Ithaca College

The Office of Human Resources would like to present to faculty and staff our new Work/Life Mission Series. This series focuses on the mission of preventive health with a goal towards total wellness through sets of workshops. The first workshop sequence in the Mission Series is MISSION: NUTRITION. This sequence of workshops will explore total wellness through healthy eating!

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Join Ted Kelly, the Community Outreach contact from ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions, as he presents about ways to avoid these emergencies, and what to do if one happens to you. Ted will also be giving an overview of how ClearPoint can help, and will have a fun, interactive money quiz to find out how much you know about managing your money!

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Application Due Dates Are Changing for Dependent Tuition Remission

In an effort to better align the educational benefits application process with the financial aid process, we are changing the application due dates for Dependent Tuition Remission. Applications for incoming freshmen, or transfer students should be submitted no later than November 1st,   for the upcoming academic year.  Applications for returning students should be submitted by May 1st for the upcoming academic year.

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Our Go Red for Women, Heart Healthy campaign helped to raise awareness about the #1 killer of women, heart disease and it was a great success! On the first Friday of the month we gave out MORE THAN 600 GO RED FOR WOMEN PINS to anyone wearing red on campus. It was great way to spread awareness and support for heart health! We received 15 awesome Wear Red Friday photos, 11 delicious heart healthy eligible recipes, 10 beautifully decorated red dress cut outs and we are now pleased to announce our winners:

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Each year you become one step closer to retirement – are you ready? Do you need answers to your questions? Not sure where to start?

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Staff Council, in conjunction with the Office of Human Resources, would like to remind benefit-eligible staff to review Paid Time Away (PTA) balances in Parnassus Employee Self-Service. Reviewing balances now will allow ample time to plan the use of vacation before new annual grants are applied on June 1st. To see balances, go to Parnassus:

Self Service Time> Create Timecard and click on "Show PTA Balances”

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You’ve designed, decorated and submitted your red dresses in support of our Go Red for Women campaign; now it’s time to VOTE! Please take a moment to vote for your favorite red dress design on February 25, 2013 from 10:30 until 1:00 in the North Foyer, Campus Center. The red dress with the most votes will win a great heart healthy prize! 

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Join Stephanie Piech, Sustainability Coordinator for Ithaca Dining Services, on a tour of the Terrace Dining Hall’s Food Lab and Simple Servings Station. This tour will include an introduction to the Food Lab and Simple Servings Station as well as a presentation about additional places to find unique and nutritious options elsewhere on campus.

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Don’t forget to submit the following for a chance to win!

• Your favorite heart healthy recipe
• Wear Red Friday photos
• Your decorated red dress cut out

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All February long, Ithaca College has been promoting heart health with our Go Red for Women campaign in support of American Heart Month. Friday, February 22nd will mark the last Friday of the month and the deadline for our challenge submissions, so remember to wear your RED! If you haven’t submitted your decorated red dress, your heart healthy recipe and/or your “Wear Red” Friday photos, February 22nd is the day to do it!

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Have you entered into our February, Go Red for Women heart healthy recipe challenge yet? Enter your favorite heart healthy recipe for a chance to win. Recipes are due by February 22nd and winners will be announced March 1st. All eligible recipes will be included in an online cookbook.
 

The recipe below is from one of the great recipe books from the American Heart Association, one of the many prizes for our month long challenges. Submit yours today!

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Go Red for Women Challenge Photo Galleries are here!

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One-on-One with Aetna

The Office of Human Resources recognizes the importance of accessibility to your benefit vendors. To accomplish this, our Aetna Representative, Denise Dolinsky is available on campus each month to answer any questions you may have on how to use the Aetna Medical plans, your HSA, or specific questions related to Aetna coverage, claims, providers, etc.  

Meetings with Denise are held in Human Resources between 11:00am-1pm the following Tuesday’s in February, March & April.

• Tuesday, February 19, 2013
• Tuesday, March 5, 2013
• Tuesday, March 19, 2013
• Tuesday, April 2, 2013
• Tuesday, April 16, 1013

To schedule a meeting, contact Human Resources at 274-8000 or benefits@ithaca.edu.

We all know the importance of exercising our bodies to stay in shape and stay healthy, but one thing that is equally as important is exercising your brain to keep it fit and healthy.  

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The 4th annual Engaging Communities Luncheon will be held on Monday, February 18, 2013, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Emerson Suites.

Space is limited. RSVP today! To RSVP, please visit the Office of Human Resources web site at http://www.ithaca.edu/engagingcommunities.

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Remember to wear red on Fridays as part of our Go Red for Women Campaign and be creative:

• Gather everyone in your department wearing red in the shape of a heart!
• Treat yourself and get a manicure or pedicure with red polish!
• Wear your favorite red jewelry, scarf, hat, tie, or other accessories!

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February is American Heart Month. IC is launching a Go Red for Women campaign this Friday to bring awareness of heart health to the campus. Although our campaign is focused on preventing and fighting the number one killer of women, heart disease, all faculty, staff and administrators are invited to participate. Read more about this campaign on Intercom and by visiting our website at http://www.ithaca.edu/hr/benefits/wrklife/go_red.  

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Aetna now has a phone app. With this new mobile phone app, you have access to your health information including your health insurance ID Card, coverage information and provider directories at your fingertips.  If you have a web enabled phone (smartphone) you have access to your health information anytime, anywhere.  To learn more, click on the link below or go to http://healthyis.aetna.com/onthego

 http://www.ithaca.edu/hr/docs/benefits/Aetnaposters/aetnamobile.pdf

Personalized, Objective Advice. Space is limited, so please call 866-843-5640 to schedule an appointment as soon as possible.

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February is American Heart Month. IC is launching a Go Red for Women campaign to bring awareness of heart health to the campus. Although our campaign is focused on preventing and fighting the number one killer of women, heart disease, all faculty, staff and administrators are invited to participate. 

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