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Word from the Vice President: New Year, New Opportunities
A new year is often a time for new beginnings—and there's no better occasion to explore the many benefits of working at a place like Penn.
If better health is at the top of your New Year's resolution list, you're in luck! Beginning this month, we're offering a new workshop series to help you master the art of stress management. You can also take advantage of our many wellness resources to help you lose weight, get in shape, and embrace a healthier lifestyle.
As you consider your professional goals for the year, discover how Penn can support you on the job. Become a Microsoft Office whiz, polish your communication skills or enhance your career with one of our numerous professional development opportunities.
Or see how Penn can support you outside of the workplace. If you're bringing home a new child this year, learn about our generous time off policy when it comes to the birth or adoption of your child.
With so many resources right at your fingertips, Penn is the perfect place to find support for your everyday needs.
Sincerely,
Jack Heuer, Ed.D.
Vice President for Human Resources
4 Resolutions to Kick Off a Healthy New Year
Now is the perfect time to embark on a healthier you—and we can help you get there! If you're looking for realistic health goals that you can stick with year-round, add these New Year's resolutions to your list.
1) Get in shape. With so many fitness resources at your fingertips, shaping up at Penn is no sweat. Enjoy the lowest rates at thousands of fitness clubs in the Philadelphia area with a GlobalFit gym membership, or tone your body by joining the Penn Walking Program. Learn about the full array of health and wellness programs at Penn.
2) Lose weight. Weight Watchers at Penn can help you burn those extra holiday calories—at an affordable price! Sign up now, and you can join for less than half the normal price. Plus, meetings are right on campus so you won't have to go far to lose weight and feel great.
3) Develop a healthy eating plan. A nutritious lifestyle can be difficult to maintain. But we can show you how to eat well and still enjoy yourself. Enroll in one of our many nutrition workshops to get simple tips for healthy eating. Click here for more information.
4) Quit smoking. It may be one of the hardest things you've ever had to do, but we can make it easier for you. Penn's Quit Smoking Program is jam-packed with resources to help you ditch your nicotine habit and embrace a healthier lifestyle.
Say Goodbye to Stress
If stress has a way of creeping into your daily life, you're not alone. But that doesn't mean it has to take a toll on your wellbeing. We can show you how to win the war on stress and become a pro at tackling tension.
Beginning in January, Human Resources is offering a new workshop series called Relaxing Ways to Manage Your Stress. Each month we'll hold a workshop showing you different relaxation tools and guided imagery practices to help you make stress management a lifelong habit. You'll get hands-on practice using a variety of breathing techniques and muscle relaxation tips that you can use every day—at work and at home.
Led by experts from Penn's Employee Assistance Program, this free workshop series will run on the last Wednesday of each month from January through May. We're kicking off the series on January 25. Click here for complete details and to register, or contact Human Resources at or 215-573-2471.
When Life Changes, Change Your Life Insurance Beneficiary
The new year is often a time of reflection. As you think back to the year that’s passed, consider if the most important players in your life have changed. Did you get married or divorced, add a child to your family, lose a loved one? All of these things have a huge impact on our lives, and we often overlook one crucial thing in the midst of everything else: updating our life insurance beneficiaries.
No one can predict the future, but one of the simplest ways to protect your loved ones is to keep your life insurance beneficiary information up to date. A few minutes is all you need to make sure the people who mean the most to you are being taken care of when you can’t be there to take care of them yourself.
You can review and update your beneficiary designation online so it’s fast and easy. Visit Penn’s online benefits enrollment site and log on with your PennKey and password. Choose the "Update Life Insurance Beneficiary" option and the online system will walk you through the rest.
Questions? Contact the Penn Benefits Center at 1-888-PENN-BEN (1-888-736-6236).