III.7 RETIRED FACULTY AND STAFF; FACULTY WHO HAVE RESIGNED FROM UW- MADISON

(For a discussion of Emerita/Emeritus status, please refer to the section below.)

Unless there is a special need, employment of retired staff members is not a general expectation with the College.  In cases where retirees are re-employed, they cannot be rehired until 30 days after their termination date, their annuity effective date, or the date they filed a retirement application, whichever is latest.  

In situations where emeritus faculty and instructional academic staff are employed to teach, the salary used will be that of a Lecturer with Ph.D. (experience) plus a 10% increase. Short-term staffing appointment percentages will be used for such appointments. Remember--and be sure those being appointed understand--that emeritus faculty appointments are academic staff appointments and are covered by academic staff policies, not by faculty policies and procedures.  

Graduate School policy is that faculty members are automatically permitted to retain graduate faculty status for one year after their retirement or resignation. Annual extension can be recommended by the departmental executive committee for consideration and approval by the Graduate School dean or designee. Such requests are reviewed carefully with consideration for 1) whether the student is best served by continuing this relationship which may be a long-distance one, (2) whether we are creating an obligation to the former faculty member and 3) whether he or she is really still the best-qualified person.

In situations where emeritus faculty are employed to continue their research, their salary will be based on the same full-time rate they had at the time of retirement.  A sample appointment letter is available for these appointments; for questions, please contact Maggie Sullivan (3-2315 or msullivan@ls.admin.wisc.edu). 

FACULTY RETIREMENT AND GOVERNANCE

Retired faculty may, under certain conditions, continue to participate in the governance of the University.  Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.31.b. states that "Emeritus/emerita faculty retain all faculty governance rights held at the time of their retirement during any academic year in which they hold an academic staff appointment from their department totaling at least 20% of the full-time academic year appointment."  

POLICY FOR EMERITA/EMERITUS STATUS FOR RETIREES

Recommendations for emerita/emeritus status for retiring faculty, academic staff, and classfied staff are made prior to the end of the academic or fiscal (respectively) year in which they retire.  Recommendations for emerita/emeritus status for retirees should include the following:

Recommendations usually begin at the department level (through the executive committee, when necessary) and proceed through to the Dean's office and to the Chancellor.  If the employee holds a tenured or affiliate appointment in another department, please confer with them directly to coordinate the recommendation.