Subject: MSU Retirees -- e-Notices, 10/3/13 Michigan State University Retirees Association (MSURA) MSURA EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 10/7: Monthly Member Meeting, 1:30 pm refreshments, 2:00 pm program, MSUFCU Farm Lane branch. Steve Mosshart and Fred Graham will describe their trips to the Detroit Tigers Fantasy Camp. Special guest, Mickey Lolich. More details: http://www.retirees.msu.edu/meetings.html 10/11: MSU Retirees are invited to attend an MSU Women’s Volleyball Game as guests of Coach Cathy George. There will be an MSU Retirees night at the MSU vs Iowa women’s volleyball game on Friday, October 11. Coach Cathy George is providing FREE tickets for our group. The event is set for 7:00 pm at Jenison Fieldhouse. We need to know if you are coming and how many tickets to reserve for you. Call the MSU Retirees Office at 517-353-7896 (we have an answering machine if no one is there) or Nancy Craig at 517-351-1391, or send e-mail to Nancy at craign@msu.edu to reserve your tickets. The deadline for reserving tickets is 5:00 pm on Tuesday, October 8. When you come to the game, use the main entrance off of the parking lot. Some of our members will be in the lobby to give you your tickets. Please come and sit with our group even if you already have admission to this game -- and cheer our great volleyball team on! Our thanks go out to Coach Cathy George and the MSU Women’s Volleyball program. http://www.retirees.msu.edu/meetings.html OTHER MSU EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS October: Benefits Open Enrollment for the 2014 plan year has begun and will continue through Thursday, October 31, 2013. This is the time of year when all benefits-eligible retirees can re-evaluate their benefits needs and make changes to benefits selections. These changes will be effective January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. Please see the Retiree Open Enrollment Guide for more details on the plan year change and other updates for 2014. The 2014 Retiree Open Enrollment Packet is available online at http://www.hr.msu.edu/openenrollment/ There will be three Benefits Fairs during open enrollment where retirees can learn about benefits options, attend vendor presentations, and ask questions of benefits plan vendor representatives and Human Resources staff members: - Tuesday, October 15, 2013 from Noon until 7 p.m. at the Breslin Center - Wednesday, October 16, 2013 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Breslin Center - Thursday, October 17, 2013 from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Breslin Center Human Resources (HR) has mailed an Open Enrollment packet to the postal address that HR has on file for each MSU retiree, or you can use the online resources at: http://www.hr.msu.edu/openenrollment/ WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO MSURA MEMBERS Friends of Theatre bus trips: http://theatre.msu.edu/fot-trips/ MSU's Rankings & Recognitions: http://www.msu.edu/about/rankings-and-recognitions/index.html Spartan Athletics & event schedules: http://www.msuspartans.com/ Spartan Sagas: http://spartansagas.msu.edu/your-sagas/ StraightLine's website for MSU Retirees: http://msura.straightline.com/ ** Suggestions for web sites of interest to MSU Retirees? Email suggestions to Gordon Williams: MSURA.List.Manager@gmail.com MISCELLANEOUS To unsubscribe from e-Notices or to change your e-mail address, send your request to the e-Notices List Manager at MSURA.List.Manager@gmail.com MSU Retirees Association, Michigan State University, 22 Nisbet Building, East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone (517) 353-7896, email: msura@msu.edu and web site: http://www.retirees.msu.edu To submit announcements: http://retirees.msu.edu/E-notices.html Gordon Williams, MSURA List Server Manager (en1316)