Before You Get Started
If you have any questions about the process or the form, please send an email to [email protected].
If you are a tenured Extension academic faculty member or an administrator on a professional faculty appointment, who holds an underlying academic faculty position with indefinite tenure, please send an email to [email protected] prior to completing the application.
A Full Tenure Relinquishment Application and Agreement form must be accompanied by:
- The employee’s resignation/retirement letter, and
- A position description that has been signed by both the employee and unit head.
Procedure
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Employee reviews and becomes familiar with the program policies.
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Employee discusses questions about retirement options with Employee Benefits (if applicable).
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Employee discusses, with unit head, the timing of resignation or retirement and options for continued employment including:
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Length of post-tenure academic wage appointment
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Duties
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Initial work schedule
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Unit head discusses, with the dean/division leadership, options for the employee’s continued employment (as applicable).
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Unit head completes a position description for the academic wage appointment work assignments and discusses it with the employee.
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Employee and unit head sign the finalized position description.
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Employee completes the Full Tenure Relinquishment Application and Agreement form and attaches a letter of resignation or retirement.
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Unit head reviews, indicates the approved academic wage appointment start and end dates, notes the employee's current full-time annual salary rate, attaches fully signed position description, and signs form.
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Dean/division leadership reviews and approves the form as appropriate.
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Human Resources verifies eligibility and other pertinent information, and routes the packet to the Office of Faculty Affairs for review.
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After a final decision is made by the Office of Faculty Affairs, access to a fully signed copy is routed to the form signatories via email.
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Human Resources coordinates and completes the necessary transactions in the HR/payroll systems.
Resources & Additional Information
- Retirement Resources
- Policy
- Application
- Full Tenure Relinquishment Academic Wage Model Letter
- Emeritus Status
- FAQs (coming soon!)