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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Lang, Clarence
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lang, Clarence <celang@ku.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Dean's Message: URGENT REMINDER - Open Enrollment for State Employee Health Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">You and your College faculty and staff colleagues should have received this note below this morning. I am concerned at the number of faculty and staff in our College who have not
yet signed up for their health plans at this point in the open enrollment period. I am asking for your help in reinforcing the urgency of this deadline and necessity of enrollment this year. Please share this message as you are able at departmental meetings,
in messages to your departments, and other opportunities as they arise. I appreciate your partnership in sharing this crucial information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Clarence</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Clarence Lang
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">The University of Kansas</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> CLAS Dean's Office
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> CLAS Faculty - DL <<a href="mailto:clas_faculty_dl@ku.edu">clas_faculty_dl@ku.edu</a>>; CLAS Unclassified Staff - DL <<a href="mailto:clas_ustaff_dl@ku.edu">clas_ustaff_dl@ku.edu</a>>; CLAS Classified Staff <<a href="mailto:clas_classified@ku.edu">clas_classified@ku.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Dean's Message: URGENT REMINDER - Open Enrollment for State Employee Health Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am writing to urge those of you who have not yet done so to
<u>complete your open enrollment for your State Employee Health Insurance Plan </u>
(SEHP). As you may know, this year is "active enrollment," which means that the state requires us to re-enroll for our health insurance plan.
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Even if you like the plan that you currently have, you must enroll for it again</span></b></em><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. </span></em>This is due by the end of the day on
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">October 31</span></strong>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To keep the medical plan in which you are currently enrolled, or to switch to some other plan of your choosing, you must log into the
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://humanresources.ku.edu/ready-enroll"><span style="color:#954F72">Membership Administrative Portal</span></a>
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(MAP) and make a selection. If you neglect this task, you will default to Plan N, which I have been told provides very subpar benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you need assistance </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72"><a href="http://humanresources.ku.edu/seminars-webinars-and-benefits-fair"><span style="color:#954F72">understanding
the differences among employee health insurance plans</span></a> </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">or</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72"> </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://humanresources.ku.edu/tools-and-resources"><span style="color:#954F72">signing
up</span></a> </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">in MAP, </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72"><a href="https://www.myalex.com/kansassehp/2019"><span style="color:#954F72">Ask
Alex</span></a> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">-- a new interactive tool -- is available to help guide you. Please also note that Delta Dental coverage is available as a standalone choice (as is Surency Vision) for those
of you who do not need medical coverage through SEHP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Your actions during open enrollment this month will have a significant impact on your welfare this coming year. Please do not delay in researching your options and making the best choice for you and
your families by October 31.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Clarence Lang</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">
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Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Professor, African & African-American Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:clasdean@ku.edu">clasdean@ku.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> | 785-864-3661
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The College is the heart of KU, educating the most students, producing the most research and collaborating with nearly every entity at KU. The College is home to more than 50 departments,
programs and centers, as well as the School of the Arts, School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures and School of Public Affairs & Administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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