Academic Personnel Services is a good starting point for faculty with questions about retiring from Miami. Payroll Services and Employee Benefits and Wellness can also provide answers to particular questions. If you have questions not answered here, please contact Academic Personnel at 513-529-6724.
Definitions
Retiree
An employee who applies for and receives a service retirement benefit from an Ohio public employees retirement system (e.g., State Teachers Retirement System [STRS], Public Employees Retirement System [PERS]) or an employee who is a participant in the Miami University Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), is 59 1/2, and who applies for and receives a retirement distribution from the ARP (Coverage/Definitions).
Full Retirement
This phrase is used when a faculty member retires and does not apply for or is not accepted into the Miami Retirement with Rehiring Program.
Retirement with Rehiring Program
Tenured members of the instructional staff, with the approval of the department chair/program director, appropriate dean, and the Provost, may participate in the University’s Retirement with Rehiring Program during the first three consecutive academic years following their retirement. Reemployment may be for a full teaching load for one semester or one-half (½) load for two semesters.
