{"id":258,"date":"2016-04-18T18:06:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T01:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/?page_id=258"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:19:54","slug":"workshops-prepare-to-retire-from-uw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/retirement-plans\/nearing-retirement\/workshops-prepare-to-retire-from-uw\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare to retire from UW"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/retirement-plans\/nearing-retirement\/workshops-prepare-to-retire-from-uw\/#Attend-a-retirement-workshop-livestream-using-Zoom\" >Attend a retirement workshop livestream using Zoom<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/retirement-plans\/nearing-retirement\/workshops-prepare-to-retire-from-uw\/#Retiring-from-a-DRS-plan-PERS-TRS-PSERS-or-LEOFF\" >Retiring from a DRS plan (PERS, TRS, PSERS or LEOFF)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/retirement-plans\/nearing-retirement\/workshops-prepare-to-retire-from-uw\/#Retiring-from-UWRP-An-Overview\" >Retiring from UWRP: An Overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/retirement-plans\/nearing-retirement\/workshops-prepare-to-retire-from-uw\/#UWSRP-UW-Supplemental-Retirement-Plan-Workshop\" >UWSRP: UW Supplemental Retirement Plan Workshop<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Attend-a-retirement-workshop-livestream-using-Zoom\"><\/span>Attend a retirement workshop livestream using Zoom<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Attending a UW Benefits retirement workshop when planning for your retirement is critical in understanding the process of retiring from the University of Washington. Most workshops are available in two formats\u2014join the workshop using livestream or watch at your own pace with an on-demand webinar. Our UWSRP workshop is only available via livestream.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer to keep your pre-retirement process confidential, the livestream option allows\u00a0you to change your name to <em>anonymous<\/em>\u00a0and with the on-demand webinar option, you can watch\u00a0short segments of the retirement workshop whenever you would like without attending a live workshop.<\/p>\n<p>Spouses and partners are welcome to view the livestream workshop or the on-demand webinar.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Retiring-from-a-DRS-plan-PERS-TRS-PSERS-or-LEOFF\"><\/span>Retiring from a DRS plan (PERS, TRS, PSERS or LEOFF)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The workshop is intended for employees participating in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) plans 1, 2, or 3, Teachers&#8217; Retirement System (TRS) plans 1 or 3, Public Safety Employees Retirement System (PSERS) plan 2, and Law Enforcement Officers&#8217; and Fire Fighters&#8217; Retirement System (LEOFF) plan 2.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"uw-btn btn-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/myhr.admin.washington.edu\/uwnetid\/rwrext\/CourseDetails.aspx?courseid=2\">Livestreamed DRS\u00a0workshop<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"uw-btn btn-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwhr\/benefits\/webinar-drs.php\">Webinar: Retiring from a DRS plan<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Retiring-from-UWRP-An-Overview\"><\/span>Retiring from UWRP: An Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This workshop is intended for employees participating in the University of Washington Retirement Plan (UWRP).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"uw-btn btn-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/myhr.admin.washington.edu\/uwnetid\/rwrext\/CourseDetails.aspx?courseid=4\">Livestreamed\u00a0UWRP workshop<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"uw-btn btn-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwhr\/benefits\/webinar-uwrp.php\">Webinar: Retiring from UWRP<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UWSRP-UW-Supplemental-Retirement-Plan-Workshop\"><\/span>UWSRP: UW Supplemental Retirement Plan Workshop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This workshop is intended for employees who were active participants in the UW Retirement Plan (UWRP) on February 28th, 2011 and who, at least time of retirement, anticipate being at least age 62 with at least 10 years&#8217; continuous participation in the UWRP.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"uw-btn btn-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/myhr.admin.washington.edu\/uwnetid\/rwrext\/CourseDetails.aspx?courseid=6\">UWSRP workshop<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch a retirement workshop remotely, or watch the pre-recorded on-demand webinar whenever you\u2019d like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":1279,"parent":254,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Prepare to retire from UW - Benefits","description":"Watch a retirement workshop remotely, or watch the pre-recorded on-demand webinar whenever you\u2019d like."},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-258","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/benefits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}