Faculty and staff who are covered by Kaiser insurance will have an opportunity to receive a flu vaccine sponsored by the human resources office on Tuesday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. Please remember to bring your Kaiser Permanente membership card and a photo I.D. For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at 8981 or sherwood@up.edu.
Human Resources
Flex-Plan Participants Take Note
As a reminder to all Flex-Plan participants, beginning with the 2014 plan year, all savings under the plan must be used by December 31, 2014, with the exception of up to $500, which can be rolled into the 2015 plan year and used throughout 2015. There will no longer be a 2.5 month grace period. For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at 8981 or sherwood@up.edu.
Tuition Exchange Benefits for Fall 2015
Faculty and staff who would like to use the University’s tuition exchange benefit for dependent children for the fall 2015 semester need to visit the HR website and fill out a request for approval by December 1, 2014, according to Jason McDonald, admissions. The link is http://tinyurl.com/nnuvj6k.
For more information contact McDonald at 7751 or mcdonaja@up.edu.
TIAA-CREF Investment Counseling Sessions, Sept. 16-18
The University’s TIAA-CREF investment counselor for employees, Preston Watts, will be on campus a number of times this fall for individual financial counseling sessions. The next one-on-one counseling sessions will take place on September 16, 17, and 18. Go to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028 (press 5) to schedule an appointment today.
For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at 8981 or sherwood@up.edu.
Benefits Renewal Open Forums
The human resources office has been working over the summer to negotiate the best possible healthcare renewal for 2015. We will have some important updates to share with you on how this is going and what we should expect with our Open Enrollment this year. HR will host open forums to share what we know thus far. These will take place on Wednesday, September 17, at 9 a.m. in the Waldschmidt Hall 3rd Floor Conference Room; and at noon on Thursday, September 18, in the Terrace Room.
For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at 8981 or sherwood@up.edu.
Labor Day Holiday
University offices will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day. Classes will be in session that day. For more information on University holidays, see the calendar on the HR webpage at http://tinyurl.com/qgh4ged.
University names three Title IX deputy coordinators
The University of Portland is committed to ensuring equal access to education in an environment free from discrimination, including sexual harassment and interpersonal violence. Anyone impacted by violence is encouraged to contact the Title IX coordinator, Bryn M. Sopko. The Title IX resources will now include representation for students, faculty and staff. Beginning immediately, the new Title IX deputy coordinators will be:
- For students: Rev. John J. Donato, C.S.C., associate vice president for student development (donato@up.edu)
- For faculty: Matt Baasten, associate provost and Graduate School dean (baasten@up.edu)
- For staff: Stacey Watanabe, human resources employee relations and training manager (watanabe@up.edu)
As a reminder, all inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations may be referred to the University’s Title IX coordinator, Title IX deputy coordinators, or to the assistant secretary for civil rights of the Department of Education. The University’s Title IX coordinator is Bryn M. Sopko, director of human resources, 8987 or sopko@up.edu. For further information, please review the Title IX homepage: http://www.up.edu/titleix.
TIAA-CREF Counselor on Campus August 14
TIAA-CREF investment counselor Preston Watts will be on campus for individual financial counseling sessions with employees on Thursday, August 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sessions will be held in the Orrico Hall room 101. Go to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028, press 5 to schedule a one hour-long appointment. For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at 8981 or sherwood@up.edu.
Tuition Remission Deadline
Employees are reminded that fall 2014 tuition remission requests were due by July 1 in order to avoid late charges on students’ accounts. If you forgot to turn your fall remission request in, please do so as soon as possible, and please remember you might have late fees applied at this point.
There is a separate application form for undergraduate course work (http://tinyurl.com/42haqs2) and graduate courses (http://tinyurl.com/7sx5zs8). A tuition remission summary is also available on the HR website at http://tinyurl.com/c8f6j2x.
For more information, stop by the HR offices on the fifth floor of Waldschmidt Hall or e-mail hr@up.edu.
Faculty Salary Letter Clarification
A notice to faculty who have signed up for the deferred pay plan: Salary letters recently were handed out showing all faculty as being paid out over 9 months. If you have set up the deferred pay program you will continue to be paid over 12 months beginning in September. If you prefer not to participate you need to send written instructions to stop the deferred pay to the payroll office. Any questions please contact Debbie Schwartzkopf, payroll, at 8338 or payroll@up.edu.