Welcome to The College of Wooster!
We are happy to have you join our community. As a newly eligible employee, you are required to complete the following forms to enroll in the College’s benefits plans. Enrollment must be finalized within 30 days of your hire date in order to qualify for the Special Enrollment Period.
Please return all completed forms to the Office of Human Resources or submit them via email to benefits@wooster.edu.
Please note that benefits-eligible employees who enroll during their new hire period with a start date before the 15th of the month will be charged for first months’ premium on first paycheck, or there will be a catch-up cost on the first available paycheck.
Benefits Enrollment Forms
Health, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and Health Spending Accounts (HSA) coverage begins on the date of hire for all eligible employees. Please ensure that you complete the Benefits Enrollment Packet within 30 days of your start date.
Within the Benefits Enrollment Packet, you will find the following forms:
– Health, Dental & Vision Enrollment Form [PDF] To learn more, please visit our Health Plans webpage.
– HSA Election Form [PDF] To learn more, please visit our Health Savings Account (HSA) webpage.
– Health Care FSA Enrollment Form [PDF] For more information, please visit our Flexible Spending Account (FSA) webpage.
– Dependent Care FSA Enrollment Form [PDF] For more information, please visit our Dependent Care Account (FSA DC) webpage.
Click here to view the Special Enrollment Notice.
Retirement Account Enrollment
TIAA Initial Auto Enrollment & QDIA Notice
TIAA Enrollment Information
– Verification of Previous Benefits [PDF]
Provide this letter for service credit from your prior higher education employer.
Optional Enrollment to Access Additional Benefits
Listed below are the employee-paid benefits available to current College of Wooster employees, which may be elected during the designated enrollment period.
MetLife Legal Plan and/or Identity and Fraud Protection [PDF] To learn more, please visit our Identity & Fraud Protection webpage. One form contains enrollment information for both plans (MetLife).
MetLife Pet Insurance [Enroll through carrier directly] To learn more, please visit our Pet Insurance webpage (MetLife).
LifeTime Term Life Insurance & Long Term Care Access [Enroll through carrier directly] To learn more, please visit our Long Term Care and Lifetime Term Life Insurance webpage (CHUBB).
Voluntary Personal Accident Insurance Enrollment Form [PDF] To learn more, please visit our Optional Accident Insurance webpage (New York Life).
Life Insurance Enrollment, Change, & Beneficiary Form [PDF] To learn more, please visit our Group Life and Optional Term Life Insurance webpage (Lincoln Financial).
Please return all PDFs to benefits@wooster.edu before the enrollment period ends.
Lincoln Life and Long-Term Disability
Group Life and AD&D brochure:
Full-time Faculty & Salaried Staff Life and AD&D brochure [PDF]
Full-time Hourly Staff Life and AD&D brochure [PDF]
To learn more, please visit our Group Life and Optional Term Life Insurance webpage.
Group Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage through Lincoln Financial are employer-paid benefits.
Note: Group Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage eligibility and effective date are determined by the employee’s full-time equivalent (FTE) status and classification as exempt or non-exempt.
If you have questions, please contact Human Resources at 330-263-2526