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<\/a>A benefits-eligible employee at any campus will be able to use the proposed benefit \u2013 up to $2,400 per academic year \u2013 for a dependent enrolled at any other CU campus for undergraduate study. The employee\u2019s home campus will be responsible for payment of the benefit to the CU host campus chosen by the student.<\/p>\n
Under the pilot rules, employees must waive their benefit to provide it to the dependent. The employee-only tuition benefit remains unchanged as it already includes a provision for attending classes, space available, on any CU campus.<\/p>\n
Last April, President Benson charged the chief financial and human resources officers for the campuses and system to conduct a study to determine the financial feasibility of adding an intercampus tuition benefit for dependents to the tuition benefit plan. The task force began its work last summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate the work of the task force to get us to this pilot program and I am looking forward to seeing its result,\u201d Benson said.<\/p>\n
Szpyrka noted that the task force consisted of administrators who worked with faculty and staff who were appointed by their respective governance groups. Faculty Council and Staff Council for years have advocated for an improved dependent tuition benefit.<\/p>\n
Specifics of the pilot\u2019s design and procedures will be detailed on the Employee Services Tuition Benefit webpage in the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n
The pilot will be studied for usage, value and feasibility, specifically whether the model is sustainable financially.<\/p>\n
–This article originally appeared in the Jan. 19 edition of CU Connections<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"