Looking for some ideas to positively impact your well-being? Visit Blue Cross Blue Shield’s MI Blues Perspectives page for a list of virtual webinars. These are open to the public, regardless if you have a BCBSM insurance plan or not.
Visit MI Blues Perspectives to see upcoming, and past webinars.
Live Webinars
The monthly webinars are below.
Remember – All webinars are recorded and available for viewing 90 days after the live event! Simply use the same registration link below
Spanish-speaking webinars
We are offering financial education webinars in Spanish. The webinars can be accessed here: TIAA.org/RecursosEducativos.
June Webinars
Write Your Next Chapter: Five steps to setting your retirement date
For anyone starting to think seriously about when to retire, this webinar takes you through five steps to deciding when the time is right, including estimating retirement expenses, closing any income gaps and understanding key milestones that can impact your retirement finances.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET
Register here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4479278/1BE7DFB9A00B455DCD51575BAA3BF7C9
Charting Your Course: A financial guide for women
Your money shouldn’t be sitting around doing nothing—and in this session, you won’t be either. Our goal is to help give you an idea of where you are, figure out where you want to be and, of course, consider how you’re going to get there.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET
Register here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4495572/8BD5B5ACA0136FC56D61F42AEEE547BD
The Starting Line: Beginning to save for retirement
There’s no time like the present to save for the future. Sometimes it’s hard to think about retirement when you’re just starting out in your career. The truth is, that’s when thinking ahead can do the most good! It all starts with some practical knowledge.
Thursday, June 20, 2024
3:00 p.m. ET
Register here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4495562/E26A5846E73CE0E4845135FBFE38FA43
Take Control of Your Financial Life: Five steps to managing money and debt
If you’re just starting out or want to improve your day-to-day financial skills, this webinar will help you learn how to manage your money and balance your priorities so you can enjoy life now and save for the future.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET
Register here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4479258/86D6977DDE6BED7335198D02BA3D0E9A
Live Webinars
The monthly webinars are below.
Remember – All webinars are recorded and available for viewing 90 days after the live event! Simply use the same registration link below
Spanish-speaking webinars
TIAA is offering financial education webinars in Spanish. The webinars can be accessed here: TIAA.org/RecursosEducativos.
May Webinars
Opening Doors To the Future: Save in a 529 College Savings Plan
In this webinar you can learn how 529 college savings plans work and how to invest in one for a child, grandchild, yourself or another loved one.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET
Register here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4479333/FD271C539F4F66A9D1888E517540C96A
Invest for Success: Five principles you need to know
No matter where you are in your career journey, this webinar can help you understand the key principles of investing for retirement. From compounding to handling taxes to choosing investments, you’ll learn that how you invest for retirement is just as important as how much you save.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET
Register here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4479318/F6053AE065609A46F4E8D9818ED8569C
Basic Estate Planning Strategies
Ensuring that our assets will pass to loved ones and causes that are near and dear is important to most of us. Discover the components of a basic estate plan and strategies to ensure that your wishes are met.
Thursday, May 16, 2024
3:00 p.m. ET
Register here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4479302/EA977B826A81007F05D4627F33EBCAE0
Make the move toward long-term financial security: Your mid-year retirement check in
For anyone halfway down the road to retirement, this webinar is a critical checkpoint. It takes you through the keys to successful money management, how to juggle competing financial demands and retirement saving strategies that can help put you on the path to lifelong financial security.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET
Register here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4479293/3131F7D8FB01A94B7E9A73A4BCA5C394
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The OHSA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses for 2023 can now be viewed on the Michigan Tech Environmental Health & Safety website.
If you have further questions about the information, please contact EHS at 906-487-2118 or ehs-help@mtu.edu.
Benefits eligible employees who participated in Husky Health for 2022 and submitted a Husky Health Checklist will receive their elected incentive on Friday, February 24, 2023.
If you elected the Husky Health incentive as a payout to your HSA or FSA you will see this reflected on your pay stub. Employees that elected the incentive for a membership at the SDC, Mont Ripley or Portage Lake Golf Course will be able to redeem their incentive payout on or after February 24, 2023.
Find out more information about Husky Health and other wellness benefits online.
Questions? Contact the Benefits office at benefits@mtu.edu or 487-2517
Join Fidelity in a virtual, interactive lunch and learn on Friday, March 3 at 12:00 p.m. (Noon).
Learn the benefits of your workplace savings plan, how to enroll, and small steps you can take to save more.
*Registration for this workshop is required.
Michigan Tech employees are invited to join the Benefits Office for these free, online, live financial health webinars offered through TIAA this January.
Michigan Tech employees are invited to join the Benefits Office for these free, online, live financial health webinars offered through TIAA this December.
Starting in 2022 TIAA is offering financial education webinars in Spanish. The webinars can be access by clicking here.
In observance of the Winter Holidays, the University will be closed December 26 through December 30. Below are the adjusted deadlines for the pay period of December 11 through December 24 (Bi-weekly 26). Department timekeeper are responsible for sharing this information with all employees in their department.
Please be sure that all web time approvers have a designated PROXY set up.
• Status Forms & EPAF Submissions Friday, 12/9/22 at Noon
• Deduction Forms Friday, 12/9/22 at Noon
• Electronic Time Submission Monday, 12/19/22 at Noon
• Web Time Entry Approval Monday, 12/19/22 at 2:00 p.m.
Season Day Time Reporting Instructions:
Both hourly and exempt employees should use Earn Code 320 “Seasonal Day” for December 28, 2022, when completing their timesheets for Bi-weekly 01, 2023 (December 25, 2022 – January 7, 2023). This earn code will become available for use within the time reporting systems for BW01. Employees who are using equal time off at a later date should also report those hours under the Earn Code 320.
*There will NOT be an Off-Cycle or Reallocation batch the week of December 19, 2022, due to the holiday processing schedule for Bi-weekly 26. Pay day for BW26 will be Friday, December 30, 2022.
**Status Forms & EPAF Submissions for BW01 will be due Tuesday, December 27, 2022.
***Regular Payroll processing schedules will resume on Monday, January 2, 2023.
For instructions on how to set up a proxy, please visit:
https://www.mtu.edu/hr/supervisors-admins/payroll/docs/web-time-approver.pdf
