Employee Discounts and Perks

Summary

As a State of Minnesota and Minnesota State University employee, you have access to a variety of discounts—including entertainment, software, and phone savings—through programs like SEI, MERSC, and Office 365, with many businesses offering additional deals when you show your employee ID.

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Overview

As an employee of the State of Minnesota and Minnesota State University, you have access to a variety of discounts from participating companies. Be sure to ask businesses if they offer a discount, some may require you to show your employee ID.

State Employee Discounts

Through MN State Employees, Inc. (SEI), you can access entertainment and other discounts. SEI membership also includes access to MERSC (Minnesota Employee Recreation and Services Council).
The Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota: As an employee of MSU, Mankato, you can take advantage of a special discount: receive 50% off a Family Membership or Grandparent Membership using our exclusive discount code: MSU

Software Discounts

Minnesota State Mankato employees can download up to five free copies of Microsoft Office ProPlus 365 for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.

Learn more on the Office 365 web page.

Phone Discounts

Discounts may be available through providers like:

AT&T
Verizon
- Employees may be eligible to save up to $10/month on Verizon Home Internet and potential other benefits may include router rentals, Amazon product discounts, and streaming service discounts.

If your provider isn’t listed, ask about available discounts at the time of purchase.

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Article ID: 1461

Created

Thu 10/23/25 3:48 PM

Modified

Fri 5/1/26 3:42 PM