Office of
Human Resources

2019/2020 Benefits Information

Open Enrollment

  • April 1 - 15
  • Step-by-step Enrollment Guide
  • Enrollment completion assistance
    • April 3 from 10am - 12pm
    • April 15 from 12pm - 2pm
    • Lobby - Student Center
  • Benefit counselors assistance
    • April 11 ONLY
    • Sign up - call 269.471.3886 by April 5

Wellness Program

Town Hall Meetings

  • Presentation slides
  • Four (similar) meetings available
    • March 6: 10am and 3:30pm
    • March 12: 10:30am and 4pm
  • All meeting location will be at the Garber Auditorium (Chan Shun Hall)
  • Unable to attend? Alternate requirement available HERE

Information 2019/2020

 

2019 Open Enrollment

Open enrollment is the employee's annual opportunity to elect and/or make changes to certain benefits for the new plan year, effective July 1, 2019. Please review the open enrollment information provided below. 

OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD
April 1–15

COMPLETING OPEN ENROLLMENT
Beginning April 1, you will be able to make open enrollment changes on the online benefit management system (bswift).

Please remember:

  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) elections do not passively roll into the new benefit year (per IRS regulations)
  • You must re-enroll in the flex spending accounts every year
  • FSA changes effective July 1, 2019, must be made during open enrollment through bswift

Do you need help?
A step-by-step self-enrollment guide will be made available for you. Should you need direct assistance, benefits enrollment assistants will be available to help you through the open enrollment process:

  • Enrollment assistants will be available only on April 11 (Administration Building)
  • Appointments must be made by April 5
  • Sign up by calling 269-471-3886
  • Additional assistance in completing your enrollment will be available in the Student Center lobby on:
    • April 3 from 10am - 12pm
    • April 15 from 12pm - 2pm

Questions? Please send an email to benefits@andrews.edu for assistance.

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2019 Wellness Program for Health Premium Reward

To receive the full wellness reward on health premiums effective July 1, 2019, the following two requirements must be completed:

  1. Complete a wellness assessment on the FitThumb e-wellness platform in February (participating spouses must also complete) 

AND

  1. Attend a town hall meeting (or complete an alternate requirement) in March

PLEASE NOTE
There will be no partial credit or subsequent opportunity to earn partial year credit.

FEBRUARY – Wellness Assessment
The brief personal wellness assessment on FitThumb will be available for completion only in the month of February, starting Friday, Feb. 1. Both you and your participating spouse (whether they are an AU employee or not) must complete this assessment to earn your health premium reward.

MARCH – Town Hall
There will be a total of four similar town hall sessions offered in March. This year we will have a shortened presentation period, followed by a Q&A time where benefit counselors will be available to answer questions one-on-one. If you are unable to attend a session, you will have the option of signing an online form attesting that you have read and understood the Employee Benefits Guide for the upcoming plan year. Attending a town hall session or completing the alternate requirement is necessary to earn your health premium reward (participating spouses are welcome, but not required to attend).

Dates
Wednesday, March 6 (10am, 3:30pm)
Tuesday, March 12 (10:30am, 4pm)

All meeting location will be at the Garber Auditorium (Chan Shun Hall). Please bring your ID card as we will be scanning them for attendance.  

Questions? Please send an email to benefits@andrews.edu for assistance.

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