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Last Chance PHA Questionaires! Open Enrollment Next Week!

Personal Health Assessment (PHA) Questionnaires need to be completed by October 31! Please take a few minutes to go online and complete the questionnaire.  Once you’ve finished the questionnaire, you’ll immediately get your full PHA report. This report summarizes both your lifestyle habits and your biometric score (from your lab-work, blood pressure, height and weight measurements) and provides individualized recommendations for improving your health. Please email (laurie.ehlers@lawrence.edu) or call (832-7498) if you’d like to set up an appointment to review your report in person, or to discuss strategies for implementing any of the recommendations.

Open Enrollment Meetings – Next Week!

  • Wednesday, November 1st, Cinema

    • 10:00 – 11:00 AM
    • 12:30 – 1:30 PM
  • Thursday, November 2nd, Cinema
    • 9:00 – 10:00 AM
    • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Monday, November 6th, Cinema
    • 12:30 – 1:30 PM
    • 3:00 – 4:00 PM

Nominations are needed for President’s Award of Excellence!

President’s Award of Excellence

The President’s Award of Excellence (PAE) recognizes exemplary University staff members for their exceptional support and performance for their Department and the University. Award recipients of the Award of Excellence will receive $1,000 monetary award and a commemorative plaque. Their name will also be added to a perpetual plaque of award recipients that will be displayed in the office of Human Resources in Brokaw Hall. Recipients and their guest will be invited to attend the annual Service Award Luncheon where they will be recognized for their accomplishments.  The award recipient’s supervisor and nominator(s) will also be invited to attend the luncheon.  The President and the PAE Review Committee will select up to two individuals annually for this award.

Criteria:

The PAE Review Committee will carefully consider all nominations, taking into consideration the following criteria:

Support:  Demonstrates above and beyond commitment to the support of the students, staff or faculty.
Stewardship: Demonstrates a high level of care and responsibility for the well-being of the University and its resources for the benefit of our students, staff, and faculty.
Innovation:  Drives innovation, initiative and leadership in the workplace through creative ideas which positively impact the University and/or the surrounding community.
Teamwork:  Works in partnership with others while nurturing an environment of comradery and collaboration.

How to submit:

Complete the Nomination Form describing how the nominee demonstrates the above listed criteria, not to exceed three typed pages, by November 17, 2017.  When completed with the nomination form, you will need to select “file”, “save as” and save to desktop or personal folder.  The form can be submitted via one of the following methods:

Email:   Excellence@lawrence.edu
Fax:  920.993.6026
Interoffice Mail:  Rochelle Blindauer, Human Resources
Hand Deliver:  Rochelle Blindauer, Brokaw Hall, Room 108

Thank you for your nominations and recognition of the colleagues that make Lawrence a great place!

Learning at Lawrence Archives

As a reminder, we archive all Learning at Lawrence sessions on the Human Resources Office page. This page is restricted, therefore a login is required to view the information. If you are new, or did not have a chance to attend a past session, please review and listen to any presentations you are interested in learning more about.

 

NEW – We have added the Active Shooter Awareness Presentation to the Learning at Lawrence archives. Please take some time to review the presentation if you were not able to be there in person. The UW Oshkosh Officer and Faculty member did an excellent job sharing a personal story and how they prepared and continue to educate the campus for a crisis.

Lawrence Fund and United Way Pledge

Following the presentations at all staff and faculty meetings, we invite you to join in supporting both Lawrence students and the United Way. If you would like to make a gift to Lawrence, United Way, or both, please complete the PLEDGE FORM  and return it via campus mail or email to the Development Office in Brokaw Hall. We would greatly appreciate your support of both campaigns by Monday, November 20, 2017.

Thank you, in advance, for considering these giving options as a way to support our students and community. Should you have any questions about either opportunity, please reach out to Annual Giving or Human Resources.

 

Reminders – PHAs and Open Enrollment Meetings

PHA Questionaire

If you haven’t already, please take a few minutes this week to go online and complete the PHA questionnaire.  Once you’ve finished the questionnaire, you’ll immediately get your full PHA report. This report summarizes both your lifestyle habits and your biometric score (from your labwork, blood pressure, height and weight measurements) and provides individualized recommendations for improving your health.

Please email (laurie.ehlers@lawrence.edu) or call (832-7498) if you’d like to set up an appointment to review your report in person, or to discuss strategies for implementing any of the recommendations.  Laurie will be reaching out to those with elevated results (glucose, cholesterol, PSA, or blood pressure) to make sure you are aware of the findings and have a strategy for addressing this with your healthcare provider.

Open Enrollment Meetings

Please mark your calendar for the upcoming Insurance Open Enrollment Meetings at the Warch Campus Center –Cinema:

  • Wednesday, November 1st
    • 10:00 – 11:00 AM
    • 12:30 – 1:30 PM
  • Thursday, November 2nd
    • 9:00 – 10:00 AM
    • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Monday, November 6th
    • 12:30 – 1:30 PM
    • 3:00 – 4:00 PM

Our agenda during the Open Enrollment Meetings will include discussion regarding:

  • Plan Changes
  • RN Educator
  • Medical Plan Enhancement – Teladoc
  • The Life and Processing of a Medical Claim
  • Medical Cost Estimator
  • Premium Review
  • Action Items & Deadlines

 

Additionally, we are happy to welcome our vendor partners to the Open Enrollment Meetings.  These vendors will be available to meet with you before and after the Open Enrollment Meetings to answer any questions you may have.  They include:

  • UMR – Health Plan Provider
  • MedTrak – Pharmacy Provider
  • Superior Vision – Vision Care Provider
  • Hay’s Benefit Group – Health Plan Broker

 

Nominations Now Open for President’s Award of Excellence

President’s Award of Excellence

The President’s Award of Excellence (PAE) recognizes exemplary University staff members for their exceptional support and performance for their Department and the University. Award recipients of the Award of Excellence will receive $1,000 monetary award and a commemorative plaque. Their name will also be added to a perpetual plaque of award recipients that will be displayed in the office of Human Resources in Brokaw Hall. Recipients and their guest will be invited to attend the annual Service Award Luncheon where they will be recognized for their accomplishments.  The award recipient’s supervisor and nominator(s) will also be invited to attend the luncheon.  The President and the PAE Review Committee will select up to two individuals annually for this award.

Criteria:

The PAE Review Committee will carefully consider all nominations, taking into consideration the following criteria:

Support:  Demonstrates above and beyond commitment to the support of the students, staff or faculty.
Stewardship: Demonstrates a high level of care and responsibility for the well-being of the University and its resources for the benefit of our students, staff, and faculty.
Innovation:  Drives innovation, initiative and leadership in the workplace through creative ideas which positively impact the University and/or the surrounding community.
Teamwork:  Works in partnership with others while nurturing an environment of comradery and collaboration.

How to submit:

Complete the Nomination Form describing how the nominee demonstrates the above listed criteria, not to exceed three typed pages, by November 17, 2017.  When completed with the nomination form, you will need to select “file”, “save as” and save to desktop or personal folder.  The form can be submitted via one of the following methods:

Email:   Excellence@lawrence.edu
Fax:  920.993.6026
Interoffice Mail:  Rochelle Blindauer, Human Resources
Hand Deliver:  Rochelle Blindauer, Brokaw Hall, Room 108

 

Thank you for your nominations and recognition of the colleagues that make Lawrence a great place!

New Hires/Job Changes 10/19

The following colleagues have been hired, rehired or have a new position within the last two weeks. If you see them on campus, please welcome them to Lawrence or congratulate them on their new position!

  • Erica Dailey, Assistant Director of Campus Safety (Office of Campus Safety)
  • Rhett Doar, Custodian (Warch Campus Center)
  • Rachel Hart, Staff Counselor (Health and Wellness)
  • Della Otradovec, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach (Athletics)
  • Ashton Vicente, Cantabile Girl Choir Manager (Academy of Music)

Guest Lunch – Chris Card

Come join staff connections for an informal lunch with guest Chris Card, Vice President for Student Life, on November 9th from 12-1 in the Alice G. Chapman Hall conference room 202.

This is an opportunity for staff members to connect with each other from across campus, explore new areas of campus and have a chance to get to know our guest for the day.  Bring your own lunch but cookies will be provided by staff connections!

Hope to see you there!

United Way Pledge

We are committed to supporting our community through the work we do and the resources we share. We are pleased to introduce this year’s United Way employee giving campaign “Live United”. I would like to express my gratitude to those who have generously contributed to United Way in the past. Your gift has made a real and lasting difference to individuals and families right here in our community. Investments have helped support basic needs for those in our community who need them the most to become financially stable and have access to critical healthcare services. This year, the United Way will continue to advance the common good by focusing on education, income, health and basic needs.
More information about how to make a payroll deduction pledge will be discussed at the all-staff meeting on October 17th and through email communication.
For information on the Fox Cities United Way, visit