Beneficiary(ies) Update Reminder

Naming your beneficiary and keeping the information current is an important aspect of managing your retirement (TIAA) and/or life insurance (UNUM) accounts. A birth, marriage or divorce may have changed your thinking since you made your original choice. Or perhaps you never designated a beneficiary at all. Missing or outdated information can create significant costs…Continue Reading Beneficiary(ies) Update Reminder

Gratitude At Work: Lessons from Berkeley

Creating a culture of appreciation was the culminating session at a recent UC Berkeley ‘Greater Good Science Center‘ event on gratitude and well-being at work. An exploration of both the ‘how’ and the ‘why’ of gratitude practices, the sessions took an increasingly practical focus as the day progressed: What is gratitude, and why practice it…Continue Reading Gratitude At Work: Lessons from Berkeley

RETIREMENT TRANSITIONS

Individuals who end employment after having worked for Middlebury in a benefits-eligible status for a minimum of ten years past the age of forty-five qualify as “Middlebury Retirees”.   Name Type Retirement Date Department David Stetson Staff 1/8/2018 Dining Edward Laurance Faculty 1/31/2018 GSIPM-DPP (MIIS) Emmie Donadio Staff 2/2/2018 Museum of Art Gloria Gottlieb Staff…Continue Reading RETIREMENT TRANSITIONS

IMPORTANT BENEFIT REMINDERS

Trouble-free employee benefit plan administration requires a strong partnership between employees and Human Resources. The Human Resources Department works diligently each year-end to accurately process the thousands of required or requested benefit record changes and then to check and double-check our work.  However, in the end, we also must rely on you, the employee, to…Continue Reading IMPORTANT BENEFIT REMINDERS

Retirement Transitions

Individuals who end employment after having worked for Middlebury in a benefits-eligible status for a minimum of ten years past the age of forty-five qualify as “Middlebury Retirees”.   Name Type Retirement Date Department Jacqueline Davies Staff 11/3/2017 Student Financial Services David Saward Faculty Emeritus 12/31/2017 Athletics Mary Reed Staff 1/3/2018 Events Management Bonnie Betourney Staff…Continue Reading Retirement Transitions

Weather Related Closure Premium Pay for January 4 and 5, 2018

Due to the conditions on Thursday January 4, 2018 and the forecast for Friday January 5, the College released non-essential personnel at 5PM on Thursday and suspended certain operations through 11:59PM Friday. Essential personnel were asked to remain on duty or report to duty after the Thursday at 5PM dismissal. We are pleased to announce…Continue Reading Weather Related Closure Premium Pay for January 4 and 5, 2018