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Procedures:  

• Tuition Assistance and Tuition Waiver For Employees
• Tuition Waiver for Spouses, Dependents, Couples in a Civil Union, and Domestic Partners

Forms:

Need assistance or have questions? Please contact Kristen Shaughnessy at Kristen.Shaughnessy@stockton.edu. 

91ÊÓƵ is a member of The Tuition Exchange (TE), Inc.  TE oversees a reciprocal scholarship opportunity for the dependents of eligible faculty and staff at over 650 member schools. Tuition Exchange is available to eligible employees at member schools.  Eligible employees, as well as dependent eligibility, are defined by the employee’s school and TE should not be construed as a guaranteed employee benefit.  The Tuition Exchange Scholarship organization requires that participating institutions maintain a balance between the number of 91ÊÓƵ enrolled at host institutions with a TE scholarship (exported) and the number of 91ÊÓƵ from other member schools who are enrolled at the home institution and supported with a TE scholarship (imported). For more information regarding the Tuition Exchange, visit the following pages:

• Stockton's Tuition Exchange web page - includes complete information on the tuition exchange cyle and procedure
• - includes a complete listing of TE schools 

For more information please contact:
TEX@stockton.edu

The Deer Oaks Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free service provided for full-time employees and all members of their household by 91ÊÓƵ.  This program offers a wide variety of counseling, referral, and consultation services, which are all designed to assist employees and their family in resolving work/life issues in order to live happier, healthier, more balanced lives.  These services are completely confidential and can be easily accessed by calling the toll-free Helpline listed below.

• EAP toll-free Helpline:  1-866-327-2400
• Log into the Stockton Portal to get the login credentials for the
• More information on Stockton's EAP
• Deer Oaks EAP FAQ sheet

When You Are Healthier, Everyone Wins!

NJWELL is a program run by the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP).  The  program is designed to help actively employed members of the SHBP live a healthy lifestyle. When you are healthier, everyone wins. You’ll feel better, you’ll have more energy for your family and your job, and you’ll typically require less costly health care.  Here are the program's basic features:

•  NJWELL is available to active employees who are enrolled in an Horizon or Aetna health plan. Eligible spouses/partners can also participate as long as he/she is covered by the plan. Dependent children are not eligible to participate..
•  The program's health and wellness components include:
  • Health Assessment & Biometric Screening
  • Online Health and Wellness online portal
  • Wellness Lifestyle Coaching
  • Disease Management Support
• Eligible participants can earn points by participating in NJWELL activities.  These points translate to rewards in the form of pre paid VISA gift cards.

for more detailed information on the NJWELL Program including how to enroll.

, you are allowed to pay for your commuting expenses with your pretax salary, up to certain federal limits.  Paying with pretax salary means you use your salary before federal taxes are taken out.  When you pay for your commute with pretax salary instead of after tax salary, you save on the taxes you normally pay.  For more information, click on the links below:

In an effort to support sustainable practices and promote healthier lifestyles, the university offers a bicycle commuter reimbursement benefit.  The benefit allows for a monthly reimbursement of up to $20 per month for cycling expenses incurred by the employee.

Eligibility

• Must be employed as a permanent full or part-time employee (temporary and student employees are not eligible).
• Must have receipts for qualified "reasonable" expenses.  Qualified reasonable expenses include the purchase of a bicycle and bicycle improvements, repair, and storage.
• Qualified expenses incurred in the current calendar year may be reimbursed within the 15 months beginning on the first day of the current calendar year.  For example, if you purchase a $400 bicycle in January, you could be reimbursed up to $300 ($20 x 15 months), if you were to ride 12 days per month for each of the 15 months.
• Must regularly (at least 12 days per calendar month) use the bicycle for a substantial portion (at least 75% of the distance between your residence and work location) of travel between your residence and work location.
• Must NOT be participating in the Commuter Tax$ave program during a month for which a reimbursement request is made.

Procedure

• Employees must submit a signed pledge for, including a daily log for the month, by the 10th day of the following month.  Receipts for qualified expenses for the month must be attached.  
• The pledge form and receipts will be reviewed by the Payroll Department.  If the submission meets all eligibility requirements, the payment (up to $20) will be processed and included for payment on the last pay date of the month.
• Bicycle Commuter Reimbursement Form

91ÊÓƵ offers an optional 12-month payment plan to all tenure track faculty, faculty with multi-year contracts, and 10-month professional staff. The plan will allow for the annual base salary to be paid over 26 pay periods. Faculty with one-year contracts are not eligible for this 12-month payment plan option. Faculty with one-year contracts can refer to the FAQ sheet for an alternative for summer savings.

Plan Description and Eligibility

Plan Frequently Asked Questions

Plan Enrollment Form