Retirement

Benefits

Please click on the link below to go directly to the
Bard College TIAA-CREF website.

Please contact Fiona Smarrito: smarrito@bard.edu of Janet Algiere: algiere@bard.edu if you have any questions.
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Complete this form when you wish to contribute your own pre-tax funds to a retirement or supplemental retirement plan (circle which).

The amount you select should be reviewed with the Office of Human Resources prior to the execution of this agreement.

Please use this form whenever you want to change the amount you contribute to your tax-deferred annuity.
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Faculty

Tenure track Faculty: Faculty (6/13 fraction and above) are eligible to participate in the TIAA/CREF plan after one year of service at Bard College and attainment of age 21. The College contributes 12.5% of the base salary while the individual must contribute a minimum of 2.5%.

Other Faculty: Faculty (6/13 fraction and above) who have been teaching in a status other than tenure track may participate in the TIAA/CREF retirement program beginning with the third year of service and attainment of age 21. The College contributes 12.5% of the base salary while the individual must contribute a minimum of 2.5%.

You will be contacted by the Office of Human Resources when you are eligible, however you may contact us prior to your 2-year anniversary to set up enrollment.

If presently or previously enrolled in a TIAA/CREF retirement program through a former employer, participation may begin immediately.
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Bard College Faculty 403 (b) Defined Contribution Plan
Summary Plan Description:

This Summary Plan Description (SPD) summarizes the important features of the Plan document, including your benefits and obligations under the Plan. If you want more detailed information regarding certain plan features or have questions about the information contained in this SPD, you should contact your Employer. Certain terms in the SPD have special meaning when used in the Plan. These terms are capitalized throughout the SPD and are defined in more detail in the DEFINITIONS section of the SPD. If any information in this SPD conflicts with terms of the Plan documents adopted by your Employer, the terms of the Plan document - not this SPD - will govern.
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Staff

Full-time employees are eligible on the first day of the month after two (2) years of regular service and attainment of age 21.

In this plan, the College contributes 10% of your gross annual salary. You may elect to contribute additional amounts on a voluntary basis or via the Supplemental Plan.

If presently or previously enrolled in a TIAA/CREF retirement program through a former employer, participation may begin immediately.

See Enrollment Instructions for more.
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Bard College Administrations 403 (b) Defined Contribution Plan
Summary Plan Description:

This Summary Plan Description (SPD) summarizes the important features of the Plan document, including your benefits and obligations under the Plan. If you want more detailed information regarding certain plan features or have questions about the information contained in this SPD, you should contact your Employer. Certain terms in the SPD have special meaning when used in the Plan. These terms are capitalized throughout the SPD and are defined in more detail in the DEFINITIONS section of the SPD. If any information in this SPD conflicts with terms of the Plan documents adopted by your Employer, the terms of the Plan document - not this SPD - will govern.
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Supplemental

Available to all employees is the tax-deferred Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan (SRA). Participants contribute monthly amounts through salary reduction. SRA contracts can be opened at any time.
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Bard College Tax Deferred Annuity Plan
Summary Plan Description:

This Summary Plan Description (SPD) summarizes the important features of the Plan document, including your benefits and obligations under the Plan. If you want more detailed information regarding certain plan features or have questions about the information contained in this SPD, you should contact your Employer. Certain terms in the SPD have special meaning when used in the Plan. These terms are capitalized throughout the SPD and are defined in more detail in the DEFINITIONS section of the SPD. If any information in this SPD conflicts with terms of the Plan documents adopted by your Employer, the terms of the Plan document - not this SPD - will govern.
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Announcements

Payroll Forms
Click on the 'Forms' tab for Payroll forms.

Facilities & Credentials Request Form
Please complete the Facilities & Credentials Request form & return to HR for non-employee ID requests. Click on the 'forms' tab.

New Employees Paperwork

For new employees; please click on the link:
www.bard.edu/employment/newemployees/paperwork.shtml
to go to the new employee's website to complete required forms.

Contact Information

Applications for employment
recruit@bard.edu
(WORD or PDF attachments please)

Mailing Address
Office of Human Resources
Bard College
PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504

Street Address
Ludlow
30 Campus Road
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504

For directions, visit:
www.bard.edu/campus/maps/maptour/

Tel 845-758-7428
Fax 845-758-7826

Staff Contacts

Fiona Smarrito
Associate Director of Human Resources

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