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The University Health Services (UHS) Pharmacy at the University Park campus is partnering with Penn State Human Resources to offer flu vaccines to employees and their dependents over age 18 who are covered under the University-sponsored health insurance. 

Penn State's 2024 Benefits Open Enrollment starts today (Nov. 6) and runs through 5 p.m. EST on Friday, Nov. 17. Through Workday, employees can elect their benefits for 2024.

As part of a continuing commitment to help improve quality of life for Penn State employees and their families, Penn State Human Resources is expanding the University’s family sick leave policy to 80 hours per year.

Updated information for University employees, as it relates to flu and COVID-19 vaccine resources, health plan coverage and absence policies.

Penn State's 2024 Benefits Open Enrollment starts, Monday, Nov. 6, and runs through 5 p.m. EST on Friday, Nov. 17. Information on health-care plan designs — which remain the same for 2024 — is available on a dedicated 2024 Benefits Open Enrollment section of the Penn State Human Resources website.

Penn State Human Resources is now accepting nominations for the Faculty and Staff Achievement Awards (FSAA) for 2024.

Penn State employees* will see the same high-quality health care plan designs in 2024, and most will see low increases in contributions as part of a plan to secure the best balance of coverage, services, and cost-sharing for all benefits-eligible employees. 

With increased hybrid and remote-work provisions, the University will not offer specific campus-based flu shot clinics this season. However, there are many opportunities for employees throughout the commonwealth to receive a flu vaccination.

Penn State ranked No. 21 among all large U.S. employers — public, private and nonprofit — for new college graduates entering the workforce, according to Forbes magazine’s recently released 2023 “America’s Best Employers for New Grads” survey.

Steve Scanlon, senior analyst in the Human Resources (HR) Compensation team, is the recipient of the 2023 Ray T. Fortunato Award for Excellence in Human Resources for his outstanding contributions to Penn State HR.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Enrollment for the Connected Leadership Academy (CLA) is now open for fall semester cohorts, with a deadline of Monday, July 10, to apply.

As part of the Compensation Modernization Initiative, the Penn State Human Resources (HR) compensation team has released an online preview of the new full-time staff job catalog. This catalog contains a record of all full-time staff job profiles plus information on the levels associated with each profile. Information on salary grades will be released late in the summer.

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.

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

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.

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".

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

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.

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.

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.