human resources news...forms available from claudia cavallaro in hr from may 11 – may 22, 2015....
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Benefits Corner
Salve Regina University
HUMAN RESOURCES NEWS
MAY 2015
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BENEFIT OPEN ENROLLMENT
Benefit Open Enrollment for Healthcare, Dental, Vision, AFLAC and Flexible Spending will be held during the month of May for a July 1 effective date. Please read the separate Benefit Open Enrollment Notice, coming out soon, with additional information, important changes and enrollment dead-line dates. A few items to note are:
The University will be changing its benefit plan year from a fiscal year to a calendar year. As a result, the biweekly, pre-tax employee deduc-tions for health care, dental and vision, for employees working 30+ hours/week, will remain unchanged for the remainder of this calen-dar year!
The University is changing Flexible Spending Administrators from WageWorks to Benefit Strategies effective July 1, 2015. There will be informational and sign-up meetings on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in the Ochre Court State Dining Room from 11 a.m. – noon and from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Gerry Charbonneau will also be available during that time with AFLAC information.
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Tuition Exchange Reminder: Employees must provide written notification of new Tuition Exchange Schol-arships being accepted by their child for the upcoming 2015/16 academic year to Claudia, in the Office of Human Resources, as soon as possible.
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Assistance Program?
EAP At A Glance
Join a free 15 Minute webinar to learn how Coastline EAP can benefit you and your family
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 12:00 pm | 15 mins
Important Dates
5 On-line Health Seminars
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Mindfulness and Meditation
TIAA-CREF-Retirement Plan-ning Options
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United Way Book Drive
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Inside this issue:
More Employee Benefits
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Community Service Office Yard Sale
Save the Date—Annual Craft Fair
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Happy Memorial Day
Green Salve
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Register
After your request has been approved, you'll
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More Benefits
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BJ’S SEMI-ANNUAL ENROLLMENT EVENT
MAY 11 – MAY 22, 2015
Forms available from Claudia Cavallaro in HR from May 11 – May 22, 2015.
(Offer expires 05/22/15).
Please return form and payment to Human Resources by May 22nd deadline!! * Participate now if your membership expires before our next enrollment event: Nov. 2015.* This will be your only opportunity to enroll through SRU between now and November 2015.
Inner Circle Membership: $40 for 15 months! That’s a savings of $10 off the $50 annual
membership fee plus 3 bonus months FREE
Rewards Membership: $80 for 15 months! That’s a savings of $20 off the $100 annual member-ship fee plus 3 bonus months FREE
SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY Special Membership Offer!
4 Great reasons to JOIN or EXTEND Your
Current Membership
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United Way Book Drive-Support Community Literacy
Dress Down for Salve - Annual Giving Appreciation
The fourth annual Children’s Book Drive is a collaborative effort between United Way of RI and Books Are Wings to engage local businesses, community organizations, individuals, and families to help foster a love of reading while encouraging children to build their own libraries at home.
The 2015 Book Drive is a statewide effort, from May 1 – June 12, 2015,
to support summer learning and promote reading.
What types of books are being collected?
All new and gently used books for youth of all ages (birth-teen), fiction and nonfiction, in all subject areas are welcome.
Where do I drop them off?
Drop off your books at the HR Dept. - Stonor Hall. Call or email Jessica Gesner with any questions-ext. 2137 or [email protected]
Dress Down for Salve Tuesday, May 5
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THANK YOU to all faculty and staff who have made a gift to the University this fiscal year – We are celebrating with Dress Down for Salve on Tuesday, May 5th! Look for Kelley and Kenechukwu who will be delivering Dress Down stickers to current donors until May 4th. Haven’t made a gift to Salve yet this year? Call Kelley at ext. 2355 or Kenechukwu at ext. 3216. We’ll make it easy for you. Payroll deduction is easy to set up and any dollar amount per pay period can make a difference. Contact Nancy at ext. 2341 to set-up today.
Check out special Dress Down video. www.salve.edu/dressdownforsalve Sponsored by the Office of Advancement
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TIAA-CREF—Retirement Planning Options
Dan Samson, our Retirement Consultant with TIAA-CREF, will be on campus May 12 in Stonor Hall Room 102. To schedule an individual appointment with
Dan, call TIAA’s scheduling center at 800-732-8353.
Can’t meet with Dan on May12? You’re also invited to attend the following webinar offered through TIAA-CREF’s Virtual Environment. These informative, interactive workshops will
give you strategies and tactics to help you:
Tomorrow in Focus: Saving for your ideal retirement
Crystallize your retirement goals, see how to save for a 30-year retirement, put time on your side, and discov-er the essential features of retirement investments.
How to reserve your place today
for:
Tomorrow in Focus: Saving for your ideal retirement. Register to access the virtual environment
(if this is your first time). Webinars are located in the “Auditorium.” Click on the webinar(s) you want to attend
to sign up.
Check out a wide range of other live webinar topics.
Visit the Virtual Environment audi-
torium to register for upcoming webinars targeted to your unique
financial planning needs.
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Mindfulness and Meditation Workshop
MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION WORKSHOP
Presenter: Christopher Carbone
FRIDAY, MAY 8 12:15-1 pm
McKillop Library – Munroe Room
In this Mindfulness & Meditation break, come and experience basic techniques and ways of being that can help you unwind and release stress naturally. Discover ways to explore your breath, your inner-awareness and other centering practices that can help you find clarity, lift your spirits, boost your immune system and improve your overall health and well-being. Learn how to integrate these mindfulness-based practices into your everyday life in a revitalizing and enjoyable way. This is an introductory level mini-class, appropriate for
all levels of experience. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome!
Christopher Carbone is known for bringing a positive and gentle spirit into his work with people of all ages in the local communities. He serves as Coordinator of Salve Regina University's programs in the
Expressive Arts, dedicated to training counselors, educators, health-care practitioners and other profession-als in utilizing the arts for growth and well-being.
Free On-line Health Seminars from United Health
Juicing for
Better Health
Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD May 12th 12:30 pm Register now
The juice revolution is upon us, are you ready to give juicing a whirl? Learn how to drink your way to a healthier you with nutritious juices and smoothies for nourishing snacks, meal replace-ments and an easy way to help you eat more fruits and veggies. Recipes for the most nutri-tious beverages will be included.
Men’s Health: Power Up Your
Energy and Phy-sique with Good
Nutrition
Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD June 9th 12:30 pm Register now
This seminar is just for men, tackling issues from choosing supplements, alcohol and belly fat, foods that may help promote wellness and improving athletic performances before and after workouts. Specific nutritional needs for men to help enhance energy and promote health, which may help to avoid chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes and heart disease will be featured.
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Community Service Office—Mission Trips Fundraiser
Community Service Office
SATURDAY, MAY 9th
The Community Service Office is hosting a Yard Sale on May 9th from 12-1pm
at Wakehurst Lawn. Please come, support this endeavor, and bring community members!
All proceeds from the Yard Sale will be used to support Community Service Office Mission Trips.
Feel free to donate any items to be sold from April 30th-May 8
th to our Office, Wakehurst 201.
Email [email protected] or call 401-341-2440 with any questions!
Green Salve
Thanks to all who participated or otherwise came out for Earth Day events this year. We look to make 2016 bigger and better than ever!
With the convergence of Salve Regina’s graduation and the Volvo Ocean Race on the weekend of May 16-17, the time has never been better to start biking, walking, or carpooling to campus. Get a head start on our Green Miles challenge, which will return in the 2015-16 academic year. Those interested in our Green Office Program can learn more by clicking on the GreenSalve link at http://www.salve.edu/about/sustainability. We have plenty of placards to post on your office door, so contact me if you need one.
Josie Rock & Kate Daley in Design Services continue to run a battery recycling program on the garden level of McKillop Library. Please notice the de-tails posted above the bins and tape all batteries.
This year’s Bike to Work Day, sponsored by Bike Newport, will take place on Friday , May 15. For the full day’s list of events, go to Bike Newport
Bike Newport is also spon-soring community bike rides on Mother’s May 10 and Father’s Day June 21. For more infor-mation, go to Mother’s Day Ride and Father’s Day Ride
Help keep our coastlines clean! Clean Ocean Access is sponsoring a “Leave No Trace” beach cleanup from 5-6pm at Fort Adams State Park on Thursday, May 21.
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Important Dates
Salve’s Annual Craft Fair-Save the Date
SAVE THE DATE
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 4 to 7pm
Ochre Court State Dining Room and Ochre Court Library
If you’d like to participate in the Craft Fair as a vendor please contact:
Mariann Maida: [email protected] or ext. 2197 Jessica Gesner: [email protected] or ext. 2137
May 8 (Friday from 12:15-1pm): Mindfulness and Meditation - McKillop
Library
May 8 (Friday from 8:30am-1pm): New Employee Orientation - Ochre Court
Library
May 12 (Tuesday): Dan Samson from TIAA-CREF-Stonor Hall by appointment
May 19 (Tuesday 11am –noon and 1:30-2:30pm): Healthcare and Dependent
Care Flexible Spending and AFLAC Information and Enrollment Meetings -
Ochre Court State Dining Room
May 25 (Memorial Day): Holiday
May 29 – Last day for Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
Enrollment for the July 1 – Dec. 31, 2015 plan year
Through June 1 (Mondays from 5-6 pm) Yoga - Ochre Court Library
June 5 – Last day for Benefit Open Enrollment (health, dental, vision, AFLAC
supplemental plans)
June 24 (Wednesday 12:30-3:30 pm): Community Picnic - Wakehurst Lawn
July 3 (Holiday-July 4th Observed): Holiday
Salve Regina University Office of Human Resources 100 Ochre Point Avenue Newport, RI 02840
Phone: (401) 341-2157 Fax: (401) 341-2921 E-mail: [email protected]
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