Glossary

Actively at Work	Performing for wages that are regularly paid by the University, the material and substantial duties of your occupation at the usual place of work or at any alternate place of work required by the University.
Beneficiary	The person (or institution) you select to receive your Group Life Insurance benefits when you die.
Benefits-Eligible Employee	Generally, you are Benefits-Eligible if you are: Full-time: your position is anticipated to exist for one year or longer and you are scheduled to work at least 35 hours per week. Part-time: your position is anticipated to exist for one year or longer and you are scheduled to work 20 - 35 hours per week. You are not Benefits-Eligible if you are scheduled to work fewer than 20 hours per week or if your position is expected to exist less than one year.
Conversion Period	The 31 days during which you can apply to convert your group insurance policy from the University to an individual policy.
Retired Employee	A former eligible employee who has terminated employment, who is at least age 55, and who is eligible to receive a vested benefit from a University sponsored pension plan.
Salary	Basic University monthly wages including administrative supplements and clinical term allowances. Overtime pay, bonuses and other types of extra compensation are not included.

While this Summary Plan Description summarizes the major provisions of this plan, it does not provide you with every plan detail. The plan documents, which govern this plan, provide full details. If there are any discrepancies between this Summary Plan Description and the legal plan documents, the legal plan documents control.