BOT approves changes to retirement age for the Western Washington University Retirement Plan

Attention:  Western Washington University Retirement Plan (WWURP) participants

The Board of Trustees, upon recommendation of the President and support of the University Retirement Plan Advisory Committee, has approved a notable change in retirement age for the Western Washington University Retirement Plan (WWURP).  Effective April 5, 2019, retirement age under the WWURP will be amended to include employees that have attained age 55 with ten or more years of service completed without a break in service.

Section 2.21 of the Western Washington University Retirement Plan document

Retirement Age: normal retirement age means the last day of the calendar month in which age 65 is attained; early retirement age means the last day of the calendar month in which either (a) age 62 is attained or (b)age 55 is attained with ten or more years of service completed without a Break in Service.