Benefits and Insurance for Support Staff Employees

See below for:
Educational Benefits :: College Bookstore Discount :: 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 Antioch University
Colorado College Denison University
Cornell College DePauw University
Knox College Earlham College
Lake Forest College Hope College
Lawrence University Kalamazoo College
Luther College Kenyon College
Macalester College Oberlin College
Monmouth College Ohio Wesleyan University
Ripon College Wabash College
  The College of Wooster

College Bookstore Discount

  • 10% discount on most purchases

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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