HR/Benefits/Retirement Planning Guide/One Year Before Retirement
One Year Before Retirement
In addition to clarifying and updating information you have obtained about your benefit plan selections, Medicare, Social Security and the retirement plan selections you have made, faculty have some other things they will need to consider. It is also the time to formulate specific decisions and establish a specific timeframe for implementing these decisions.
Academic/Administrative Faculty Only
- Step One: Notify your Department Chair, supervisor and appropriate Dean/VP.
- Step Two: Discuss emeritus status determination with your Department Chair, supervisor and appropriate Dean/VP and make appropriate application.
Notify your department chair and appropriate Dean.
This is the time to discuss your anticipated retirement date and transition issues. By providing adequate notice, you allow the department to prepare for the transition.
Discuss seeking emeritus status with your Department Chair, supervisor and appropriate Dean/VP and make appropriate application.
Emeritus/Emerita status is an honor which may be awarded to full-time faculty and professional staff who retire after distinguished and long-term achievement and service to a NSHE institution.
The Guidelines for appointment to this status as set forth by the University of Nevada, Reno Bylaws are:
There shall be an emeritus faculty composed of retired faculty promoted to this rank: 1) any member of the faculty may be considered for the rank of emeritus at retirement in accordance with regular personnel procedures; 2) any member of the faculty retiring after at least ten years of full-time service shall be recommended for emeritus status. (Title 5, Chapter 7, Section 18)
If you are eligible, you should contact your Dean/VP about making a recommendation for emeritus status to the Provost as early as a year and, if possible, no later than six months prior to your retirement date.
Emeritus status includes the following privileges: inclusion in faculty mailing lists, invitations to attend appropriate University functions and library access.
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