Benefits
Announcements
Open enrollment for health benefits and flexible reimbursement accounts: May 1-25, 2012
During the May open enrollment period, employees can enroll in a health plan and/or a flexible reimbursement account, change their health plan, add or remove dependents or waive state health coverage. Changes become effective July 1, 2012. Information was sent to employee work emails.
Information on premium and plan changes is available on the website of the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM). To learn more about the differences between the COVA Care and COVA Connect plans, review What You Need to Know 
. For more details about open enrollment, see the Spotlight newsletter, which was mailed to employee home addresses from DHRM.
2012 Legislative Summary
This legislative summary provides an overview of bills passed during the 2012 session of the General Assembly that affect the Virginia Retirement System (VRS).
Your "financial fitness"
Check out these free seminars for important savings and investment information.
Retirement seminars
Free retirement seminars available to VCU employees.
Total compensation
Compensation is more than just a paycheck at VCU. You enjoy many benefits beyond the value of your salary. Learn more about how much you really make .
Concerned about market events?
Check out these resources from Fidelity and TIAA-CREF:
Need to speak to an investment counselor on campus? Click here to schedule an appointment.
VRS member benefit profiles
Annual Member Benefit Profiles (MBPs) for participants in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) are available by logging onto myVRS. VRS no longer mails paper copies of these statements. Employees without computer access may request a printed copy of their MBP by calling VCU Benefits at (804) 827-1723.
Benefits summaries
Benefits are an important part of your total employment package from VCU. Some of these benefits are provided automatically to you while others are optional. In addition, you can choose to extend some benefits beyond your VCU employment. For a summary of all your benefits, choose from the employment classification below that best describes your position at the university.
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New employee resources
New to VCU? We offer a number of resources for new employees — from orientation to training opportunities to handbooks. Be sure to review the New Employees page for a listing of these links.
Life events and your benefits
Any time you experience a life event change — such as getting married, starting a family or retiring — remember to review your benefits. You may need to provide us with updates. Other times, you may want help in resolving some of the family and personal issues that occur because of these changes. In those situations, please look into our work/life resources for assistance.
VCU Gold access to health care
VCU Gold is a program that allows VCU employees and their family members (new patients) to receive “fast track” ambulatory care scheduling with the first available provider at VCU Medical Center specialty clinics. Call (804) 628-3627 to learn more or to schedule an appointment. Visit the VCU Gold website for more details.
