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myHR: April 6, 2016
Penn Benefits Open Enrollment Is April 18-29
This year’s Benefits Open Enrollment is April 18–29. Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to review your health care coverage and update selections for the 2016-2017 plan year.
Look for a special edition of myHR on Wednesday, April 13 dedicated to Open Enrollment where you’ll be able to learn more about changes for the plan year and find other important information about your Penn benefits coverage.
Open Enrollment Presentations
Benefits-eligible faculty and staff will receive the Penn Benefits 2016-2017 Open Enrollment Guide by mail or email soon. You can also get more information by attending one of the Open Enrollment presentations listed below. Each presentation runs 45 minutes and is followed by a Q&A session.
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Date |
Start Time |
Location |
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Tuesday, April 12 |
12pm |
Houston Hall, Golkin Room |
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Thursday, April 14 |
12pm |
Perelman School of Medicine, BRB Auditorium |
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Monday, April 18 |
11am |
Houston Hall, Golkin Room |
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Monday, April 25 |
12pm |
Houston Hall, Golkin Room |
Attend a Fair
Talk to Human Resources’ Benefits staff as well as representatives from Penn’s health care insurance providers, who will be on campus to share information and answer your questions. Learn about medical plans, prescription drug coverage, dental plans, vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, and the Penn Benefits Center.
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Fair |
Date |
Time |
Location |
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Open Enrollment and Wellness Fair |
Tuesday, |
10am-2pm |
Houston Hall, Hall of Flags |
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Thursday, April 14 |
Wednesday, |
10am-2pm |
New Bolton Center, Alumni Hall |
At the Open Enrollment and Wellness Fair at Houston Hall on Tuesday, April 19, you can also take advantage of free health screenings, chair massages, and wellness information on many topics, including blood pressure, nutrition, and campus safety.
If you have questions about your health care benefits, visit www.hr.upenn.edu/openenrollment or call the Penn Benefits Center at 1-888-PENNBEN (1-888-736-6236).
2016 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
On Thursday, April 28, Penn proudly celebrates national Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. This interactive program allows staff and faculty to share a career development experience with kids between 9 and 15 years old.
Young guests will have the opportunity to see where their parents and sponsors work and what they do, gain exposure to higher education, and enjoy hands-on exploration of different career fields. Many business units and campus organizations are collaborating to host the day’s events.
You don’t have to be a parent or guardian to join the fun. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and others can sponsor a young guest, providing a child or teen with a positive Penn experience.
Participants can:
- Cheer on the athletes at the Penn Relays, the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States
- Get a closer look at a career in Dentistry, Law, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, Finance, Law Enforcement, and other fields through hands-on demonstrations
- Take a one-mile walk to the BioPond, talk to the gardener, and tour this spectacular botanical garden
- Learn about wellness with “The Science of Sleep and How to Apply It,” “Creating Healthy Snacks,” the “Quaker Obstacle Race” and other healthy activities.
Registration begins Thursday, April 14 at 9am. A list of events and registration information is online.
This year’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day schedule includes both limited registration and unlimited registration events. You may attend one limited registration activity and as many unlimited registration activities as you like. Space is limited for certain events, so be sure to register early.
Supervisor approval is required prior to participation. Participating parents and sponsors must accompany children to all activities. Participants must work with their supervisors to ensure coverage for operational needs.
For more information, visit Penn’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day webpage
A New Spin on Administrative Professionals Day
If you’re an administrative assistant or coordinator, you support faculty, staff, and students in countless ways every day. To support you, in turn, Penn offers professional development programs throughout the year and a special event in April created just for you. Penn celebrates Administrative Professionals Day 2016 with a program to help busy administrative assistants and coordinators manage decisions and get positive results.
On Wednesday, April 27 from 12:30pm to 2pm, join fellow admins for Too Much on My Plate: Balancing Life Demands, a custom-made lunchtime workshop that will help you make the most of your time and energy.
Does it seem that there is more and more to do, yet less and less time in which to do it? Are you overwhelmed by all that is expected of you? Is there too much on your plate? As a professional in today's fast-paced, technology-packed world, our lives are full. More and more is required of us. How do we balance it all? Gather with your coworkers for a creative and simulating experience of balancing life's demands, followed by group discussion.
If your head is spinning, take a break. Register for Too Much on My Plate: Balancing Life Demands today. Lunch is included, but space is limited. Your department will be charged a $25 fee for this program.
Healthy Meals: Spring Pea and Pasta Salad with Chicken and Asparagus
This quick dish is bursting with fresh spring flavors. It’s a healthy way to liven up left-over chicken.
Find the recipe here or send us your healthy recipes and tips.
Did You Know? Fill prescriptions at Target
With your CVS/caremark coverage, you can now fill your 90-day long-term medication prescriptions at Target. Simply stop by the pharmacy at any Target and speak to the pharmacist about picking up your 90-day prescriptions at that location.
Log in at www.caremark.com and use the Pharmacy Locator tool to find the closest Target pharmacy or one of the other 9,500-plus CVS/pharmacy locations.
Penn Produce Poll
Enter the Penn Campus Fruits & Vegetables Poll Prize Drawing!
Just let us know your favorite produce source here at Penn.
