Cameron University
Administrative/Professional Staff Benefits Summary
The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of your benefits and certain essential policy information. For questions regarding
these benefits, policies, or any other related information, please consult Human Resources or view the staff handbook at
http://www.cameron.edu/policies.
Paid Time Off
Cameron offers an extremely generous leave policy, which is outlined below.
Type of Leave
Vacation
Administrative/Professional Employees
160 hours per year*
Sick
144 hours per year**
Family Sick
72 hours per year***
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Vacation may be accrued up to a maximum of 320 hours. Any vacation accrued in excess of 320 hours must be
used within the same fiscal year accrued or it will be forfeited at the beginning of the new fiscal year.
Sick leave may be accrued up to a maximum of 1,440 hours
Family Sick - 72 hours of earned sick leave may be used for the care of an immediate family member.
Holidays: A total of 24 days of holiday leave are granted to staff
members for the 2015-16 school year. Please see the chart below for this
year’s official holiday schedule.
2015-16 Holiday Schedule
The following holidays will be observed at Cameron University
during the 2015-2016 academic year. University offices will be
closed during these holidays.
Independence Day
Labor Day
Fall Break
Thanksgiving
Christmas/New Year
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Spring Break
Memorial Day
July 3, 2015
September 7, 2015
October 15-16, 2015
November 25-27, 2015
Dec. 21, 2015 – Jan. 3, 2016
January 18, 2016
March 14-20, 2016
May 30, 2016
Health Insurance
CU provides employer-paid group health insurance coverage to
employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma. There is a
wide selection of providers in the area and in the nationwide Blue Cross
Network. Dental, vision, and dependent health coverage are also available
to employees on a pre-tax basis through convenient payroll deduction.
Life Insurance
Each employee is provided employer-paid life insurance through
American Fidelity in the amount of two times their annual salary.
Employees also receive an additional $18,000 in life insurance through
the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System once they are active
members.
Long-Term Disability Insurance
CU provides employer-paid long-term disability insurance through
American Fidelity. Long-term disability benefits are paid on 60 percent
of an eligible employee’s covered salary (up to $72,000), after a disability
period of six months.
Retirement
Cameron pays 100 percent of its administrative/professional employees’
contributions in the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System. Cameron’s
monthly contribution equals seven percent of your gross salary plus your
Cameron-paid fringe benefits. CU is one of the only higher education
institutions in Oklahoma that pays 100 percent of its employees’
contributions, and the money in your account is yours to keep.
Administrative/Professional employees are eligible for membership on
their first day of work.
Voluntary Salary Reduction Plan
Cameron provides a 403(b) plan that enables all employees to defer a
portion of their current income. The advantage of Cameron’s voluntary
salary reduction 403(b) is that your taxable income is reduced by the
amount you contribute into the plan. Employees can contribute into a
consolidated four tier investment lineup. Cameron has contracted Fidelity
Investments as the master administrator and recordkeeper of this lineup.
For more information and restrictions please visit the Benefits channel in
your Aggie Access Employee tab or Contact Human Resources.
Section 125 Flexible Benefit Plan
Employees have the option of obtaining additional insurance plans
through Cameron’s Section 125 cafeteria plan with American Fidelity.
The following coverage is available through pre-tax payroll deductions:
short-term disability, cancer policies, accident coverage, additional life
and dependent life insurance, and medical and dependent care flex plans.
Tuition Waiver
All benefited full time and part time employees are eligible
for a tuition waiver in both undergraduate and graduate courses offered
by Cameron. For full time employees the waiver is available for up to six
hours in each of the fall and spring semesters and up to three hours each
summer. Three-quarter time and part-time employees’ tuition waiver is
prorated to match their employment status.
Training and Development
An investment in our employees learning environment is important to
the organization’s success. With that in mind, Cameron provides a variety
of both online and in person training throughout the year. This training
includes both mandatory compliance training depending upon your
position and optional career development courses in a variety of topics.
Any training and development opportunities will be announce via email
from the Human Resources Office.