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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 2, 2025</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department Benefits Representatives (DBRs)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Central HR Benefits Office<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Re:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join us for the
<b><i>Zoom Only</i></b> December New Employee Benefits Orientation<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DBRs, please share this information via your internal listserv.<b>
<a name="_Hlk169805375"><u>Do not reply to this email.</u> </a></b><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk169805375">Please<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk169805375"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">send a separate email with questions to
</span></span></span><a href="mailto:newhirebenefits@ucr.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk169805375"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">newhirebenefits@ucr.edu</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk169805375"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk169805375"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have questions about or need guidance regarding your benefits as a new hire or as an existing employee,
join our benefits orientation meeting to get answers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><a name="m_5417290843300658559__Hlk159347610"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please be advised the upcoming New Employee Benefits Orientation (NEBO) on Thursday, December 11, 2025 <b><i><u>will be
facilitated via Zoom only</u></i></b> due to lower than expected in-person participant registration. Existing registrants have already been advised of this change.</span></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Should you receive any inquiries about the meeting, please refer employees to <a name="m_5417290843300658559__Hlk153889699">join the December session
via</a> </span></span><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/9252533750?pwd=MGpRR1NhbEJaVjJqR1pLVjU5OTJIZz09&omn=96312032667"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zoom</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
No registration is required for Zoom attendance, but please log in with your full name for the attendance log. The virtual session will not be recorded. This change is for the December 11, 2025 meeting only.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Members may use the dedicated email listserv at </span></span><a href="mailto:newhirebenefits@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">newhirebenefits@ucr.edu</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for
questions about benefits or the orientation information.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Following the meeting, you will receive a short survey to share your experience, and you may submit any questions to the dedicated new employee email
listserv at </span></span><a href="mailto:newhirebenefits@ucr.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">newhirebenefits@ucr.edu</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Don’t miss this important opportunity to better understand your UC benefits. Please see below or view the flyer at this link for more on the </span></span><a href="https://documents.ucr.edu/HR-Benefits/benefits-nebo-ucr-new-employee-benefits-orientation-flyer.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCR
New Employee Benefits Orientation</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and
the monthly webinar hosted by the UCPath Center at this link </span></span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2024-02/ucpath_nebo_flyer_2024.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCPath New
Employee Benefits Orientation</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Employee Benefits Orientation<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, December 11, 2025</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: via
</span></span><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/9252533750?pwd=MGpRR1NhbEJaVjJqR1pLVjU5OTJIZz09&omn=96312032667"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zoom</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dates</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Fourth Thursday of each month (adjusted for November and
December)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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