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State of Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefit (DRB) Representative on UAF Campus Week of September 16!

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A representative from the State of Alaska DRB will be on UAF’s campus for in-person meetings and presentations the week of September 16th! If you are a member of any tier in either the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) or the Teachers Retirement System (TRS), these are for you! 

Schedule now! Space is limited!
If you are unable to attend in-person at this time, you can always attend a virtual webinar or schedule a virtual appointment (see below under "Virtual Seminar/One-on-One Options"). 

Schedule a One-on-One Consultation (in-person only, 30 minute windows)

    • Monday, September 16th from 1:30pm to 4:30pm | Signers' Hall, Room 215
    • Tuesday, September 17th from 8:30am-4:30pm | Eilson Building, Room 111
    • Wednesday, September 18th from 8:30am-4:30pm | Butrovich, Room 109c
    • Friday, September 20, 2024 from 8:30am - 1:30pm | Butrovich, Room 109c

Group Presentations (in-person only, about 2 hours)
If you are unsure what plan you are in, review "Confirm Retirement Plan" below.

    • Introduction to Defined Contribution Retirement (DCR) Plan (PERS Tier IV and TRS Tier III)
      • Thursday, September 19 from 10:00am-12:00pm | Butrovich Room 109ab | Reserve your seat here!
      • This seminar is designed for Public Employees’ Retirement System Tier IV and Teachers’ Retirement System Tier III members who entered service after 6/30/2006. The interactive session includes information about the defined contribution account, financial advice services, retiree insurance plans, Health Reimbursement Arrangement, disability, eligibility, vesting, investment options, distribution and additional resources available.

    • PERS Retirement Process (Tier I, II, III)

      • Thursday, September 19 from 2:00pm-4:30pm | Butrovich Room 109ab | Reserve your seat here!
      • This seminar is for Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) (tier I, II and III) members who are interested in retirement eligibility, the retirement process, pension options, forms, timing of benefits, and enrollment in the State of Alaska Retiree Health Insurance Plan.

In-person Only
All scheduled presentations and one-on-one consultations will be held in-person at UAF at this time. Since there are permanent DRB offices in both Anchorage and Juneau, in-person one-on-ones can be scheduled on the DRB In-Person Counseling Service webpage.

Virtual Seminar/One-on-One Options
The DRB holds regular virtual seminars that can be signed up for on the DRB virtual seminar webpage. Virtual one-on-one consultations can be scheduled on the DRB Online Teleconference Counseling webpage. 

Confirm Retirement Plan
If you are unsure of what retirement plan you are in, please login to UAOnline > Click on "Employee (Upgraded)" in the ribbon at the top > Click on the "Benefits" dropdown menu toward the middle of the page > Click "Current Summary" in the "Benefits" dropdown > Click "Select" and confirm retirement plan. Employees will either show the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP), PERS DB, PERS DC, TRS DB, or TRS DC.

Emailed via benefits newsletter on 9/10/2024.
Contact Benefits: (907) 450-8242  | ua-benefits@alaska.edu | schedule one-on-one time