Background: Human Resource Services has initiated and implemented several significant projects for the University as described below:

Benefits open enrollment for the 2012/2013 benefit plan year was completed with multiple meetings as well as recordings of meetings posted on the Human Resources web page for employees unable to attend.

All changes to employee elective benefits resulting from the open enrollment were entered into the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

Data collection and verification for the affirmative action plan continued.

Worked with Institutional Research to assign all job titles to Standard Occupational Codes (SOC) for external reporting purposes.

A contract was signed with an outside provider to provide employee benefit administration services for all University employees as well as providing administrative support.

Employee assistance with eligibility and claims questions;

New hire enrollment;

Data export report for upload to ERP; and

Monthly premium and contributions reconciliations.