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<Title>ATTN: Employees in the State Pension Retirement System</Title>
<Tagline>The Fall 2020 Mentor newsletter is now available!</Tagline>
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    <div><span>The <a href="https://sra.maryland.gov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/mentor_fall_2020_final.pdf?1606759573" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Fall 2020</a> newsletter<a href="https://sra.maryland.gov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/mentor_fall_2019_final.pdf?1570737894" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> </a>is now available!</span></div>
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    <span>"The Mentor" newsletter is the MD State Retirement &amp; Pension Agency's seasonal newsletter for active members. </span>The newsletter provides news, information, and legislative updates.</div>
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    <p>Have you signed up for your <a href="https://sra.maryland.gov/member-portal" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">mySRPS account</a>? The newsletter provides valuable information to active members about how to access their <strong>Personal Statement of Benefits</strong>, register for mySRPS access and much more!</p>
    <p>Please note: The Pension Agency no longer mails Personal Statement of Benefits to members' home address, members must create a mySRPS account to view their Personal Statement of Benefits. </p>
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<Summary>The Fall 2020 newsletter is now available!     "The Mentor" newsletter is the MD State Retirement &amp; Pension Agency's seasonal newsletter for active members. The newsletter provides news,...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="97012" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/hr/posts/97012">
<Title>MSRP Nationwide's 3D interactive virtual retirement fair</Title>
<Tagline>Online from October 26&#8211;November 24, 2020</Tagline>
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    <div>Between <strong>October 26–November 24, 2020</strong>, you are invited to walk through the MSRP 3D interactive event to help take advantage of the benefits of enrolling and planning for the financial future you want.</div>
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    <div>This virtual experience makes it easy to:</div>
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    <li>Meet virtually with your Retirement Specialists </li>
    <li>Learn from two educational workshops:</li>
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    <li>Retirement Myths and Realities - Dispel myths concerning Social Security benefits, inflation, Medicare, and related topics</li>
    <li>Approaching and Living in Retirement:  Identify ten (10) things you can do to prepare for and live in retirement.</li>
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    <li><span>Review and manage your account, or enroll if you have not already.</span></li>
    <li>Watch our short video, “Secret Strategy for Retirement Savings". </li>
    <li>Play our trivia game as often as you like; see how you rank against your peers by getting your name up on the Leader Board. </li>
    <li>Register for webinars that can help you make decisions about managing your money and planning for retirement</li>
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    <a href="https://metroconnectionsvbooth.com/Skyline_Nationwide_Multi_Booth_BenefitFair/MarylandTeachersAndStateSupplementalRetirementPlans" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Please visit the following link to access the Virtual retirement fair</a><span>.</span>
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    <div>To change your retirement contributions, please see the <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/hr/posts/94914" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">following instructions</a>. </div>
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<Summary>MSRP, one of our Retirement vendors, is hosting a virtual retirement fair for the Supplemental Retirement Plans offered through Nationwide.       Between October 26–November 24, 2020, you are...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="96929" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/hr/posts/96929">
<Title>Open Enrollment Information Sessions</Title>
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    <span>We have seats available for our live </span><em><strong>virtual</strong></em><span> Open Enrollment Information Sessions to be held on:</span>
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    <div><span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/training/events/88423" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tuesday, October 27, 3:00 - 4:00</a></span></div>
    <div><span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/training/events/88424" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tuesday, November 10, 3:00 - 4:00</a></span></div>
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    <div><p><span>Can't Attend?  No worries, we have posted the recorded session on the UMBC <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/open-enrollment-events/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Open Enrollment Virtual Resource Page</a>.   N</span><span>ew this year, the State of Maryland has created a dedicated Open Enrollment </span><a href="https://mymdbenefits.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">website</a><span> with resources and information from each vendor.  </span></p></div>
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    <span>Please visit the </span><a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/general-information/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Open Enrollment </a><span>page for additional resources such as:</span>
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    <li><span>Guidance on "Who needs to take action?"</span></li>
    <li><span>Annual Benefits Guide </span></li>
    <li><span>2021 Rates </span></li>
    <li><span>SPS Workday Instructions </span></li>
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    <div><span>Feel free to email <a href="mailto:hrbenefits@umbc.edu">hrbenefits@umbc.edu</a> with any questions. </span></div>
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<Summary>We have seats available for our live virtual Open Enrollment Information Sessions to be held on:      Tuesday, October 27, 3:00 - 4:00  Tuesday, November 10, 3:00 - 4:00       Can't Attend?  No...</Summary>
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<Title>This week! Virtual Saving$ Symposium</Title>
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    <p><span>Maryland Supplemental Retirement Plans (MSRP) is offering a week-long event packed with over 15 webinars, provided
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    a successful financial future including: </span><span></span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>        
    </span></span></span><span>Women &amp; Wealth</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>        
    </span></span></span><span>Dealing With Debt</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>        
    </span></span></span><span>Providing Retirement
    Income</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>        
    </span></span></span><span>Talking to your spouse
    about finances</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>        
    </span></span></span><span>Social Security</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>        
    </span></span></span><span>College Savings Plans</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>        
    </span></span></span><span>And more!</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span>Daily drawings will be held and a <strong>grand-prize</strong> will be raffled at the end
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    <p><span>Register for as many webinars as you wish!  Please complete the registration form(s) below:</span></p>
    
    <p><a href="https://forms.gle/NEgBK3zVr2YbmYYr9" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>October 21</span><sup>st</sup></a></p>
    
    <p><span><a href="https://forms.gle/JXXndUMX4SHcRVdW7" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">October 22<sup>nd</sup></a></span><span></span></p>
    
    <p><span><a href="https://forms.gle/SEbiL99BNZpGd7A6A" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">October 23</a><sup><a href="https://forms.gle/SEbiL99BNZpGd7A6A" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">rd</a></sup></span></p>
    
    <p><span>Spaces are limited, so </span><strong><span>pl<em>ease register only if you plan on attending</em>.</span></strong><span>   </span><span></span></p>
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<Title>Open Enrollment Rates &amp; Guide are now posted</Title>
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    <div>Open Enrollment for State of Maryland benefits will be online in SPS Workday from <strong>October 19 through 5:00 p.m. on November 13, 2020. </strong>During this time, employees can enroll in and/or make changes to their health benefits effective January 1, 2021. You will receive alerts during Open Enrollment from the State of Maryland via the SPS Workday system (<a href="mailto:stateofmaryland@myworkday.com">stateofmaryland@myworkday.com</a>).</div>
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    <li>Visit the <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/sps-workday-open-enrollment/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SPS Workday Open Enrollment Page</a> for detailed instructions.</li>
    <li><span>Please notice, the SPS Workday link has changed!  The State of Maryland announced a <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/hr/posts/95585" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">new login process on September 10</a> through OneLogin.   </span></li>
    <li><span>You will need to use the temporary password using the instructions in the <a href="https://umbc.box.com/v/spsworkday-onelogin-QRG" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Quick Reference Guide</a>.  You will be prompted to create a new password.</span></li>
    <li><span>The multi-factor OneLogin process requires a second authentication such as a cell phone number, app, or email.  Please see the <a href="https://umbc.box.com/v/spsworkday-onelogin-QRG" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Quick Reference Guide</a> and <a href="https://umbc.box.com/v/spsworkday-onelogin-tips" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">OneLogin Tips</a> for details.</span></li>
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    <span>Finally, to ensure timely receipt of carrier communications, including membership cards, we encourage employees to login to their myUMBC Profile to ensure your home address is current  (under About, select View More). Address changes can be made in the </span><a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/payroll/payroll-employees/change-of-address/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Payroll Online Service Center (POSC)</a><span>.</span>
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    <div>Please email <a href="mailto:hrbenefits@umbc.edu">hrbenefits@umbc.edu</a> if you have questions. </div>
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    <div>Thank you!</div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="96448" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/hr/posts/96448">
<Title>Flu Shots are available!</Title>
<Tagline>Don't delay getting your Flu Shot!</Tagline>
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    <div>Faculty &amp; Staff:</div>
    <div><br></div>Please see the <a href="https://umbc.box.com/v/2020-flu-shots-umbc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">following flyer</a> for details on where to get your <strong>Annual Flu Shot:</strong> through your <strong>medical plan</strong>, at a <strong>CVS location</strong> through your prescription insurance, or for employees approved to work on campus by appointment <strong>through UHS </strong>on limited dates.  Details are in the flyer.<div><br></div>
    <div>Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever during 2020-2021 to protect yourself, your family and your community from the flu. A flu vaccine this season can also help reduce the burden on our healthcare systems responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and save medical resources for care of COVID-19 patients. September and October are good times to get a flu vaccine, but it's never too late!</div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="96412" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/hr/posts/96412">
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    <div>This year, we will share virtual Open Enrollment resources on the <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/benefits/benefit-information/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">HR Website</a> prior to open enrollment, as they become available from the State of Maryland. Resources will include Open Enrollment videos, virtual information session dates, state wellness information, and links to the 2021 benefits guide and rates.</div>
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    <div>Prior to the start of Open Enrollment, it is important that employees gain access to SPS Workday using the new OneLogin Process. <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/accessing-sps-workday/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instructions can be found here</a>. </div>
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    <div>Finally, to ensure timely receipt of carrier communications, including membership cards, we encourage employees to login to their myUMBC Profile to ensure your home address is current  (under About, select View More). Address changes can be made in the <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/payroll/payroll-employees/change-of-address/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Payroll Online Service Center (POSC)</a>.</div>
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    <div>Please email <a href="mailto:hrbenefits@umbc.edu">hrbenefits@umbc.edu</a> if you have questions. </div>
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    <div>Thank you!</div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="96259" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/hr/posts/96259">
<Title>Tuition Remission: Winter 2021 &amp; Spring 2021</Title>
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    <p><span>The <a href="https://www.usmd.edu/tuition-remission/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>USM Tuition Remission System</span></a> will <strong>open soon </strong>for the Winter 2021 &amp; Spring 2021 semesters at UMBC. </span></p>
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    <p><span>If you or your spouse/dependent are enrolling in classes for Winter and/or Spring 2021 <strong>at UMBC</strong>, please submit your TR application(s) during the timelines listed below: </span></p>
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    <p><span><strong>Winter 2021: October 15, 2020 – December 14, 2020</strong></span></p>
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    <p><span><strong>Spring 2021: November 1, 2020 – January 15, 2021</strong></span></p>
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    <p><span><a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/tuition-remission-deadlines/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tuition Remission deadline</a>s<span> - UMBC</span></span></p>
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    <p><span>*If you are a Graduate Assistant, Retiree, or you/your dependent are registered at St. Mary's College of MD (SMCM), Morgan State University (MSU), or Baltimore City Community College (BCCC), you must complete a <a href="http://hr.umbc.edu/files/2016/01/tuition-form.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>paper TR form</span></a>. </span></p>
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    <span>Please contact HR Benefits if you have questions at </span><a href="mailto:hrbenefits@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>hrbenefits@umbc.edu</span></a><span>.</span>
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<Title>ATTN: Employees in the MD State Retirement &amp; Pension System</Title>
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    <strong>For employees in the MD State Retirement &amp; Pension system</strong><span>, the annual 2020 Personal Statement of Benefits (PSB) are now available online in your <a href="https://sra.maryland.gov/member-portal" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">mySRPS account</a>.  </span><div><span><br></span></div>
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    <span>The Personal Statement of Benefits are no longer mailed to your home address - they are available online through your mySRPS account. Please see the links below for how to access your mySRPS account:</span><div><br></div>
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    <p>*NEW: members can now change their pension beneficiaries in your mySRPS account. It's a simple 3 step process:</p>
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    <div>Employees enrolled in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) can view their account balances online through <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/benefits/retirement-information/retirement-vendors/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">TIAA and Fidelity</a>.  </div>
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    <div>If you are unsure of your retirement plan, please view your paycheck stubs in the <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/payroll/payroll-employees/check-direct-deposit/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">POSC</a> or email <a href="mailto:hrbenefits@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">hrbenefits@umbc.edu</a>. </div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="95937" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/hr/posts/95937">
<Title>New Hire Retirement Selection Forms now in DocuSign</Title>
<Tagline>Applies to Exempt and Faculty new hires</Tagline>
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    <span>We are pleased to announce we have migrated the new hire Retirement Selection form into DocuSign. The Retirement Selection form is required when onboarding <strong>new regular Exempt and Faculty</strong> hires.  </span><span>Non-Exempt employees are automatically enrolled in the Pension and do not need a Retirement Selection Form.  </span>
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    <div>Please see the <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/new-employee-resources/new-employee-benefits/retirement/retirement-plan-selection-information/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Retirement Selection page</a> on the HR Website for the steps a new hire should take when reviewing and making their retirement plan selection.</div>
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    <div><span>Please let us know if you have any questions!  <a href="mailto:hrbenefits@umbc.edu">hrbenefits@umbc.edu</a></span></div>
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    <div>Thank you!</div>
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