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Upcoming Retirement Plan Webinar

The WAICU Retirement Readiness Plan in partnership with Transamerica is pleased to offer a live webinar designed to help you take full advantage of everything the Retirement Readiness Plan has to offer. To register, please click on the title of the webinar and follow the on-screen prompts.

Retirement. Make It Yours.

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Time: 12:00pm CST

Join us for a live webinar that will go over some key concepts to consider as you get ready to retire: Investing in retirement, Social Security and income planning, Medicare, legacy and estate planning, and lifestyle considerations.

Wellness and Recreation

Below are just a few of our wellness opportunities from Wellness Services.

  1. Reserve your space to workout at the wellness center. Hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 7am-10pm, Friday 7am-9pm, Saturday 9am-7pm, Sunday 10am-9pm.
  2. Yoga classes are back. Tuesdays and Thursday 11:15-12 on Main Hall green near Ormsby Lake. Rain or below 50 degrees will be in the wellness center gym-first come first serve, limited attendance
  3. Starting Sept. 21st the pool will be open the following hours. Monday-Friday 11:15-1:15pm and Saturday 11-3pm. Sign up required. Locker rooms will remain closed.
  4. TRX Classes. New pre-recorded body weight sessions available every Monday. Wednesday 12-12:45 is a live zoom class. Log in from anywhere or reserve your space at the wellness center. Small weights and bands can replace the TRX for any exercises.

Matriculation Convocation

Matriculation Convocation

Thursday, September 24, 2020

11:15 am (please note time change)

“Finding Home: Belonging During a Pandemic”

President Mark Burstein

Webcast from Lawrence Memorial Chapel

https://www.lawrence.edu/info/news/convocations/convocation-program

Read more about this year’s Matriculation Convocation address.

Deferral of Social Security Taxes

On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order regarding the deferral of payroll tax obligations in light of the ongoing COVID-19 disaster. On August 28, 2020, the IRS released a notice providing guidance to allow employers to suspend the withholding, deposit and payment of the employees’ share of social security taxes on wages paid that are less than $4,000 per bi-weekly pay period between September 1 and December 31, 2020.

In 2021, employers will then be required to withhold the deferred amount from employee’s wages between January 1, 2021 and April 30, 2021.  The deferred amounts must to be re-paid by April 30, 2021 or the IRS will assess interest and penalties.

The IRS guidance provides employers the option of whether or not to adopt this deferral. Lawrence University has opted out of this order at this time. We will keep you informed if any changes occur. If you have any questions please contact the Human Resources & Payroll Department.

Teams is coming!

IT and the office of student activities have “teamed up” to bring all LU clubs and organizations a new tool to manage your activities in a virtual world. In the coming weeks a Microsoft teams account will be created for every student club and organization. With this you will be able run Zoom-like meetings, manage your members, invite non-members and store documents. Leaders and contacts for all organizations will receive an e-mail once their account is set-up. IT is in the process of developing easy to follow instructions so all groups can get the most out of Teams.

Watson Fellowship Information Session

Are you interested in learning about one of the coolest fellowships ever offered? That’s the Watson Fellowship. Join Brian Pertl, Dean of the Lawrence Conservatory of Music, for an information session on Wed., Aug. 12 at 1pm CDT and hear how a winner receives $36,000 to carry out a one-year independent study of their own design outside the United States.  

See Handshake for more details and connect via Zoom with passcode: 197426.