to enroll in the corresponding course of your choice. You may also enroll in each offering!
UTSA Wellness Vendor Pop-Up
Fall is the perfect time to plant the seeds for healthier habits! Join us for our Wellness Vendor Pop-Up, a festive, seasonal event designed to support your total wellbeing. UT System benefit providers, UTSA partners, and San Antonio wellness organizations will be on-site to share resources and engage with you directly.
Enjoy:
Healthy & delicious refreshments
A variety of interactive wellness booths
On-site vaccination clinic
Living Well platform demos
Exclusive wellness giveaways
….and more!
Whether you’re focused on physical fitness, mental clarity, or financial wellness, this event has something for everyone. Let the season of change inspire your next wellness goal. We look forward to seeing you there!
This event will provide 200 points for those participating in the Limeade app. Collecting points can earn you additional wellness incentives at the end of the fiscal year! Visit the UT Living Well Platform webpage for additional information.
Recharge Room
A calming space where employees can step away from the stress of the workday and refresh. Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to enjoy a peaceful environment with soothing elements helping you pause, recharge and return to work with renewed energy.
Therapy Dogs
Take a well-deserved wellness break and stop by to visit our friendly therapy dogs! Faculty and staff are invited to sign up for a relaxation session to de-stress, recharge, and enjoy some time with these certified comfort companions.
Spending just a few minutes with therapy animals can help reduce stress, boost mood, and support overall well-being—making this the perfect midday reset during your workday.
Event Details:
- Date: May 5, 11 am to 1 pm
- Open to: UTSA Faculty & Staff
Whether you need a quick mental break or simply love dogs, we invite you to pause, connect, and recharge with us.