Benefits
Reminder - Make your benefits selection count
Don’t forget that the Open Enrollment period for the 2023 plan year will be Oct. 17 at 8 a.m. to Nov. 4 at 4:59 p.m. Open Enrollment is the only time during the year when you can change your benefits (except for a qualifying event).
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University policy regarding retirement
Salary deduction.It is mandatory that tenured, tenure track, and non-tenure track faculty holding membership within a bargaining unit participate in either the state teachers retirement system of Ohio (STRS) or a qualified alternative retirement plan (ARP).It is mandatory that full-time classified s…
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Administrative procedure regarding early retirement of regular full-time members of the faculty
The decision to retire is an individual matter. Faculty members should first determine their retirement status and options with the state teachers retirement system. The university's staff benefits office will provide, upon request, information and advice regarding the state teachers retirement syst…
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Administrative policy regarding the employee assistance program
Purpose/mission. The effectiveness of the university depends on the effectiveness of its faculty and staff. The Kent state university employee assistance program (EAP) is a free and confidential service designed to help retain and restore employees who have job performance problems or are likely to …
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Administrative policy and procedures regarding tuition benefits
Policy Statement: It is the policy of the university to support the education of employees and their dependents and to include the costs associated with that education as part of the total compensation package of the employee. Therefore reasonable access shall be given to Kent state univ…
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Administrative policy and procedures regarding holidays for administrative contract and unrepresented hourly classified employees
Holiday observance. The following holidays will be observed annually by administrative, professional, and nonacademic employees: First of January; (New Year's day) Third Monday in January; (Martin Luther King Jr. day) Third Monday in February; (presidents' day) Last Monday …
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Kent State Recognized as a “Great College to Work For”
Kent State University is being recognized again as one of the nation’s best. Kent State has been selected as one of this year’s “Great Colleges to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the nation’s number one source of news, information and jobs for college and university faculty members a…
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