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Dear ,
With UK's annual Open Enrollment just around the corner, now is the time for you to review your benefit options. During Open Enrollment (April 25 - May 13), you may add, drop or change benefits coverage. Learn more at our Open Enrollment website or visit one of several upcoming Benefits Open House events.
This month, I also want to encourage you to help UK take on our rival UofL in the 2011 Start! fitness challenge. Helping us win this challenge is easy: Simply register online and log back in to record your walking or other activities between now and June 15. Finally, please check out our Events section below, including the upcoming UK Remembers memorial this Thursday, April 21. This event provides an opportunity for us to remember UK colleagues, alumni and students we have lost in the past year.
If you have questions about anything you read in this month's newsletter, please feel free to contact me by replying to
this e-mail.
 Kim WilsonChief Human Resources Officer
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Features
 UK vs. UofL Moving for Healthy Hearts
 Ready for a little healthy competition? Get EVERY UK employee in your department to participate and get moving. Spouses are also eligible. Here's how you can help UK WIN this challenge:
1. Register. Any UK employee and their spouse/sponsored dependent is eligible. If you have not already, register for the American Heart Association's MyStart! Online Tracker by April 22. Click here to register.
2. MOVE! The UK vs. UofL Challenge runs from April 6 to June 15, 2011. Remember: Any physical activity counts, not just walking! So get out there and dance, walk, strike a yoga pose, pump some iron - just MOVE!
3. Record it. Log in to your MyStart! Online page and save your daily physical activities in your Activity Diary. If you don't record it, it doesn't count! Do your part to help UK WIN this challenge!
4. WIN. The University with the highest average steps per participant WINS a traveling trophy and bragging rights. Those who successfully complete the challenge will receive a great prize, regardless of which University wins. |
Spotlight
Review Benefits During Open Enrollment
April 25 - May 13
Please note: Because total compensation statements are now available online through myUK, we are sending employees a streamlined Open Enrollment newsletter to employees' homes this year. The streamlined mailer is more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than the packet sent to employees' homes in past years.
Learn More at Benefits Open House Events
UK Human Resources staff and plan vendors - plus a few free giveaways :) - will be available at one of several upcoming Open House events. The fun starts next week:
Kentucky Clinic
Tuesday, April 26 - 3rd Floor, Wing D
Tuesday,11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Peterson Service Building
Wednesday, April 27 - Loading Dock
7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Chandler Hospital
Thursday, April 28 - Room H133
10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Good Samaritan Hospital
Friday, April 29 - Main Conference Room B
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
For a complete schedule (including additional Open House events),
click here.
NEW! Total Compensation Statements Available Online
through myUK Employee Self-Service
Thanks to myUK Employee Self-Service (ESS), your annual total compensation statement is now available online. Formerly, this statement (which includes a summary of your calendar-year earnings and benefits enrollment) was mailed to all employees' homes during Open Enrollment. If you haven't had a chance to review your online statement, visit our ESS Guide website for instructions.
Reminder: Convert Temporary Disability (Sick) Leave
to Vacation Leave Through April 30
Through April 30, employees may convert accrued temporary disability leave (TDL) to vacation leave (VL). Any regular full-time staff employee who has an accrued TDL leave balance of 69 days or more may convert part of this balance to vacation leave at a conversion rate of three TDL days for one VL day.
Click here for details.
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Events
 2nd Annual Campus Memorial
- UK Remembers
UK Remembers, a campus memorial service, will take place on April 21, 2011 from 12:15 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. on the North Lawn of the Main Building. All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend. The event will also be live-streamed for those who are off-campus or are unable to attend in person. The event will be live-streamed for those who are off-campus or are unable to attend in person. There will also be a live-stream presentation in the College of Nursing Building, Room 201. For more information, visit the website.
Career Development Workshop: Interviewing with Confidence
May 3, 12:00-1:00, 220 Scovell Hall, Suite 1
Interviewing becomes much easier if you can anticipate the questions, prepare your answers, and practice your responses. This workshop will provide an overview of what to expect and how to prepare for behavior-based interviews at UK and help you gain confidence before your next interview. Interactive exercises will provide sample questions and help you describe your experiences in a way that demonstrates your skills and abilities. Registration required. Register here. Questions? Call 257-9416.
Don't Blame It on Aging!
A FREE Conversation about YOUR Health
Take a look at what's normal during aging, why it shouldn't be considered a disease, and explore common types and causes of functional decline, as well as their treatments. Join us for "Don't Blame It on Aging," presented by Dr. Nancy Stiles, May 9, from 12:10-12:50 p.m., 127 Commons Room Wethington Bldg. FREE! Presented in celebration of Older Americans Month by UK Elder Care and the Office of Work-Life. Register online now. Workplace Ergonomics
A FREE Conversation about YOUR Health A workstation that is properly set up can increase employee productivity and quality of work-life! Find out how to make yourself more "comfortable." Join us for the next Health Smart Conversation "Improving the Way you Work: Ergonomics in the Workplace," presented by Jason Burns, MS, May 19, from 12:10-1 p.m., W.T. Young Library Gallery Room. FREE. Register online now.
Growing Healthy People:
2011 UK Health & Wellness Conference
Join us Friday, May 13, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Embassy Suites, 1801 Newtown Pike, with free, easy parking. The conference is FREE and exclusively for UK employees, retirees, and their spouses or sponsored dependents. Check-in and breakfast from 8:00-8:45 a.m. Light breakfast and lunch provided. Choose from a variety of valuable, informative sessions including the keynote address: "Ready to Launch - Motivation for Healthy Habits," presented by Ellen L. Usher, PhD, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Co-Director, P20 Motivation and Learning Lab. You must pre-register and space is limited. Register NOW! |
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Financial Tip of the Month
Mint.com - 5 Financial Tips for Expecting Parents:
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About Thrive
Thrive is a monthly e-mail newsletter developed by UK Human Resources.
Editors: Melanie J. Sparks
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