Page 8 - Columbia University Retirement Brochure - Officers

Getting Started

When you are hired, you will be eligible to contribute to the VRSP and can elect a
contribution percentage between 1% - 80% in half percent increments (1.5%, 2%, 2.5%,
etc.) up to the IRS annual maximum. Your contributions can be invested with either TIAA
or Vanguard, or both. Once you are eligible for the Officers’ Retirement Plan, you will elect
either TIAA or Vanguard to invest the University’s contributions. If you do not actively
make elections, certain default elections will automatically take effect.

To manage retirement savings
Enroll account investments and access
financial resources, go to the TIAA

Go to CUBES, the Columbia and/or Vanguard website.
University Benefits Enrollment
TIAA.org
System, to enroll in and make Phone: 800-842-2252
adjustments to your Voluntary Monday - Friday
Retirement Savings Plan 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (ET)
Saturday
(VRSP) account and Officer’s 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (ET)

Retirement Plan account.
Vanguard.com
humanresources.columbia.edu/benefits Phone: 800-523-1188
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (ET)

If you have questions, contact the
Columbia Benefits Service Center.

Columbia Benefits Service Center
Phone: 212-851-7000
Email: hrbenefits@columbia.edu
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (ET)

For more information, go to
humanresources.columbia.edu/retirement

About this brochure
This brochure summarizes certain features of the Voluntary
Retirement Savings Plan (VRSP) and the Officers’ Retirement Plan.
The information provided is only an overview of these plans and
is not intended to provide full details, which are contained in the
official plan documents. If any statements in this brochure or verbal
representations are inconsistent with the official plan documents,
the official plan documents will always govern. Columbia University
reserves the right to change or terminate any plan, at any time, for
any reason. This brochure is in no way intended to imply a contract of
employment or a guarantee of returns on savings and investments.