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Save $300 on your Drake health insurance

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This is a reminder that those on Drake’s health plan can save $300 in 2017 by simply completing a biometrics screening and online wellness assessment.

There are three options for completing your biometric screening:

  1. Complete a screening with your physician
  2. Complete your screening at a participating Hy-Vee location
  3. Complete your screening on campus through UnityPoint Health

Option 1—Available through Aug. 31
Complete a physical/screening (with bloodwork) with your physician by Aug. 31. Your physician’s office must complete, sign, and submit the Health Care Provider Biometric Screening Form by Sept. 30.

Option 2—Available NOW
Complete your screening at a participating Hy-Vee location July 1 through Sept. 15. View instructions and a list of participating Hy-Vee stores.

Option 3—Schedule your appointment online starting Sept. 2
Complete your screening on campus at the Olmsted Center through UnityPoint health between 6:30 and 10:45 a.m. on one of the following dates: Oct. 6–7, 12–14, or 18–20. You can schedule your appointment online starting Sept. 2. Sign in with username: DRAKE and password: SCREEN. Find additional information in the On-campus Health Screening Scheduling Guide.

Once your screening results are uploaded, you will also need to complete the online wellness assessment on wellmark.com by Nov. 15.

Questions may be directed to Linda Feiden, assistant director, wellness & engagement, at linda.feiden@drake.edu or 271-1880.

—Linda Feiden

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Save $300 on your Drake health insurance in 2017

Don’t forget to participate in this year’s Wellness Incentive Program to receive your premium incentive in 2017. Those on Drake’s health plan can save approximately $300 in 2017 by simply completing a biometrics screening and online wellness assessment.

There are three options for completing your biometric screening:

  • Complete a screening with your physician
  • Complete your screening at a participating Hy-Vee location
  • Complete your screening on campus through UnityPoint Health

The Hy-Vee and on-campus screening options will be available later this year, but you can complete your screening with your physician now. If you have a physical in 2016—with bloodwork—by Aug. 31, the results can be submitted as your biometric screening.

  • Take a copy of the Health Care Provider Biometric Screening Form to your appointment.
  • Your physician must sign the completed form and fax it to Summit Health. Results will be forwarded to Wellmark.
  • The signed form must be received directly from your doctor’s office by Sept. 30, 2016.
  • It is up to you to ensure your physician’s office submits the appropriate paperwork by the Sept. 30 deadline. To determine whether your paperwork has been received, contact Wellmark on their 24/7 help line at 1-877-252-8412.

After the completion of your screening, you will also need to take the online wellness assessment. Assessments are available for access on www.wellmark.com through Nov. 15, 2016.

Questions may be directed to Linda Feiden, assistant director, wellness & engagement, at linda.feiden@drake.edu or 271-1880.

—Submitted by Linda Feiden

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Vacation—Use it or lose it, plan ahead

Time away from work is important for your physical and psychological well-being. Vacation is one means of providing this time to eligible employees. Don’t wait until the last minute, or you may just end up losing vacation time! Vacation cannot be carried over from one fiscal year to the next and must be used by June 30, 2016, or it is forfeited.

We encourage you to look at your calendar and plan your time off in advance so that it does not conflict with other employees’ time off and allows for appropriate coverage needs in your department. All vacation is subject to manager approval. Your manager will appreciate the time to communicate conflicts and to plan accordingly.

—Cindy Adams, Associate Director, Human Resources

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Learn how to manage change

Continue your professional development, work towards the ELD Certificate, and learn how to manage change!

Change is constant. However, findings show that people don’t mind changes so much; they mind “being” changed. Take charge of the changes you find yourself in and learn tools to navigate through the “Four Step Change” process. Join Jul Bruns, Employee and Family Resources’ workplace services consultant, to learn how to respond positively to resistance and apply resiliency to grow and adapt. This will be held Thursday, March 24, 9–11 a.m., in Olmsted Center, Room 310-311.

Participants will receive two credits toward the Excellence in Learning & Development certificate. For the list of remaining programs, visit the Learning and Development site, accessible through blueView.

—Marlene Heuertz, Assistant Director, Benefits

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Reach the Beach Challenge

The deadline to register for the Reach the Beach Challenge is this Friday, April 1, at noon.

What is Reach the Beach?
It is a wellness program designed to get you moving. The goal is to get from International Falls, Minn., to Honolulu in four weeks, beginning Monday, April 4.

How does it work?
You simply participate in activities such as walking, bicycling, and group exercise classes and track your progress. Each activity converts to miles on the trail from International Falls to Los Angeles. To make it from Los Angeles to Honolulu you must earn healthy lifestyle points by making smart choices such as wearing a seatbelt and getting enough sleep. Along the way you will receive health tips, recipes, and optional challenges for bonus miles.

Why should I participate?

  • According to our 2015 aggregate wellness screening results, we could use a little more activity in our day.
  • It is an easy and fun way to get motivated to start or continue a physical activity and healthy lifestyle program.
  • There are many ways you can earn miles including golfing (sans cart) and participating in the Grand Blue Mile!
  • You could win a prize!

How do I get started?
Email Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu with the subject line “Reach the Beach”. Make sure to include your contact information. Deadline to register is noon on Friday, April 1.

A packet of information will be sent to you. Read through the packet carefully and start the challenge on Monday, April 4.

Contact Linda with questions.

—Linda Feiden, Assistant Director, Wellness & Engagement

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Money at Work with TIAA

Join us Thursday, March 31, at 10 a.m. in the Olmsted Center, Room 310, for a TIAA Interactive Education Workshop, “Money at Work.”

TIAA Senior Consultant Paige Cook will review the foundations of investing and help you sharpen your investment skills during this workshop. You will discover how to:

  • Understand the role of investing
  • Manage your portfolio to accelerate savings
  • Formulate a plan to reach savings goals
  • Evaluate your progress
  • Manage risk versus reward

Reservations are not required.

—Marlene Heuertz, Assistant Director, Benefits

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Weight Watchers at Work Program

Weight Watchers at Work is a service that brings the No. 1 weight loss program to the workplace. Weekly sessions provide a supportive environment, tools, and the knowledge you need to be successful. Their unique mix of face-to-face interaction with a trained leader, group support, accountability, digital tools, and the convenience of meetings in the workplace have helped participants lose as much as eight times as much weight as those who try to lose weight on their own.

Weight Watchers offers two programs depending on participation. With 20 or more paid participants they offer a 17-week renewable at work series for $186 per person. With a minimum of 15 paid participants they offer a 12-week renewable at work series for $156 per person. Participants may pay the full amount at once or split into three payments.

Meetings usually last 30 minutes with time for a confidential weigh-in prior to the meeting. Dates and times for the program will be determined once there are enough participants to support an on-site series.

If you are interested in participating in this program at Drake, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu. Please make sure you include your contact information and meeting date and time preference. Deadline to register is Friday, April 1.

—Linda Feiden, Assistant Director, Wellness & Engagement

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Attention 2015 Flexible Spending Account users

Reimbursement claims for expenses incurred from Jan. 1, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2015, must be submitted to Advantage Administrators by March 30. Participants may access a reimbursement claim form in the Forms Library on the Employee Tab in blueView. They may also contact Advantage Administrators at 800-383-1623, or visit the website to obtain account balance information.

—Marlene Heuertz, Assistant Director, Benefits

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Free financial consultations

Avoid the tax season blues! As part of your Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee and Family Resources offers financial counseling. Drake’s EAP provides you and your family members with one 30-minute financial consultation per issue at no cost. Just call 800-327-4692 to schedule a consultation at locations around the metro. Click here for more information on this service. Questions? Contact Marlene Huertz, assistant director benefits, at x1901.

—Marlene Huertz

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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