The 15th Annual Health & Benefits Fair will be held:

 

Wednesday, October 28th - Evanston Campus

Norris University Center

Louis Room and surrounding area - 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Thursday, October 29th - Chicago Campus

Lurie Center Atrium - 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

 

This event is free and open to the entire NU community.  The Fair will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University's benefits plans and provide access to a variety of health and fitness screenings, workshops, information, educational materials, and referrals. 

 

The Fair will feature the following:
 
Over 50 exhibitors with an exciting array of topics including exercise/fitness, cancer, diabetes, healthy cooking, childcare, stress and relaxation, CPR, ergonomics/office safety, travel, and more!

 

October is National Work & Family Month

 

Do you have a childcare back-up plan? If you haven't done it yet, now is a good time to plan for emergency back-up care. Many families have their regular care arrangements in place, but what happens when your regular caregiver is unavailable or your child is sick? The key to having good back-up care is planning ahead. Back-up care can be provided at a childcare center, in a family daycare or in your home. If you want to consider your options, as well as potential resources, contact the Action for Children childcare specialist at 312-823-1275.

 

If you are interested in setting up back-up care through the McGaw YMCA Children's Center or designated Kindercare Centers in Evanston or the University Children's Center in Chicago, you will need to register ahead of time. For additional information, go to:

or contact the Office of Work/Life Resources at 847-491-3612.  

 Reminder: Enrolling in HR Courses vs. "Dropping In"
 
To ensure training sessions go as smoothly as possible, we'd like to remind everyone that you must enroll in a course via HRIS Self Service (https://nuhr.northwestern.edu) before attending. If the session for which you are enrolling has a registration and/or cancellation fee, you will only appear on the roster after your Training Approver has approved your training request. So, please encourage your Training Approver to finalize your request so we know to expect you.
 
Making sure you are properly enrolled helps the instructor prepare sufficient materials and ensures you will receive communications relating to the class, such as reminders and cancellation notices.
 
Additionally, because we need to update the security permission for students before class, it is important that you submit all access authorization forms needed several days before the session. Arriving to class without the proper security setup prevents you from getting the full benefit of the exercises and can delay your ability to use the system. This is especially true for the HRIS Query course.