Annual Benefits Fair

With open enrollment right around the corner, we're excited to host the annual benefits fair. Attend live presentations, health screening, vendor showcases and more!

K-State Manhattan annual benefits fair: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, in the K-State Alumni Center
K-State Olathe annual benefits fair: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Open enrollment benefits virtual presentation: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6. Registration required.
Virtual benefits consultations: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6. Registration required.
K-State Salina annual benefits fair: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in the College Center Conference Room.

Retirement workshops

Retirement workshops will be held during benefits fairs at each campus. Please register to attend.

Manhattan retirement workshop: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, in the Tadtman Board Room (K-State Alumni Center). Register to attend.
Olathe retirement workshop: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, in Room 222A. Register to attend.
Salina retirement workshop: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 10, in the College Center Conference Room. Register to attend.

Vendor List

State Employee Health Plan Vendors

Retirement Vendors

K-State Campus Vendors

Additional Vendors

Manhattan Benefits Fair Presentation Schedule

All presentations and events will be held in the K-State Alumni Center.

Purple Pride Room

Duration	Time	Vendor/Presenter	Topic/Session
30 min.	9:30 - 10 a.m.	Kate Mielitz, Powercat Financial	Getting Your Finances on Track Are your finances feeling derailed? Or, do you just need to freshen up your budget? This presentation will help you identify ways to strengthen your household finances.
30 min.	10 - 10:30 a.m.	Kate Mielitz, Powercat Financial	Saving Strategies for Day-to-Day Life Life is messy, complicated and busy. This presentation will help you identify specific, measurable ways to strengthen (or create) your savings habits.
30 min.	10:30 - 11 a.m.	Kate Mielitz, Powercat Financial	Retirement Planning Basics Want to start, or re-start, saving for retirement? This presentation will focus on specific steps that you can take to add or grow your retirement contributions.

Kate Mielitz, Ph.D., AFC®, CDP® serves as the Executive Director of Powercat Financial and a Professor of Practice in the Personal Financial Planning Department. She has 25 years of experience in financial services, including bankruptcy, fraud, financial counseling, and higher education. She obtained her Accredited Financial Counselor certification from the Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education, AFCPE®, in 2009 via the FINRA Education Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship.

In 2019, she won the FINRA Education Foundation Military Spouse Mentor of the Year Award and in 2020 won AFCPE’s Mary Ellen Edmondson Educator of the Year Award. In March 2024 she was awarded a Kansas State University Rising Professional Award in the Personal Financial Planning Department.

Tadtman Board Room

Duration	Time	Vendor/Presenter	Topic/Session
60 min.	9:30 - 10:30 a.m.	SEHP	2026 Plan updates for active employees
60 min.	11 a.m. - noon	SEHP	2026 Plan updates for active employees
2 hrs.	1 - 3 p.m.	KSU Benefits team	*Retirement workshop

 *Register required for the Retirement Workshop. Click here to register now! 

Lafene Health Center

Lafene will be offering influenza vaccines, skin cancer screenings and chair massages at the Annual Benefits Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Appointments can be made on the myLAFENE+ patient portal or by calling 785-532-6544. Walk-ins may be accepted. Please bring your insurance card and K-State ID to the event. Before the Benefits Fair, please log in to the patient portal, go to Medical Clearances, and complete the online Insurance Information Form (if you need to update your insurance), Non-Student Privacy Practice Notice, and the Treatment Agreement, if not already compliant. You will be asked to complete a consent form on the day of your vaccination.

Lafene will submit insurance claims on your behalf for influenza vaccines and skin cancer screenings; however, Lafene is not part of the Medicaid or Medicare networks and will not file insurance claims to those entities. Any remaining balances after insurance will be the patient's responsibility.

If you can’t attend the Benefits Fair but would like to receive an influenza vaccine, at Lafene Health Center, schedule your appointment on the myLAFENE+ patient portal or call 785-532-6544.