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Update to Identity Protection Services for Faculty and Staff
As previously announced, the University engaged聽IdentityForce, a leader in the identity protection industry, to provide services to faculty and benefits-eligible staff. As a reminder, faculty and staff have free access to IdentityForce鈥檚聽UltraSecure Plus聽identity protection, credit services and recovery services until…
Water Our World
Everyone local knows we live in a rainy place. Some say, 鈥淭his is where clouds go to die.鈥 Some compare 黑料不打烊 to Seattle, that other rainy city on the other side of the country. Despite the 鈥淎pril showers, May flowers鈥…
Words We Didn鈥檛 Know We鈥檇 Need to Know
鈥淧andemonium鈥 is not a new word for most of us. But for many, 鈥減andemic鈥 was, until about a year ago. And what a year it has been since. We鈥檝e had to live with all sorts of surprises in the last…
Wow Your Friends and Family With Reghaif
If the image that comes to mind when you think of the words 鈥渟avory, filled dough鈥 is a calzone from your local pizzeria or *gasp* a hot pocket from the freezer section鈥攑repare to have your mind blown! Reghaif, sometimes called…
Reconnect, Recommit, Rejuvenate: Breathing Fresh Life Into Our Fitness Routine (or Lack Thereof)
To state the obvious: it鈥檚 been a long year. Maybe you鈥檙e one of those people who saw the pandemic as an opportunity to fall in love with your Peloton, take long walks or bike rides with your family, and get…
Important Update for Flexible Spending Accounts
Recent COVID-19 relief legislation has allowed the University to continue to offer faculty and staff flexibility in managing their 2020 and 2021 Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). Effective immediately, faculty and staff have additional options for their FSAs including the ability…
Highlight the Heroes Part 1: Staff Members Display Ingenuity, Determination, Teamwork in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally nearly a year ago, many members of the campus community have had to reimagine countless processes, solve new and challenging problems, work together in ways previously unheard of…
Boost Your Immune System With These Expert Tips (and Recipes!)
A healthy immune system is important throughout the year, but even more so during cold and flu season and while we remain at-risk of contracting COVID-19. In honor of National Nutrition Month, celebrated in March, we tapped into campus experts…
Ideas to Counter Isolation Fatigue
Got the isolation blues? To ease the fatigue so prevalent during these pandemic times, to get the better of boredom, you might try a change of perspective or a change of pace. Here are some suggestions. First and foremost, step…
Carebridge Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Offers Support, Stress Relief Opportunities This Holiday Season
Carebridge offers free, confidential assistance with a wide range of support and services to employees and their families 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Their team can be reached at 800.437.0911 (TTY: 711). If you are struggling with…