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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">October 20, 2026</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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zoom Only</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> October New Faculty and Staff 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"><b><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<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 send a<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">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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk169805375"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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 health and welfare benefits as a new hire or
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">as an existing employee, join our benefits orientation meeting to get answers.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Due to lower than expected in-person registration<b>,</b> the<b> October 22, 2026,</b> New Employee Benefits
Orientation (NEBO) for Faculty and Staff will be facilitated via <b>ZOOM</b> <b>only</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please join NEBO at this </span></b></span><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/98854279135?pwd=xHd6Igc11Jo9E9Vfi1SNbgxkSBU2X1.1&jst=2" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zoom
link</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. <b><i>No registration and no password</i> is required for Zoom attendance</b>,
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">but please log in with your first and last name for the attendance log.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><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<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><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 view the flyer at this
link<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"></span><a href="https://documents.ucr.edu/HR-Benefits/benefits-nebo-ucr-new-employee-benefits-orientation-flyer.pdf" target="_blank"><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 for information about the monthly webinar hosted by the
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk153891391"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCPath Center at this link </span></span><a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/benefits/understanding-your-benefits/welcome-to-uc/ucpath-benefits-webinars/"><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">.</span></b></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"><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 Faculty and Staff 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, October 22, 2026</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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<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"><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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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