Optional retirement plan representatives from Aetna, TIAA/CREF and VALIC will be on campus to meet with all interested employees on Oct. 2 and 3, Jan. 2, April 2 and 3, and July 9 and 10. To schedule appointments, telephone Aetna at 662-258-3777; TIAA/CREF, 1-800-842-2003; and VALIC, 662-272-9328 or 662-242-4890.

The annual employee open enrollment for insurance and pre-tax benefit plan will be held Oct. 8-19 in the Department of Human Resources Management, 220 McArthur Hall, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Off-campus enrollment is scheduled for the following locations:

--Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Sept. 24, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

--Meridian Campus, Sept. 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

--Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Raymond, Sept. 26, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

--North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Verona, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

--Delta Research and Extension Center, Stoneville, Sept. 28, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

--Science and Technology Research Center, John C. Stennis Space Center, Oct. 16, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

For more information, contact HRM at 325-3713.