退休计划

1. 与退休供应商会面

We recommend meeting with your retirement vendor for an individual consultation. 更多的 information about one-on-one counseling sessions is available on the 人力资源网站.

2. 与财务顾问会面

The Provost's Office offers faculty aged 62 or older up to $250 towards the cost of consulting a financial advisor or consultant for retirement planning. Please send requests for payment with a copy of your receipt to Joshua Parad at jparad@viyads.com; payment will be issued as a stipend (less applicable taxes). Please note that payment must be requested and issued prior to retirement taking place.

3. 联系社会保障办公室

Talk to the Social Security Office in Holyoke (413-563-3649) to set up your payments. You also need to sign up for Medicare B and Medicare Part D (the prescription drug plan) to start as soon as you are no longer on the Smith health plan.

4. 探索健康保险选择

Human resources cannot counsel individual retirees on healthcare options. Post-retirement health insurance options include Medicare, but Medicare isn’t free and you will likely want to have supplementary insurance as well. 澳门葡京博彩软件推荐了一个退休后的医疗保健计划: Benistar. This plan requires immediate sign-on upon retirement; there is no possibility of joining the plan later. Many retirees find Serving the 健康 Information Needs of Elders (SHINE) useful. SHINE offices are located in Northampton at the Senior Center on Conz Street (413-587-1228); there are also offices in Greenfield, 蒙太古和佛罗伦萨. 有用的信息可在 照网站.

5. 考虑长期护理保险

考虑长期护理保险. Although it likely isn't necessary for everyone and is expensive, some people may find it beneficial in affording health care as they age.

Emeriti faculty are responsible for the packing and moving of their materials and furniture to their new office, 房子, 或者捐赠. 

大学档案馆

The College Archives is interested in acquiring your papers: class notes, 澳门葡京博彩软件官方通信, 专业的函授, 老学生来信, 甚至是约会簿. They will provide boxes and send someone to pick them up. 请与学院档案保管员南希·杨联系 nyoung@viyads.com or 413-585-2976.

澳门葡京博彩软件图书馆

The 澳门葡京博彩软件 库 may accept some of your books. Gift-in-kind donations must meet the same criteria as those used to select current purchases; they should be scholarly works published within the last two to three years and not already held in the libraries. 其他材料也可以接受. 有关指引及程序，请参阅 捐赠予图书馆. 咨询 你们部门的主题联络人 了解更多信息.

私人 & 非营利组织

Many organizations sponsor donations of books and journals to colleges and universities, and some local bookstores will buy selected used academic books they think they can sell.

• 6月1日生效, 2023, faculty who are retiring must leave their offices within a month following their retirement date. Retiring faculty may apply for up to $500 towards expenses (receipts required) for packing and moving belongings home. The current policy does not apply to those faculty who have signed retirement letters prior to or as of June 1, 2023.
• Emeriti/ae may request a shared office space in Tilly Hall. Requests are granted based on availability and demonstrated need for office space on campus determined through an annual survey administered by the provost’s office. 名誉/ae咨询委员会, 由学院副院长主持, 参与办公空间分配流程.
• All space allocations for emeriti/ae are provided for a one-year period, after which another review of space needs will take place. Emeriti/ae with space allocations should reapply for their spaces by early April for the following academic year.  根据空间需求审查的结果, they may be: 1) approved to continue use of their assigned space; 2) provided a new space assignment; or 3) asked to vacate their space.

Emeriti休息室

The Emeriti休息室, located in Tilly Hall, is a place where retirees can gather informally.

When considering retirement options, faculty should review the 分期退休计划概述.