There is no waiting period. You can enroll in the Plan at any time.

Enroll online at any time, or by calling the Fidelity Retirement Benefits Line at 1-800-343-0860.

Your enrollment becomes effective once you elect a deferral percentage, which initiates deduction of your contributions from your pay. These salary deductions will generally begin with your next pay period after we receive your enrollment information, or as soon as administratively possible.

Through automatic payroll deductions, you may contribute between 1% and 100% of your eligible compensation as pretax contributions. You may also contribute between 1% and 100% of your after-tax compensation. Sign up online by accessing the “Contribution Amount” section under “Quick Links” on NetBenefits^®, or by calling the Fidelity Retirement Benefits Line at 1-800-343-0860.

The IRS contribution limit for 2026 is $24,500.

You are always 100% vested in your own contributions to the Oakland University 403(b) Plan, as well as any earnings on them.

To help you meet your investment goals, the Plan offers you a range of options. You can select a mix of investment options that best suits your goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance. The many investment options available through the Plan include conservative, moderately conservative, and aggressive funds. A complete description of the Plan’s investment options and their performance, as well as planning tools to help you choose an appropriate mix, are available online.

If the idea of getting professional help to manage your investments appeals to you, your plan offers Target Date Funds. With Target Date Funds, the investment mix of stocks and bonds automatically becomes more conservative as the target retirement date approaches. Principal invested is not guaranteed at any time, including at or after the fund’s target date. Choose the fund that represents your anticipated year of retirement.

Withdrawals from the Plan are generally permitted when you terminate your employment or retire, as defined by your plan.

For the purposes of Non-Elective Contributions a Participant will be eligible to receive distributions from the Plan if he or she attains age 59½ and begins an Employer-approved "reduced work schedule prior to retirement" as provided in a collective bargaining agreement governing that Participant's employment.

Learn more about and/or request a withdrawal online, or by calling the Fidelity Retirement Benefits Line at 1-800-343-0860.

You are permitted to roll over eligible pretax and after-tax contributions from another 401(k) plan, 401(a) plan, 403(b) plan, or a governmental 457(b) retirement plan account or eligible pretax contributions from another conduit individual retirement accounts (IRAs). A conduit IRA is one that contains only money rolled over from an employer-sponsored retirement plan that has not been mixed with regular IRA contributions.

Additional information can be obtained online, or by calling the Fidelity Retirement Benefits Line at 1-800-343-0860.

Be sure to consider all your available options and the applicable fees and features of each before moving your retirement assets.

If you have not already selected your beneficiaries, or if you have experienced a life-changing event such as a marriage, divorce, birth of a child, or a death in the family, it’s time to consider your beneficiary designations. Fidelity’s Online Beneficiaries Service, offers a straightforward, convenient process that takes just minutes. To make your elections, click on the “Profile & Settings” icon in the upper right-hand corner, then select “Beneficiaries” and follow the online instructions.