The enrollment period for the 2017 NYSHIP Opt-Out Program ends Friday, December 16. This program allows eligible employees who have other employer-sponsored group health insurance to opt out of their NYSHIP coverage in exchange for an incentive payment. The incentive payment is $1,000 for opting out of individual coverage or $3,000 for opting out of family coverage on an annual basis.

If you are enrolled in NYSHIP and wish to participate in the Opt-Out Program for 2017, you must complete and return the NYS Health Insurance Transaction Form (PDF, 66.2 KB) and the Opt-Out Attestation Form (PDF, 152 KB) to Cleveland Hall 410 by Friday, December 16, along with a copy of your health insurance card.

If you currently participate in the Opt-Out Program, you must re-enroll for 2017. If you do not make the election for 2017, your enrollment in the Opt-Out Program will end, and the incentive payments credited to your paycheck will stop. You must elect the Opt-Out Program each year.

The complete Opt-Out Program description, including eligibility requirements and enrollment forms, is available on the Human Resource Management website.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions or for more information.

NYSHIP will continue to offer the Opt-Out Program in 2017 to CSEA, NYSCOPBA, PEF, PBANYS, UUP, and M/C employees. This program allows eligible employees who have other employer-sponsored group health insurance to opt out of their NYSHIP coverage in exchange for an incentive payment. The incentive payment is $1,000 for opting out of individual coverage or $3,000 for opting out of family coverage on an annual basis. 

If you are enrolled in NYSHIP and wish to participate in the Opt-Out Program for 2017, you must complete and return the NYS Health Insurance Transaction Form (PDF, 66.2 KB) and the Opt-Out Attestation Form (PDF, 152 KB) to Cleveland Hall 410 by Friday, December 16, along with a copy of your health insurance card.

If you currently participate in the Opt-Out Program, you must re-enroll for 2017. If you do not make the election for 2017, your enrollment in the Opt-Out Program will end, and the incentive payment credited to your paycheck will stop. You must elect the Opt-Out Program each year.

The complete Opt-Out Program description, including eligibility requirements and enrollment forms, is available on the Human Resource Management website.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions or for additional information.

NYSHIP will continue to offer the Opt-Out Program in 2017 to CSEA, NYSCOPBA, PEF, PBANYS, UUP, and MC employees. This program allows eligible employees who have other employer-sponsored group health insurance to opt out of their NYSHIP coverage in exchange for an incentive payment. The incentive payment is $1,000 for opting out of individual coverage or $3,000 for opting out of family coverage on an annual basis. 

If you are enrolled in NYSHIP and wish to participate in the Opt-Out Program for 2017, you must complete and return the NYS Health Insurance Transaction Form and the Opt-Out Attestation Form to Cleveland Hall 410 by Friday, December 16, along with a copy of your health insurance card.

If you currently participate in the Opt-Out Program, you must re-enroll for 2017. If you do not make the election for 2017, your enrollment in the Opt-Out Program will end and the incentive payment credited to your paycheck will stop. You must elect the Opt-Out Program each year.

The complete Opt-Out Program description, including eligibility requirements and enrollment forms, is available on the Human Resource Management website.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions or for additional information.

Professor, artist, and world traveler Justin Dahl will present a demonstration on journal making on Thursday, November 17, at 12:15 p.m. in Upton Hall 301. The session is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Using simple materials such as leather, paper, and thread, attendees can create their own professional sketchbook or journal to document their travels and thoughts. Bringing your own scissors, exacto knives, rulers, and pencils; cutting mats would be helpful.

This event is the last in the fall 2016 Artists on the Road series of presentations.

Dahl says this about his hand-made travel journals used for drawing: "Drawing not only transcends time but also language and ethnicity. Along the way, I drew every day, ended up on the news in Rome drawing the Trevi Fountain, and made friends in every walk of life. I found that my drawings became not only goods in exchange for money but currency themselves. They awarded me rides, food, shelter and, most importantly, friendship. From farms in the Arctic Circle to the busy streets of London, traveling found its way into my heart.  The drawings from this time were not only for pleasure and payment but became a book of memories that remind me of the senses that were aroused at the time of creation. There is no photograph that can do the same."

Today is the last day to make changes to your health insurance plan for the coming year. If you wish to make a change, please complete and return the option transfer form (PDF, 66.2 KB) to Cleveland Hall 410 immediately.

The 2017 “Choices” booklet, a comparison of the health insurance plans, is available online. You may want to review this information before you decide whether to change insurance carriers or remain with your current carrier for your health insurance coverage.

Health insurance rates for 2017 are available on the Employee Benefits website. No action is required if you wish to keep your current health insurance option.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions.

Employees who wish to change their health insurance plans for the coming year must do so by tomorrow, December 16. The Employee Benefits Office encourages you to complete and return the option transfer form to Cleveland Hall 410 immediately.

The 2017 “Choices” booklet, a comparison of the health insurance plans, is now available online. You may want to review this information before you decide whether to change insurance carriers or remain with your current carrier for your health insurance coverage.

Health insurance rates for 2017 are available on the Employee Benefits website. No action is required if you wish to keep your current health insurance option.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions.

Employees who wish to change their health insurance plans for the coming year have until Friday, December 16, to do so. Employees are encouraged to complete and return the option transfer form (PDF, 66.2 KB) to Cleveland Hall 410 as soon as possible.

The 2017 “Choices” booklet (PDF, 522 KB), a comparison of the health insurance plans, is now available online. You may want to review this information before deciding whether to change insurance carriers or remain with your current carrier for your health insurance coverage.

Health Insurance rates for 2017 are available on the Employee Benefits website.

No action is required if you wish to keep your current health insurance option.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions.

Health Insurance rates for 2017 have been established and are available on the Employee Benefits website.

Employees who wish to change their health insurance plan for the coming year have until Friday, December 16. We encourage you to complete and return the option transfer form (PDF, 66.2 KB) to Cleveland Hall 410 as soon as possible. This will avoid retroactive premium adjustments and should allow you to receive new health plan identification cards closer to the coverage effective date of December 29, 2016.

The 2017 “Choices” booklet (PDF, 522 KB), a comparison of health insurance plans, is now available online. You may want to review this information before deciding whether to change insurance carriers or remain with your current carrier for your health insurance coverage.

Representatives from the Empire Plan, BlueCross BlueShield of WNY, and Independent Health will be on campus Thursday, December 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 210 to answer questions about current health insurance plans and anticipated changes in coverage for 2017.

No action is required if you wish to keep your current health insurance option.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions.

Health insurance rates for 2017 have been established and are available on the Employee Benefits website.

Employees who wish to change their health insurance plan for the coming year have until Friday, December 16, to do so. The Employee Benefits Office encourages you to complete and return the option transfer form to Cleveland Hall 410 as soon as possible. This will allow you to avoid retroactive premium adjustments and should allow you to receive new health plan identification cards closer to the coverage effective date of December 29, 2016.

The 2017 “Choices” booklet, a comparison of the health insurance plans, is now available online. You may want to review this information before you decide whether to change insurance carriers or remain with your current carrier for your health insurance coverage.

Representatives from the Empire Plan, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, and Independent Health will be on campus Thursday, December 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 210 to answer questions about current health insurance plans and anticipated changes in coverage for 2017.

No action is required if you wish to keep your current health insurance option.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions.

Michael Spogli, TIAA’s financial consultant, will be on campus for individual consultations with Buffalo State faculty and staff members on December 14 and 15 from 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 416.

Have you reviewed your investment account lately or perhaps you have been putting off opening a supplemental account? This is an excellent opportunity to review your personal financial situation and be sure you are on the path to reach your retirement goals. 2017 is fast approaching, so be sure you are saving enough to meet your retirement needs. Schedule an appointment today.