The summer intern’s community project supporting patients at Methodist Medical Center’s (MMC) cancer clinic ended this month. In just three weeks, donations totaled 1,580 items, including Ensure, pudding cups, Jello, sandwich crackers, protein drinks, hygiene products, etc. along with $275 in cash donations made directly to MMC. The new clinic, currently under renovation and expansion…
(This is the second in our five-part series, Five Generations, One Team, about what it’s really like to work across five generations—and how we can make that experience a whole lot smoother together.) One of the most common points of friction on multi-generational teams isn’t what we say, but how and where we say it.…
Katrina Vargas is UCOR’s senior paralegal and has been working here for 2 years. She deals with all insurance matters that are not benefit oriented, especially with UCOR contractors. She likes to hike, paddleboard, and kayak and teaches several different kinds of fitness classes. To learn more about Katrina, watch the video.
(Problem‑Solving in Action is series of skill-specific articles to help you enhance your problem-solving.) Most of us come up with one idea and move forward. While that’s fast, it isn’t always the best way to solve problems. Better solutions often show up only when we push ourselves to think past the first idea. You can…
The three elements of Mission Readiness—mental preparedness, physical preparedness, and training preparedness—work together. If one is compromised, our ability to safely perform work could be compromised. UCOR’s new THRIVE initiative enhances your ability to be Mission Ready by bringing Health Services, Elevate Wellness, and the Mental Wellbeing Center under one umbrella. These programs provide resources…
UCOR will conduct a quarterly Continuity of Operations (COOP) accountability exercise on Wednesday, Aug. 26, beginning at 11 a.m. The accountability exercise is designed to demonstrate UCOR’s ability to account for all UCOR and staff augmentation personnel. The exercise is initiated by notification to management. Each functional organization may conduct accountability using established points of…
ORNL annual evacuation exercise ORNL’s annual Laboratory-wide Facility Evacuation Exercise is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. The exercise will begin with the sounding of the standard alert tone, followed by voice instructions by the Laboratory Shift Superintendent (LSS) over the public address, Wide Area Radio System (WARS), and desktop alert system. The exercise…
Today is National Communicators Day, which honors the people, tools, and methods that enable us to share ideas, emotions, and information. In observance, we are highlighting the members of our workforce who facilitate UCOR’s communications, both internally and externally—our Public Affairs and Workforce Development Team. Click the link above to learn more about how…
Block training is a critical tool to perform work safely and efficiently, and its effective implementation is thanks to the Block Training planning committee. Behind the curtain, the Training and Development Program, management, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) have spent the past five months making sure classes are useful so field workers can apply the…
