TULLAHOMA – The UT Space Institute has worked diligently to keep its campus and research facilities healthy and safe for personnel and to work against racism.
Human resources delivered a self-observation questionnaire and self-isolation form to all employees to help ensure employees know when it is safe for them to return to campus or if self-isolation is required. The UTSI coordinator for COVID-19 worked to create protocol for visitors to safely visit campus as well as a phased reopening plan.
Several K@TE training programs related to COVID-19 have been promoted at UTSI for the benefit of our employees:
- Mindfulness: The Importance of Breathing
- Handling Stress
- Mental Health Awareness
- Mindfulness for Beginners
- COVID-19 What You Need to Know
- COVID-19 Stop the Spread of Germs
- Social Distancing Guidelines at Work
- Thriving @ Work: Leveraging the Connection between Well-Being and Productivity
- Balancing Work and Life for Well-Being
Efforts are underway to help raise faculty, staff and student awareness in relation to UT’s overall statement on eradicating racism. Employees are being encouraged to participate in a training thru K@TE entitled “Recognizing and Mitigating Unconscious Bias.” Also, a training for UTSI department heads, directors, managers and supervisors is being developed based on the book “How to Be An Antiracist” by National Book Award winning author, Ibram X. Kendi.”
Tags: Diversity, UTSI
