As a reminder, the benefits open enrollment period begins Tuesday, Nov. 1 and closes on Friday, Nov. 18. More information is available on the open enrollment website http://openenrollment.psu.edu/ and, beginning on Nov. 1, an active link on that page will allow you to enroll or change benefits for 2017. All changes and updates take effect on Jan. 1, 2017.

The open enrollment microsite and benefit guides also provide:

• Information on health care, dental, vision, optional life insurance, long-term disability and accidental death & dismemberment benefits
• Explanations of the PPO Savings Plan and PPO Blue Plan, and side-by-side coverage comparisons
• Basic and comprehensive decision tools that assist employees on the health plan decision-making process
• A schedule of in-person live meetings and links to a series of online webinars for more in depth and interactive benefits discussions.