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Association of Retired Faculty
Association of Retired Faculty
UPCOMING EVENTS, RECENT POSTINGS
Brown Bag Luncheon Series-- This series of informal noon hour luncheons and speakers is planned for the third Wednesday of each month during the academic year.
Annual Retiree Dinner --Monday, May 21, 2012 at 5:30 PM in the MSU Stadium Club (3rd floor of Bobcat Stadium). $25 per person. Speakers: President Waded Cruzado - Welcome message; Ted Williams - "Historic American Flags." Register online at www.montana.edu/ret12 or by calling 994-2053 or 1-800-457-1696.
Dinner sponsored by the MSU Alumni Association.
Are Academics Delaying Retirement? --A recently published article in the journal Nature discusses how baby boomers in academia are delaying their retirement and how this impacts younger faculty. Phased retirement is briefly discussed as a mechanism to encourage retirement.
TRS Funding Issues
-- The February issue of the TRS Newsletter has additional material on the funding issues facing TRS as well as a call for input from TRS members.
The TRS web site also has a new page that has many new links discussing the pros and cons of fixed benefit pension plans and funding alternatives for the Montana TRS.
2011-2012 Association of Retired Faculty Dues.
For those of you who have not yet paid your ARF dues for 2012, your treasurer will be happy to receive them. They are $15 for regular membership; $25 for a sustaining membership; $50 for a contributing membership; $100 to become a benefactor; and $200 for a lifetime membership. Mail your checks to the ARF treasurer, Don Mathre, 731 South 12th Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715. Make checks payable to the MSU Association of Retired Faculty.
ARF Newsletter. The most recent ARF NEWSLETTER (Nov, 2011) is now available online.
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ASSOCIATION OVERVIEW
The purpose of the Association of Retired Faculty of Montana State University - Bozeman is to foster the
benefit, interests and well being of retired faculty and spouses through social, educational, and promotional
activities, as well as to encourage continuing retiree contact and involvement with the University. In so
doing, helping to enrich the personal and professional lives of persons in the University and the greater community.
Officers of the Association of Retired Faculty assume the roles of communicator, advocate, liaison and ombudsman regarding
retirement policies and practices in cooperation with other divisions of the University.
Membership is open to retired MSU faculty and spouses, as well as retired faculty from other universities who have a
relationship with MSU.
The Association of Retired Faculty at Montana State University was founded in 2004 by a group of retired faculty
who wished to retain ties to the University and continue to contribute to University programs in a variety of ways. The constitution of the Association was approved by the membership in October of 2004.
Goals include improving retirement benefits, and promotion of numerous avenues for retirees to remain socially
active, productive and up to date on health and economic issues.
The Association of Retired Faculty helps provide all faculty with important news about retirement income, and
health insurance.
Minds are stimulated by offering a variety of informative talks by experts on the many and varied aspects of our
community, the state, and the nation.
Opportunities are provided to meet with others for local activities and by hosting an annual dinner.
Article by Robert Swenson Detailing Rationale for the Founding of MSU ARF
--from Montana Professor, 2005
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