Wichita State University benefits

US · FullTime, PartTime · Permanent faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more; new hires have 31 days to enroll, with coverage beginning on the hire date.

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• Benefits page Employee Benefits

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  General current WSU employee-benefits overview with links to detailed plan pages; not a substitute for plan-specific eligibility.

• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Benefits page State Employee Health Plan Overview

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  Kansas State Employee Health Plan as offered to qualifying WSU employees; permanent faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more; affiliates have separate arrangements.

US · FullTime, PartTime · Permanent faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more; new hires have 31 days to enroll, with coverage beginning on the hire date.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Benefits page State Employee Health Plan Overview

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  Kansas State Employee Health Plan as offered to qualifying WSU employees; permanent faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more; affiliates have separate arrangements.

US · FullTime, PartTime · Permanent faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more; new hires have 31 days to enroll, with coverage beginning on the hire date.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Benefits page State Employee Health Plan Overview

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  Kansas State Employee Health Plan as offered to qualifying WSU employees; permanent faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more; affiliates have separate arrangements.

Basic group life excludes University Police/KP&F; optional life coverage is employee-paid and includes that group.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

Accrual follows the applicable employee-class policy.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

US · FullTime, PartTime · The $20 per-paycheck premium discount applies to SEHP medical Plans A/J/C/N after 40 credits. Account credits apply to Plans J/C/N; account type and expiration depend on the selected plan.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Benefits page HealthQuest

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  Current HealthQuest incentives for employees enrolled in eligible SEHP medical plans; Plan J/C/N account-credit rules differ.

US · FullTime, PartTime · Permanent appointment at 0.5 FTE or more in eligible faculty, unclassified-professional or university-support-staff class; at least 12 months of continuous Kansas service; active paid appointment; qualifying birth, adoption meeting Policy 5.18’s child-age requirement, or foster placement. Primary caregiver must use the leave in one block within the 12-week benefit period unless an exception is approved. Part-time pay is capped at normally scheduled hours; FMLA runs concurrently when eligible and is not additive.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Policy document Paid Parental Leave Program

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  Current qualifying WSU employee parental leave; primary and secondary caregiver variants, Kansas-service and eligible-appointment conditions, and a 12-week use window.

• Policy document Policy 5.18: Paid Parental Leave Program for Employees

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  University policy for eligible permanent 0.5 FTE+ faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff; effective for qualifying events on or after 2021-09-19, with separate primary/secondary caregiver definitions and conditions.

US · FullTime, PartTime · Permanent appointment at 0.5 FTE or more in eligible faculty, unclassified-professional or university-support-staff class; at least 12 months of continuous Kansas service; active paid appointment; qualifying birth, adoption meeting Policy 5.18’s child-age requirement, or foster placement. Secondary caregiver must use the leave in one block within the 12-week benefit period unless an exception is approved. Part-time pay is capped at normally scheduled hours; FMLA runs concurrently when eligible and is not additive.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Policy document Paid Parental Leave Program

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  Current qualifying WSU employee parental leave; primary and secondary caregiver variants, Kansas-service and eligible-appointment conditions, and a 12-week use window.

• Policy document Policy 5.18: Paid Parental Leave Program for Employees

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  University policy for eligible permanent 0.5 FTE+ faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff; effective for qualifying events on or after 2021-09-19, with separate primary/secondary caregiver definitions and conditions.

US · FullTime, PartTime · Available through SEHP plan options; account availability depends on the selected plan.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

  Read 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Benefits page State Employee Health Plan Overview

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  Kansas State Employee Health Plan as offered to qualifying WSU employees; permanent faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more; affiliates have separate arrangements.

US · FullTime, PartTime · Health and dependent-care FSA options are offered through SEHP; account availability depends on the selected plan.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Benefits page State Employee Health Plan Overview

  Read 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

  Source context

  Kansas State Employee Health Plan as offered to qualifying WSU employees; permanent faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more; affiliates have separate arrangements.

New hires on or after 2024-11-24 participate in mandatory KBOR 403(b), except University Police, who participate in KP&F. Faculty and unclassified professionals contribute 5.5% of gross salary and receive an 8.5% employer contribution after a one-year enrollment waiting period; contributions are 100% vested after that wait. The wait may be waived only for qualifying 365 days of prior service in the preceding five years and an application submitted within 90 days; a waiver is not automatic. University Support Staff hired before 2024-11-24 remain in KPERS with 6% employee contributions and five-year vesting.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Policy document Retirement Plans

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  Current mandatory and voluntary retirement programs distinguished by employee class, police classification and hire date, including the IRS 457 Plan offered to all employees; no retirement portal or election flow was used.

Available to benefits-eligible University Support Staff, Unclassified Professionals and faculty; no waiting period.

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• Policy document Retirement Plans

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  Current mandatory and voluntary retirement programs distinguished by employee class, police classification and hire date, including the IRS 457 Plan offered to all employees; no retirement portal or election flow was used.

Available to all Wichita State University employees, including student and nonbenefit-eligible employees; no waiting period. KPERS administers the plan, but participants need not be KPERS-covered.

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• Policy document Retirement Plans

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  Current mandatory and voluntary retirement programs distinguished by employee class, police classification and hire date, including the IRS 457 Plan offered to all employees; no retirement portal or election flow was used.

For the voluntary 403(b), availability follows the benefits-eligible University Support Staff, Unclassified Professionals and faculty cohort; the IRS 457 Plan is available to all employees, including student employees.

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• Policy document Retirement Plans

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  Current mandatory and voluntary retirement programs distinguished by employee class, police classification and hire date, including the IRS 457 Plan offered to all employees; no retirement portal or election flow was used.

Accrual follows the applicable employee-class policy. The winter office closure may require accrued leave, paid holidays or unpaid leave; it is not an additional paid closure.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

WSU observes paid state holidays; winter office closure is not itself an additional paid holiday.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

US · FullTime, PartTime · Permanent, non-temporary faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more; at least six months of continuous regular WSU or qualifying Kansas-service employment; recipient has exhausted or is expected to exhaust leave accruals and cannot perform regular work because of a serious/extreme/life-threatening condition affecting the employee or family member. Written notice to the supervisor is required.

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• Policy document Shared Leave

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  Current shared-leave policy for qualifying permanent 0.5 FTE+ faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff after the stated service/accrual conditions.

US · FullTime, PartTime · Permanent faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more; qualifying WSU-for-credit courses and available funds; employee must be employed when classes begin and not be on unpaid leave, and course deadlines apply. Minimum GPA is 2.0 for undergraduate and 3.0 for graduate study. Assistance covers resident tuition and infrastructure fees, not other fees, books or housing; the stated ICAA exception applies.

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• Benefits page Employee Benefits

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  Source context

  General current WSU employee-benefits overview with links to detailed plan pages; not a substitute for plan-specific eligibility.

• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

  Read 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Benefits page Employee Tuition Assistance

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  Current WSU employee tuition assistance, including the distinct dependent policy; no application was opened or submitted.

• Policy document Policy 3.42: Tuition Assistance Program for Employees

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  Employee tuition assistance and supervised release for one job-related course per semester, for qualifying permanent 0.5 FTE+ WSU faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff; subject to available funds and stated course, grade, deadline and employment conditions.

US · FullTime, PartTime · Employee must be benefits-eligible and employed when classes begin. Eligible dependents are a spouse/domestic partner or unmarried child under 26 pursuing a first undergraduate or first graduate degree in a degree-seeking program. The 60-credit-hour cap applies across the dependent's academic career, not only undergraduate study. Available funds, WSU-for-credit/course-deadline rules, the 2.0 undergraduate and 3.0 graduate GPA minimums, and the stated ICAA exception apply. Assistance is limited to resident tuition, not other fees, books or housing. No dependent allowance is available when both spouses are WSU employees; the dependent amount is not doubled.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Benefits page Employee Tuition Assistance

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  Current WSU employee tuition assistance, including the distinct dependent policy; no application was opened or submitted.

• Policy document Policy 3.43: Spouse and Dependent Tuition Assistance

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  Dependent tuition policy for eligible employee spouses/domestic partners and qualifying children; relationship, age, degree, credit and lifetime-limit conditions remain distinct from employee tuition assistance.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

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  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

The course-release term applies to permanent faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff at 0.5 FTE or more.

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• Benefits guide Employee Benefits Guide

  Read 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

  Source context

  Current benefits guide for new and prospective Wichita State University employees; plan eligibility is based on employee class, appointment and selected plan.

• Policy document Policy 3.42: Tuition Assistance Program for Employees

  Read 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

  Source context

  Employee tuition assistance and supervised release for one job-related course per semester, for qualifying permanent 0.5 FTE+ WSU faculty, unclassified professionals and university support staff; subject to available funds and stated course, grade, deadline and employment conditions.