Retirement
A major aim of PASEF’s Mission is to facilitate fully informed and successful retirement decisions and transitioning among the senior faculty. Thus, PASEF provides a robust program of resources to support faculty.
Most visible is the Planning for Retirement seminar series that focuses on topics of most concern to faculty during the process. (Listed in the accordion below).
Estate Planning for Penn Faculty
Introduced in May 2023 and recommended for all faculty.
View the video presentation below and access the slideshow presentation from the May 10, 2023 webinar.
Estate and Trust Planning and Death Tax Concepts. This written outline details basic estate planning and death tax concepts. It covers the basic background information on death taxes and estate and trust law governing disposition of assets at death which will help clients be better educated decision makers with respect to their estate plans.
Personal Estate Planning Checklist – Index. This is a great tool we’ve developed to help clients get their personal asset and related estate planning information organized for their families
Estate Planning – Special Needs
Introduced in March 2024, the panel included one faculty member describing his experiences, Randy Hope Steen, Esq. from The Law Office of Randy Hope Steen, Ltd. and Michael T. Byrne, ChFC from Heritage/Lighthouse Planning Consultants. See the March 26, 2024 video below.
Financial Security: Concerns of Retiring and Retired Faculty
Introduced in December 2021, the panel included two faculty members describing their experiences and a financial advisor. See the December 7, 2022 video here:
Exploring Living Options in Retirement
Introduced in AY2019-2020, the first seminar focused on the Continuing Care Retirement Community, and a panel of Members spoke candidly about their decisions and transitions to CCRC living (PASEF’s Guide to Retirement Communities summarizes information about the CCRC model, presents helpful suggestions for selecting this option, and provides a list of local CCRCs in which Penn retirees are currently living). Planned for future years are explorations of aging-in-place options, over 55 communities, Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) and so on. View the video of the December 2023 Exploring Living Options in Retirement panel discussion below:
Medicare and Social Security: Concerns of Retiring and Retired Faculty
Each year, the Department of Human Resources invites experts from Medicare and Social Security to enlighten retiring and retired faculty on these two programs. In January 2024, Human Resources and Health Advocate presented Retiree Benefits and Medicare and TIAA presented Social Security Benefits Planning.
View the Retiree Benefits and Medicare video below:
Click here to view the Retiree Benefits and Medicare slideshow PDF file.
Click here to view the Social Security Benefits Planning slideshow PDF file.
Negotiating the Retirement Transition: What’s Next?
A panel of PASEF members in early retirement share their personal stories to illustrate that the retirement decision is a personal and family one, that no one size fits all, and that retirement is a potentially growth-producing process that occurs over time (see also Essays by Colleagues). View the video from the February 28, 2023 session below:
The New FIAP: What are the Issues?
October 24, 2023: Panel discussion on the changes made to the Faculty Income Allowance Program (FIAP) by the University administration, announced on September 5, 2023 and backdated to July 1, 2023.
View the video below:
Click here to view slideshow.
Note: changes were made to FIAP subsequent to this talk. For up-to-date information, visit the Vice Provost for Faculty’s Retirement webpage to view these documents:
- Faculty Income Allowance Policy Booklet
- Faculty Income Allowance Policy FAQ
- Faculty Income Allowance Policy – Changes to Booklet and FAQ since 9/5/23 announcement
Nuts & Bolts of Retirement
Penn’s retirement options, policies, benefits, processes, timelines and retirement planning resources are explained in detail by a team of senior experts from the Perelman School of Medicine, the Office of the Provost, and the Department of Human Resources. See the April 2024 video below.
The slideshow presentation is available here. The Q&A from the 2022 session is here.
Annually, PASEF updates and publishes The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Faculty Retirement, which is available on line and is also distributed in print form to attendees at the Planning for Retirement seminars. The highly regarded Guide contains detailed information about retirement options, timelines, negotiating options with one’s dean, and accessing the range of benefits that accrue to faculty following retirement.
PASEF, together with the Association of Senior & Emeritus Faculty in the Perelman School of Medicine (ASEF-PSOM), hosts a celebration for new retirees annually.
View the program, video, photos and slideshow for this year’s May 6, 2024 event here.