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Summary Plan Descriptions

Columbia University Retirement Plan
Health and Welfare SPDs
Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan (VRSP)

Life Insurance

Columbia University Retirement Plan SPDs

  • Officers (PDF)
  • Members of SSA (PDF)
  • Members of Supporting Staff/Local 2110 and Non-Union Support Staff (PDF)
  • Members of TWU (PDF)
  • Members of Local 32B-32J - Building & Maintenance Employees (PDF)
  • Supporting Staff Pre- 1/1/1976  Defined Benefit Program (PDF)
  • Supporting Staff Association Pre 7/1/1976 Defined Benefit Program (PDF)

Health and Welfare SPDs

  • Aetna POS 90 – Officers (PDF)
  • Aetna POS Retiree Medicare Advantage – (PDF)
  • CIGNA POS 90 – Officers (PDF)
  • CIGNA POS 100 – Officers (PDF)
  • CIGNA Indemnity Active  – Officers (PDF)
  • HIP HMO – Officers (PDF)
  • CIGNA POS 100 – Support Staff (PDF/Word)
  • UHC POS 90 – Officers (PDF)
  • UHC POS 100 – Officers (PDF)
  • UHC POS 100 – Support Staff (PDF)
  • UHC Secure Horizons Medicare Advantage – Retirees (PDF)
  • GHI Dental – Support Staff (PDF)
  • Prescription – Officers and Support Staff (PDF)
  • Aetna Columbia Dental – Officers and Support Staff (Non-Union, Local 2110 and TWU) (PDF)

Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan (VRSP)

  • Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan SPD (PDF)

Life Insurance

  • Officers (PDF)
  • Non-Union Support Staff, SSA and 2110 (PDF)
  • Members of TWU (PDF)
The HR/Benefits website is intended only to provide information for the guidance of Columbia University Officers, staff and union employees. The writers of the content have exercised their best efforts to ensure accuracy of the information, but accuracy is not guaranteed. If there are any discrepancies between the information on the website, verbal representations and the Plan documents, the Plan documents will always govern. The information is subject to change from time to time, and the University reserves the right to change or terminate these Plans at any time. The information contained on the website is not intended to replace the plan documents, nor is the information in any way intended to imply a contract.