The university offers two health care options through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois (www.bcbsil.com).  Both share the same PPO network.  The Network Plan offers a full range of health care benefits with a $15 office co-payment for each visit to a primary care physician; $30 co-pay for a specialist and no co-pay for annual routine physical exams.  Most other services are paid at 90% with no annual deductible.  The PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) Plan offers traditional health benefits with the freedom to seek care outside the network; lower deductibles and coinsurance when using a participating doctor/hospital from the PPO directory. 

Copies of certified marriage/birth certificates must be provided to include spouse/dependent children on the plan. A same-sex domestic partner meeting eligibility criteria may be covered.

The monthly cost of coverage to the employee is based on income as indicated below. The university will pay the remainder of the cost of the plan.

Benefits-eligible part-time employees pay one and one-half times the below rates.

IIT provides at no cost a term life insurance benefit of two times annual salary to a maximum of $500,000 through Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company to a maximum of $500,000.  At age 65 the coverage level is reduced.  An accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) policy provides additional coverage in the same amount.   

Supplemental Life and Supplemental AD&D insurance for both employees and family members can be purchased through payroll deduction.

A voluntary dental plan offering both a DHMO and PPO is available through Delta Dental.  Copies of certified marriage/birth certificates must be provided to include spouse/dependent children on the plan.  A same-sex domestic partner meeting eligibility criteria may be covered.
The monthly premium for this coverage is:

Rates as of 1/1/2008

The university provides at no cost a salary continuation plan after 90 days of employment.  It offers staff income protection in the event of a short-term disability lasting up to 180 days.  This benefit provides 60 percent of base pay after exhausting accrued sick hours and/or a seven calendar day waiting period (whichever is greater).   This benefit is administered through Fort Dearborn.

Long-term disability coverage is provided at no cost through Fort Dearborn.  It offers income protection for a disability lasting more than 180 days.  The plan provides income replacement at 60 percent of base pay to a maximum of $7,500 per month. 

Employees may elect to defer income prior to the waiting period through a voluntary plan.

A program is available that permits employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for up to $4,000 in out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision and hearing care not covered by insurance and for up to $5,000 in dependent (child and elder) care expenses. Employees may enroll on the first day of the month after hire and again on a June-to-May plan year basis. Health and dental care premiums paid by payroll deduction are also withheld pre-tax.

This program allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for transit passes (Metra, Pace and CTA) and parking. For additional information on the Commuter Program, please click here.

Direct deposit of payroll checks provides the transfer of funds from IIT's bank facilities directly to your bank or savings institution. Participation is a condition of employment.

Corporate America Family Credit Union information is available upon request.

Full-time employees may take a maximum of nine credit hours per semester (six credit hours in the summer) or a maximum of 7.2 credit hours per quarter. Dependent children and spouses/eligible same-sex domestic partners receive a full tuition waiver for undergraduate study and a 50-percent tuition waiver for graduate work. Benefits-eligible staff may also audit courses.

Part-time benefits-eligible employees who regularly work between 23.25 and 30.75 hours per week receive 50 percent of the full-time benefit. Part-time employees who regularly work 31 (but less than 38.75) hours per week receive 75 percent of the full-time benefit.

To be eligible for tuition remission, the employee must submit a timely application each academic term. This benefit covers only tuition for IIT credit-bearing courses. Graduate level courses are generally taxable to the employee. Forms are available on the HR website.

Vacation
During the first five years of employment, employees earn 10 days of vacation each year at the rate of .833 days per month. At the beginning of the sixth year of employment, an employee starts to earn 15 days annually. One additional vacation day will be added to the employee's annual accrual during each of the eleventh through fifteenth year of employment, to a maximum accrual of 20 days per year after 15 years of employment. Monthly vacation allowance will accrue on the first of each month. An employee must be employed prior to the sixteenth of the month to begin accruing vacation on the first of the month following the date of hire. The maximum amount of vacation that an employee can maintain in his/her vacation bank is one and one-half times the annual accrual rate.

Sick
Use of sick leave is limited to the employee's personal illness or injury that disables him/her from work. The employee earns 10 sick days per year at the rate of .833 days per month. The monthly sick leave allowance will accrue on the first of each month, to a maximum accrual of 142 days. An employee must be employed prior to the sixteenth of the month to begin accruing sick leave on the first of the month following the date of hire.

Personal
Employees are provided up to two personal days each calendar year. These days may not be carried into the following calendar year. New employees hired after May 31 are ineligible for these days during the first calendar year of employment. All other new employees are allowed one day during the first calendar year.

Holiday
Nine university-designated holidays are granted each calendar year.

Part-time employees working at least 23.25 hours per week receive pro-rated time-off benefits.

Main Campus Parking
Information and fee schedules for main campus parking are available at www.parking.iit.edu.

Keating Sports Center
Athletic facilities available are basketball, volleyball, racquetball/handball, swimming pool, and fitness room.

On-Campus Housing
Contact the Housing Office at 312.567.5075 for floor plans and lease information.

Shuttle Bus
Free shuttle bus service is available between the Main and Downtown campuses. At certain times, the shuttle bus also stops at the Northwestern and Union train stations. Click here for the shuttle bus schedule.

Other
On Main Campus there are four dining venues from grab-and-go to a full service restaurant, ATMs from Chase and Harris Banks, 7-Eleven, and post office. The Downtown Campus has a cafeteria and Chase ATM. Both campuses have Barnes & Noble college bookstores.