New Academic Contract
Faculty Start Date
Becky Lane, Human Resources
Sarah Covert, Office of Faculty Affairs
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Benefits Change for NEW Hires
• For hires beginning on or after July 1, 2017
• Must enroll within 30 days of hire date, or wait until open enrollment
• Benefits effective date =
• Hire date, if employment begins on the first of the month; OR
• First of the month following hire date, if employment does not
begin on the first of the month
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2017 Academic Year Faculty Contract Start Dates
• New faculty on academic contract will start August 1
• Benefits will begin on hire date
• For this year only, if already accepted offer with August 7 start:
• Faculty Affairs will distribute template letter asking new hire to make a choice:
• Move start to August 1; benefits to start August 1; OR
• Keep August 7 start; benefits to start September 1
• No change in salary either way
• Returning faculty, academic contracts will start August 7, 2017
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2017 Academic Year Faculty Contract Start Dates
• For this year only, if already accepted offer with August 7 start, 3 steps for the hiring unit:
1. Send template letter; faculty to return with chosen start date by June 30th
2. Submit a personnel listing chosen start date
3. Request a contract, preferably by July 14