Benefits
Insurance Benefits
Western Oregon University offers a comprehensive benefit plan for eligible employees and their families. This plan includes core benefits of medical, vision, dental, basic life insurance, as well as several optional benefits. See the Health/Life Insurance page for more information
Retirement Benefits
We offer two retirement pension plan options depending on your employment type. All employees may choose to supplement their pension by choosing to participate in a voluntary retirement savings plans. See the Retirement page for more information.
Employee Assistance Program
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential counseling and referral service that is provided to WOU employees as a pre-paid benefit. Three referral/counseling visits are available at no charge to WOU employees, household members, and dependents per year to help with personal or job-related issues. This service is completely confidential and operates separately from the University.
Canopy Employee Assistance Programs
Phone Number
Toll Free: 800-433-2320
Policy Information
You will need your Medical Card ID# issued by provider. To enroll online use Company Name “State of Oregon”
Benefit Links
Staff Fee Tuition Reduction
Oregon Public Universities- Eastern Oregon University, Oregon Tech., Southern Oregon University, Western Oregon University – along with Oregon State University, Portland State University, and the University of Oregon offers an employee benefit to eligible employees appointed at half-time or more (not including temporary classified employees, graduate assistants, or other student employees) the option to register for class work at reduced tuition rates. An eligible employee, upon approval by the university president or designee, may register for a maximum of twelve credit hours per term at staff fee rates, under the terms and conditions described in the Academic Year Fee Book. Eligible employees may transfer their staff fee privileges to family members or domestic partners upon verification that the transferee is a qualified recipient of transferred staff fee privileges. For questions concerning this employee benefit, please contact Human Resources or a representative listed on Staff Fee Administrative Approval List.
Family Tuition Fee Reduction
Employee Form
Additional Universities
Family Tuition Fee Reduction
Family Transfer Forms
- Staff Fees Form (download the fillable form) – Family Transfer
- Affidavit of Domestic Partnership Application – Must accompany Family Transfer Form if you are using benefit for a Domestic Partner
Additional Universities
More Information
Western Oregon University
- Staff Fee Tuition Policy
- Excluded Programs by Campus (Subject to Change) For further questions about excluded programs at WOU, contact Business Services at 503-838-8201 or businessoffice@wou.edu
- Questions and Answers regarding staff fee and transferred staff fee privileges