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TIAA Counselor Coming Feb. 1-2

January 13, 2017

TIAA investment counselor Rebecca Rohleder will be on campus for individual financial counseling sessions with University employees on Wednesday, February 1 and Thursday, February 2, according to Nicole Bresnahan, human resources. She will be available to meet with employees in the Orrico Hall Conference Room. These sessions are available to any employee and appointments can be […]

Filed Under: 01-16-2017, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Nicole Bresnahan, Rebecca Rohleder, TIAA

Last Day for Open Enrollment: Thurs., Dec. 1

November 23, 2016

Thursday, December 1 is the final day for employees to submit information for 2017 health care benefits. The Open Enrollment Tool and the FSA Enrollment Form are available on the HR website. To access these resources, visit up.edu/hr. You must confirm or change your healthcare coverage by selecting “Open Enrollment Tool.” When you access the Open […]

Filed Under: 11-28-2016, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Nicole Bresnahan, Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment: Now Until Dec. 1

November 4, 2016

The human resources office would like to remind all employees that the annual Open Enrollment period ends on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at 3 p.m. All employees are required to confirm or change their healthcare benefits by logging in to the Open Enrollment Tool. If you are electing Share the Savings for 2017, you will also need to […]

Filed Under: 11-07-2016, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Nicole Bresnahan, Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment Time: Nov. 2 through Dec. 1

October 28, 2016

The University’s 2017 open enrollment period runs from Wednesday, November 2 through Thursday, December 1 at 3 p.m. This is the time to either confirm or change medical and dental coverage, enroll in supplemental life insurance, and elect flexible spending accounts (FSA) for the coming calendar year. Come to the Wellness Fair on Thursday, November 3 from 10-1 in […]

Filed Under: 10-31-2016, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Nicole Bresnahan, Open Enrollment

On-Site Flu Shot Clinic, October 17

October 13, 2016

Faculty and staff who are covered by UP’s Kaiser insurance will have an opportunity to receive a flu vaccine sponsored by the human resources office on Monday, October 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Buckley Center room 106. Please remember to bring your Kaiser Permanente membership card and a photo I.D. For more […]

Filed Under: 08-29-2016, 10-10-2016, 10-17-2016, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Flu Shot Clinic, Human Resources, Nicole Bresnahan

UP Wellness Fair Coming Nov. 3

September 16, 2016

The UP Wellness Fair will take place on Thursday, November 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to Nicole Bresnahan, human resources. There are a limited number of openings for additional booths; please contact Bresnahan if you or a vendor you know are interested in joining the event. All vendors must be approved by the HR office. […]

Filed Under: 09-19-2016, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Nicole Bresnahan, Wellness Fair

Compensation Packages Ready for Employees

March 11, 2016

A summary of each employee’s compensation package is now available in Banner Self-Serve, according to Nicole Bresnahan, human resources. This personalized total compensation statement identifies direct and indirect compensation, and is intended to give a summary of the value of the benefits employees receive. The Total Comp Statement can be found by going to Employee> […]

Filed Under: 03-14-2016, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Employee compensation package, Human Resources, Nicole Bresnahan

Open Enrollment Ends Tuesday, Dec. 1

November 25, 2015

Tuesday, December 1 is the final day for employees to submit information for 2016 health care benefits. The Open Enrollment Tool and the FSA Enrollment Form are available on the HR website. To access these resources, visit up.edu/hr. You must confirm or change your healthcare coverage by selecting “Open Enrollment Tool.” When you access the […]

Filed Under: 11-30-2015, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Nicole Bresnahan, Open Enrollment

On-Site Flu Shot Clinic, Oct. 28

October 23, 2015

Faculty and staff who are covered by Kaiser insurance will have the opportunity to receive a flu vaccine sponsored by the human resources office on Wednesday, October 28, during the Wellness Fair in Franz Hall room 120. Please remember to bring a Kaiser Permanente membership card and a photo I.D. For more information contact Nicole […]

Filed Under: 10-19-2015, 10-26-2015, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Flu Shots Clinic, Human Resources, Nicole Bresnahan

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Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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