Below you will find HR News for university employees including training, benefits, compensation, payroll, and other news of importance. For news specific to UA Benefits including archived news, please see our Benefits News site.

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    Maintain Don't Gain

    November 04, 2022

    The goal of this challenge is to concentrate and maintain weight during the holiday season while practicing healthy habits. Log and track your weight throughout the entire challenge from November 21, 2022 through January 8, 2023.

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    Diabetes Awareness Month

    November 04, 2022

    November is diabetes awareness month. The University of Alaska and Premera work with Livongo to assist with diabetes management.

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    Wellness Rebate

    November 04, 2022

    The wellness rebate will be paid out with the November 18th paycheck. Remember - to qualify for the rebate you must be a current employee, have completed all the required activities of the wellness program by June 30, 2022 and be on a UA Choice Plan when the rebate is paid out. See our website for more information on the wellness program, or to start your activities for next year's rebate.

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    UA HR Question of the Month: How do I know who to talk to in UA HR?

    November 04, 2022

    The easiest way is to check out our "CONTACT US" section of the website where complete details to reach UA HR Customer Service, the functional team emails and individual contact information can be found. If you wish to speak to someone, our Customer Service team is available from 8-5PM Monday through Friday.

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    Holiday Closures 2022

    November 04, 2022

    In preparation for the upcoming holiday season, employees should be aware of both holiday and winter closure dates.

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    Salary Public Records Release

    November 04, 2022

    This is a semi-annual notification that certain information about your employment with the University of Alaska is subject to the Alaska Public Records Act and will be released when public records requests are made.

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    UA Benefits and Compensation announcements

    October 22, 2022

    Boost your financial security by reviewing smart money tips from our Employee Assistance Program - ComPsych! You Can also now schedule 1 on 1 meetings with Fidelity.

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    October 2022 Human Resources Updates

    October 22, 2022

    Each month Human Resources provides an update on systemwide projects currently in process. The details of these projects are still being worked on and communication will also be sent to those directly impacted prior to the effective date of the change.

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    Announcing the promotion of Jamie Heckman

    October 22, 2022

    Jamie started with UA in November 2021 as HR Systems Manager and was recently promoted to Director, HR Information Systems and Analytics.

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    Training & Learning Opportunities

    October 22, 2022

    Upcoming HR training opportunities