Retirement Change Communications


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My PERF/TRF Benefits

Get online access to your PERF/TRF benefits:

  • Log into your account.
  • If you do not have online access please call PERF/TRF (INPRS) at 844-GO-INPRS to request a pin number. The pin number will be emailed or sent via regular mail.

Run a Personal Estimate of Pension Benefits

  1. Login.
  2. Click on the “Application and Calculators” icon.
  3. Click on “Calculators” and it will bring up a PERF calculator.
  4. Click on the PERF calculator to go to the estimate page (The calculator will show current years of service which may be adjusted for a future retirement date)

PERF/TRF Workshops, Webinars, and One-on-One Information Sessions

  • Offered by INPRS on a regular, reoccurring basis in Muncie and surrounding areas
  • Register for a retirement benefit workshop to receive help to budget for retirement, a review of benefit estimates, an explanation of retirement options, step-by-step instructions for completing the online retirement application, information about working after retirement, answers to PERF retirement questions
  • Register for a retirement benefit webinar to receive help to budget for retirement, an explanation of retirement options, information about working after retirement, and answers to your retirement questions
  • Register for a one-on-one session to receive a personalized PERF benefit estimate, explanation of PERF retirement options, step-by-step instructions for completing a PERF retirement application, information about working after retirement, and answers to PERF retirement questions

This will not effect individuals who have already retired from Ball State.

An analysis is underway to determine which option is in the best interest of the University and our employees regarding PERF/TRF. Options being considered are:

  1. No change
  2. Freeze enrollment for current employees only, new employees would enroll in the APP, or
  3. Withdraw all employees currently in PERF/TRF and transition into the university APP retirement plan in 2020.
Ball State is an outlier in that few Indiana public universities enroll new employees in these plans. We believe that enrolling employees in the University’s defined contribution plans will provide a greater level of stability and predictability.

Yes. In fact, only Ball State and Indiana State University continue to enroll new employees in PERF or TRF. 

Yes. Options being considered are:

  1. No change
  2. Freeze enrollment for current employees only, new employees would enroll in the APP, or
  3. Withdraw all employees currently in PERF/TRF and, in 2020, transition into the University’s APP defined contribution 403(b) retirement plan based on current hire date/University seniority date, and at the same level as other employees

No. Impacted employees would NOT lose their existing PERF/TRF retirement benefits. Existing PERF/TRF funds would remain intact and be available when PERF/TRF retirement eligibility requirements of age and service are met.

Employees with less than 10 years of service in the PERF/TRF plan would become immediately vested instead of foregoing their pension as normally required by PERF/TRF.

No. Information was presented to the Board of Trustees at its February 8 meeting. A final recommendation to the Board is expected later this year.
Ball State values its employees and retirees and recognizes these are matters of interest to them; as such, the University seeks to keep them informed at each major step in the decision-making process.

Indiana Public Employee Retirement Fund (PERF) Hybrid Plan

Indiana Teachers Retirement Fund (TRF)

Prior Communications

Read President Mearns' Communication     See Board Presentation (PDF)

Potential closing of current post-retirement health care plan to new employees

If this change is made, it will not affect any current Ball State employees or retirees already enrolled in the plan.

No. It is becoming unusual for a public university to offer this benefit. No other public university in Indiana offers this benefit to new employees. No data exists to indicate that this benefit is a determining factor for prospective employees to choose Ball State.

No. Information was presented to the Board of Trustees at its February 8 meeting. A final recommendation to the Board is expected later this year.