Did you know that there are extra perks associated with Illinois Tech's Delta Dental, EyeMed Vision, and BCBS Ancillary Life & Disability benefits? Join Viktoria Rill, Illinois Tech's Sr. Director of Total Rewards & People Development, to learn about how you can get extra dental cleanings for free each year, access extra protections when you travel, take advantage of discount programs through each vendor, and more.

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If you'd hoped to attend last month's presentation on all of the perks and extra programs available to you through Illinois Tech's health plan, you're in luck. A recording of the January 31, 2024, presentation is now available on the Human Resources' Benefit Resources website. 

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Are you looking to join a gym or start a fitness routine? New, eligible members of the Illinois Tech health plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield can sign up and save when they take advantage of the waived enrollment fee opportunity: the normal enrollment fee of $19 will be waived for new members who sign up from Feb. 1 to March 31, 2024.

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The Human Resources department is excited to announce the launch of our new professional development page. This platform offers an array of training and development opportunities for our faculty and staff. We're also thrilled to introduce our partnership with Academic Impressions, a provider specialized in higher education-specific professional and leadership development. Through this collaboration, faculty and staff gain complimentary access to a broad spectrum of online professional development resources. Access these opportunities easily by logging in with your Illinois Tech Single Sign-On email and password.

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To help make it a little easier to take the needed time to care for your wellness and the wellness of your family, we are very excited to share that our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) partner, TELUS Health, now has online booking available through the TELUS Health One platform and app.

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Human Resources is pleased to present a series of Financial Wellness courses, made possible by Illinois Tech’s partnership with PNC Bank. The first course of 2024 will focus on debt management, and will take place virtually on Tuesday, February 13, at 12:45pm

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A new year is a great time to take stock of your health habits and lifestyle, and set some time aside to focus on making changes you identify as those that will help you reach new goals. This month TELUS Health (formerly Lifeworks), Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program is there as a resource for you as you seek to make health changes. Check out the Heartbeat Newsletter for articles such as Five ways to simplify your life, and Setting SMART goals. When you visit the Heartbeat Newsletter site, you also have access to prior months’ newsletters and all of their articles, videos, and resources.

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The 2024 University Holiday schedule is listed below, and can be found on the Paid Time Off and Holiday Closures page of the Human Resources Department's website. Please note that the 2024 Holiday break would normally have run from Wednesday, December 25, 2024, through Wednesday, January 1, 2025. However, President Echambadi has granted two additional University Holiday days immediately preceding Christmas Day as a thank you to staff for their hard work throughout the year.

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As we head into 2024, the Office of Human Resources has some important benefits-related reminders on what you can expect going into the new year. Everyone on the BCBS medical plan will receive a new ID card for 2024 due to the implementation of the Health Advocacy Solutions program. Also, everyone new to the medical plan will also receive a CVS Caremark ID

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