Use the following links to get information on benefits including medical, dental, retirement, life insurance, and more.
Current Benefit Events
Seasonal Employee Information
Non-student temporary hourly employees who are hired by WSU on a recurring seasonal basis may be eligible for employer-paid benefits. The HRS Benefits staff will discuss the eligibility criteria for these seasonal employees, including a definition of who is considered a student for benefits purposes, at the information sessions listed below. For additional information regarding seasonal employee benefits, visit the Temporary/Seasonal Employee Benefits webpage or view Frequently Asked Questions webpage.
Watch Online | All scheduled information sessions for this topic have passed. To watch a taped session online, visit the ExperienceWSU website.
Visit the New Employee Information page to familiarize yourself with your benefit options.
Forms and Benefit Updates and Changes
Find all of the forms you need including medical/dental, life Insurance, and retirement enrollment forms.
Find the forms needed to update benefits due to life changes, such as birth/adoption of a child, marriage, divorce, etc.
Find out if your position is eligible for employee benefits.
Find out how some Non-Student Temporary/Hourly Employees may become eligible for retirement, medical, and other benefits.
Basic and Additional Benefits
Find out which medical plans are available in your area, then select the one that best suits your needs.
Compare the three dental plans that are available to WSU employees: Uniform Dental, Willamette Dental, and DeltaCare.
Review the basic coverage that WSU provides, and the optional coverage that is available.
Review the basic coverage that WSU provides and the optional coverage that is available.
Allows you to pay for child, elder, or other dependent care expenses by setting aside a portion of your payroll dollars on a pre-tax basis and reducing your taxable salary.
A tax-free account that works with a non-Consumer-Directed Health Plan and allows you to reduce your taxable income while saving money to pay for out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision, hearing, prescription, and other eligible expenses.
A tax-free account that works with a Consumer-Directed Health Plan and allows you to reduce your taxable income while saving money to pay for qualified medical expenses.
Various optional benefits are reviewed in this section.
Washington State University Retirement Plan, TRS/PERS, Retirement Supplementation, Voluntary Investment Programs.
