Employee Benefits & Well-Being |
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If you still have a question after reading this newsletter or visiting our website, please contact us. |
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COVID-19 and Your Benefits |
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To view frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and your benefits, visit the Forward Together website. |
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RETIREMENT READINESS Social Security 101Human Resource Services will host an informational session on Social Security benefits and preparing for retirement. Learn how Social Security benefits impact your retirement income, and strategies to maximize your benefits. The hour long session will be presented by John Morgan with AIG via Zoom on December 8 at 11 a.m. Please register in advance. FINANCIAL WELLNESS Well-Rounded Retirement SessionHuman Resource Services will host an informational session on achieving a well-rounded retirement. This session provides a high-level view of the well-rounded retirement model and each of the pieces of the model. Several “big ideas” about retirement are explored and participants in the live session complete a self-inventory related to the model. This TIAA led session will be offered on December 15 at 11 a.m. via webcast. Please register in advance. Participation in events that occur during scheduled working hours must be approved by your supervisor. Employees on a university-approved leave should contact hrs-leaves@uni.edu for approval. Stay up-to-date with the status of this session by visiting https://hrs.uni.edu/event-status. If the status of this session changes you will also be notified by UNI email or campus phone. Individuals needing an accommodation in order to participate in an event, please contact a HRS team member at 319-273-2954, or hrs-benefits@uni.edu, at least one week prior to the event. |
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TIAA December Financial Wellness Webinars |
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- December 7 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST
Planning for College? Save With a 529 Plan - December 7 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST
Gaining Insight: Navigating Debt Consolidation and Understanding the Mortgage Process - December 8 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST
Estate Planning Basics - December 8 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST
She's Got It: A Woman's' Guide to Saving and Investing - December 9 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST
Halfway There: A Retirement Checkpoint - December 9 | 1 to 2 p.m. CST
Well-Rounded Retirement: An Overview - December 9 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST
The Power of Saving
TIAA webinars are open to all employees. To register: www.tiaa.org/webinars2022 Times through the webinar link will be shown in Eastern Standard Time. |
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IPERS December Retirement Webinars- December 1 | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST
Ready, Set, Retire - December 15 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST
Creating a Secure Retirement
IPERS webinars are for state of Iowa employees within five years of retirement and their spouses. To register: https://ipers.org/members/calendar |
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Free Legal ConsultationThe UNI Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides free legal consultation. You can meet with an attorney for a free thirty-minute consultation, once per calendar year. If you need additional services you can be referred on with a 25% discount. Legal consultation is available in a variety of financial areas including will and estate planning, real estate, ID theft, bankruptcy, and family law. To activate your services call 1-855-784-2057. To learn more about your EAP benefit visit the UNI EAP webpage. |
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Got Free WW? In November, we announced ALL benefit-eligible employees are now eligible to sign-up for Free WW. If you haven’t had a chance to sign-up yet, there are some great tools that you are missing out on. But don’t worry, you can sign-up and get started anytime! One great feature is WW digital. You can track all your food, drinks, and activity and so much more. You can also connect to fitness workouts, boost your mindset with five minute audio coachings and meditation, connect with a WW coach (live or asynchronous), connect with a virtual workshop, find countless recipes and meal ideas (no pun intended), join food and fitness challenges, and connect with other members that are new just like you.
WW Feature HighlightThe following resources are for employees participating in WW. To receive UNI announcements and updates related to Free WW please subscribe by emailing employeewellbeing@uni.edu.
“WalkTalks” is a part of Digital360. This is where you can listen and learn from a professional over a podcast, and at the same time, you’re guided through your walk based on how much time you have. The guide will provide you with a warmup, pacesetter, and cool down too.
Have 30 minutes? Check out the podcast with Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Build a Better, Happier, Healthier Brain. If you haven’t yet, here is a summary before you listen in while enjoying a brisk walk and gaining BDNF. What is BDNF? It stands for Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor. It is a protein in the brain that promotes the survival of nerve cells that play a role in growth, maturation, and cell maintenance. As Dr. Gupta simply puts it, you want more BDNF, and the only way to get it is to move!
The great part is that it doesn’t matter where, when, or how you move. Only that you do it and continue to do more of it. He also discusses that we are in control of our brain health and can work to improve our brain health even as we age. It doesn't have to be downhill from here! One way to do this is by constantly learning and creating new pathways in your brain. Want to learn more and gain BDNF? Put in some buds, cue up the podcast, get to stepping, and keep that brain healthy.
WW Recipe ConnectLooking to stay on track during the Holidays? Check-out WW Holiday Recipes. |
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Employee Assistance Program |
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Free Life CoachingThe UNI Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides free life coaching over the phone. The benefit includes five sessions of life coaching for either Motivational or Resiliency Coaching. During the five sessions the coach will guide participants through goal setting, provide progress checks, address barriers, and aid in goal achievement. If you, or a member of your household, is ready to make a positive change, free life coaching may help. To learn more visit the UNI EAP webpage. |
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New Health Insurance ID CardsWellmark is sending out new health insurance cards to all employees enrolled in health insurance for the 2022 calendar year.
NOTE:
Your ID number will remain the same, unless you have opted to enroll in a new plan for the upcoming year. Your old card will still work until you receive your new card.
Register for a myWellmark account today to view updated ID cards, or print a temporary ID card. |
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We are thankful for the service of all of UNI's retirees! With their consent we are able to celebrate their years of service and share their information with the entire campus community. |
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Cherie Kreger Custodian I, Custodial Services 21 Years of Service, Retiring in December Kreger@jtt.net |
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Betty Zan Assoc Professor, Curriculum & Instruction 27 Years of Service, Retiring in December Betty.Zan@uni.edu |
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Retirement Benefit Questions? The HRS Benefits Team is Here to Assist!The Human Resource Services Benefits Team is continuing to help employees with retirement benefit questions. If you plan to retire in 2021 please email
hrs-benefits@uni.edu or call 319-273-2423. For additional information on retirement visit Retire from UNI: Next Steps. |
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Stay Up-to-Date with HRS Events |
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Plan on attending an upcoming Human Resource Services (HRS) sponsored event? Please visit the HRS event status webpage to view if the event is on-time, postponed, rescheduled, or canceled. Registered participants will also receive an email from HRS notifying that an event status has changed. |
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Subscribe to HRS Latest News and Events |
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Be the first to hear the latest news and events from UNI Human Resource Services including benefits and well-being news. Subscribe to receive the HRS News emails right to your uni.edu email account. |
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Is Your Personal Information Up-to-Date? |
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To make changes to your office and/or home (confidential) contact information: Login to MyUNIverse > My Page > Update My Personal Information. This information is sent to Human Resource Services and will be updated within four working days. |
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