General HR News: HR Archive from our previous site
Aug 20 2008
NOTE: This section represents HR announcements that expired prior to 1/1/2009.
Last Day: BENEFITS OPEN ENROLLMENT
November 7, 2008
You have just 1 more day to enroll for 2009 benefits. Faculty & Staff can access the Online Benefits Enrollment System 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 11:59 p.m. TODAY, Friday, November 7. Visit the Benefits home page for more information.
October 24, 2008
New: Watch a video of one of our Information Sessions on Benefits for 2009:
Download RealPlayer at http://www.realmedia.com/ or QuickTime at http://www.quicktime.com/.
October 21, 2008
ATTENTION, UHC PARTICIPANTS: As of January 1, 2009, Transition of Care will no longer be available under the UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Choice Plus POS. This means that in-network benefits will no longer be approved if your former Oxford physician did not join the UHC provider network. Benefits will be paid at the out-of-network level for these physicians beginning January 1, 2009.
See the Guide to Benefits Open Enrollment on the Benefits home page for more details.
Open Enrollment for 2009 Benefits: October 20—November 7, 2008
October 20, 2008
Faculty & Staff can access the Online Benefits Enrollment System 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 7. Visit the Benefits home page for more information.
October 14, 2008
Information Sessions
In addition to our Open Enrollment Expos, we will host a series of Information Sessions about the Benefits for 2009.
October 1, 2008
Open Enrollment for 2009 Benefits will be from October 20—November 7, 2008.
This year, we will host six Benefits Expos, where you can speak to experts and enroll online.
FOR NEW HIRES: Benefits Orientation Reference Materials
June 30, 2008
For your reference after you have attended Orientation, we have created two multimedia presentations about the benefits available to you. Both are also available on our New Hires page.
You must have JavaScript enabled to view these presentations:
New for 2008: Updated Performance Management
May 7, 2008
Starting this year, we have developed a new Guide to Performance Management on the Manager Toolkit for non-academic Officers and a new online form to assist you.
See the new Performance Appraisal Form for managers and read the FAQs.
Training for managers is also available starting this summer and continuing throughout the year, in conjunction with your school or department.
Financial Planning for Retirement: Faculty & Staff Workshop
May 5, 2008: NEW DATES ADDED in May
Benefits is pleased to invite you to attend one of the upcoming Financial Planning workshops, presented by independent firm Ernst & Young.
NEW: Sign up for Text Message Notifications
March 13, 2008
Columbia is committed to keeping the members of the University community aware of important — and, at times, urgent — matters through multiple communication channels. Those channels include text messaging, email, web postings, phone calls and in-person communication. Text messages sent to cell phones will be used in rare cases when a very brief message can be sent. Sign up.
SPRING Courses with Learning & Development
April 16, 2008
Looking for a course that will help you build your career skills? Learning & Development has courses in:
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO UNITEDHEALTHCARE PARTICIPANTS
March 1, 2008
A letter was mailed to all UHC participants on February 27, 2008, detailing the Transition of Care process from Oxford to UHC. Read the letter.
VIEW YOUR 2008 BENEFITS and TUITION EXEMPTION
February 18, 2008
Use the CU Online Benefits Enrollment System to update your Transit election, view your other 2008 benefits elections, and to print your tuition exemption eligibility. Remember that Tuition Exemption is due at Student Services as early in the term as possible.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT 2007 FSA REIMBURSEMENTS: MARCH 31 , 2008
March 12, 2008
If you participated in either a Healthcare or a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) in 2007, March 31, 2008 is the deadline for submitting your 2007 claims for reimbursement. Please note that any unclaimed money remaining in your 2007 FSA account after March 31, 2008, will be forfeited. For questions about your account balance, please contact the FSA administrator, EBPA, at 1-888-678-3457, or http://www.cbaebpa.com/. Read more.
Temporary PAC downtime ENDED
March 10, 2008
We are pleased to share that the PAC system is again live after our recent upgrade.
Attention, CIGNA HealthCare Participants
February 13, 2008
We are happy to announce that negotiations between CIGNA HealthCare of New York, Inc. and Continuum Health Partners are resolved. Click here for more information.
UHC Transition of Care Application – Deadline: Return to UHC by January 31, 2008
[December 22, 2007-January 30, 2008]
Any active Faculty and Staff enrolled in Oxford for 2007, who did not change their election during Open Enrollment, automatically became United Healthcare members effective January 1, 2008.
We would like to remind you that a UnitedHealthcare [Transition of Care application is no longer available] (PDF) is available if your physician participated in the Oxford network but is not participating in the UHC network.
Transition of care is a service that UnitedHealthcare is providing to Columbia University employees so you can seek treatment from non-network physicians at the benefit level associated with UnitedHealthcare participating providers. Transition of care, provided the form was submitted by January 31, 2008, is available through December 31, 2008. (Link to form removed because it expired 9/26/08)
HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSINGS
December 20, 2007
Human Resources will be closed on the following dates: December 24, 25, and 31, 2007; and January 1, 2008, for University holidays.
TAKE A CLASS WITH HR TRAINING
October 15, 2007
Our Training and Organizational Development team is proud to announce the new Fall 2007 courses. This term, we offer classes in managing people, communications and customer service.
HR ON THE MOVE
October 15, 2007
Columbia University Human Resources (CUHR) is moving to the Studebaker Building in Manhattanville. Most departments have moved effective September 17; for our new contact information see our directory.
As of October 8, 2007, the new CUHR Information Services & HR Processing Center (HRPC) address is:
615 West 131 Street
Floor 4 Studebaker, MC 8702
New York, New York 10027
Telephone: 212-851-2888
Fax: 212-851-2990
HR Site Upgrade Complete
October 15, 2007
Please know that our site upgrade is complete. We recommend you clear your browser cache or delete your temporary Internet files in order to be able to view our site.
July 16, 2007
Summer 2007 New Hire Orientation dates and times are online. New hires are strongly encouraged to attend these sessions, where you can find out more about benefits and resources at Columbia.
July 16, 2007
Interested in an instructional job? Search the HERC database. For more information about employment at Columbia, visit our Jobs page.
June 26, 2007
Columbia University HR Benefits and The Vanguard Group invite all Faculty and Staff to meet one-on-one with a Vanguard counselor to discuss the financial issues that matter most to you. See the schedule and sign up.
AIDS WALK NEW YORK
April 18, 2007
We invite you to join Columbia University faculty, staff and students at AIDS Walk New York. On Sunday, May 20, the world’s largest AIDS fundraising event will take place in Central Park. Funds raised will support GMHC and other AIDS service organizations throughout the New York area. Learn more.