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Benefits Office News: Have You Chosen a Vision Plan?

Starting January 1, 2025 vision is a standalone plan, separate from your medical plan. Have you chosen a vision plan yet? Starting January 1, 2025, the PEBB Program will offer standalone vision plans, which means routine vision coverage will be separate from your medical coverage. Routine vision coverage includes routine … Read more

3rd Annual EWU Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Join us Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22-23 at Reese Court, for our 3rd Annual EWU Wheelchair Basketball Tournament! Admission is free and parking is free in lot P-12. Games begin at noon on Friday with the showcase game at 6 p.m. with your Eastern Eagles taking on British Columbia. Saturday’s … Read more

Noontime Pickelball: Tuesdays and Thursdays

This fall, you don’t even have to leave campus to get in your daily exercise.  Pickleball games are offered every Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. in Gym 264. There are four courts available to play on, and you can check out a pickleball paddle at the front … Read more

EWU Team Wins at Hackathon

A team of computer science majors secured first place in the Upperclassmen category at the Gonzaga University Hackathon, held Nov. 2. Team members Rahat Bhatia, Shahzeb Khan, and Andrea Diaz, all seniors majoring in computer science, took top honors. Their project, FarmFriend, is an AI-powered chatbot tailored for farmers, providing crop-specific, … Read more

Benefits Office News: Flexible Spending & Open Enrollment

Flexible Spending Arrangements during Open Enrollment. The deadline to make Flexible Spending arrangements is Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. This includes Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), Limited Purpose FSA, and Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP). FSAs allow you to set aside pretax money from your paycheck to pay for out-of-pocket health care … Read more

EAP Newsletter: November 2024

November’s Washington State Employee Assistance Program (EAP) newsletter has a variety of helpful resources for dealing with this month’s elections and setting boundaries on potentially awkward discussions during the holidays and in the workplace. The newsletter contains plenty of links to articles with tips for coping with stress and other … Read more

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