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This page has been designed to answer some questions about being a member of the adjunct faculty and to provide resources in one place for you. As a member of the adjunct staff you are a member of the part time teaching or non teaching “instructional” staff.

Specific orientation procedures should be discussed with your individual department representative

The following pages summarize selected contract provisions and policies. Complete
information is contained in the official booklets and policies of the applicable insurance companies, in the
Bylaws of the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York in the PSC/CUNY Agreement and in
policy and procedures memoranda. These and other official sources take precedence over statements made below.
We hope the information is helpful. If you have any questions or wish additional information, please contact
the Office of Human Resources Services at 718-951-5131.

The Professional Staff Congress (PSC)City University of New York (CUNY) Welfare Fund provides the
Empire HMO or the HIP Prime HMO plan. To be eligible for the health insurance benefit, you must be
paid with taxlevy money, not be covered by health insurance through another source, and meet the
following requirements:

To be eligible for health insurance benefits you must not be covered by health insurance through another source and meet the following requirements.
Teaching Adjunct ; You must teach six or more hours per week in the semester and teaching employment in the two semesters* immediately preceding the semester of coverage.
Non-teaching Adjunct ; Ten or more hours per week in the semester and non-teaching employment of ten or more hours per week at any CUNY college in the immediately-preceding two semesters.*
*Summer sessions are excluded for purposes of determining eligibility.
Coverage is limited to adjuncts not covered by other primary health care insurance provided by or through another source. Individuals working for another employer who provides or could provide health insurance or who may be covered by a spouse’s health coverage may not receive this benefit.
Coverage is limited to the employee. Family coverage is available at an additional cost
If you sign up for coverage in the fall semester, you are covered until January 31st of the following year. If you sign up in the spring semester, you are covered until August 31st of that year.

If you are teaching less than six hours at one college, and you are working the necessary additional hours at
another college, it is your responsibility to inform the PSC/CUNY Welfare Fund and both colleges that you
qualify for benefits. If you do not, and a college reports that you are teaching less than six hours, your health
coverage will be terminated. You will then receive a COBRA (continuation of health insurance at 102%
cost) notice. If you do not bring the additional hours to PSC/CUNY’s attention within the time indicated on
the COBRA letter, your coverage WILL BE TERMINATED AND WILL NOT BE REINSTATED FOR THAT
SEMESTER.

Whenever a Qualifying Event occurs such as a birth, marriage or divorce, you have 30 days from the date of
the event to add or drop an individual. Forms are available from the PSC/CUNY Welfare Fund at psccuny.orgwf/forms

Empire and HIP enrollment forms and adjunct certification forms (which must be filled out by the employee and verified
by the Benefits Office) are available in the 1227 Boylan Hall.

As a teaching Adjunct Faculty member you are eligible for a tuition waiver for undergraduate and graduate courses at any College of the City University of New York, provided that you have worked ten (10) consecutive semesters not including summer sessions in the same Office and College and are appointed to
teach a course of not fewer than three contact hours per week. The waiver is limited to one undergraduate or one graduate course per semester; summer session is not included. Tuition waiver forms are available in the Human Resources Office, room 1219 Boylan Hall. .

You are eligible to join the New York City Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS), which provides retirement,
disability and death benefits. A three percent deduction from your salary combines with the City’s contribution to provide a pension. Vesting occurs after the equivalent of five fulltime years of service in the plan. Applictions and information about hte plan can be downloaded at: www.trs.nyc.ny.us

TaxDeferred Annuity Plans
You may participate in a taxdeferred annuity (TDA) program plan with HRC Financial Services, Teachers Retirement System (TRS) (only if enrolled in TRS pension plan) or TIAACREF. The TDA program allows you to set aside pretax dollars, subject to a maximum exclusion allowance, for retirement.
Information about the TRS and the TIAACREF plans is available in the Benefits Office. For
information about the HRC Financial Services TDA plan, call Sean Mohammadi, the HRC representative for
the College, at 1 800 786 1598.

New York State Deferred Compensation Program 457 Plan
Employees may participate in the tax deferred 457 program in addition to participating in
a regular tax deferred annuity. For enrollment information contact 1 800 422 8463
http://www.nysdcp.com/

General Vision has a discounted eyeglass plan for adjuncts and their family members. To register for your
benefits call 18008843332.
Identify yourself as a PSC/CUNY Welfare Fund Optical Program for Part
Time Instructional Staff Vision Pass member, provide the account number of 4009.

Paychecks/Direct Deposit Advices are available for pick-up from our Enrollment Service Center located in the cafeteria of Boylan Hall, every other Wednesday beginning at 3:00pm(please refer to the payroll calendar on our webpage under "Forms"). If you do not elect to participate in the State's Direct Deposit program and would like for your paycheck to be mailed, please provide Check Distribution with self-addressed stamped envelopes.

All part-time teaching faculty (Adjuncts, NTA & CET) are eligible to participate in the State of New York's Direct Deposit program. If you are interested in having all or a portion of your paycheck deposited into one or more accounts, please complete a direct deposit form and return it with a "voided" check(if money is going into a checking account),. If your funds are going into a savings or money market account, the application must be completed by your financial institution. Direct Deposit forms can be picked up from the Payroll Office, Check Distribution or on the HR webpage under "Forms".

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued strict regulations regarding the taxation and reporting of payments made to non-United States citizens. As a result, The City University of New York (CUNY), may be required to withhold U.S. income tax and file reports with the IRS in connection with payments made by CUNY employees who are not U.S. citizens or resident aliens.

All Non-Resident Aliens (NRA) are required to complete a record using the University's web-accessible tax compliance system GLACIER. For further information and to find out how to access Glacier, please stop by the Payroll Office located in Boylan Hall, Room 1156 or contact us at 718-951-5091.

Contract Pay
The agreement between The City University of New York (CUNY) and the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) indicates that during the Fall and Spring semesters, teaching Adjuncts shall be paid on nine (9) successive adjunct paydates. What this means is your contract will be divided into nine(9) equal amounts (providing the Payroll Office is in receipt of your appointment form prior to the first pay date), of which you will receive payment in accordance with the paydates for the given semester (see payroll calendar).

Timesheets
All Non-Teaching Adjuncts(NTA) and Continuing Education Teachers (CET), are required to submit timesheets which have been filled out completely, in accordance with the payroll schedule for employees in either category. Timesheets are available on the HR webpage under "Forms". .

NTAs and CETs are paid based on a two week lag payroll, therefore it is important that you adhere to the payroll schedule prepared for your category (link).

Direct Deposit
All part-time teaching faculty (Adjuncts, NTA & CET) are eligible to participate in the State of New York's Direct Deposit program. If you are interested in having all or a portion of your paycheck deposited into one or more accounts, please complete a direct deposit form and return it with a "voided" check(if money is going into a checking account),. If your funds are going into a savings or money market account, the application must be completed by your financial institution. Direct Deposit forms can be picked up from the Payroll Office, Check Distribution or on the HR webpage under "Forms".

Union Dues
On September 1, 2001, the PSC instituted the following guidelines in regards to union dues:

"all part-time PSC members and part-time agency shop fee payers will be subject to a 1% rate based on total gross earnings. The 1% will be calculated by the City and State and will apply to all payroll earnings".
What this means is if you hold an Adjunct position at more than on college within the University, each paycheck will be subject to the 1% union due/agency shop fee deduction. For more information on this or any other PSC information, visit their website at:

Salary Increases
As outlined in the PSC contract, "An Adjunct in a teaching or non-teaching title who on July 1, shall have served six semesters(which includes summer sessions), University-wide over a period of the preceding three years and who has not received a movement within schedule during that period. shall receive a movement within schedule to the next higher dollar amount".

Annual Leave
As outlined in the PSC contract, "Effective August 25, 2006, adjunct classroom teachers, teachers on multiple position assignments employed for a course, non-teaching full-time instructional staff on non-teaching multiple position assignments and adjunct College Laboratory Technicians including full-time instructional staff in adjunct college laboratory multiple position assignments may be excused for personal illness or personal emergencies including religious observance, death in the immediate family or similar personal needs which cannot be postponed for a period of 1/15 of the total number of clock hours in the semester".

The transit benefit program allows employees to save on transportation expenses through pretax
payroll
deductions. For information and enrollment go to: www.cuny.edu/transitbenefit

Health Plans	Classroom Management Techniques	Tuition Remission
Policies	Pension Plan and Tax Deferred Annuity Plans	Optical Plans
Discounts for BC employees	Payroll Questions	Transit Benefit Program