Staff Benefits

Benefits Received for Administrative/Professional  (AR)
 

• Sick Leave: Granted at a rate of 12 days per fiscal year with unlimited accumulation.
   
• Life Insurance:  The coverage amount is based on two and one-half times appointment salary rounded up to the next whole thousand with a maximum coverage of $100,000 and includes the same amount of Accidental Death and Dismemberment benefits. The University currently pays all of the cost of coverage. 
   
• Health Coverage: Rates are broken into three groups based upon appointment salary; the University’s share is the same for all three groups.  The Health Coverage also includes Dental and Prescription drug coverage.
   
• Retirement Contribution: Begins with date of employment at a contribution rate of 10% of base appointment salary.  There is a two-year (731 days) delayed vesting period with limited investment choices.  (Contracts belong to ISU until the third year of employment.)
   
• Long Term Disability Coverage: Employees are eligible after three years of continuous, regular employment with the University.  This policy guarantees employees a 60% income protection (from all ISU paid sources) after 180 days of continuous total disability.  Immediate participation available for current members of a group disability insurance program within 90 days prior to ISU employment and that would have provided income protection upon disability for at least five years.
   
• Employee, Spouse/domestic partner and dependent child fee waiver: Staff may take up to 15 hours of course work each academic year at a reduced rate.  Spouses may enroll in one course at ISU (maximum of four hours) per semester at half fees.  Dependent children of regular full-time staff who are full-time undergraduate students at ISU may receive a fee award of up to $1,200 per semester for a total of eight semesters.
   
• 15 vacation days earned per year 1 through 4; 20 vacation days per year thereafter.
   

Optional Benefits
 

• Voluntary Life Insurance: Additional amounts of life insurance may be purchased on employee, spouse and dependent children.
   
• Voluntary Vision Plan: May enroll within the first 31 days of employment date.