Part-time or full-time administrative or professional employees who support university operations in non-faculty roles. They are typically appointed for a limited schedule or specific assignment and receive benefits based on eligibility.

Adjunct Executive, Administrative, and Professional Staff Benefits

Full-time professional employees who provide leadership, administration, and specialized expertise across the university. These positions include managers, directors, advisors, and other professional staff who support GVSU's mission outside of faculty roles.

Executive, Administrative, and Professional Staff Benefits

Part-time instructors who teach individual courses or specialized subjects on an as-needed basis. Adjunct faculty are not full-time faculty members and have benefits that vary based on their appointment and eligibility.

Adjunct Faculty Benefits

Full-time, non-tenure-track faculty members with ongoing teaching responsibilities who contribute to academic programs. They receive many of the same employment benefits as other full-time faculty while serving in renewable appointments.

Affiliate Faculty Benefits

Employees who maintain GVSU's buildings, grounds, and campus operations. This group includes skilled trades, custodial, grounds, and other service personnel covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Maintenance, Grounds, and Service Staff Benefits

Security professionals who provide safety and security services primarily on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. They help protect people, property, and university facilities.

Pew Campus Security Benefits

Employees who provide technical, clerical, administrative, and operational support to university departments. Most PSS positions are represented by a collective bargaining agreement.

Professional Support Staff (PSS) Benefits

Certified law enforcement and public safety professionals responsible for campus policing, emergency response, and community safety across GVSU. These employees are represented under a public safety collective bargaining agreement.

Public Safety Staff Benefits

Full-time faculty members with responsibilities in teaching, scholarship, and service who are progressing toward tenure. They hold regular faculty appointments and play a central role in the university's academic mission.

Tenure Track Faculty Benefits

Faculty members hired on a temporary basis to meet short-term teaching or academic needs. Visiting appointments are typically for a defined period and do not lead to tenure.

Visiting Faculty Benefits