diff --git a/public/images/tech_tracker_favicon.png b/public/images/tech_tracker_favicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2f5176
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diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index b0d70c5..2ad8d53 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,22 @@ import { type Metadata } from "next";
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: "Tech Tracker",
   description: "App used by COG IT employees to update their status throughout the day.",
-  icons: [{ rel: "icon", url: "/favicon.ico" }],
+  icons: [
+    {
+      rel: 'icon',
+      url: '/favicon.ico',
+    },
+    {
+      rel: 'icon',
+      type: 'image/png',
+      sizes: '32x32',
+      url: '/images/tech_tracker_favicon.png',
+    },
+    {
+      rel: 'apple-touch-icon',
+      url: '/favicon.ico',
+    },
+  ],
 };
 
 const fontSans = FontSans({
diff --git a/src/components/ui/Table.tsx b/src/components/ui/Table.tsx
index 603e96c..95d88f9 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/Table.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/Table.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client';
-
 import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useSession } from "next-auth/react";
 
 // Define the Employee interface to match data fetched on the server
 interface Employee {
@@ -11,11 +11,20 @@ interface Employee {
 }
 
 export default function Table({ employees }: { employees: Employee[] }) {
+  const { data: session, status } = useSession();
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [selectedIds, setSelectedIds] = useState<number[]>([]);
   const [selectAll, setSelectAll] = useState(false);
-  const [status, setStatus] = useState('');
+  const [employeeStatus, setStatus] = useState('');
   const [employeeData, setEmployeeData] = useState(employees);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (status !== "loading") {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+    }, [status]);
+
+
   useEffect(() => {
     // Refresh employee data if needed after state updates
     setEmployeeData(employees);
@@ -85,20 +94,45 @@ export default function Table({ employees }: { employees: Employee[] }) {
   };
 
   const handleSubmit = async () => {
-    if (selectedIds.length > 0 && status.trim() !== '') {
+    if (selectedIds.length > 0 && employeeStatus.trim() !== '') {
       await fetch('/api/v2/update_status', {
         method: 'POST',
         headers: {
           'Content-Type': 'application/json',
           'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.API_KEY}`
         },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ employeeIds: selectedIds, newStatus: status }),
+        body: JSON.stringify({ employeeIds: selectedIds, newStatus: employeeStatus }),
       });
       // Optionally refresh data on the client-side after update
       const updatedEmployees = await fetchEmployees();
       setEmployeeData(updatedEmployees);
       setSelectedIds([]);
       setStatus('');
+    } else {
+      if (!session) {
+        alert("You must be signed in to update status.");
+      } else {
+        const usersName = session?.user?.name;
+        const employee = employees.find(employee => employee.name === usersName);
+        if (employee) {
+          setSelectedIds([employee.id]);
+          if (selectedIds.length > 0 && employeeStatus.trim() !== '') {
+            await fetch('/api/v2/update_status', {
+              method: 'POST',
+              headers: {
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.API_KEY}`
+              },
+              body: JSON.stringify({ employeeIds: selectedIds, newStatus: employeeStatus }),
+            });
+            // Optionally refresh data on the client-side after update
+            const updatedEmployees = await fetchEmployees();
+            setEmployeeData(updatedEmployees);
+            setSelectedIds([]);
+            setStatus('');
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   };
 
@@ -118,7 +152,7 @@ export default function Table({ employees }: { employees: Employee[] }) {
     const month = date.toLocaleString('default', { month: 'long' });
     return `${time} - ${month} ${day}`;
   };
-
+  if (loading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
   return (
     <div>
       <table className="techtable rounded-2xl w-5/6 m-auto text-center text-[42px]">
@@ -161,7 +195,7 @@ export default function Table({ employees }: { employees: Employee[] }) {
           type="text"
           placeholder="New Status"
           className="min-w-[120px] lg:min-w-[400px] bg-[#F9F6EE] py-2 px-3 border-none rounded-xl text-[#111111] lg:text-2xl"
-          value={status}
+          value={employeeStatus}
           onChange={handleStatusChange}
           onKeyDown={handleKeyPress}
         />
diff --git a/src/components/ui/Techs.tsx b/src/components/ui/Techs.tsx
index 433e667..069a8a3 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/Techs.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/Techs.tsx
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ import Table from "~/components/ui/Table";
 export default async function Techs() {
 
   const employees = await getEmployees();
-  return <Table employees={employees} />;
+  return <Table employees={employees}/>;
 };
diff --git a/src/server/functions.ts b/src/server/functions.ts
index f3f3b8c..0f6d64f 100644
--- a/src/server/functions.ts
+++ b/src/server/functions.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@ export const getEmployees = async () => {
   });
 };
 
+const convertToUTC = (date: Date) => {
+  return new Date(date.setHours(date.getUTCHours())+ 5);
+};
+
 // Function to Update Employee Status using Raw SQL
 export const updateEmployeeStatus = async (employeeIds: string[], newStatus: string) => {
   try {
     // Convert array of ids to a format suitable for SQL query (comma-separated string)
     const idList = employeeIds.map(id => parseInt(id, 10));
-    const updatedAt = new Date();
+    const updatedAt = convertToUTC(new Date());
 
     // Prepare the query using drizzle-orm's template-like syntax for escaping variables
     const query = sql`