Upcoming Events

View Full HR Calendar >>

Health Reform Update

In January of this year, Human Resources conducted several Health Care Reform educational sessions in an effort to provide accurate information about the legislation and the University’s intent to maintain an employer sponsored health plan.

Beginning January 1, 2014, the health reform law requires most individuals have health insurance or risk paying a penalty. You may have seen advertisements about options that will be available to you through the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange, known as Connect for Health Colorado beginning in 2014. As your employer, the University cares about your health and well-being. And, although we cannot make health care coverage decisions for you and your family, we want to continue to provide information to help educate you about what will be available, your choices, options and how the health care reform law affects you.

On July 2, 2013, the Treasury Department announced that it is delaying the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s employer “shared responsibility” (i.e., “play or pay” mandate) and related employer and insurer reporting obligations until 2015. Because the University’s intent is to maintain our employer sponsored plan, this decision has little impact. This announcement will not affect your current coverage and it does not eliminate the need for each individual to have health insurance or pay a penalty beginning January 1, 2014.

We recently provided a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC), which enables you to compare important information about the University’s health coverage options in a standard format. The SBC’s for all plans are available for review at http://www.du.edu/hr/benefits/2012_2013_benefits_choices.html.

We also assembled FAQ’s from the Health Care Reform Educational Sessions held in January. They are available for review at http://www.du.edu/hr/healthcarereform.html. You may also contact Human Resources with questions at hcr-info@du.edu.

Colorado Health Benefit Exchange (Connect for Health Colorado)

While the University is maintaining the employer sponsored plan, employees may choose coverage under the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange (the “Exchange”) as of January 1, 2014. Benefit plans and rates will be available for review starting October 1, 2013. The Exchange provides a website that allows you to shop for coverage and compare available plan options based on price, benefits, and quality. Preliminary plan and rate information is available at www.connectforhealthco.com.

Note: The University is not able to advise employees on plans offered through the Exchange. However, our intent is to keep you informed and provide education. There are some things to keep in mind:

• The University’s plans meet the definition of qualifying and affordable coverage required by the health care reform law. Therefore, you will not qualify for federal financial assistance if you decline coverage under our plan and purchase your insurance thru the Exchange.
• If you purchase insurance through the Exchange, you will pay your premium individually with after-tax dollars and will not be eligible for a subsidy from the University.
• The July 2 decision does not impact the individual mandate or Exchanges, therefore if you choose to drop DU’s coverage to purchase coverage through the Exchange, this action is not considered a qualifying event. You will not be able to drop coverage as of January 1 as a result of obtaining coverage through the Exchange. Election changes will be permitted at the next annual enrollment period for July 1, 2014.

Additional information about the Exchange will be provided by October 1 as required by health reform law. In the meantime, if you have any questions about the health reform law, please contact Human Resources at hcr-info@du.edu.

Updated July 9, 2013

DU Discounts

University of Denver connects community members for savings

The University of Denver has programs in place to connect its community members to area businesses, benefitting individuals as well as merchants.

The largest program is the DU Zone program. Anyone in the extended DU community (students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni, community members) can get a free DU Zone card to enjoy special discounts and offers provided by more than 50 businesses near the DU campus. More information about the DU Zone card can be found at http://www.du.edu/communityvisitors/duzone/index.html.

Under a separate program, DU employees can enjoy additional discounts via their Pioneer ID card. For a list of these employee-only offers, please visit http://www.du.edu/hr/benefits/Additional_Benefits_FY14.pdf.

The University is working to add more discounts and offers to these programs.

Updated June 28, 2013

HelloWallet

HelloWallet is a powerful online tool to help you manage your day-to-day expenses, build your savings, and plan for the future. All benefited University of Denver employees are eligible to utilize this resource free of charge. Click here for more information.

Updated February 18, 2013

Online Recruiting, Careers, and Performance Management System

Effective August 1, 2012, DU's job posting and applicant tracking system is now through SuccessFactors. SuccessFactors is our current performance management system and will now be used to post positions and for current DU employees to apply to internal job opportunities. Hiring managers will have access to their applicant data from the PeopleAdmin system through August 31, 2012 and will need to contact HR for any archived data after September 1, 2012.

Access to the online recruiting, careers, and performance management system is through webCentral (single sign-on). By clicking here, you will login to WebCentral and it will bring you directly into the SuccessFactors system.  If you want to access through WebCetral without the link above, login to webCentral, click on the "Employee" tab, on the upper right under "Administrative Processes", under "Employment Actions," click on "Access the Online Hiring Management System", and you will be redirected to your homepage in the online system.

Hiring managers tips and tutorials on job postings and the new hiring process can be found here.

External Applicants will use the same URL to apply to open positions at www.dujobs.org.

Internal Applicants can apply to open internal and external positions by logging into the SuccessFactors system and browsing positions under the "Careers" tab.

Updated August 8, 2012

Tuition Waiver

As a result of a coordinated effort by multiple University departments including Human Resources, the Bursar’s Office, Controller’s Office and University Technology Services, the tuition waiver approval and application process will now be entirely online.  As part of this new procedure, there also will be some additional administrative changes. These changes will take effect beginning with the Summer Interterm registration, which begins on April 16.

IMPORTANT:  There will be no changes to the benefits or process for your children utilizing the tuition waiver benefit.

Why are we changing the process?

 These changes make the tuition waiver sign-up process easier for employees and supervisors.  It also will increase operational efficiencies and help make federal reporting more accurate. 

What is not changing?

No changes were made to the Trustee-Approved Tuition Waiver Policy.   You and your spouse/partner will still receive the same number of waived credit hours each plan year as before.

 What is changing?

Currently:  You must request eligibility verification in writing, for yourself and/or your spouse/partner each term in order for the waiver to be applied.

New Procedure:  The tuition waiver benefit will be available to you immediately upon meeting eligibility requirements. You will not need to request verification for yourself.  You must request a waiver for your spouse/partner only once. 

Currently:  The waiver isn’t applied to a specific class.

New Procedure:  Following registration, you will need to log into webCentral to formally accept the waiver benefit and designate what class you would like the waiver to cover. This will provide you with more control over how you utilize your benefit.

Currently:  If you are taking a graduate-level course, you must complete a paper job relatedness form and submit it to your supervisor for approval.  Once this has been completed, the form must be provided to Human Resources for processing.

New Procedure: As part of the online sign-up process, you will be prompted to identify courses that may be considered job related.  The CRN and course description, along with your short explanation of job relatedness, will be send to your supervisor via workflow/email. Your supervisor will be able to review and approve the request through webCentral.

Currently:  The policy allows for a set number of credit hours to be waived per term, based on your FTE status.

New Procedure:  The year has been divided into periods, which have been grouped according to their approximate start dates.  This will better reflect the varied course sessions on campus – such as semesters, quarters, interterms, etc. The total amount of credit you receive will remain unchanged.  A chart detailing eligibility per period is available at http://www.du.edu/hr/benefits/tuition_waiver_benefit_overview.html

Learn more about the new tuition waiver process, including screenshots, at:  http://www.du.edu/hr/benefits/how_the_program_works.html

Updated April 9, 2012