University Announcements

An Edvest 529 account is always a smart gift for your loved one’s future. For information, visit www.edvest.com/offer22 or call 888-338-3789.

The deadline to submit any open enrollment changes, additions, or drops to Human Resources is Monday, November 14, 2022, at 4:00 pm. 

If you do not want to make changes to your current benefit elections, you do not need to submit open enrollment forms, with the exception of flexible spending. The flexible spending enrollment form must be completed if you want to participate in health care and/or dependent care flexible spending in the 2023 plan year/calendar year. 

All Open Enrollment materials can be found on the Human Resources website. If you have any questions, please contact your Human Resources representative.

Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to launch our 2022 United Way Fox Cities Campaign at Lawrence University! The work of United Way Fox Cities addresses our community’s greatest needs through a well-researched, comprehensive approach. Investing in our community through United Way Fox Cities in the workplace is an easy way to improve lives. Each year, about one of every three Fox Cities’ residents are impacted by a United Way funded or operated program. Your investment will stay in our community and make a difference for your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. For more details, please visit www.unitedwayfoxcities.org/ or watch their 2022 campaign video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5BxWlAx2eI.

The Lawrence University United Way Fox Cities Campaign will be open through Wednesday, November 30, 2022. This week, you will receive a pledge form via interoffice mail. Completed forms and/or donations should be sent via interoffice mail or dropped off to:

Amy Kester
Wilson House, Room 308

Alternatively, please email Amy at amy.kester@lawrence.edu or call x6816 with the details of your donation, and she will complete a form for you.

Thank you so much for your generous support of United Way Fox Cities and our community!

With gratitude,

Amy Kester
Executive Director of Corporate, Foundation, and Sponsored Research Support

Linda Morgan-Clement
Julie Esch Hurvis Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life and Chaplain to the University

Nancy Wall
Associate Provost  and Associate Professor of Biology

Thank you to all for attending the Open Enrollment Fair on November 1^st. The prize winners were drawn and are listed below. Prizes can be picked up in Brokaw Room 109.

If you were unable to attend the Open Enrollment Benefits Fair, forms can be found on the Open Enrollment webpage.  Please contact Human Resources if you need any assistance.

If you see them on campus, please welcome them to Lawrence!

New Employees

Nicole Baumann – Office Coordinator for Wellness Services

Russell Brown – Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach

Barry Sewall – Bon Appetit – Back of House

Julia Dessart – Assistant Women’s Hockey Coach

Catherine Lockhart – Administrative Coordinator for the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Institutional Research

Carson Huelle – Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach & Game Day Experience Coordinator

Nezerine Juma – Custodian

Jeremiah Morrise – Bon Appetit – Front of House

Zawadi Sofia – Custodian

Lita Spriggs – Bon Appetit – Prep Cook Back of House

Ryan Staeger – Bon Appetit – Dishwasher

Lindsey Klatt – Bon Appetit – Sous Chef

Danielle Kolman – Assistant Director, Career Center – Employer & Alumni Relations

Amanda McCall – Assistant Director of Events Management

Rachel Becker – LCMS – Media and Communications Specialist

Promotions

Garrett Singer – Special Assistant to the President

Megan Spranger – Director of Major and Planned Giving

Rehires

Lexi Angemi – Assistant Softball Coach

The 2023 plan year Open Enrollment period begins on November 1^st and will run through November 14^th, 2022. Our annual Open Enrollment period provides all benefit-eligible employees an opportunity to make changes to their current coverage or enroll in coverage that was previously waived. Changes can be made in the following benefit plans – Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account (Medical and Dependent Care), Supplemental Life, Short Term Disability, and Long-Term Care.

If you would like to maintain your current coverages at their current levels, with the exception of the flexible spending, no action is needed. Flexible Spending benefits must be renewed annually, and prior plan year elections do not carry over year-to-year. On October 18, 2022, the IRS released the 2023 health care flexible spending limit. The limit for 2023 has increased by $200 to $3,050 annually. The IRS also announced an increase in the annual rollover amount to $610.

Open Enrollment Materials & Benefit Fair

We are excited to share that we will be able to gather again for an Open Enrollment Benefits Fair in the Warch Campus Center – Somerset Room on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, from 10:30 am – 1:00 pm. This event will provide opportunities to meet with University’s benefit providers, obtain benefit enrollment forms and the 2023 benefit guide, and connecting with members of the Human Resources team about enrollment for the upcoming year.

Outside of the Open Enrollment Benefits Fair, the 2023 Benefit Guide and all enrollment/change forms can be found online and paper copies are also available. If you would like a paper copy of the guide and/or forms, please contact Human Resources and materials will be sent to you via campus mail. 

Deadline for Enrollment/Changes

The deadline to submit any open enrollment changes, additions, or cancellations to Human Resources is Monday, November 14^th, 2022, at 4:00 pm.

As noted above, if you do not wish to make changes to your current benefit elections, you do not need to submit open enrollment forms, with the exception of flexible spending. The flexible spending enrollment form must be completed if you want to participate in health and/or dependent care flexible spending in the 2023 plan year/calendar year.

Your Human Resources representative is available to assist you with any questions!

The Student Loan Debt Relief Application has officially launched! As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s one-time student loan debt relief plan, you can now apply for relief of up to $20,000.

 Apply Today Filling out the application is easy and takes about five minutes. You don’t need to log in or provide any documents. The application is available in English and Spanish and works on both desktop and mobile. If you already applied and received a confirmation email, you don’t need to re-apply. To find more information about eligibility, visit the student loan debt relief page.         

 Beware of Scams You might be contacted by a company saying they will help you get loan discharge, forgiveness, cancellation, or debt relief for a fee. You never have to pay for help with your federal student aid. Make sure you work only with the U.S. Department of Education and our loan servicers, and never reveal your personal information or account password to anyone. Our emails to borrowers come from noreply@studentaid.gov, noreply@debtrelief.studentaid.gov, or ed.gov@public.govdelivery.com. You can report scam attempts to the Federal Trade Commission by calling 1-877-382-4357 or by visiting reportfraud.ftc.gov.      

The 2023 Open Enrollment period will begin on November 1st and run through November 14, 2022. Our annual Open Enrollment period provides all benefit-eligible employees an opportunity to make changes to their current coverage or enroll in coverage that was previously waived.

Open Enrollment Benefit Fair

Additionally, we are excited to share that we will be able to gather again for an Open Enrollment Benefits Fair in the Warch Campus Center – Somerset Room on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, from 10:30 am – 1:00 pm.

This event will provide opportunities to meet with University’s benefit providers, obtain benefit enrollment forms and the 2023 benefit guide, and connecting with members of the Human Resources team about enrollment for the upcoming year.

Please watch for additional communication as we approach the start of the Open Enrollment period.