Drake employees can find their 2015 W2s on blueView:
—Submitted by Cindy Adams, Associate Director, Human Resources
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Add learning & development to your New Year’s goals
Are you curious about the “Generation on a Tightrope”? Would you like to learn about the balanced scorecard? How do YOU manage change? These are just a few of the topics that remain as part of the 2015–2016 Excellence in Learning & Development program. Check out this program, as well as other development opportunities, on the Learning & Development website. Pre-registration is requested, but not required.
—Submitted by Debra Wiley, Assistant Director, Human Resources
Welcoming new Bulldogs to the pack
Drake added four new employees in December.
Jeremy Ray, Drake Technology Services
Nicki Kimm, Alumni Relations
Kimberly Jones, Alumni Relations
Heather Hendrix, Alumni Relations
—Submitted by Laura Schwarz, Human Resources
Another year to celebrate
Congratulations to the following staff and faculty members who celebrated service anniversaries at Drake in November and December.
November:
Maria Almanza-Arriaga, Facility Services
Carolyn Anderson, Head Start
Teresa Bartschat, RaySociety
Mary Cecil, Campus Mail Operations
Renae Chesnut, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Shannon Cofield, President’s Office
Kendra Colbert, School of Education
Alice Cronin, Residence Life
Ashlee Cummings, Head Start
Christine DeWall, Alumni & Development
Christine Ditter, Student Financial Planning
Lindsey Feikes, Office of Admission
Claudia Frazer, Cowles Library
Mary Beth Holtey, College of Arts & Sciences
Karl Kaiser, Facility Services
Mark Kloberdanz, Counseling Center
Kristi Longtin, Law School
Krista Magill, Law School
Tamara Masters, Head Start
Elvira Meija De Luna, Facility Services
Brandi Miller, Student Financial Planning
Christine Miller, Law School
Timothy Nelsen, I Have a Dream Foundation
Michele Nelson, University Communications
Peggy Nielsen, Head Start
Kevin Pendra, Facility Services
Crescenciano Roman-Mendoz, Facility Services
Judith Russell, Head Start
Aimee Schmidt, Athletics
Charlene Skidmore, Honors Program
Anthony Squire, Drake Technology Services
John Stacy, Facility Services
Ramiza Suvic, Facility Services
Carole Tillotson, Law School
Jennifer Woodley, Alumni Relations
Elizabeth Young, Head Start
December:
Daniel Anderson, Athletics
Randi Boelkes, Office of Student Accounts
Pamela Brennan, Cowles Library
Elizabeth Burns, University Communications
Mary Butterwick, College of Business and Public Administration
Mary Byers, Head Start
Blake Campbell, Alumni Relations
Brina Coppi, Student Records and Academic Information
Amy Cutler, Law School
Simon Dominguez, Facility Services
Jacqueline Fortin, Facility Services
Edward Frederiksen, Facility Services
Thomas Ginn, Facility Services
Kathleen Hickman, CBPA
Jennifer Hogan, Drake International
Lindsey Horner, Athletics
Alicia Mann, DTS
Cheri McDaniel, Ray Center
Gerald Parker, Student Life Center
Robert Rigg, Legal Clinic
Hazima Rizvic Mustafic, Facility Services
Nanette Schroeder, Head Start
Lola Spear, Students Services Center
Debra Strang, Head Start
Kathy Veach, Finance and Administration
Nathaniel Werden, Public Safety
Gary Williamson, Athletics
—Submitted by Laura Schwarz, Administrative Support Specialist
Drake welcomes new staff members
Nine new employees began at Drake in November:
Greg Christie, Drake Technology Services
Joseph Bedwell, Drake Technology Services
Giancarlo “John” Amato, Alumni & Development
Jackson Dahlquist, Drake Athletics
Nicole McAllister, Law School
Ana Karen Valencia Aguilar, Head Start
Madeline Mongar, College of Business and Public Administration
Justice Simpson, University Communications
Tracy Bainter, Provost’s Office
Benefits Open Enrollment ends TODAY
If you wish to change your current medical, dental and/or wellness elections for 2016, you MUST complete new enrollment forms. Enrollment forms can be found in the Forms Library.
If you wish to participate in Drake’s flexible spending account plans during 2016, you MUST complete a new enrollment form.
ALL FORMS must be received by Human Resources NO LATER than 4:30 P.M. TODAY!
—Submitted by Marlene Heuertz, Assistant Director, Benefits
Complete your online wellness assessment this week
Don’t forget to complete your online assessment via Wellmark by Dec. 4. You must complete the online assessment in addition to the biometrics screening to receive the wellness incentive (approximately $300 off your Drake health insurance in 2016). Find instructions on completing the assessment here.
Visit the Wellness Incentive Program site to learn more about the wellness incentive and for a FAQ. Questions may be directed to Diana Lei-Butters and diana.lei-butters@drake.edu or 271-1871.
—Submitted by Cindy Adams, Associate Director, Human Resources
Annual Holiday Pancake Breakfast
All faculty and staff are invited to the annual Holiday Pancake Breakfast on Thursday, Dec. 3, 7:30–9 a.m. at the Pomerantz Stage in the Olmsted Center. Enjoy a free breakfast with your colleagues from across campus.
—Submitted by Laura Schwarz, Administrative Services Specialist
Open Enrollment ends Nov. 30
The annual open enrollment period for Drake University benefits ends at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 30
Medical/Dental/Wellness Benefits
Current medical, dental, and wellness participation will automatically be continued for the 2016 Plan Year. Employees who wish to change their current participation must complete a new enrollment form.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Employees must complete a new election form each year to participate in the flexible spending plans. Current Health Care FSA participants will be allowed to carry over up to $500 of unused contributions to the 2016 Plan Year.
Enrollment forms must be received in Human Resources no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30. Enrollment forms are located in the Human Resources Channel’s Forms Library on the Employee Tab in blueView.
—Submitted by Marlene Heuertz, Assistant Director, Benefits
Veterans Day at Drake
Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, a time to recognize the men and women who have served the United States through military service.
To commemorate Veterans Day, we invite any Drake employee who served in the military to stop by Human Resources and receive a printed voucher for a free meal at Hubbell Dining Hall. Bring evidence of military service (such as a U.S. Uniform Services Identification Card, a Current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) or your Veterans Organization Card. Alternatively, provide a photograph of yourself in your military uniform).
“Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military – in wartime or peacetime. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served—not only those who died—have sacrificed and done their duty.”
For the history of Veterans Day (formerly Armistice Day), lists of famous veterans, and ideas for showing your support or discussing Veterans Day with your children, visit www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp
“We celebrate this Veterans Day for a very few minutes, a few seconds of silence and then this country’s life goes on. But I think it most appropriate that we recall on this occasion, and on every other moment when we are faced with great responsibilities, the contribution and the sacrifice which so many men and their families have made in order to permit this country to now occupy its present position of responsibility and freedom, and in order to permit us to gather here together.”
Remarks by President John F. Kennedy
Veterans Day National Ceremony
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia
November 11, 1961
—Submitted by Laura Schwarz, Human Resources