Colorado State University is pleased to offer voluntary retirement incentive plans for eligible faculty, administrative professionals and classified staff. Many of our employees have dedicated the greater part of their professional careers to the University. The collective achievements and distinguished service have provided stability to the University in reaching its overall historical strategic goals.

The University is offering age-and-service based voluntary retirement incentive plans for eligible individuals. The plans will allow the University to provide a substantial and well-earned benefit to those employees who meet the University’s definition of retirement helping to facilitate the ability to retire earlier than otherwise may be financially possible.

The voluntary retirement incentive plans are being offered as an opportunity to align the University’s salary costs with revenues to aid in preserving the jobs of permanent employees in light of a critical projected budget shortfall. The plans also allow the University to be proactive in addressing ongoing budgetary and workforce challenges by offering retirement incentives to facilitate the continuance of the career life cycle of those colleagues who are not yet retirement eligible.

Choosing to participate in the plan is a voluntary decision and no University employee can unduly influence your decision or persuade you to retire. Employees who previously announced or submitted paperwork to initiate retirement prior to the announcement of the plans are not eligible for participation regardless of the date of retirement.