Working at uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø has its Benefits!

In addition to competitive salaries, uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø offers full-time employees a compensation package with a wide range of benefits:

uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø-provided benefits

These benefits are provided to employees without cost or contribution from the employee. Each benefit is subject to particular waiting periods or years of service requirements.

• Retirement plan
  • 403(b) retirement savings plan ¨C administered by TIAA
  • New employees automatically enrolled at a 4% of their salary/wage, or can elect to defer a different percentage amount. uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø will match the first 2% employee savings dollar for dollar.
  • After 1 year of service uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø will contribute the equivalent of 5% of base salary/wage in addition to the matching contribution for a total college contribution of 7%.
  • Pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) options available
  • uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø contributions subject to a four-year vesting schedule
• Long-term disability insurance
• Group term life and accidental death & disability insurance
• Employee education/tuition benefits
  • uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Tuition Remission
  • Tuition Exchange at ELCA uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍøs
  • National Tuition Exchange
• Employee assistance program
• Access to the uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Convenient Care Clinic
• Time-off benefits
  • Paid time off (staff and administrative employees only)
  • Paid holidays and winter break
  • Life event pay for FMLA-qualifying events
  • Short-term disability
• Access to campus athletic facilities (pool, weight room, cardio equipment, etc.)
• Admission to on-campus athletic events
• Library privileges
• Transportation
  • Free on-campus parking
  • Free public transportation through Metro Link bus service
• Employee discount at the uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Bookstore and local businesses

Voluntary benefits

These benefits are funded in part or entirely by employee premiums and are available to employees who choose to participate.

• Group health insurance plans
  • Traditional plan (PPO) or high deductible plan (HDHP)
  • A portion of the premium is paid by uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø and varies depending on the plan
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
  • Health and dependent care
• Health savings account (HSA)
  • Available to those enrolled in the high deductible health plan
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Supplemental term life insurance
• Accident and critical illness insurance

Faculty development and funding opportunities

We invest in faculty growth and development so you can pursue your professional goals as they evolve throughout your uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø career.

• New Faculty Orientation and New Faculty Mentoring Circle: The New Faculty Orientation helps introduce faculty to uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø and faculty life before classes even start. Our year-long New Faculty Mentoring Circle provides ongoing support, community building, and development opportunities to welcome all new faculty to the uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø community.
• Center for Faculty Enrichment (CFE): The CFE coordinates professional development opportunities for all uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø faculty through programming, workshops, individual consultations, and other activities.
• Professional Meeting Allowance (PMA): PMA supports faculty participation in off-campus professional conferences. All full-time faculty members are eligible for annual funding to assist with direct costs for attending off-campus or virtual professional meetings or for registration for an online webinar. Supplemental PMA funding is also available to tenure-track faculty presenting at conferences.
• New faculty research awards: Tenure-track faculty members can apply for up to $4,000 per year to support their research in their first three years of service to uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø. Additional bridge funding may be available for faculty with significant start-up costs for their scholarship.
• Pre-tenure research leaves & sabbaticals: Tenure-track faculty members are eligible for a one-semester paid research leave typically during their third year at the uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø. Tenured faculty members are eligible for paid sabbatical leaves to pursue scholarly work every seven years.
• Grants to support teaching: Grants from sources like the Humanities Fund, Academic Initiatives Fund, and others support all faculty in implementing high impact learning experiences in their classes and developing as excellent teachers.  
• Grants to support scholarship: Multiple funding opportunities are available for faculty research and scholarship. uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø also provides robust funding to support student research experiences with faculty members through Augie Choice and the Student Research Committee.