Below you will find HR News for university employees including training, benefits,
compensation, payroll, and other news of importance. For news specific to Â鶹´«Ã½ Benefits
including archived news, please see our Benefits News site.
Human Resources News
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Walk your way to better health and more wellness points
February 20, 2020
Did you miss the third in-person wellness class, "Walk Your Way to Better Health (And More Points)?" Want to know the benefits of walking and how you can turn your daily steps into extra points for the wellness program? Curious how you can manually enter your steps or sync a fitness tracker to PreventionCloud? Don't despair: the online version of this class is available for viewing until Friday, February 28. Watch the webinar before February 28 and earn 1 point toward your $600 healthcare contribution rebate and the high point raffle.
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Premera adds new medical travel support benefit for Â鶹´«Ã½ Employees
February 20, 2020
Alaskans often experience some of the country's highest healthcare costs and often find it difficult to access local providers who provide specialty medical services. The Â鶹´«Ã½ is committed to improving the access our employees have to specialty medical services at facilities that deliver better patient outcomes at affordable prices.
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February 07, 2020
Dear Â鶹´«Ã½ Staff and Supervisors, With the start of the new calendar year, it is time to begin the staff performance evaluation process. Performance evaluations engage supervisors and employees to discuss expectations and provide coaching and support to align individual goals with their departments and the Â鶹´«Ã½.
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January Human Resources updates
February 03, 2020
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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How the Â鶹´«Ã½ Wellness Program can help you with your health and fitness goals
February 03, 2020
A new year is another chance to set some goals to become healthier and happier in 2020. Maybe you want to be more active. This could be the year you take on the Equinox marathon or the Anchorage Mayor's Marathon and Half Marathon. Maybe you want to incorporate more vegetables into your diet or reduce your soda intake.
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2019 W-2 Available in Â鶹´«Ã½Online
January 28, 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½ employees may now access the online version of their 2019 W-2 in Â鶹´«Ã½Online at https://uaonline.alaska.edu. After you login, select 'Employee Services' and then 'Tax Forms'.
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Premera dental plan adds 38 additional in-network dentists
January 18, 2020
Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska has expanded the dental plan for Â鶹´«Ã½ employees. Starting January 1, 2020, employees covered on the university's health plan have access to more in-network dentists.
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Options to complete your biometrics screening
January 18, 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½ employees, spouses or financially interdependent partners who are currently on the Â鶹´«Ã½ Choice Plan have several options to complete their biometric screenings. A biometric screening is one of the requirements to be eligible for the $600 wellness rebate.
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January 18, 2020
All Â鶹´«Ã½ offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20 to recognize the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Celebration of Alaska Civil Rights holiday. The day is one of 12 paid holidays for Â鶹´«Ã½ employees.
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This holiday season take the high road and send the bill to us
December 18, 2019
The Deer Oaks Employee Assistance Program (EAP) reimburses Â鶹´«Ã½ employees and their significant other for their cab, Lyft or Uber fares in the event that they are incapacitated and driving would not be safe.