Faculty Handbook

Overview - Faculty and Academic Staff Retirement and Benefit Programs

This section presents a broad overview of the various benefit and retirement programs available to faculty/academic staff and their dependents. Each benefit is described briefly on the following pages. The provision of benefits is conditioned upon eligibility requirements and, in some cases, a written enrollment form is required.

The following pages summarize the ways in which benefit plans can help faculty/academic staff in time of need. Careful reading of this information will assist in understanding the protections that are available. Individual brochures/certificates are issued at the time of enrollment in the programs and updated as necessary.