{"id":6058,"date":"2020-12-04T10:58:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T15:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/?page_id=6058"},"modified":"2025-06-24T21:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T01:02:15","slug":"benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"BENEFITS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6825\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/facilities_top.jpg\" alt=\"Students walking on Tusculum campus\" width=\"878\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/facilities_top.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/facilities_top-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/facilities_top-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/facilities_top-150x78.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Eligible Tusculum employees enjoy a benefit package that is supportive of the work-life balance that is part of our University culture.<\/h3>\n<p>Tusculum University is proud to provide a wide range of generous benefits designed to take care of you and your family, enrich your wellbeing, and help you in your career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Health, Medical &amp; Ancillary Benefits<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We offer a choice of medical plans including a national network point-of-service plan (with no deductibles) and a national network Health Savings Account (with matching contributions toward your HSA). Each plan has multiple tiers with low group-rate premiums so you can choose what\u2019s right for you or your eligible family members. Choosing either plan gives you access to free preventive care &amp; free telemedicine.\u00a0 Plans also carry prescription drug coverage to help you save money on needed medications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dental<\/strong> \u2013 offered at very affordable group rates where certain services have no copay or coinsurance when you visit any national in-network provider.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vision<\/strong> \u2013 offering coverage within a true national network of stand-alone care centers, vision specialist, and online providers (such as Warby Parker).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Income Protection<\/strong> \u2013 provides peace of mind if you are unable to work due to serious illness, injury, or having a baby. TU provides free Long-Term Disability insurance with the option to elect Short-Term Disability coverage at low group rates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Life Insurance<\/strong> \u2013 employees receive free life insurance with the option to purchase additional coverage for yourself, your spouse and your children.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accident, Indemnity &amp; Hospitalization Insurance<\/strong> \u2013 offered as voluntary elections at varying levels of protection at low group rates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tusculum\u2019s Worklife &amp; Wellness Benefits &#8211; <\/strong>full time eligible employees enjoy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paid Time Off (<strong>PTO<\/strong>) \u2013 with beginning earnings up to 24 paid days per year.<\/li>\n<li>Generous paid <strong>holiday <\/strong>time up to 23 days per year.<\/li>\n<li>Our on-campus <strong>wellness center <\/strong>equipped with state-of-the-art fitness equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Partnered with Ballad Health, our on-campus clinic for more convenient access to medical care.<\/li>\n<li>Medical plan participants have free access to <strong>Apple Fitness+<\/strong> and <strong>Peloton <\/strong>\u2013 no equipment needed services to promote fitness and a healthier lifestyle.<\/li>\n<li>Employee Assistance Program (<strong>EAP<\/strong>) providing free emotional and mental health services, legal assistance, and financial wellbeing support for a variety of situations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Financial Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>403(b) Retirement Savings Plan<\/strong> \u2013 helps you save for retirement via a pre-tax or Roth 403(b). You can even mix-and-match to include both strategies!\u00a0 Best news is and for anyone voluntarily contributing, TU will help you save more for your future by matching up to 2% of income.\u00a0 All funds are fully vested and you can start contributing in as little as 30-days of employment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Retirement Advisory Services<\/strong> \u2013 provided complementary through our local Edward Jones plan advisor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) <\/strong>\u2013 offering free tax preparation support to qualifying East Tennessee taxpayers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Education &amp; Lifestyle Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tuition Remission &amp; Tuition Exchange Programs<\/strong> \u2013 provided to qualifying full-time employees after 1-year of continuous service and affording you and\/or eligible spouse\/dependents free tuition for an undergraduate degree and 50% off (employee and spouse) for a graduate degree at Tusculum University and if accepted, for qualifying dependents earning a bachelor\u2019s degree at an eligible CIC or APCU.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entertainment, Recreation &amp; Athletic Events<\/strong> \u2013 enjoy the arts, music, recreation, sporting events, civic, and community events (with may venues and activities free or highly discounted).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6825\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/facilities_top.jpg\" alt=\"Students walking on Tusculum campus\" width=\"878\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/facilities_top.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/facilities_top-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/facilities_top-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/facilities_top-150x78.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Eligible Tusculum employees enjoy a benefit package that is supportive of the work-life balance that is part of our University culture.<\/h3>\n<p>Tusculum University is proud to provide a wide range of generous benefits designed to take care of you and your family, enrich your wellbeing, and help you in your career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/benefits\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6058"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6058"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6942,"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6058\/revisions\/6942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}