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  • May 2021

May 2021

Employee Benefits & Well-Being

Human Resource Services

May Newsletter

In This Issue

  • Upcoming Events You Don’t Want to Miss

  • Tax Time

  • Commit to Quit

  • Helpful Virtual Healthcare Services

  • Who’s Retiring This Month?

Contact Us

If you still have a question after reading this newsletter or visiting our website, please contact us.

COVID-19 and Your Benefits

To view frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and your benefits, visit the Forward Together website.

Upcoming Events

Financial Wellness: Kids and Money

Human Resource Services will host an informational session on Kids and Money. Financial Wellness starts young and the responsibility to teach kids about money mostly falls on parents and caregivers. Learn more about what kids need to know about money and how to help teach them to be financially secure in the future. Bob Moore with Lee Wealth Management, will lead this session via Zoom on May 11 at 10 a.m. Please register in advance.

My Well-being: Tobacco Cessation: Why and How to Quit

Human Resource Services will host an informational session on tobacco cessation. Learn how tobacco negatively impacts health, how to support someone quitting, and tips to successfully quit. Learn additional resources provided to you by UNI to assist you in quitting tobacco. Stacie Dudden Nurse Health Coach with MercyOne, will lead this session via Zoom on May 19 at 10 a.m. Please register in advance.

Retirement Readiness: Retire from UNI

Human Resource Services will host an informational session on retiring from UNI, for faculty and staff planning to retire soon or in the foreseeable future. Participants will learn guidelines and benefits available at retirement from UNI. This hour long session will be presented by Therese Callaghan, Employee Well-being Coordinator, via Zoom on June 2 at 10 a.m. 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 May Financial Wellness Webinars

  • May 11 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST

    • Halfway There: A Retirement Checkpoint

  • May 11 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST

    • Looking to Turn Your Retirement Savings Into a “Paycheck” for Life?

  • May 12 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST

    • Responsible Investing: Portfolios with Purpose

  • May 12 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST

    • Money at Work 2: Sharpening Investment Skills

  • May 13 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST

    • The 411 on 529 College Savings Plans

  • May 13 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST

    • Health Savings Accounts as a Nest Egg

TIAA webinars are open to all employees. To register visit: www.tiaa.org/webinars2022

Times through the webinar link will be shown in Eastern Standard Time.

Financial Wellness

Pay the Right Amount in Taxes

This year “Tax Day” was extended by the IRS to May 17 as the deadline to file and pay. May is also a good time of year to review your tax withholdings. Did you receive a large refund? While it is always nice to get money back, you’ve also been giving the government an interest free loan. Did you have to pay-in? While tax time may not be the most enjoyable, it can be made worse by owing money or if you have to pay a penalty. In a best case scenario you are paying each month from your paycheck that you owe. No more and no less. For advice on how to get your tax withholdings right, visit the IRS website or talk to your tax advisor. Adjustments can be made by faculty and staff to your W4 in eBusiness suite employee self-service.

My Well-being

World No Tobacco Day

On May 31 every year the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World No Tobacco Day. This year the WHO is asking all tobacco users to, “Commit to Quit,” for good. If you are looking for help with quitting, UNI provides Nurse Health Coaching for tobacco cessation, as well as tobacco cessation products covered at 100% through UNI’s health insurance plans. To learn more and to get started visit our Tobacco Cessation webpage.

Own Your Benefits

Virtual Healthcare Services

UnityPoint and MercyOne hospitals and clinics have online systems that allow patients the opportunity to contact their care teams virtually. Through these platforms you are also able to request prescription refills, access test results, and read provider notes. Doctor on Demand, UNI’s option for a virtual office visit, allows 24/7 care for common symptoms. Utilizing these services lowers the risk of exposure and illness.

Recognizing Our Retirees

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.

Joyce Morrow
University Registrar, Registrar's Office
24 Years of Service, Retiring in May
Joyce.Morrow@uni.edu

Retirement Readiness

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.

Coming In June

June Calendar
Stay Up-to-Date with HRS Events

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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