Thinking about retirement?
Congratulations on exploring retirement! The College of Arts and Sciences wants to support you through this important and exciting milestone. This milestone is exciting and the College of Arts and Sciences wants to support you through it. This webpage provides pertinent resources for non-tenure track faculty to support their wellbeing during this life transition and help them begin the process of retirement.
Get started early
As you consider retirement, begin planning as soon as possible. Retirement plans and benefits are administered by the CU System Employee Services Office. See contact information and quick links below to get started:
CU Boulder retiree perks
As a retiree on the Boulder campus you are eligible for:
- E-mail: Retirees are eligible to keep their campus e-mail accounts. Automatically with slight delay during transition.
- Norlin Library: Retirees maintain their library privileges. Access remains the same, automatically.
- Parking: Retirees are eligible for retiree-parking permit. Contact the Parking Services Business Office at (303) 492-7384 for more information.
- Stay Connected: Be Well and CU Retired Faculty Association
- Emeritus Status: According to the Faculty Handbook, "Upon retirement, any administrative officer or any professional member of the faculty, in accordance with normal faculty review procedures or by approval of the Board of Regents, may be allowed to retain his/her title with the description 'emeritus'." Requires request from department chair based on department approval to the Dean, and approval by the dean and faculty affairs.
Buffalo Spirit
American Buffaloes, and those who protect them, signify determination and the wherewithal to make clear and wise decisions. The buffalo survives, even in the rapidly changing world to which it must adapt.
As a valued member of the College of Arts and Sciences we honor your contributions and recognize the buffalo spirit within you as you transition to your next adventures.
Retirement
You will find policy information regarding faculty retirement and retirement agreements on the Office of Faculty Affairs website.
With standard retirement, the faculty member continues with standard workload until the final semester. The faculty member may request up to 50% reduction in teaching in the final semester or continue with the standard workload.
Process
- Faculty member discusses plans with department, program or center chair or director.
- Faculty member submits request for retirement in a Word document to the department chair/director.
- The chair/director forwards the request for retirement document to CAS-Faculty.
- The College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Affairs submits a form to the unit, dean, and the Office of Faculty Affairs* for signature with a copy to the Graduate School or the Research and Innovation Office (if applicable), Human Resources Service Center and Department Coordinator.
- * The Office of Faculty Affairs will create the faculty retirement agreement
Faculty Member’s Responsibility
Parking
Retirees are eligible for retiree parking permit. Contact the Parking Services Business Office at (303) 492-7384 for more information.
Staying Connected
Retirement is a new beginning. This is a time to use experience and expertise in a new way to focus attention on the evolving CU Boulder campus landscape. We believe you would provide a significant contribution to the mission and objectives of the Boulder campus, and the Chancellor agrees. Consider joining the CU Retired Faculty organization.
Computer equipment
Please note that tenured and tenure-track faculty, rostered instructors and senior instructors with less than one year remaining before retirement are ineligible for the faculty computer purchasing program. Faculty members will be notified of eligibility in faculty computer purchasing program via email in July of the current fiscal year. Any declaration of an intent to retire may disqualify the terms of your eligibility. If you are unsure about your eligibility, please email fcpp@colorado.edu
Faculty who continue to be officially affiliated with the university post retirement may continue to use university owned computers.
Note that the computer DOES NOT belong to the faculty person; it is University property. The academic unit is expected to collect all university property per closeout procedures upon faculty member’s last day.
Emeritus Status
According to the Faculty Handbook, "Upon retirement, any administrative officer or any professional member of the faculty, in accordance with normal faculty review procedures or by approval of the Board of Regents, may be allowed to retain their title with the description 'emeritus'." If faculty member is requesting emeritus status, department vote is required.
- The Chair will then send a request for emeritus status in a Word document to the Dean with justification.
- This request must include the department vote with roll call of yeas and nays
- The College of Arts and Sciences Office of Faculty Affairs will route final document for approval with copies sent to the Dean and the Office of Faculty Affairs, and to the HRSC for entry. The effective date will align with the retirement date.
Wellness resources for faculty
Congratulations on your career milestone! The College of Arts and Sciences appreciates your work and dedication to our students and campus community. As you transition into retirement, the College of Arts and Sciences is committed to supporting your holistic wellness as well as to the well-being of its community members.
The Be Well program utilizes eight dimensions of wellness—emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, spiritual—to support holistic health for those exploring retirement. Stay connected via the Be Well website and take advantage of the resources offered.