This document provides an overview and summary of benefits available to UH faculty members, including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance, as well as retirement benefits. It outlines the timelines for enrolling in different benefits, noting that medical benefits must be selected within 60 days while other benefits can be opted into within 30 days. Additional details are provided on the Teacher Retirement System and Optional Retirement Plan for retirement benefits. Required training programs are also summarized, including those that must be completed within 30 days of starting.

1. Welcome to the Powerhouse
Joan Nelson, SPHR
Assistant Vice President
Human Resources

2. Welcome to the Powerhouse
Health
& Retirement
Benefits

3. Benefits Summary
As a UH faculty member, you can enjoy a
comprehensive benefits package that includes:
• Medical coverage
• Vision Care
• Prescription drug coverage
• Dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible health & dependent care spending plans
• Retirement

4. Benefits Summary
WITHIN 30 DAYS –
Optional Benefits
• Dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible health & dependent
care spending plans
• Retirement
WITHIN 60 DAYS –
Medical Benefits
• Medical coverage
• Vision Care
• Prescription drug coverage

5. Additional Optional Benefits
• Aflac
– Accident Insurance
– Cancer/Specified–Disease Insurance
– Critical Care and Recovery (Specified Health Event)
– Hospital Confinement Indemnity
• MetLife
– Universal Life with Long-Term Care Plan
• Same open enrollment period as your other
benefits

6. BE BENEFITS WISE
Be Benefits Wise Seminar (HRT022) Wednesday,
August 26th 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.
Please register for the Seminar at:
http://www.uh.edu/human-resources/LTD/LTD_HR_Course_%20Calendar/
Contact Deanna Holmes, Sr. Benefits Coordinator at dholmes@Central.UH.EDU
Phone: 713-743-3689

7. UH Retirement
TRS & ORP
Supplemental

8. Teacher Retirement System
• Mandatory for all benefits eligible
non-ORP employees
• Contribution rates:
– Employee: 7.2% gross monthly
salary
– Employer: 6.8% gross monthly
salary
• Defined plan upon retirement
• Vested after 5 years
Optional Retirement Plan
• Available to all full-time Faculty
• One-time irrevocable decision
• Contribution rates:
– Employee: 6.65% gross
monthly salary
– Employer: 6.6% gross monthly
salary
• Vested after 1 year, 1 day
• 90 day election period
• Use of UHS approved vendors only
TRS vs. ORP

9. UHS Approved Vendors
• Fidelity Investments
• Voya Financial
• Lincoln Financial Group
• MetLife
• TIAA-CREF
• VALIC

10. Required Training-
Learning &
Talent Development

11. Mandatory Training
• Automatic Enrollment
EEO
FERPA
FRAUD Awareness
Code of Ethics
Secure Our Systems
• Must be Completed within 30 Days
• Essential Function of your job

12. Talent Development
• Functional Training
• Manager Training
• Team Building
• Individual Coaching

13. SKILLPORT
• Over 3,500 online training courses and
15,000 books available through Skillport.
• Skillport is accessible through AccessUH to
all faculty, staff and students.
• Several professors use Skillport as a
supplement to their courses.

14. OTHER ITEMS
• HERC (Higher Education Recruitment Consortium)
• Please remember that you must work with
your business office to hire any individual
– Affordable Care Act
• Consulting and other outside employment –
• Enjoy Working at UH!

15. Welcome to the Powerhouse
THANK YOU!