Megan Elliott
Vice President, Human Success & Environmental Services Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Seminars
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Discover: Turning a $1M Mandate into a Strategic Win: How Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Reimagined Benefits to Cut Costs and Elevate Employee Experience
1:10 pm
- Facing significant budget pressure and a directive to deliver $1M in savings, Rose Hulman launched a campus-wide benefits overhaul designed to reduce costs without diminishing employee value, even as shifting political expectations and talent market constraints raised the stakes.
- Deploying a structured benefits review rooted in employee surveys, open enrollment data, and cost-to-impact modelling, the team is already projecting $1.5M in achievable savings while broadening access to high value offerings, from expanded insurance options to more inclusive, flexible benefits.
- Showcasing how strategic redesign can fuel recruitment, retention, and morale through cost-positive perks like “Two Dollar Fridays,” and providing a replicable framework institutions can use to quantify impact, guide decision making, and enhance their EVP while strengthening financial resilience
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Develop: How Can Higher Education Institutions Redesign Benefits to Deliver Cost Savings Without Eroding Trust or Value?
1:30 pm
- How can HR teams in higher education balance financial mandates with employee expectations in a politically and culturally sensitive benefits environment?
- What data sources (employee surveys, enrollment behavior, cost‑to‑impact modeling) are most effective in guiding benefits decisions and building credibility with campus stakeholders?
- How can institutions identify benefits changes that are cost‑positive while still strengthening recruitment, retention, and morale for both staff and faculty?
- What governance and communication approaches help benefits redesign feel transparent and values‑aligned rather than purely cost‑driven?
