Benefits and Insurance for Administrative Employees

See below for: Educational Benefits :: Relocation Allowance :: Employee Assistance Program Educational Benefits

  • Tuition remission (90%) to Grinnell College for dependent children of employees; children must qualify for admission; employee must have been employed full-time by the college for two years. 
  • Special Student Status: Employee and spouse may take courses free at Grinnell College; limited to two courses per semester for spouse, one course per semester for employee; approval of registrar required; course must have space available.
  • Tuition Cash Grant of $2,000 per year (per child) while attending other accredited institution under eligibility requirements above.
  • Exchange program with Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) and Great Lakes College Association (GLCA) schools; same eligibility rules as at Grinnell College.
    • Individuals should contact the attending institution to determine the actual amount of this benefit. 

Tuition Cash Grant Application

ACM Schools: GLCA Schools
Beloit College Albion College
Coe College Allegheny College
Colorado College Antioch University
Cornell College Denison University
Knox College DePauw University
Lake Forest College Earlham College
Lawrence University Hope College
Luther College Kalamazoo College
Macalester College Kenyon College
Monmouth College Oberlin College
Ripon College Ohio Wesleyan University
  Wabash College
  Wittenberg University
  The College of Wooster

Relocation Allowance

  • Grinnell offers a relocation allowance for employees who must relocate to accept our employment offer. The allowance amount will be included in your offer letter.
  • Grinnell currently has a contract with Bekins Van Lines which guarantees a significant discount on the ICC tariff rates and free insurance of up to $50,000 for the items moved.
  • We have arranged for direct billing of allowable relocation expenses to the college once we have provided written authorization to Bekins.

Employee Assistance Program

  • Eligible first day of work. 
  • Program provided by the Poweshiek County Mental Health Center for employees and their families.
  • Five diagnostic sessions per family, per year, at no cost to employee. Group therapy sessions count as one-half of a session. Benefit renews annually, on July 1.
  • Provided at no cost to the employee.
  • Additional sessions available, may be covered by health insurance.

For additional questions about these benefits, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 641-269-4818.

Questions via email may be directed to any of the following staff members:

Stacy Koehler, HR Generalist (koehlers@grinnell.edu)

Jana Johnson, HR Generalist (johnsonj@grinnell.edu)

Jim Mulholland, Assistant Treasurer (mulholla@grinnell.edu)

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