HR NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2016 WELCOME BIRTHDAYS FLASHBACK RETIREMENT ADVISING JOB POSTINGS ACA FAMILY NEWS HELPFUL LINKS BAND CONCERT ABOUT CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT Congratulations On Your Retirement! Your service to Athens State University is sincerely appreciated. We will miss you! Diann Shelton September 1 Debra Kelley October 1
COLLEGE COLORS DAY The annual College Colors Day will be held this Friday, September 2nd. Please plan to be a part of a group picture wearing Athens State blue. Alumni and friends are invited to participate the more the merrier! Please meet at 9:00 a.m. in front of Founders Hall on Friday, September 2. BIRTHDAYS Greg Holliday Bethlynn Sanders Trevor Harris Jana Byrd Stacie Hughes Crystal Creekmore Helen Crider Shaun Lockett Patty Maze Nancy Morris Debbie Keiley Carrie Lin Barry Moley Sara Cline Kim Troupe Jennifer Wolfe Paula Bullington Jeff Blankenship Teresa Wanbaugh Sean Busick Laura Allen Guy McClure Renee Stanford Jerry Crabtree Trey Rose Tina Sloan Erba Barker Yvette Bolen Leisl Stanford WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES AND NEW POSITIONS Pam Clark Secretary, Office of Institutional Research & Assessment Services Regina Kyle Outreach Coordinator, Center for Lifelong Learning Beth Rice Student Success Coach
FLASHBACK Who is this flashback? The answer will be in next month s newsletter. Answer to last month s Flashback: Dr. Pamela Keller, College of Arts & Sciences SAVE THE DATE Flu Shots and Wellness Screenings for 2016 2017 will be Monday, October 24th in the ballroom.
RETIREMENT ADVISING AVAILABLE Control Your Money Game - Mid-career Seminars Half-day seminars for TRS members who have between 1 and 19 years of service. Retirement Preparation Seminars Full-day seminars for TRS members who are within 5 years of retirement eligibility. Individual Counseling Appointments 20-minute appointments for TRS members who are within 3 years of retirement eligibility. All appointments are outside the Montgomery area. Visit Retirement for the seminar schedule or contact the Athens State Office of Human Resources. PEEHIP OPEN ENROLLMENT BEGAN JULY 1ST ONLINE ONLY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10TH Open Enrollment is your once-a-year opportunity to enroll in or change plans, and add or drop eligible dependents from coverage. Each June, all PEEHIP eligible active and retired members are sent a one-page Open Enrollment notice to their home address. The notice provides information about the Open Enrollment deadlines, how to enroll or make changes online through Member Online Services, and identifies the coverage(s) in which the member is currently enrolled, including the current tobacco status on file with PEEHIP. The Open Enrollment web page www.rsa-al.gov/index.php/members/peehip/openenrollment/ is available July 1 every year and provides information about open enrollment deadlines, the PEEHIP Member Handbook, and other important information. Athens State University will be closed Monday, September 5 th, in observance of Labor Day Holiday. LABOR DAY HOLIDAY THE BIGGEST LOSERS Congratulations to Chad Adams, Bethany Campbell, and Vicke Gatlin the Winners of Athens State s 1 st Biggest Loser Weight Competition. Vicke lost an impressive 8.72%, Bethany lost an incredible 11.75%, and Chad lost an unbelievable 13.82%. The entire group lost a total of 188 pounds! Great Job to all of the losers!
SUPERHERO DAY Childhood Cancer Superheroes of Alabama will host a SuperHero Day Saturday, September 10, 2016 From 10:00 am 3pm Big Spring Memorial Park (Duck Pond) 100 Beaty Street, Athens, AL For additional information, visit teamvictory4all.org A fun FREE, family-oriented event! Join TV4A in making Athens, Alabama, a model awareness town for childhood cancer! Join them on Facebook JOB POSTINGS Information on available positions at Athens State can be found at jobs.athens.edu Congratulations to Sylvia Correa on the birth of her third grandchild! Aya Isabelle Correa was born on August 18 th in Denver, Colorado. She weighed 7 lbs. 8 ozs. The proud parents are Julio and Bonny Correa. FAMILY NEWS
ALABAMA CENTER FOR THE ARTS Plan now to visit downtown Decatur for the River Clay Fine Arts Festival! The festival will feature artists from North Alabama, the Southeast region and across the country. Experience Downtown Decatur as they celebrate the visual arts in all its forms. Held on the 4th weekend in September of each year, River Clay Fine Arts Festival offers participating artists the opportunity to exhibit and sell their work, to network and socialize with other artists, and to meet arts patrons from across the region. In addition to visiting with outstanding artists, arts patrons and other attendees will enjoy art demonstrations, musical performances, children s free activities and more. The Alabama Center for the Arts will again have an Emerging Artists tent featuring and selling our student's art. For more information click here!
Congratulations to the following employees who received Promotions for 2016 2017: Dr. Malcolm Cort Dr. Quanda Stevenson Ms. Stacie Hughes Dr. Jim Kerner Dr. Bridgette Chandler Dr. Wendy Cowan Dr. Tedi Gordon Dr. Darlene Turner-White Steve Downs RECOGNITIONS Congratulations to the following employees who are recipients of the Individual Meritorious Award for 2016: Joe Bullington Helen Crider Dr. Mary Harris Dr. Bryan Kennedy Nancy Morgan Jerrie Smith Terry Stepp Congratulations to the following employees who are recipients of the Presidential Meritorious Award for 2016: Dr. Jess Brown Dr. Mike Essary Dr. Mark Gale Ms. Felicia Mucci It s Almost Fiddlin Time! If you can volunteer to work a gate Friday, October 7 th or Saturday, October 8th, contact Felicia Mucci, ext. 281 or felicia.mucci@athens.edu DUCKS IN A ROW These busy visitors were spotted in the courtyard on the first day of class! Photo submitted by: Cathy Brett
SERVICE AWARDS Athens State employees were honored with Service Awards at the Fall Inservice in McCandless Hall Thursday, August 18 th. The recipients are pictured with President Bob Glenn and Provost Joe Delap. 5 Year Dr. Delap, Jean Martin, Molly Myhan, Mary Aquila, Johnnie Lundin, Penny Pitts, Mike Haghighi, Nancy Morgan, Saralyn Mitchell, Mark White, Quanda Stevenson. Not pictured: Leigh Hester 10 Year - Dr. Glenn, Robby White, Darlene Turner-White, Alecia White, Sylvia Correa, Sharron Woods, Kelly Leigeber, Laura Lynn Kerner, Guy McClure, Kim Braden, Gary Valcana, James Gadberry, Jesse Hudgins, Mike Essary, Sean Busick, Jackie Smith, Dr. Delap. Not pictured: Danny Whitson
15 Year - Dr. Glenn, Kevin Dupre, Carolyn Carthen, Dr. Delap 20 Year - Dr. Glenn, Nate Mitchell, Susan Owen, Bill Wilkes, Dr. Delap
25 Year - Dr. Glenn, Curtis Cagle, Dr. Delap 30 Year - Dr. Glenn, Pamela Keller, Dr. Delap
35 Year - Dr. Glenn, Mary Simpson, Dr. Delap 47 Year - Dr. Glenn, Harry Joiner, Dr. Delap
FLEXIBLE SPENDING PLAN Keep more of the money you earn! PEEHIP offers two flexible spending accounts (FSA) to all active employees the Heath Care and the Dependent Care Spending Accounts. Flexible spending accounts can provide you with a tax break on your regular, predictable out-of-pocket costs. Here s how a flex account works It s easy as 1, 2, 3: 1. You contribute pre-taxed dollars into your flex account via payroll deduction. 2. You submit eligible expenses for reimbursement throughout the year. 3. The money you paid out-of-pocket is reimbursed to you from your flex account. For complete details, visit the www.rsa-al.gov website. Deadline to enroll and re-enroll is Sept. 30th. ATHENA LEAGUE 5K Questions: Contact Suzanne Sims, ext. 314 or suzanne.sims@athens.edu ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER Your ideas and suggestions are welcome! Contact Suzanne at suzanne.sims@athens.edu or at ext. 314 for your suggestions and your ideas. The newsletter can be found at HR Newsletter and you will be sent an email when a new edition is put on the web. The Office of Human Resources is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Central Time (except holidays) Human Resources 300 North Beaty Street Athens, AL 35611 256-216-3314 www.athens.edu