/ Human Resources

Benefits

Annual Required Notices & Federal Postings

Annual Required Notices

Annual Notices

Employee Benefit Plan SAR Notice

(Can be accessed through individual’s participant Transamerica portal. To view, select edocs > plan document > plan related notifications.)

Federal Postings

Notice of Health Coverage Options (ACA required posting)

1095C Notice of Availability

(Transparency in Coverage required posting)  To view, right click link > select copy > paste in separate tab on your computer’s browser.

Benefit Plan Documents

Benefit Plan Documents

Employee Benefit Plan Document and SPD

INVEST Plan Summary Plan Document & 20220201 Amendment

Benefit Details & Additional Resources

Medical and Prescription Resources

 

  BCBSM Summaries summary of benefits
& coverage
2026/27 Plan year

Blue Plan

Orange Plan

Blue Plan

Orange Plan

Dental and Vision Resources

 

2026/27 plan year Guardian Dental & Vision Plan Summary

 

Sword and Bloom Resources
Health Savings Form
INVEST Retirement Plan Resources
  • Enrollment Kit
  • (log into your individual portal >  select plan details > contributions > view or update contributions > make elections/changes > next > submit)
  • Asset Consolidation Group (Transamerica information and contact for incoming direct rollovers for employees)
  • Getting Ready to Retire (Transamerica is here to help)
  • Managed Advice Program (an add-on option for your INVEST Retirement Plan Investment Advice)
  • Do you have a personal financial plan in place?  (our 403b plan investment advisor IBS Financial can help.)
  • On Campus Individual Consultations with Transamerica Reps (held each semester)
    Next Date: TBD
  • (ongoing opportunity to 1x1 meeting to discuss retirement accounts)

Contact TIAA 1.800.842.2776 directly as our legacy provider prior to October 1, 2013

Life Insurance Resources

Guardian Insurance (policy #00096812)

  benefits at a glance certificates
2026/27 plan year Faculty, Administrative and Hourly Staff (Class 1)

Faculty and Administrative Salaried Staff (Class 1) (coming soon)

Hourly Staff (Class 2) (coming soon)

 
Disability Insurance Resources

Guardian Insurance (Policy #00096812)

  Benefit Summaries & buyup cost formulas
2026/27 plan year

Faculty and Administrative Salaried Staff

Hourly Staff 

Adoption Reimbursement Program
Walk to Work Program
Tuition Waiver ~ Hope Student Policy & Application
On Campus & Community Offers for Employees

Human Resources receives special discount information and opportunities for our employees. While we do not endorse any particular off-campus company, we want to share the potential discounts and group rates available to you. You will be required to show a valid Hope College Faculty/Staff ID.

On-Campus

 Vision & Hearing

Banking Institutions

Health & Wellness

Entertainment

  • (discount program for hotel, car, entertainment, etc. offered through Ulliance EAP provider) NOTE: Using this link will connect this program directly through Ulliance, simply register by using your Hope email address.

 Miscellaneous