Employee Resources
BENEFITS
1. Health and Welfare Plans, 401k Savings Plan. University of the Potomac offers a comprehensive health and welfare program to all eligible employees. University of the Potomac provides full-time employees and their dependents access to medical, life, vision, and dental insurance benefits.
Additional general information on medical, dental, life, or vision insurance:
- DCHealthLink. Learn more on https://dchealthlink.com
- United Health Care. Learn more on https://www.uhc.com
- Principal. Learn more on https://www.principal.com
- 401 (K). Saveday. Learn more on https://go.saveday.com
2. Paid Time-Off
3. Leaves of Absence
- Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Military Caregiver Leave
- Qualifying Exigency Leave
- Military Leave
- Parental Leave
4. Bereavement
5. Time Off to Vote
6. Jury Duty
7. Tuition Assistance
8. Holidays. University of the Potomac paid Holidays
- Martin Luther King Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Break
- Holiday Break
- New Year Holiday
2025 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
University of the Potomac will recognize the following days as paid holidays:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 20th
- Presidents’ Day Monday, February 17th
- Memorial Day Monday, May 26th
- Juneteenth Thursday, June 19th
- Independence Day Friday, July 4th
- Labor Day Monday, September 1st
- Veterans Day Tuesday, November 11th
- Thanksgiving Break Thursday, November 27th – Friday, November 28th
- Holiday Break Wednesday, Dec 24th – Thursday, December 25th
- New Year Holiday (2026) Thursday, January 1st
*Active, full-time employees are eligible for University of the Potomac paid holidays. However,
any department or operation may require an employee to work on a holiday, and/or alter the
annual holiday schedule to accommodate business requirements and demands in individual
locations.
