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May 2014 issuee, the focus iss on:
A Benef
B
fits Brriefing
g!
Bene
efits Statementts for
2013
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go to the
Portal to download your Pers
sonalized
2
2013 Comp
pensation & Benefits Statement
Mark
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You
ur Calen
ndars!
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e annual ben
nefits Open Enrollment period
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is tak
king place:
Thursday
T
y ~ May 8,, 2014
th
hrough
Monday
M
~ May 26,, 2014
 Ma
ake changes
s to your me
edical, dental, and life
insurance co
overage.
 En
nroll in a hea
alth care or dependent
d
child care
Flexible
F
Spe
ending Accou
unt for the new plan
year.
y
 Alll changes be
ecome effective on July 1, 2014.
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 You should have rece
eived your personalized
2013 C
Compensation & Benefits Statement in
the ma
ail in mid-April. You may a
also access
your sstatement online through th
he Pace
Portal.
 This stattement provid
des informatio
on concerning
g
your to
otal compenssation from Ja
anuary 1,
2013 tthrough Dece
ember 31, 201
13, including
the va
alue of the ben
nefit contributtions that the
Univerrsity made on
n your behalf.
 Benefits are an imporrtant part of yo
our
compe
ensation, as tthey provide ffinancial
protecction from extrraordinary he
ealth
expenses and finan
ncial security throughout
your ccareer at Pace
e.
 This perssonalized sta
atement provid
des the
necessary informattion to undersstand and
manag
ge the compre
ehensive ben
nefits that the
Univerrsity providess to you and yyour family.
Did You Kno
ow?
Some of the be
enefits
offere
ed at Pace…
Aca
ademic Fed
deral Credit Union (AFC
CU): Offers savings
s
and
d loan accounts at competitive rates, as well as other
o
servvices, includ
ding direct de
eposit, credit and debit cards,
c
insu
urance disco
ounts, auto lo
oans, and entertainment
disccounts.
Forr more inform
mation conta
act the AFCU
U directly at (914)
923
3-3608, or vis
sit their web
bsite at: www
w.academicfc
cu.org.
CIG
GNA Healthy
y Rewards:
Disccounted programs and products
p
to promote
p
a he
ealthy
lifesstyle. Click here
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for more
e information
n. Online
e Help Desk Sy
ystem
The Bene
efits Office is on the On
nline Help
Desk S
System.
• As a rreminder, yo
ou can log intto the Help
Desk system at h
https://help.p
pace.edu to
subm
mit a Help De
esk request ffor many of
your B
Benefits-rela
ated needs.
• This sservice-focussed initiative
e provides
24/7 a
access to 10
00+ Frequen
ntly Asked
Questions (FAQss) regarding the Benefit
progra
ams at Pace
e University.
• It give
es you the ab
bility to trackk your
reque
ests and rece
eive periodicc updates. In
n
addition, the depa
artment has been able
to mo
onitor respon
nse times an
nd make
servicce improvem
ments.
• Your B
Benefits-rela
ated inquiriess and
reque
ests are hand
dled during our regular
office hours, Mon
nday through
h Friday,
from 9
9am-5pm.
If you have questions about th
his initiative,
please call the Un
niversity Ben
nefits office
at 914
4-923-2828 or send an e
e-mail to
[email protected]
du.
•
Visit
V ou
ur We
ellness Web
bsite!!
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d? Free clothes??
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? Cash??
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d on!
Pace Un
niversity Preventive
P
e Care In
ncentive Program
m for CIGN
NA Partic
cipants
• This innovative incentive program iis designed to
o encourage yyou, and yourr spouse or domestic partner if applicable, to have an
nnual preventtative care exxaminations.
• Each partticipating emp
ployee who iss covered by CIGNA is eligiible to receivve up to $240 if he/she (plu
us his/her spouse o
or domestic partner, if covered by the C
CIGNA medicaal plan) has one, two or th
hree preventaative care examinations (based upon age) du
uring the plan year (July 1, 2013 through June 30, 20
014). Please click here to access th
he program details. Although the exams must be completed by June 30, 2014, the completed Preventive Care 2013‐2014 Form, along with the corresponding Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) must be submitted to the University Benefits office via email at [email protected] on or before August 31, 2014. A one‐time incentive reward payment, to a maximum of $240, will be made via paycheck by September 30, 2014. Wellness Wednesdays
Healthy Babies Program
HR began partnering with Chartwells in promoting HR’s wellness initiative in September 2013. Wellness Wednesdays features healthy eating for staff, students, and faculty in a variety of ways on each campus every Wednesday throughout the academic year. Discounts are offered to participants. Purchase 10 designated “healthy meals” on Wellness Wednesdays, and get the 11th for free!! If you want to learn more about your caloric intake please click here! To keep up on your nutrition and view some new tasty and healthy recipes visit Pace’s “Balanced U” website by clicking here! Check out our Health and Wellness Library! The library is your source for accurate information you can
trust to help you stay fit and enhance your quality of life. CIGNA’s Healthy Babies campaign rewards participants with $150 when they enroll in their first trimester and $75 when they enroll in their second trimester. It is a great resource for expectant mothers! As a bonus, when you sign up, you’ll get these congratulatory gifts (t‐shirt and onesie, each size 6M) from HR! Time Off Benefit At Pace
Summer Flex Hours are Here Again!
In recognition of your contributions, the University will
again offer summer flex hours this year. This summer,
each full-time staff member (hired on or before May 1,
2014) will have the opportunity to take every other
Friday off, for three Fridays, or the equivalent of three
days (2.5 days for those working an 80% schedule)
beginning July 1 and continuing through August
8. Full-time staff employees must be actively at work in
order to take advantage of summer flex days.
Vacation Time
Pace’s vacation accrual year is July 1 – June 30. Click here to view the vacation policy.
Personal Time
Up to 3 personal days a calendar year are granted. The accrual schedule is: April 1st; July 1st and
October 1st. Click here to view more information about personal days.
University Holidays
Enjoy up to 15 paid holidays! Click here to view the 2014 University Holiday Calendar.
Please note: There is no carryover of any paid time-off (vacation, personal, floating holidays, summer
flex days).
Staff Development Day – May
30th
The 3rd annual University-Wide Staff Development
Day will be held on Friday, May 30th, in the Graduate
Center in White Plains.
FY14 PMDP Review Process
This exciting event is open to all Pace University
staff and faculty and is an opportunity to participate
in a large selection of training programs being
Coming Soon! The FY14 PMDP Review Process will
offered by various Pace departments.
be open in early June 2014.
Click here to view the schedule for the day and to
register for programs. *Use the scroll bar on the right
side of the screen to scroll down and view all
programs being offered. You must register
separately for each program you wish to attend.
If you have any questions, please contact Susan
Donahue, Senior Consultant, Organizational Learning
& Development, at [email protected] or x22766.
Leadership Forum for Staff –
June 6th
Training will be available starting on June 3, in New
York and Westchester, so please do not hesitate to
register for the session of your choice. You may
register by clicking here.
Training sessions are scheduled for:
Law School
Date
6/3/14
6/3/14
This initial Leadership Forum for Staff, “Appreciative
Inquiry in Higher Education: Transforming our
Culture” will be held on Friday June 6, 2014, from 2:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Rooms 206-208 at the Graduate
Center, One Martine Avenue, White Plains.
Pre-registration is required, so click here to register.
Registration will begin at 1:30 p.m. and the program
will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m. Light refreshments will
be served.
If you have any questions regarding the program,
please contact Susan Donahue, Senior Consultant,
Organizational Learning & Development, at
[email protected] or x22766.
10:00am 12:00pm
1:00pm 3:00pm
Location
Tudor Room
Tudor Room
Pleasantville
Date
We are very pleased to announce the inaugural
Leadership Forum for Staff, a program many of you
have requested. In past years, the Forum was offered
by invitation only, to director level and above. This
year, in addition to holding the Forum in the morning
for that population, we are adding a Forum in the
afternoon for all staff!!
Time
6/17/14
7/15/14
Time
10:00am 12:00pm
10:00am 12:00pm
Location
TBD
TBD
New York City
Date
6/12/14
7/10/14
Time
10:00am 12:00pm
10:00am 12:00pm
Location
TBD
TBD
Dedicated department training is also available and
can be scheduled by contacting Bob Lazer at
[email protected], or extension x22746.
Em
mploye
ee Reco
ognition
n Cerem
moniess
Th
he Employee Recognition Cerem
monies were
e fun for alll! Attendan
nce at these
e events co
ontinues to
grow
w each yea
ar.
This year, there
t
were approxima
ately 650 atttendees!
We receiv
ved 109 nom
minations fo
or Special A
Awards!
Congra
atulations to all 2013
3 Award No
ominees an
nd Recipie
ents!
In an effort to ce
elebrate serrvice honorrees within ttheir annive
ersary yearr, the 2014 Employee
Recognition Cerem
monies
will be held
h
during the month of Novemb
ber. Watch
h for “Save tthe Date” a
announcements.
The Nomin
nations Data
abase for 2014
2
will be opening so
oon! Look ffor upcomin
ng announccements!
TTake Ourr Daughte
ers & Son
ns to Work
k
Da
ay
Th
hursday, April
A
24, 2014
Eve
ents were sc
cheduled on the NYC and PLV
cam
mpuses. Chilldren of stafff and faculty
y participated
d in
excciting activitie
es including a robotics demonstratio
on
with
h the Seiden
nberg School of Compute
er Science, to
kee
eping fit and feeling good
d with Pace Athletics!
A
Hum
man Resourrces led a sc
cavenger hun
nt! Participants
in N
NY took a to
our of the Sc
chimmel The
eatre. It was an
edu
ucational and
d fun time fo
or all! Click here
h
for morre
info
ormation.
Pace
e’s HR tea
am repressented at the Job
b
Fairs!!
The Sta
affing and Re
ecruitment D
Department a
attended
Career Services’ Jo
ob Fairs whicch were held
d on the
New Yo
ork City campus (March 27) and the
Pleasan
ntville campu
us (April 2). Staff met w
with students
and disccussed curre
ent and prosspective job openings,
and ma de them aw
ware of Pace’s site for P
Prospective
Employ
yees.
W
Women
n’s
Prrofessio
onal
De
evelopm
ment
Pane
el
Pacce University
y LGBTQA & Social Justtice Center
pressented
The
e Second An
nnual Lavend
der Awards ceremony on
Aprril 25 to recognize Pace University students, stafff,
facu
ulty, and alumni who hav
ve made las
sting
con
ntributions to
o the Lesbian
n, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer,
Q
Questioning, Ase
exual, and Ally
Com
mmunity.
On Mond
day, April 14
4, 2014 the
second a
annual Wom
men at Pace
professio
onal develop
pment panel
was helld on the Ne
ew York cam
mpus. The pa
anel
discuss ion focused on a varietyy of topics re
elated to
women in higher ed
ducation, inccluding: care
eer
progresssion, networking, finding
g your passiion, and
mentor relationships. A networkking session
n followed
the pan el discussion.
The pan
nelists includ
ded:
 Jennifer Be
ernstein, VP, Developme
ent and
A
Alumni Rela
ations

Zaibis
Muno
oz, Housing Assistant, F
Fashion
Hum
man Resourrces was pro
oud to contrib
bute financia
ally
Institute
of
T
Technology
and
d have a pres
sence at this
s event! Anna Vidiaev
 Ipshita Rayy, PhD, Asso
ociate Professsor of
Employee Rela
ations Manag
ger in HR, se
erved on the
e
Marketing
Lavvender Awarrd selection committee!
c
 Robina Sch
hepp, VP, En
nrollment Ma
anagement

Adelia
Willia
ams-Lubitz,
PhD,
Assoc
ciate
Provost, Aca
ademic Affairs
Annual Calendar of Events
Name of Event
Month
Performance Management Development Process
(PMDP) Mid-Year Review
January
Employee Anniversary Luncheon
February/March
Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day
April
Benefits Open Enrollment
(Scheduled for May 8 - 26, 2014)
University-Wide Staff Development Day
(Scheduled for May 30, 2014) May
May
PMDP Self-evaluation and Reviews Begin
June
Annual Goal Setting Begins
June
Preventive Care Examinations to be completed for
Plan Year (paperwork due to Benefits by August 31)
June
Leadership Forum
(Scheduled for June 6, 2014)
Pleasantville/Briarcliff Staff Picnic
(Scheduled for June 11, 2014)
Law School / Graduate Center White Plains Staff
Picnic
June
June
June
(Scheduled for June 26, 2014)
New York Staff Picnic
July
(Date TBD) PMDP reviews and Goals Due September
Lee National Denim Day
October
CIGNA Flu Shot Clinics
October/November
Employee Recognition Ceremonies
(Note, beginning FY 15, ceremonies will be
held in November.)
November
Holiday Party for Faculty, Staff and Students
December
Human Resources would like to wish a warm welcome back to Lisa Ellrodt. Lisa returned to Pace, as a Sr. Programmer Analyst in HRIS on April 21. We are happy to have her! Congratulations, Ron Musselwhite! Ron was promoted, effective April 16, to Director, Employee and Labor Relations. Congratulations, Meghan O’Mara! Meghan was promoted, effective April 1, to Staffing Specialist in Staffing and Recruitment, NY campus. A new arrival! Congratulations to Edyta Weighart and family! Victoria "Tori" Frederica Weighart was born on March 12. Your Go-To Team: Contact your HR specialists based on their area of expertise.
Department
For Help and
Questions
Regarding
Benefits
Compensation
Employee and
Labor Relations
HRIS
Org Learning &
Development
Staffing &
Recruitment
Work-related issues
Professional staff
Employment
Staffing and
and concerns,
training,
All benefit
verifications,
recruitment,
Job descriptions,
Employee
management
plans,
unemployment,
hiring, new hire
job evaluations
Recognition
disability and
changes to
orientation,
and compensation Programs, labor
FMLA
employee records
student
relations and union
that affect payroll
employment
issues
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Tammy Frary
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Janice Ru
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Meghan
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