News

Upcoming Health Advocate Webinars

Health Advocate provides new webinars at the beginning of each month. Webinars cover a wide range of topics and are approximately 45 – 60 minutes. The monthly webinars include a variety of topics.

May 11

Federal public health emergency set to end on May 11

End of COVID-19 emergency declaration will impact some insurance coverage, cost-share waivers.

May 05

Panel Discussion - "What's in a Name?"

In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we invite you to join panelists from Procter & Gamble and Penn State for an online panel discussion on the importance of respecting the value and pronunciation of names of AAPI origin.

May 05

2023–24 Performance Review Cycle Reminder

The Human Resources (HR) Talent Management team is reminding staff that the 2023-24 Performance Review Cycle is underway. The current review cycle began on April 1 and will conclude on March 31, 2024. Workday is now open for goal setting and all full-time staff, executives, and non-academic administrators should have a task in their Workday inbox called "Set Content: 2023-2024 Setting Goals and Expectations".

Apr 06

Human Resources partners with Highmark to offer health benefits webinars throughout 2023

University Park, Pa – Penn State Human Resources is announcing a free webinar series for employees enrolled in the 2023 health care benefits in partnership with Highmark Blue Shield (Highmark), to

Feb 20

End-of-year staff performance review to begin Feb. 13

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — For full-time Penn State staff employees, the final step of the 2022-23 performance review cycle, the end-of-year review, begins Monday, Feb.

Jan 24

New Senior Director of Employee Benefits Joins HR Leadership

Jennifer Wilkes, chief human resources officer and vice president for human resources (HR) at Penn State, has appointed Jill Musser the new senior director of employee benefits. Musser began her new role on Jan. 3.

Jan 17

New senior director of labor and employee relations joins HR leadership

Jennifer Wilkes, chief human resources officer and vice president for human resources, has appointed Dovizia Long the new senior director of labor and employee relations. Long began her new role on Dec. 1.

Jan 17

Human Resources announces new Total Compensation Calculator

Penn State Human Resources (HR) Benefits and Information Technology teams have partnered to create a new interactive Total Compensation Calculator for all prospective and current University employees. This new tool is intended to summarize the estimated value of compensation and benefits provided as a staff, faculty, or technical service employee with Penn State.

Nov 01

2023 Benefits Open Enrollment Has Begun

Penn State's 2023 Benefits Open Enrollment starts today, Tuesday, November 1, and runs through Friday, November 18, 5:00 pm EST.

Sep 02

2022 Flu Vaccine Clinics

Feb 28

Penn State HR Launches New Employee Onboarding Program

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Feb 01

Wilkes takes over as interim vice president for Human Resources

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Nov 02

2022 Benefits Open Enrollment Underway

2022 benefits open enrollment starts today (Nov. 1) and will run through 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19.

Aug 01

Workday open to set goals for 2021-2022 performance review cycle

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As previously announced, the 2021-22 performance review cycle started on Thursday, July 1, and will conclude on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Workday is now open for goal setting and all full-time staff should complete the task in their Workday inbox.

Jun 07

Penn State Automates Tuition Discount Application Process

Beginning fall 2021, Penn State Human Resources will now offer a fully automated tuition discount application process for eligible spouses and dependent children beginning with the fall 2021 semest

Mar 26

Breastfeeding Support Program offers campus resources for new mothers

Welcoming a new baby into your family can be both a joyous and chaotic life experience. Add to that a mother’s return to campus for work and it can feel downright overwhelming.