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Going on Now!
2020 Annual Benefits Open Enrollment
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The 2020 Annual Benefits Open Enrollment period is going on now and will run through November 30, 2019. During this time you may learn what is new for 2020, as well as review and change your benefit elections. Any changes made to your benefit elections will be effective January 1, 2020. No action is needed if you do not wish to make changes to health, dental, vision, or VTL. However, employees wishing to contribute to a Flex Spending Spending Account (FSA) must enroll or re-enroll each year. For information about Open Enrollment, as well as a complete list of steps to take for a positive and successful Open Enrollment period, see the Open Enrollment website.
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NEW | Retirement Readiness: Advanced Estate Planning Strategies including Charitable Giving Options
Human Resource Services will host two informational sessions on Advanced Estate Planning. Join us to learn about tax rules and tips, trusts, charitable giving and UNI Foundation tools for estate planning. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. The hour long sessions will be presented by UNI Foundation and BergenKDV: November 11 at 3 p.m. and November 12 at noon in 007 GIL. Please register in advance.
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Retirement Readiness: Charting Your Course: A Financial Guide for Women
Human Resource Services will host two informational sessions on financial knowledge for women nearing retirement. Join us to learn the financial challenges unique to women, approaches to saving for retirement, goal setting, evaluating your financial health, and tips to help your money work harder. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. The hour long sessions will be presented by TIAA: November 18 at 3 p.m. and November 19 at noon in the State College Room MAU. Please register in advance.
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Retirement Readiness: Social Security 101
Human Resource Services will host two informational sessions on Social Security benefits and preparing for retirement. Learn how Social Security benefits affect retirement, strategies to maximize your benefits, and ideas to help you set up your retirement income. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. The hour long sessions will be presented by VALIC: December 2 at 3 p.m. and December 3 at noon in the State College Room MAU. Please register in advance.
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NEW | Financial Wellness: Taxes
Human Resource Services will host two informational sessions on taxes. Join us to learn current tax laws and updates on items in legislation such as the Secure Act. This session will have time allotted for questions and answers to your personal tax questions. You may send questions to chelsi.armstrong@uni.edu ahead of the session. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. The hour long sessions will be presented by Carney, Alexander, Marold & Co., L.L.P. CPA: December 9 at 3 p.m. and December 10 at noon in the State College Room MAU. Please register in advance.
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Please be advised the above sessions may be cancelled if 10 or more employees are not registered. If cancelled, you will be notified directly via UNI email or campus phone. Room location is subject to change. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UNI-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact a benefits 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:
Open to all Employees
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- December 10 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST
- Special Topic: Planning for diminished capacity and illness
- December 10 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST
- Postcards from the Future: A woman's guide to financially ever after
- December 11 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST
- Special Topic: Responsible Investing - Portfolios with purpose
- December 11 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST
- Inside Money: Managing income and debt
- December 12 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST
- Lifetime Income: Planning for Retirement - The Why, What and How
- December 12 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST
- Special Topic: All about IRAs
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To register visit: www.tiaa.org/webinars
Times through the webinar link will be shown in Eastern Standard Time.
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My Personal Pension Calculator from TIAA
Investing in the TIAA Traditional Annuity in your University Sponsored Retirement Plan and/or in your Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) gives you the opportunity to set up your own “personal pension” plan. This means you are able to receive a guaranteed monthly income for life!
Try TIAA’s “My Personal Pension Calculator” today to see what your monthly payments could be throughout your retirement.
Learn more at https://www.tiaa.org/public/protected_growth. TIAA Consultants are also available on campus to assist you. Register for an individual meeting online, or you may call 800-732-8353 (toll free).
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month
November is diabetes awareness month. Type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent form of diabetes in the U.S. The CDC estimates around 23.1 million in the U.S. have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and another 7.2 million are undiagnosed. This means nearly one quarter of individuals living with diabetes in the U.S. don’t even know they have it!
While diabetes is a manageable condition with many treatment options, going undiagnosed and without treatment can cause a great deal of harm to a person's health. Health concerns with undiagnosed diabetes include kidney damage, eye damage, an increased risk of heart disease, or stroke.
A simple blood glucose test can assist healthcare providers with diagnosing type 2 diabetes. Adults with risk factors (being overweight/obese, being over the age 45, having a family history, having low physical activity, a history of gestational diabetes) may benefit from annual screenings. UNI Employee Well-being offers one free biometric screening per academic year that provides a comprehensive screening including blood glucose test, body composition testing, and body mass index. To learn more and register for the next biometric screening, visit: https://hrs.uni.edu/wellbeing/bioscreening.
Obtaining a healthy weight helps reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. UNI offers WW workshops on-campus to assist with obtaining a healthy weight. Employees and spouses can join as paying members anytime, and attend on-campus workshops.
To join WW as a paying member visit: wellness.weightwatchers.com, and enter the UNI Employer ID: 15316494.
For questions, please contact Therese Callaghan at 3-4246 or employeewellbeing@uni.edu.
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UNI Benefits and Well-being Fair Thank You
Human Resource Services would like to thank everyone who attended the fair, as well as the vendors who helped make this year's fair a continued success. We received many compliments of the great attendance and the variety of vendors. For those who missed the fair, learn more about the vendors at the fair webpage.
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