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The ßÙßÇÂþ»­ provides employees the opportunity to participate in several different retirement and savings programs. All regular Faculty, Administration, and Staff employees are required to participate in a retirement plan sponsored by the State of Florida.

For our part-time, seasonal and temporary employees not covered by the Florida Retirement System, the ßÙßÇÂþ»­ offers a qualified 401(a) – FICA Alternative retirement plan. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled in this Temporary Employee Retirement Plan (TERP) upon employment.

Additionally, all Employees can participate in the voluntary retirement savings plans offered by the ßÙßÇÂþ»­. 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuities and 457 State Deferred Compensation plans offer employees the opportunity to save money for retirement while reducing their current income tax liability.

Employees who take a distribution/rollover or receive a benefit from their State of Florida retirement plan at the time of termination are considered retirees from the University or State. Retirees seeking re-employment should consider the impact of any re-employment. View more information about retiree re-employment.

Faculty, Administration and Staff employees enjoy nine paid holidays as listed below. While most offices will close, there will be exceptions due to the nature of work performed. In addition, the University President may announce additional floating holidays.

Although most Temporary employees are not eligible to be paid for these days off, the following temporary employee groups are paid for holidays:

• Professional, salaried temporary
• Salaried graduate assistants/associates covered by the collective bargaining agreementAdjunct faculty who are working their regularly required work schedule
• Regular staff employees who have successfully completed their probationary period are eligible for one personal holiday each year in addition to the holidays listed below:

PAID HOLIDAYS

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Memorial Day
• Junteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran's Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day

EMPLOYEE TUITION PROGRAM
Employees are encouraged to pursue continuous learning and USF waives tuition costs for up to 6 credit hours per semester for employees that meet the program eligibility requirements. Learn more here about the Employee Tuition Program here.

DEPENDENT TUITION REMISSION PROGRAM
The Dependent Tuition Remission Program covers in-state tuition for eligible undergraduate courses for the employee’s spouse/domestic partner or dependent child. Learn more about the Dependent Tuition Remission Program here.

PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, you may be eligible to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Learn more about Public Service Loan Forgiveness here.

PAYROLL DEDUCTION FOR FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE PLANS
ßÙßÇÂþ»­ employees can payroll deduct their Florida Prepaid College Plan expenses. Learn more about payroll deduction for Florida prepaid college plans here. 

USF offers its employees opportunities for both personal and professional learning and development.

FREE EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO LINKEDIN LEARNING 
Build, refine and add new skills with access to over 16,000 online courses.

HR  TALENT DEVELOPMENT
ßÙßÇÂþ»­ employees can also benefit from internal training offered by the Talent Development team (TD). TD offers professional development for supervisors and managers, team development and organization development through the Employee Success Center.

INNOVATIVE EDUCATION
Innovative Education on the Tampa campus provides employees with many learning opportunities - Graduate Certificates, Professional Development Opportunities, Testing Services, as well as Programs for Seniors (50+). Many of the programs are offered fully or partially online. Employees can receive discounts on select offerings from Innvoative Education through the Employee Success Center. 

USF LIBRARIES
Employees have access to a wealth of services at the USF Libraries.

At the ßÙßÇÂþ»­ we recognize that our employees make a difference in our success. We take every opportunity to celebrate their contributions and thank them for their service in a variety of ways:

LENGTH OF SERVICE
USF's Length of Service Recognition program celebrates the long term commitment of our unBullievable employees to the University.

FACULTY AWARDS
Numerous University awards include University Distinguished Professor, Emeritus Professor, Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching & Advising awards and Outstanding Community-Engaged Teaching Awards. Additionally, USF is proud to recognize the  

OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARDS
The Outstanding Staff Awards recognize employees who exemplify excellence through their daily commitment to the University.

QUIET QUALITY AWARDS
The Quiet Quality Awards were implemented by the Staff Senate with strong support from USF administration in a collaborative effort to increase employee recognition.

USF offers a wide variety of programs, events, conveniences and amenities in a beautiful and welcoming environment providing opportunities to help balance work and life demands.

CHILDCARE ON CAMPUS

FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE PLANS
USF accommodates employees who participate in a Florida Prepaid College Plan by offering payroll deduction.

USF CAMPUS RECREATION
offers membership to ßÙßÇÂþ»­ employees. This is a state of the art facility with programs that include Aquatics, Fitness, Intra-murals, Outdoor Recreation and Sports Clubs and is conveniently located on the Tampa campus.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The ßÙßÇÂþ»­'s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a service program designed to assist employees with personal, family, or workplace concerns/issues.

USF offers a wide variety of on-campus resources, such as:

TAMPA CAMPUS

• Arts and Culture: See College of the Arts Event Calendar here with many FREE Admission opportunities!
• Athletics and Fitness
• Services on Campus
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  Pharmacies: For the convenience of ßÙßÇÂþ»­ employees the Bulls Country Pharmacy in the Marshall Student Center and the Morsani Center Pharmacy are located on the Tampa Campus.

ST. PETE CAMPUS

SARASOTA/MANATEE CAMPUS

Faculty and staff can receive various discounts for goods, services and recreation. Our is continually updated.