The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a Wisconsin public employer, offers a comprehensive benefits package. You may be entitled to participate in various benefit plans that the UW System offers. Also, the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds administers a number of benefit programs available through Wisconsin public employers.
Benefits Packages
Faculty, Academic Staff, and Limited Appointees
Criteria:
- 9 Month or 12 Month Faculty or Academic Staff
UW System Resources
Graduate Assistants and Post-Doctoral Appointees
Criteria:
- Graduate Student
- Employed as a Student Assistant or Employee-in-Training
- eBenefits Self-Service Enrollment Instructions
UW System Resources
Short-Term Academic Staff
Criteria:
- Short-term Academic Staff
UW System Resources
University Staff
Criteria:
- Permanent or Project
UW System Resources
Rehired Annuitants
Criteria:
- Retired with a Monthly WRS Benefit
- Returning to Employment After the
Required Break in Service
UW System Resources
Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) Resources
- Main Page
- Member Education
- Your Health Benefits and COVID-19
- Influenza vaccines will be covered at in-network retail pharmacies
It’s Your Choice Decision Guide 2021
View the health plans, dental benefits, and supplemental benefits available in 2021.
It’s Your Choice Decision Guide 2020
View the health plans, dental benefits, and supplemental benefits available in 2020.
Next Steps
- Attend a Benefits Review
- Review Benefits Options
- Benefits Enrollment Walkthrough
(to help estimate your benefit deductions from payroll)
- Getting Started at UWM
- Health Insurance for Foreign Nationals
Disclaimer:
This webpage is intended for your convenience. Individual links and overviews only provide summary of certain provisions of the formal Plan document in part; the webpage does not attempt to cover all of the details contained in the Plan document. The operation of the Plan and the benefits to which you (or your beneficiaries) may be entitled will be governed solely by the terms of the official Plan document. To the extent that any of the information contained in this overview or any information you receive orally is inconsistent with the official Plan document, the provisions set forth in the Plan document will govern in all cases.