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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Nominations Now Open for 2013-2014 UAF Staff Council President and Vice President


Nominations for 2013-2014 UAF Staff Council President and Vice President are now being accepted.
  • All staff members represented by UAF Staff Council are eligible  
  • You can submit a nomination on your own behalf 
  • If you are nominating someone other than yourself, please check with that person to make sure that they are interested in running prior to submitting the nomination
The deadline for submitting nominations electronically, using the button below, is Friday, May 10. Nominations may also be made on the floor at the May 16 Staff Council meeting up to the time of the election.   To submit a nomination electronically, click on the blue button below.  
Your Staff Council representatives will vote at the May 16 Staff Council Meeting to elect the 2013-2014 President and Vice President.
  
 Please contact the Staff Council Office at 474-7056 or uaf-staff-council@alaska.edu, if you have any questions.  
 All UAF Staff Council meetings are open to the public.  Public comment for all Staff Council meetings is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.  The teleconference number for the May 16 Staff Council Meeting (#239) is: 1-800-893-8850  PIN 8244236.  



UA Health Plan Medical Benefits Calculator for FY14 Is Now Available

The UA Health Plan Medical Benefits Calculator for FY14 is now available!

The calculator is provided by UAF Staff Council.  It is intended only to be a guide in estimating which UA Health Care Plan may make the most sense for you and your family financially when you select a plan during Open Enrollment.  Click the link below to access the calculator.  Additional information about the calculator is also available through this link:


Staff Council would like to those who volunteered their time and talent to create and update this year's calculator!  

Contact the UAF Staff Council Office at uaf-staff-council if you have any questions.








Thursday, April 11, 2013

Open Enrollment Q&A Sessions - April 17 & 18

The following information was recently received from the UA Statewide Benefits Office: 

UA Human Resources will host the following FY14 Health Care Q&A sessions next week at the UAF Wood Center and Butrovich Building.

Erika Van Flein, Benefits Director, will be on hand to answer questions about the changes to the plan. Please plan to attend one (or more) of these sessions if you have any questions.

- Wednesday, April 17, from 2 – 3 p.m. in the Wood Center Ballroom
- Thursday, April 18, from 10 – 11 a. m. in the Wood Center Ballroom
- Thursday, April 18, from 2 – 3 p.m. in the Butrovich Building, Room 109

More information is available on the UA Benefits site, including the FY14 rates and a summary of the changes for the UA Health Care plans.  Benefits selection information for the upcoming Open Enrollment period (April 15-May 15) has been mailed to employees, and will also be posted to the Benefits site by April 15.

If you have any questions, please contact your campus Human Resources office.