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This is the final reminder to those of you who elected medical and dependent care

reimbursement last year (9/1/2012-10/31/2013). Today, October 31, is the last day

to incur expenses for amounts that you set aside.

You then have until 11/30/2013 to submit these expenses to SelectAccount. Funds

not claimed by this date will be forfeited. If you are unsure whether or not you

have a balance in your account(s), you can call SelectAccount customer service

at 800-859-2144 or 651-662-5065.

LAST CHANCE TO INCUR EXPENSES FOR 2012-13 MEDICAL AND

DEPENDENT CARE REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNTS

INSIDE THIS

ISSUE

Last Chance—2012-13

Reimbursement Accounts P.1

Delta Dental HearPO

Program P.1

Online Care Anywhere P.2

Employee Assistance

Program—What Can It Do for

You? P.2

Student Employment Update P.2

Understanding Investment

Jargon P.2

Viewing SelectAccount

Balances Online P.2

New Faces on the Hill P.3

Volunteer Registration Form

Reminder P.3

Long-Term Care Simple

Underwriting Deadline P.4

EAP Seminars P.5

Emergency Preparedness P.5

Campus Conduct Hotline P.5

DELTA DENTAL HEARPO PROGRAM

HearPO provides money-saving benefits that extend to employees’/members’

friends, family, and extended family. With nearly 35 million Americans experienc-

ing hearing loss (and only 10% wearing hearing aids), these benefits are the most

important part of your free hearing health care plan.

Visit our website here for more information.

ONLINE CARE ANYWHERE Valuable Benefit

Employees on the health in-

surance are able to consult

with a health care provider by

computer or phone. It is of-

fered through St. Olaf as an

unlimited benefit.

Typical online consultations

include: cold/flu symptoms,

aches and pains, children's

health issues and general

medical advice. In certain

cases, the provider can also

write prescriptions. Click here

to learn more.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) What can it do for you?

The College offers an Employ-

ee Assistance Program (EAP)

through CIGNA Behavioral

Health to all employees and

members of their immediate

families. This benefit is paid

entirely by the College.

Click here to learn more about

the EAP.

UNDERSTANDING INVESTMENT JARGON

Use this link to view a message from Judy Faust Hartnett at Plan Sponsor about the

most common retirement investment plan terms to help you talk the talk—and, more

importantly, feel more confident about your retirement savings.

VIEWING SELECTACCOUNT BALANCES ONLINE

Employees who have elected medical and/or dependent care reimbursement have the

ability to create an account online and view their account balance(s).

For instructions on creating an online account click here.

Another year of student employment is

up and running! The students received

their first payment on October 15. A

new feature this year is that students

are able to view their pay statements

online through SIS. This will provide

students with immediate access to their

pay information. If you receive any

questions about this, have the student

come to the Human Resources or Pay-

roll Offices.

You should have received your first

monthly report, if you are listed as a

budget manager for student employ-

ment. Please review this report careful-

ly as it contains important infor-

mation. It will alert you to your stu-

dents who are working in other areas as

well as students who may be at risk for

exceeding their work award as the aca-

demic year progresses. Viewing the

report is the best way to prevent sur-

prises in the spring!

If you are a supervisor responsible for

electronically signing time sheets,

please be sure that you are doing so for

each student who worked for you that

month. This will ensure that students

are paid on time for the work they per-

form. Unfortunately, students do not

always record their hours as they work

them. If they do not record any hours

for the month, they do not receive the

system reminder that the time sheet is

due. Your help is greatly appreciated.

If at any time during the year you find

yourself in need of student help, please

let Jennifer know. She has several re-

sources to help you find the help you

need.

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT UPDATE

NEW FACES ON THE HILL

RETURNING FACULTY

NEW FACULTY

VOLUNTEER Registration Form

A reminder that if you have

a volunteer working in your

department or program,

together you and your vol-

unteer need to fill out and

submit a Volunteer Regis-

tration Form to our office.

Who is a volunteer? St. Olaf

College defines a volunteer

as any person who commits

to a consistent time sched-

ule to support the mission

and efforts of the College

without pay.

The form is available online

via the HR site via the

Forms link. The form should

be viewed online as there

are links to information that

volunteers will be responsi-

ble to know and understand

as a representative of St.

Olaf College. The form also

advises them of their rights

in the event of an accident

or incident while performing

their duties.

Jean Aguilar-Valdez, Assistant Professor, Education

Seth Binder, Assistant Professor, Economics

Laura Boehm, Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Timothy Bradley, Instructor, Music

Rachel Clark, Instructor, Psychology

Katie Connelly, Head Women's Golf Coach, Exercise Science

Paola De Santo, Language Facilitator, ALSO Program

Jacob Erickson, Visiting Instructor, Religion

Sandra Joy Friesen, Visiting Assistant Professor, Music

Robin Gehl, Visiting Assistant Professor, Music

Ashley Hall, Instructor, Music

Kira Hawkins, Instructor, Music

Ruqaya Ismaeel, Language Facilitator, ALSO Program

Isaac Joslin, Visiting Assistant Professor, Romance Languages - French

Dale Kruse, Instructor, Music

David Lapakko, Visiting Associate Professor, Theatre

Jen Manner, Visiting Assistant Professor, Social Work & Family Studies

Becky Weis Nord, Visiting Instructor, Music

Jacob Olsen, Head Men's and Women's Alpine Ski Coach, Exercise Science

Anthony Pahnke, Visiting Instructor, Political Science

Juliet Patterson, Visiting Assistant Professor, English

Scott Ross, Visiting Professor, Psychology

Michael Santora, Visiting Instructor, Music

Hsiang-Lin Shih, Visiting Assistant Professor, Asian Studies

Heeyeon Sirny, Language Facilitator, ALSO Program

Tom St. George, Visiting Instructor, Mathematics

Rob Vork, Visiting Assistant Professor, English

Kyle Whittinghill, Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology

Artem Zubov, Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, Russian Language & Area St.

Charles Lazarus, Instructor, Music

Peter Nelson, Visiting Assistant Professor, Art and Art History

NEW STAFF

LONG-TERM CARE Simple Underwriting Deadline

St. Olaf now offers a long-

term care benefit to em-

ployees. The simple under-

writing (reduced health

questions) ends next week

on November 8.

Using the links below you

will find additional helpful

resources about our new

benefit.

PowerPoint Presentation

Informational Booklet

These resources are also

available on the Human

Resources website in the

benefits section.

Anita Aase, Executive Administrative Assistant to the Vice President, Treasurer's Office

Ryan Abdella, Stockroom Assistant, Chemistry

Greta Anderson, Grants Accountant, Business Office

Jevita Baheriy, Academic Advisor I, Educational Talent Search

Donna Blazis, Career Technology and Recruiting Coordinator, The Piper Center

Jess Burkart, Area Coordinator, Residence Life

Anna Callahan, Temporary Data Assistant, Advancement Services

Carol Ceder-Behrens, Laboratory Facilitator, Nursing

Nick Farrell, Assistant Football Coach, Exercise Science

Josey Fog, Area Coordinator, Residence Life

Kevin Gorg, Assistant Women's Hockey Coach, Exercise Science

Ben Gottfried, Multimedia Instructional Technologist, IT

Whitney Hall, Telecommunications Coordinator, Telecommunications

Katie Heilman, Marketing Assistant-Internship, Music Organizations

Kimberly Hildahl, Academic Advisor I, Upward Bound

Doug Johnson, Assistant Football Coach, Exercise Science

Lordson Jonassaint, Admissions Officer, Admissions

Suzanne Kiehne, Academic Administrative Assistant, Nursing

Katie Lauer, Strategic Initiatives Fellow, The Piper Center

Mike Leubner, Public Safety Officer, Public Safety

Sam Mulcahy, Public Safety Officer, Public Safety

Erick Mullenmeister, Heavy Duty Custodian, Facilities

Jane Becker Nelson, Director of Flaten Art Museum, Art and Art History

Brianna Owen, Heavy Duty Custodian, Facilities

Jason Paul, Reference and Instruction/Instructional Technologies Librarian, Library

Aaron Peterson, Assistant Football Coach, Exercise Science

Jamie Rhoads, Coordinator, Student Wellness Program, Wellness Resource Center

Chris Rotty, Director of Intramurals and Club Sports, Exercise Science

Carol Sylvester, Prospect Researcher, Advancement Research

Reid Vernon, Assistant Volleyball Coach, Exercise Science

Helen Warren, Director, Government, Foundation and Corporate Relations

Rachel Weiss, Music Librarian, Music Library

Jennifer Whitson, Executive Administrative Assistant to the President, President's Office

Promotions

Erin Chambers, World Languages Center Assistant, World Languages Center

Eric Tvedt, Development Officer, Development

Transfers

Margaret Martinson, Annual Giving Coordinator, Annual Giving

Brenda Norberg, Development Coordinator, Development

Extensions

Michele Hendel, Project Assistant, Human Resources

Jean Thomas, Project Assistant, Development

EMPLOYEE TRANSITIONS

EAP SEMINARS

Don’t forget about our wonderful Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which provides

monthly seminars with advice and valuable information on a variety of topics including

effective time management, being a part of a diverse workplace and working together,

staying active, and much more! There’s no need to worry if you aren’t able to listen to a

seminar. The EAP provides replays which are available anytime online. Click here for

instructions on how to access them and here for a list of the 2013 seminars.

RETURNING STAFF

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Visit this website to learn more about the following information and many more topics related

to the well-being of our campus community.

Ole Alert—a notification system to provide text message alerts to cell phones, as well as email

notification, in the event of a campus emergency.

Cathy Draves, Custodian, Facilities

John Gorder, Interim Associate Pastor, Pastors’ Office

Shana Hodel, Assistant Field Supervisor, Global Semester

Barb Schmidt, Temporary Administrative Assistant, Health Services

Kathy Schuurman, Temporary Administrative Assistant, Health Services

CAMPUS Conduct Hotline

If you have

concerns

relating to

discrimina-

tion, harass-

ment, legal violations, or

ethical concerns, you may

express these concerns

anonymously using the

Campus Conduct Hotline

(866) 943-5787.

QUESTIONS? We welcome them!

Please feel free to contact us.

Roger Loftus - x3068

loftus@stolaf.edu

Bill Goodman - x 3820

goodman@stolaf.edu

Lacie Ausland - x3719

ausland@stolaf.edu

Wendi Busscher - x6689

busscher@stolaf.edu

Jessica Smisek - x3068

smisekj@stolaf.edu

Jennifer Skluzacek - x3480

skluzacj@stolaf.edu