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Paws for Recognition
Congratulations to March's award winner, Ellen Conway, Coordinator, Student Accounts. Ellen was recognized for the cultural beliefs of Own It and One HCC which impacts our key results of trust/culture and financial health. As the nomination form read: "When Ellen states ...
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Book Club: Power of Moments
Book Club: The Power of Moments We are excited to announce that as part of the Leadership Development Program, we will be introducing a book club series. The first book the club will explore is The Power of Moments by Chip ...
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United Way Day of Action
In honor of our 60th anniversary, we are inviting staff and faculty to come together for a "feet on the street" moment by volunteering together for the United Way Day of Action. United Way Day of Action is an annual ...
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Paws for Recognition: ONE Highland Award
Congratulations to February's award winner, Carolyn Talbert, Bookstore Assistant. Carolyn was recognized for the cultural belief of Own It. As the nomination form read, "The bookstore had been short staffed from October 2021 until August 22. Carolyn stepped up and ...
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Professional Development Event
At the Professional Development Event on March 23, staff participated in LEGO® Serious Play®, a facilitated methodology used to promote thinking, communication and problem-solving. With this model, participants tap into their (right brain) creativity and build a three-dimensional model that ...
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SURS 457 Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) Auto-Enrollment
Public Act 102-0540 requires the auto-enrollment of newly certified members into the SURS DCP. Only newly certified members on or after 7/1/23 will be automatically enrolled. Default member contributions are 3% of compensation on a pre-tax basis. The new member ...
read more of SURS 457 Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) Auto-Enrollment
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April is Financial Literacy Month
Tools and information such as a money personality analysis, budget tracking tool, retirement planning, and financial courses can be found by joining Enrich, through the Illinois State Treasurer. In addition, our EAP provider, ComPsych, has a Financial Wellness toolkit available: ...
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Events in Stephenson County
The Greater Freeport Partnership compiles and shares local events from across the county each week and creates the ALL IN Stephenson County events guide. This digital magazine features dozens of things to do for families, couples, and visitors of all ...
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Telework Supports a Healthy Life Balance
Highland Community College supports teleworking for non-union full-time and part-time employees (faculty are covered under the collective bargaining agreement) as a work alternative for those requesting telework under certain conditions. A Hybrid Telework arrangement is one where the employee has ...
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Family Advantage Health Plan (FAHP)
Last year, Highland began offering a new benefit called the Family Advantage Health Plan (FAHP). The FAHPis an attractive opt-out option that has the potential to create significant health care savings for you and your family if you have access ...
