<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest<br><br>February 25 Briefs Excerpts:<br><br><strong>Jefferson Lab Benefits Open Enrollment Ends Monday</strong><br>The 2015 Benefits Open Enrollment continues through March 2 for all Jefferson Lab regular and term employees for the April 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016 benefit year. This is the time of the season for you to review and, if necessary, modify your benefits options. The enrollment will remain a default benefits enrollment, which means that if you are not changing benefits, selecting a medical option outside of the default health plan, and do not enroll in a Flexible Spending Account, you do not need to re-enroll. If you plan to make changes to your current benefit elections; to participate for the first time in a Medical Care or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Plan; or continue your enrollment in a Medical Care or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Plan, you will need to access the Employee Self Service System. You can find updated information on all of your enrollment options on the Human Resources Benefits webpage. Additionally, Benefits Enrollment Training and Q&A sessions are being offered. All of this information and links can be found in the All-Staff Memo: https://www.jlab.org/memo/2015-benefits-online-open-enrollment-period-jefferson-lab-underway<br><br><strong>2015 Annual T-Shirt Design Contest Is Underway</strong> <br>Will your design be immortalized in a Jefferson Lab T-shirt? Jefferson Lab's Annual T-shirt Design Contest is underway! This year represents the 30th anniversary for both the T-Shirt design and the Run-A-Round (where the winner will be presented). Entries are due before close of business on Monday, March 23. Each submission should include a front (pocket) and back design. "Jefferson Lab," "DOE," "JSA, LLC," and "2015" must be included in the design. Resubmission of previous non-winning designs is welcome. To enter, submit your design, username, division and telephone (contact) number to Mary Jo Bailey, x7277, Mail Stop 6B. The JAG webpage provides more information and a complete list of rules and submission requirements. The lab community will vote on designs March 30-April 10. JAG website: https://www.jlab.org/intralab/committees/jag/<br><br><strong>JSA Minority/Female Undergraduate Research Assistantship</strong><br>Jefferson Lab is seeking candidates for a Research Assistantship. JSA will provide funds to support a junior or senior level student at the university during the 2015-2016 academic year. This project is supported by the JSA Initiatives Fund Program, a commitment from the JSA owners, SURA and PAE Applied Technologies. These funds support programs, initiatives, and activities that further the scientific outreach, promote the science, education and technology of the Jefferson Lab and benefit the lab’s extended user community in ways that complement the lab’s basic and applied research missions. In recent years, students have used the funds to aid the exploration of 3D printed scintillator detectors for the study of field emission in accelerating cavities, as well as a presentation at the SESAPS conference on work done on the PrimEx-II Collaboration. Nominations will be accepted through April 17. For more information, visit the website: https://www.jlab.org/div_dept/admin/HR/research/index.html<br><br><strong>Your Role as a Jefferson Lab Fleet Vehicle Driver</strong><br>As a vehicle operator, it is up to you to drive safely and sensibly to avoid crashes, and employees who use Jefferson Lab fleet vehicles are no exception. A list of safe-driving tips has been posted for all Jefferson Lab fleet drivers. In addition, fleet drivers can benefit from free online defensive driver training. The General Services Administration offers the National Safety Council’s Online Defensive Driving Course in a four-hour course designed to provide convenient training. Drivers analyze real driving, spot driving hazards and identify the correct defenses. Upon completion, students receive a water-marked certificate from the National Safety Council, which, in many states may be used to lower insurance rates. Safe-driving tips: https://www.jlab.org/memo/your-role-jefferson-lab-fleet-vehicle-driver<br><br><strong>2014 JSA Thesis Prize Nominations Deadline Nears</strong><br>The Users Group Board of Directors is now accepting nominations for the 2014 JSA Thesis Prize for the best Jefferson Lab-related thesis. The prize is supported by the JSA Initiatives Fund Program. A complete package requires a nomination letter by a senior scientist giving the name and institution of the person being nominated and the names of three people who will send letters of recommendation, along with a copy of the thesis. All materials must be submitted electronically. The three letters of recommendation must be sent before the deadline. Theses completed during the calendar year 2014 are eligible, as well as theses completed during the last quarter of 2013 (if they haven't been submitted before). All materials must be sent by email to Lorelei Chopard, lorelei@jlab.org, by the nomination deadline of March 2. If you have any questions about the prize, contact John Arrington, johna@anl.gov.<br><br><strong>JSA Accepting Applications for 2015-16 Sabbatical Leave Support Program</strong><br>Jefferson Science Associates is currently accepting applications for the JSA/JLab Sabbatical Leave Support Program for academic year 2015-16 at Jefferson Lab. The JSA/JLab Sabbatical Leave Support Program is supported by the JSA Initiatives Fund. Materials should be submitted via email to jsaprograms@sura.org with the subject line "JSA Sabbatical Support" by March 2. See the full announcement: http://www.jsallc.org/IF/sabbaticals.html<br><br>To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest<br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></body></html>