Plan Choices

• PERS/TRS
• ORP

Defined Contribution for those enrolled in ORP

• Employee contributes 8%
• Employer contributes 12%
• Vested after 3 years

Defined Contribution for those enrolled in PERS/TRS

• Managed by the Alaska Division of Retirement
• Employee contributes 8%
• Employer contributes 5% for those in PERS and 7% for TRS.
• Fully vested after 5 years of Service
• Additional employer contributions to fund HRA, Disability, and retiree medical

Voluntary retirement savings plans

UA also provides voluntary savings opportunities through tax-deferred 403(b) plans. Additionally, senior administrators are eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (457b).

Tuition Waiver Program

Employee Benefit

Regular faculty and staff employed for a minimum of 20 hours per week may receive a tuition waiver for up to eight credit hours per semester, a maximum of 16 credit hours per academic year at any University of Alaska campus.

Spouse and Dependent Children Benefit

Provides a spouse or the children (up to the age of 24) of UA employees with the opportunity of tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate education at UA.

Sabbatical Leave Programs

UA also provides faculty opportunities to gain professional renewal through planned travel, study, research or other experiences of professional value.

Alaska 529

UA provides employees a way to save for future college expenses in a tax-advantaged way.  Please visit the Alaska 529 webpage to learn more and set up an account.

Plan Choices

• PPO
• CDHP with Health Saving Account

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Coverages

• Employee
• Spouse
• Child(ren)
• Financially Interdependent Partner

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Financially Interdependent Partners

Health and voluntary insurance plans are provided for same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners.

Voluntary Benefits

• Supplemental Life up to $600,000
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

$50,000 coverage paid by the university.*

*Benefit-eligible regular and term employees

Long Term Disabiltiy

Annual Leave

Employees earn –

• 5.54 hours per pay period during the first 5 years*
• 6.46 hours per pay period during years 6 through 10*
• 7.38 hours per pay period after 10 years*

*Annual leave for full-time employees (non-faculty)

Annual Leave Cash-In

The Annual Leave Cash-In program allows eligible employees to cash in up to 40 hours of their annual leave during each fiscal year.

Sick Leave

4.62 hours per pay period*

*All faculty, regular full-time, and extended temporary employees who work 40 or more hours per week. Accrual is prorated for part time.

Holidays

The university observes 12 holidays each year.

Personal Holiday

Each member of the nonexempt and exempt administrative staff may also select a personal holiday, which must be approved by the immediate supervisor.

Leave Share Program

Allows employees to voluntarily transfer hours from their unused sick leave balance to the sick leave balance of an employee with a qualifying medical condition.

Jury Duty

In order that university employees may fulfill their civic responsibility as jurors or subpoenaed witnesses, regular employees are granted leave of absence with pay for these purposes.