September HR Newsletter 

Open Enrollment for 2025 benefits will run from Monday, October 28 through Friday, November 8, 2024. Employees can expect to receive communication about new features and changes along with the updated Benefits Guide later this week. In order to ensure this year’s open enrollment goes smoothly, we strongly encourage you to take the following steps prior to October 28:

• Make sure you are able to successfully login to the employee self-service in IC HR Cloud using your Netpass username and password. 
• Confirm your home address is up to date in IC HR Cloud. 
• Review your current benefits. 
• Provide missing Social Security Numbers for your dependents or beneficiaries.
• Update student status for dependents age 19 to 25.  

Ithaca College will once again be holding an annual Point of Dispensing (POD) for faculty, staff, and students to receive the flu vaccination on Tuesday, October 15th from 8:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. in Emerson Suites. More information can be found here: click here.




IC Thrive: Employee Benefits and Wellness Fair 

Join us for our annual employee benefits and wellness fair, this year titled IC Thrive, on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm in Emerson Suites. IC Thrive is designed to provide benefit-eligible faculty and staff the opportunity to meet with our benefit providers and community partners, to gather information and ask questions as they prepare for the upcoming annual open enrollment period. Please join us for some delicious food, exciting raffles, and a chance to connect with a wide range of campus and community resources.



Flu Shots Available at the Benefits and Wellness Fair

In addition to the Flu POD Event referenced above, flu shots will also be available to all Ithaca College employees and retirees during the IC Thrive event. Those enrolled in medical insurance through Ithaca College or elsewhere, should bring their insurance ID card for the flu shot clinic. To schedule an appointment for the day of the event ahead of time, please follow this link:  https://www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/clinical-experience and use Organization Code: xztdij.



Wysa: Your New Digital Self-Care App

Ithaca College is excited to announce that we have launched Wysa, a new health and wellness self-care digital application, free of charge to our Ithaca College community, which includes all faculty and staff regardless of benefit eligibility status, as well as their dependents!

Click Here to download the Wysa App on your phone or mobile device. You can also download the Wysa App from the Apple, Android, or Google Play store and utilize the referral code ithaca2024 to get the premium Ithaca College customized version of the App.

Wysa serves as an additional self-care support tool for mental and emotional wellness and is not a replacement for a licensed mental health provider. Additional resources for individuals in need of ongoing clinical care, including diagnosis, treatment, and management of various conditions, are encouraged to utilize the resources available through NexGen EAP.



Valuable Resources Available Through NexGen EAP

As a reminder, Ithaca College benefits-eligible faculty and staff have access to a variety of helpful resources through NexGen EAP, including counseling, legal consultations, financial guidance, and much more. Be sure to check out NexGen EAP’s new video highlighting the support and resources available to you.

https://vimeo.com/999549428/70c5a58c0b?share=copy



Staff Council Corner

Staff Council’s next monthly meeting is scheduled for October 10, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm in Job 312 and on Zoom (email staffcouncil@ithaca.edu if you need the Zoom link for the meeting). All staff are welcome.

JJ Staff Scholar Award committee is currently accepting applications. Applications are due by October 1, 2024.

Upcoming Staff Council sponsored events:

• Veterans Day Celebration: November 7, 2024, 12 noon in Ford Hall in the James J. Whalen Center for Music.
• Staff Birthday Party: October 15, 2024, 12 noon - 2:00 pm. Watch Intercom and the Staff Council Engage Page for more details.

If you have any announcements or issues you’d like to raise, please contact your Staff Council member, fill out the Request for Staff Council Action on our web site: www.ithaca.edu/staffcouncil, or email staffcouncil@ithaca.edu.



IC Warm Welcome!