Eligibility
You may begin contributions effective the first of the month following your hire date.
Vesting
You will be 100% vested after three (3) years of credited service.
Contributions
Temple University will contribute 4% of an employee's base salary - no employee contribution is required.
| Effective March 1, 2013: |
- If an employee contributes 1% of his or her base salary, then Temple will contribute 5% of the base salary. |
- If an employee contributes 2% of his or her base salary, then Temple will contribute 6% of the base salary. |
- If an employee contributes 3% of his or her base salary, then Temple will contribute 7% of the base salary. |
| Please click here to enroll in the Defined Contribution Plan. |
Investment Alternatives:
- You may allocate Temple's contributions between Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF (Teachers Insurance Annuity Association & College Retirement Equities Fund).
- Both Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF offer a wide choice of investments. The investment choices include a variety of growth, stock, bond, money market, balanced, and fixed interest funds.
To contact TIAA-CREF customer service, call 1-800-842-2888. For additional information,
you may also visit their website at www.tiaa-cref.org/temple.
To contact Fidelity Investments customer service, call 1-800-343-0860. For additional
information, you may also visit their website at www.fidelity.com/atwork.