<div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor"><tbody><tr style="height:27pt"><td width="623" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:27pt"><img src="cid:ii_mu1rtd3u4" alt="benefits-2020-logo1 (1).png" width="151" height="56" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br><br><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">September 21, 2026</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0.2in"><td width="53" valign="top" style="width:39.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To:</span></p></td><td width="571" valign="top" style="width:427.95pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Department Bnefits Representatives (DBRs)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0.2in"><td width="53" valign="top" style="width:39.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">From:</span></p></td><td width="571" valign="top" style="width:427.95pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Central HR Benefits Office</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0.2in"><td width="53" valign="top" style="width:39.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Re:</span></p></td><td width="571" valign="top" style="width:427.95pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.2in"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Zoom Only </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">September New Faculty and Staff Employee Benefits

Orientation</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:34.65pt"><td width="623" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:34.65pt"><div style="border-width:medium medium 1.5pt;border-style:none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;padding:0in 0in 1pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;padding:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span id="m_2875479033888776422m_-3075210682308886046m_4127692755271882921m_-873516461115946596m_3653902943315351387m_2729508265918393888m_-5729828219161606720gmail-docs-internal-guid-8302f6f4-7fff-d6a9-a126-980b9c685c78"></span></p><div dir="ltr" align="left" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="53"><col width="571"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DBRs, please share this information via your internal listserv.  </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please do not reply to this email</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.  Please send a separate email with questions to </span><a href="mailto:benefits@ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(70,120,134);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">benefits@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34)">If you have questions about or need guidance regarding your health and welfare benefits as a new hire or </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent">as an existing employee, join our

benefits orientation meeting to get answers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Due to lower than expected in-person registration,

the September 24, 2026, New Employee Benefits Orientation (NEBO) for Faculty

and Staff will be facilitated via ZOOM only.<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please join NEBO at this <a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/98854279135?pwd=xHd6Igc11Jo9E9Vfi1SNbgxkSBU2X1.1&jst=2" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Zoom link</a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.

 <b><i>No registration and no password</i> is required for Zoom attendance</b>, </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent">but please log

in with your first and last name for the attendance log.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><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 question </span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">to the

dedicated new employee email listserv at </span><a href="mailto:newhirebenefits@ucr.edu" style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">newhirebenefits@ucr.edu</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Don’t miss

this important opportunity to better understand your UC benefits.  Please

view the flyer at this link </span><a href="https://documents.ucr.edu/HR-Benefits/benefits-nebo-ucr-new-employee-benefits-orientation-flyer.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UCR New

Employee Benefits Orientation</span></b></a><b style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">

</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">and for information about the monthly webinar hosted by the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UCPath Center at

this link </span><a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/benefits/understanding-your-benefits/welcome-to-uc/ucpath-benefits-webinars/" style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UCPath New Employee Benefits Orientation</span></b></a><b style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">New Faculty

and Staff Employee Benefits Orientation</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thursday, September

24, 2026</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Location</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">: </span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Virtual,

join using this</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/98854279135?pwd=xHd6Igc11Jo9E9Vfi1SNbgxkSBU2X1.1&jst=2" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Zoom link</span></b></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> – no

registration or password needed</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dates:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Fourth Thursday of each month (except

November is on the third Thursday and December is on the second Thursday)<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">

</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Time</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:  8:30 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">

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