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Kathy W Bryant
Are you prepared for retirement?
In a recent survey by MissionSquare Research Institute, as many as 60% of public employees across the United States felt like they lacked adequate support for retirement planning and needed more guidance on how much they should be saving for retirement. As a...
What is captrust at work?
As part of your benefits package as a UNC System employee, CAPTRUST at Work provides you with a comprehensive suite of products and services, including some that are focused on improving your financial wellness. CAPTRUST at Work provides comprehensive and tailored...
The importance of Beneficiary designations
One of the most important financial moves you can make is to take the time to name your beneficiaries for your UNC Optional Retirement Plan and/or Supplemental retirement accounts. If no beneficiary is named for each of your accounts, the money will typically go...
How does Social Security work and will it last?
Social Security is a fairly simple idea and CAPTRUST at Work has useful resources to help break it down. During your career you and your employer pay a portion of your income into the Social Security trust fund. In return, you will receive a benefit when you need it...
EDO Did You Know: FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law enacted in 1974 that protects the privacy of student education records. The UNC System policy manual outlines FERPA in Section 700.2 of the UNC Policy Manual. FERPA informs the way we access,...
Upcoming EHRA Conversion Information Sessions
Are you interested in converting to EHRA status? The System Office is opening up EHRA elections for all eligible employees this month! Employees currently eligible for EHRA conversion will receive an election form on Monday, March 24, via email, and will have 60 days...
EDO Did You Know: IPEDS
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a comprehensive data collection program managed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). It gathers information from all providers of postsecondary education in the United States that...
EHRA Personal Leave Program
The UNC System recently established a new Personal Leave Program for vacation leave accrual for EHRA leave-earning employees. All EHRA employees hired on or after January 1, 2025, will fall under the new Personal Leave Program. As of January 1, the vacation leave an...
EDO Did You Know: Public Access Dashboards
North Carolina agencies and organizations offer several dashboards that provide public access to educational data. These resources measure progress toward educational goals, provide access to the information needed to enhance institutional effectiveness and program...