BRIEFLY Challenge yourself to get moving in 2020
Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.
Gather up some colleagues and get fit with the Get Moving Challenge, an annual fitness and wellness initiative organized by LIVE FOR LIFE, Duke’s employee wellness program. The 10-week challenge runs Jan. 6, 2020 to March 15, 2020. Staff, faculty and students can participate as individuals or in teams of five to 11 to compete for the most steps, exercise minutes and weight lost. A new addition to the program in 2020 will ask participants to log sustainability activities such as biking to campus, taking stairs, conducting a walking meeting and enjoying a meatless meal. In 2019, Duke employees and students collectively walked 1,067,340,575 steps, exercised 3,428,000 minutes and lost 1,476 pounds. Nicole Kempton, special assistant to vice president of Alumni Affairs & Development, participated in the Get Moving Challenge with colleagues in 2019. “The fact you’re competing against other teams certainly makes me try harder to walk and run more,” she said. “It’s a great opportunity to foster unity within the department.” Register at hr.duke.edu/getmoving.
The Duke community and public are invited to the annual Duke University Chapel service honoring the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who spoke at Duke in 1964. Andrew Gillum, a politician who served as the mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, from 2014 to 2018, will be the keynote speaker. The event begins at 3 p.m. Jan. Andrew Gillum 19, 2020. “As we reflect on Dr. King’s legacy, we really wanted a speaker who would be positive and inspirational at this moment, and someone who is working towards the common good,” said Kimberly Hewitt, vice president for Duke’s Office for Institutional Equity. Free parking is available in the Bryan Center Parking Garage, and a live webcast of the commemoration will stream at chapel.duke.edu. Get Duke’s MLK event schedule at mlk.duke.edu.
Your year-end benefits reminders As 2019 comes to an end, here are some helpful reminders about Duke benefits: Payroll deductions for medical, dental and vision benefits in 2020 begin in December 2019. Payroll deductions for 2020 health and dependent care reimbursement accounts begin in January 2020. Staff and faculty enrolled in 2019 health or dependent care reimbursement accounts must submit reimbursement claims for expenses incurred Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019, by April 15, 2020. Employees enrolled in the 2019 health care reimbursement account can carry over up to $500 of unused funds into their 2020 plan. After April 15, 2020, any unused money over $500 remaining from a 2019 health care reimbursement account will be forfeited. Employees can opt out of receiving print W-2 forms by logging into Duke@Work and choosing to receive the form electronically. Duke will mail a 1095-C form to employee home addresses. Employees must use the 1095-C form when filing income tax returns. The form, mandated by the Affordable Care Act, provides information about health insurance coverage. You will receive a new pharmacy ID card if you changed health plans. Please call the Human Resources Information Center at 919-684-5600 with questions.
Plan your professional training in advance The new slate of management, development and training offerings from Learning & Organization Development (L&OD) will be available in a full year view instead of the previous system of seeing courses in sixmonth increments. “We’re trying to give people more of an overall view and more time to plan their designated journey,” said Keisha Williams, assistant vice president for Learning & Organization Development, a unit in Duke Human Resources. The 2020 catalog will be available online and mailed in December. The catalog features information on 38 professional development courses and 22 technology courses. “I think this will help because you can plan things out better,” said Roxanne Clark, a medical laboratory scientist for Transfusion Services at Duke University Hospital. She took part in the Training Excellence Certificate program last fall. “You’ll have the whole year laid out so you know when classes are coming.” See page 4 in this issue for “10 Career Tips for 2020.” Find course offerings at hr.duke.edu/training.
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