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Employee Wellness Highlights
2027 health Plan Premium Rates and Open Enrollment
Women’s Self Defense – Dinner Provided – Safety Trainings – October 26
Wellness and Benefit Fair – 11:00-2:00pm – October 28
The Temptations and Four Tops – Buy One Ticket, Get One Free – Buy Tickets (Use Code: BOGO2) – October 11
Cox Health Fitness – October Discounts – Employee Discounts

October
Walking Challenge – Get in the Drawing for $25 gift cards – Join anytime in October
Tai Chi – October 8
Slow Flow – Afternoon Yoga – October 8 (October Schedule)
Barre Pilates MIx – Fab, Fit and Fun – October 8 (October Schedule)
Wellness Room Access – EIM – McDonald Arena – (3:00pm – 6:30pm) – October 8
Gentle Stretch Flow – Lunchtime Yoga – October 9 (October Schedule)
Wellness Room Access – EIM – McDonald Arena – (11:00am – 12:00pm) – October 9
Mammogram Bus – Mountain Grove – October 8
Pickleball – Instruction and Open Play – Maroon Moves – starts October 12
Diabetes Education Program – Mercy @ MSU – Dinner Provided – October 12
Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon – Chartwells – October 13
Advanced Metabolic Health: (GLP-1) Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes – $100 gift card to Acacia Spa – Lunch and Learn (Virtual) – October 13
Parents Night Out – Campus Recreation – Camp Claw – Oct 16
Cooking Talks – November 3 – Registration goes live Monday, October 19 at 10:00am
Mammogram Bus – MSU – October 26
Women’s Self Defense – Safety Trainings – October 26
Wellness and Benefit Fair – 11:00-2:00pm – October 28

Magers
Flu Vaccinations – Magers
Biometrics – Get your wellness incentive

If you got your biometrics completed at Magers you should have received an email from Magers that you have completed your incentive. If you have not received that email you have not completed the needed biometric requirements.

Flu and Biometric Clinic – West Plains – October 14
Flu Clinic – PSU Grand Ballroom – October 28
Flu and Biometrics Clinic – West Plains – October 29

Human Resources
Citizen Bear Workshops – Fall 2026
Bears Unite! MSU United Way Campaign
2027 health Plan Premium Rates and Open Enrollment
Taxes Don’t Retire When You Do
National Retirement Security Month – October
Staff Excellence in University Service Award (SEUSA) – Nomination Form – Closes November 8

In the News
2025 – 2026 Annual Report – Strategic Plan
State of the University – Recording
Briggs Street and West Grandstand Entrance closed – Admin Services – October 9
Venting Steam and Boiler Tuning – Admin Services – October 9 – 11
McDonald Arena Closures – Admin Services – October 15
New Form Module in Modern Campus – Web Strategy
Southwest Business Account – Optimizing Campus Travel – Procurement Services Blog
Staff Senate Meeting – Lunch Provided – October 8
The Temptations and Four Tops – Buy One Ticket, Get One Free – Buy Tickets (Use Code: BOGO2) – October 11

Run/Jog/Walk/Ride
OneSolePurpose – 5K, 10K – October 10
Midnight Rat Race – 13.1M – October 16
Team O’Reilly – 5K – October 17
Pumpkin Roll – 5K – October 24
Halloween Hustle – 5K – October 31

Social Connectiveness Offerings
Fall Festival List – 417 Magazine
Fall Festival List – Visit Springfield Missouri
Bats of Missouri – Nature Center – October 9
Sip and Shop – Pop up Plant Sale – Mudhouse – October 9 – 11
Maple Leaf Festival – Carthage – October 9 – 17
Apple Butter Makin’ Days – Mt. Vernon – October 9 – 11
Harvest Fest – Farm – October 10 – 11
Art in the Park – Sequiota Park – October 10 – 11
Field of Freedom – Fair Grove – October 1
Ozark Guns and Hoses – October 10
Springfield Culture Fest – Commercial Street – October 10
Fall Gigs in the Garden – Botanical Gardens – October 11

Program Request or Feedback Form – Employee Wellness Programs – Let us know how we are doing.

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