Benefits Offered

Our benefit programs include:

  • Health care: including medical, dental, vision, Section 125 plan, payment in lieu of medical and dental benefits and health care flexible spending account (FSA)
  • Income protection: including basic life insurance, basic accidental death and dismemberment coverage, supplemental voluntary life and AD&D insurance, voluntary critical illness insurance, long-term disability insurance (LTD)
  • Education benefits: including tuition remission, tuition exchange program, Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) 529 savings plan
  • Future financial security: 403(b) defined contribution retirement plan, tax-deferred annuity retirement savings plan, voluntary group long-term care insurance
  • Paid time off: vacation, sick days, paid holidays
  • Work and family: dependent care flexible spending account, health advocate, employee assistance program (EAP), Bobcat Rewards discount program, paid parental leave for eligible faculty and staff, Living Well wellness program
  • We offer flexible work arrangements for eligible staff based on school or departmental operational needs.
  • Infertility benefits are offered and will be administered by Progyny and covered in-network. There is no out-of-network coverage.

Benefits coverage varies by employment type. Learn more about the benefit plans by visiting the pages below.