Statewide Meetings on Arkansas Retirement Systems

From September 5th to November 6th the Joint Committee on Public Retirement & Social Security Programs (JRC) will hold meetings at different venues across Arkansas with the directors of the Arkansas Retirement Systems.  The directors will give presentations on the status of their systems, along with any   proposed changes, and answer questions.  Specifically the Arkansas Retirement Systems are:

Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS)
Arkansas Judicial Retirement System (AJRS)
Arkansas State Police Retirement System (ASPRS)
            Duncan Baird, Executive Director

Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS)
            Clint Rhoden, Executive Director

Arkansas Local Police & Fire Retirement System (LOPFI) and Pension Review Board (PRB)
            David Clark, Executive Director

Arkansas State Highway Employees Retirement System (ASHERS)
            Robyn Smith, Executive Secretary

These are the dates and locations for the Statewide Meetings of the JRC:

Thursday, September 5, 2019
1:30 p.m. - Hempstead Hall
University of Arkansas Hope – Texarkana (UAHT)
2500 S. Main, Hope, AR – Phone: (870) 722-8565

Friday, September 6, 2019
9:30 a.m. – Rooms 104-105
Hot Springs Convention Center
134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs National Park, AR Phone: (501) 321-2277

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
1:30 p.m. – Shewmaker Center for Workforce Technologies – Walmart Auditorium, Room B102
Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC)
1000 Southeast Eagle Way, Bentonville, AR Phone: (479) 636-9222 

Wednesday, September 25
9:30 a.m. – Theater Lobby
Fort Smith Convention Center
55 South 7th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901 Phone: (479) 788-8932

Tuesday, October 1
1:30 p.m. – Cooper Alumni Center
2626 Alumni Blvd., State University, AR
Arkansas State University (ASU), Jonesboro, AR Phone: (870) 972-3362

Wednesday, October 2
9:30 a.m. - Magruder Hall
2000 West Broadway, West Memphis. AR
Arkansas State University Mid-South (ASU-Mid-South) Phone: (870) 733-6722

Wednesday, October 9
1:30 p.m. - Fine Arts Center
University of Arkansas Monticello (UAM)
346 University Drive, Monticello, AR Phone: (870) 460-1026

Thursday, October 10, 2019
9:30 a.m. – STEM Building (tentative)
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB)
1200 North University Drive, Pine Bluff, AR Phone: (870) 575-8000

Tuesday, October 22, 2019
1:30 p.m. – The Sheid Building
Arkansas State University – Mountain Home (ASU-Mt Home)
1600 South College Street, Mountain Home, AR Phone: (870) 508-6100

Wednesday, October 23, 2019
9:30 a.m. – Nucor Auditorium, Lyon Building
Lyon College
2300 Highland Road, Batesville, AR Phone: (870) 307-7000

Tuesday, November 5, 2019
5:00 p.m. – Benton Event Center
Benton, AR (note: updated time, date and location)

Stay in Touch with ATRS and View YOUR Account Information

The ATRS website allows members to have direct access to specific member account information. Now, approximately 17,000 members have direct account access to individualized account information. Here is the link to the instructions to sign up: www.artrs.gov/registration.

You can also sign up to obtain these executive director updates through your private email address. Updates are made throughout the year such as at retirement season and other times when information needs to be shared. Now, over 20,000 people have signed up to receive this executive director update by direct email delivery. It is always a great pleasure for ATRS staff to learn of more ways to provide information to ATRS members, employers, beneficiaries, government officials, and the public. The ATRS Board is committed to providing a system that is member friendly and transparent. Remember that ATRS is here to serve you.

Best regards,

Clint Rhoden
Executive Director ATRS
(501) 291-1623 Mobile
clintr@artrs.gov

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Statewide Meeting Schedule