UT Tyler
March 27, 2020
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March 27, 2020
March 27, 2020
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Dear UT Tyler Community,
As you may know, today Smith County officials announced a stay-at-home order starting at midnight. We are grateful to Smith County Judge Nathaniel Moran and Mayor Martin Heines for their leadership in taking proactive steps to limit the impacts of COVID-19. We are all hopeful these temporary measures will enable us to curtail the spread of the virus and give our healthcare professionals time to focus their attention on patients currently under their care.
In compliance with the stay-at-home order, UT Tyler will begin operating with a skeleton crew, essential personnel only. This is effective Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 10. We will continue to hold online classes, and I have instructed our team to be as creative and flexible as possible to ensure student success in the present environment.
Services available for student success
Directions for faculty and staff
All non-essential staff will be required to telecommute. Please contact your supervisor
if you are unsure of your status. The Office of Human Resources is available to answer
your questions about the employment impact of COVID-19. You can call them or visit
their webpage by clicking the Employee Information tab on the Coronavirus page:
https://www.uttyler.edu/coronavirus/
As a reminder, all employees are required to report if they have symptoms of COVID-19. In addition, all employees are required to report potential exposure to COVID-19. This is important because COVID-19 can be spread before symptoms develop. Please call Human Resources if either applies to you.
I continue to feel extremely blessed by how effectively the entire UT Tyler community is handling this situation. The compassion and care you show for one another, as well as the broader East Texas community, is commendable. We get daily phone calls from community officials seeking help with various projects because they know of your excellence and altruism. Thank you for creating and maintaining this type of culture at The University of Texas at Tyler.
We will get through this, together. Be safe and well.
Michael Tidwell, PhD
President
The University of Texas at Tyler