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Insurance Open Enrollment Meetings

Save the Date

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

Open Enrollment Meeting Agenda

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

  • 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

Reminders – PHAs, Flu Shots, Wellness Fair

October is a big month in wellness for us here at Lawrence. We started out the month with the annual PHA’s (Personal Health Assessments) and we’ll soon be in the midst of flu clinic season.

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.  Also, please note 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.

Flu season is right around the corner! In fact, this year Wisconsin saw its first influenza cases earlier than usual, in September. The height of flu season typically occurs in November through March, and an annual vaccine is the best way to protect yourself from getting the flu and spreading it to others. Please stop by one of the upcoming flu clinics to get your vaccine and help keep the Lawrence community healthy this season.

Lawrence Wellness Fair                 10/18/17              11 am – 1 pm and 6 – 8 pm

Warch Campus Center                   10/24/17              11 am – 1 pm in the Esch Hurvis Room

Bjorklunden                                       10/27/17              Starting at 9 am and by appointment

The Con                                               10/31/17              1:30 – 3:30 pm in the Shattuck Lower Level Lobby

If you’re unable to attend one of the flu clinics but would like to get a vaccine, we will be offering individual appointments as well. As that time approaches, we’ll publish more info here on LU Insider regarding how to schedule your individual appointment.

Transamerica Consolidation Meeting Appointments Available

Lawrence University is happy to welcome Transamerica’s Consolidation Team onsite to assist any staff or faculty with rollovers and consolidations only from TIAA or another retirement plan at this time.  Transamerica is happy to assist you with other plan questions you may have, however, these representatives are only able to assist in rollovers and consolidations.

Transamerica Representatives will be onsite during the following time periods:

  • Wednesday, October 18th
    • 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    • Brokaw Hall, Conference Room Number 102
  • Thursday, October 19th
    • 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    • Brokaw Hall, Conference Room Number 102

To reserve a meeting with Transamerica, please click here.

Staff Connections Announces Monthly Photo Contest

There is so much excitement and attractiveness in our campus community! Snap your candid shot of the beauty you find during your daily work day or on campus and email it to staff_connection@lawrence.edu by the 30th of each month.  The winner will be featured in our new publication, Staff Monthly, which will be posted once a month in the LU Insider.

Friday Lunch Live

Bring your own lunch or snack on something from the SRL kitchen such as PB&J or Grilled Cheese, and have a casual lunch with your peers. It’s a ‘make your own experience’ at the Center for SRL.

The event is open to faculty and staff, and takes place on Friday, October 13th, at 11:30 am at the Center for SRL.

A Day Away: Holy Wisdom Monastery — Saturday, October 21

Open to single women ages 18-50, this retreat allows you to take time away from your busy schedule to reflect on nature, pray, and share with the sisters at Holy Wisdom Monastery.

Cost for students registration, lunch and dinner at the monastery will be covered by the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life.

The day begins with registration at 9:30 am and will conclude at 5:00 pm. There is no designated driver for this event but a vehicle can be reserved for use to get back and forth to the monastery for the day. Drivers must be authorized to drive LU vehicles. Some restrictions for drivers 18-20 years old.

If you are interested, stop by or email Spiritual.Religious.Life@lawrence.edu and we will connect with you for further discussion and to arrange details.

Registration deadline is Wednesday, October 18.

Taize Worship – Thursday October 12 at 7:30pm, Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

The Center for SRL will host song and prayer in an ecumenical service that is open to the community. The Candlelit service will feature musicianship from the Lawrence community and has historical roots geared at serving young adults and their unique needs.

The service takes place on Thursday, October 12th at 7:30 pm at the Center for SRL.