Janette Brown jcbrown@usc.edu http://emeriti.usc.edu

USC Transitions to Retirement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RIjTI9d8LA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

USC Emeriti Center (EC)

Our Mission

The USC Emeriti Center supports USC retirees and pre-retirees in living healthy and purposeful lives byproviding opportunities for continued service and learning.

Our MottoColleagues for Life

LocationGER 220 – Andrus Gerontology Center McClintock Ave. & W. 37th

Place

web: emeriti.usc.edu

Who We Are

A Division of the Provost’s Office Since 1978

The term Emeriti is used as “Honor for Service”We serve all USC retired faculty, staff and pre-

retirees at no cost The Emeriti Center College (ECC) is part of the Emeriti Center

We assist both retiree membership organizations:•Staff Retirement Association (SRA)•Retired Faculty Association (RFA)

The EC serves as the corporate office for the non-profit: Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE)

How We Work Together

• Retirement Transitions Programs• Health & Wellness Programs• New Life Stage Planning• Regional Social Events• Educational Programs & Classes• Trojan Encore: Employment & Volunteer

Opportunities, Trojans Helping Trojans

• USC Living History Recordings• Retiree Records Management

What We Do

• Intergenerational Programs – Trojan Global Intergenerational Friends, Caldwell Scholars, Forum on Global Change, panels & presentations

• Mentoring• Newsletters & Publications• Honors & Awards• University Service• Support for Retirees and Pre-retirees• Research & Publication Grants• Resources & Referrals• Advocacy

What We Do (Continued)

Emeriti Center Becomes Your Home Department

We serve over 2,300 USC retired faculty and staff Gold Trojans

You can attend EC programs & join the SRA/RFA and retired or not

Gold Card Process

EC sends special packet to retiree after your retirement date

EC sends Retirement Form

to Home Dept. Coordinator

(upon retiree request)

The Process

Gold Card PrivilegesAge 55+ upon retirement

10+ years of service:

- Courtesy parking- Bookstore discounts- USC email & computer account- On campus library access- Ticket office discounts for sports, theatre, music events- Discount on dental services

Privileges

More Gold Card Privileges

• Free counseling services

• Maintenance of USC Internet account through ITS

• University Club or Edmonson Center free membership (must have been a member 5 years prior to retirement)

• Eligible to apply for small faculty research stipends

• See Retiree Privileges on the EC website

Privileges

Programs• Topics on consumer protection,

health, aging, finances, and more• New initiatives based upon retiree

interest and need• Collaborate with USC departments

and units

Advocacy• Benefits & Resource Committee

(retired faculty and staff)• Hearing Health & ADA advocacy• Retiree Surveys• Academic Senate, Staff

AssemblyDeans of Faculty Council, Accessibility Task Force,

Safe Communities Task Force, Wellness Committees

Programs and Advocacy

Retiree Recognition• Living History Video Recordings• Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award• Faculty Award for Service to USC• Staff Award for Service to USC• Online Retiree Profiles

Resources• Newsletter• EC Website• Resource Publications• Online Video Recordings: events

and histories

Retiree Legacy & Resources

A division of the USC Emeriti Center

• Established in 1990• Operates a Speakers Bureau• Offers Enrichment Classes• Sponsors Off-Campus Educational Programs• Provides Research Stipends for Publications• Hosts Intergenerational Discussions• Sponsors Interns

Web:emeriticollege.usc.edu

USC Emeriti College

• For USC retirees, spouses, partners and friends, alumni, community

• Short courses & lectures

• Offered fall and spring

USC Emeriti CollegeEnrichment Classes

Web:emeriticollege.usc.edu

Off-Campus EducationRegional Outreach• USC Orange County

Center in Irvine

• USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena

• Huntington Library, SanMarino

• Skirball Cultural Center, West Los Angeles

• Local libraries: Brentwood, Pasadena, San Marino, Rancho Palos Verdes

USC Emeriti College

The Emeriti College schedules 200+ presentations annually.

Lectures, workshops, performances

are available for alumni groups,

schools, business associations,

churches, and senior centers.

Taught by retired and active

USC faculty and staff.

Web:emeriticollege.usc.edu

USC Emeriti College Speaker’s Bureau

• $2K to $4K annually for retired faculty

• Employs USC students to support faculty research and publication

Student Outreach• Intergenerational discussions

and dinner with students, retired and active faculty and staff

• Mentoring

Research Grants & Mentoring Students

Research Grants

USC Emeriti College

Web:emeriticollege.usc.edu

Support USC through service and work

• Retirees offer experience, skills and knowledge to assist units needing support

• Paid or volunteer positions (part-time and/or shortterm)

The Process

• Retirees post skills & profiles on web• Hiring managers review retiree profiles online• Manager and retiree determine hiring terms

• The Emeriti Center is not involved with theactual hiring

USC Trojan Encore

USC Trojans Helping TrojansThis volunteer gathering of colleagues meets once a month to discuss current and new ways to support the USC retiree community.

USC Retired Faculty Associationrfa.usc.edu

RFA Membership Organization,Est. 1949

For USC faculty retirees & pre-retirees (spouses/partners welcome)

Supported by annual membership dues

PurposeTo represent interests of USC retired faculty and foster collegiality among its

members

Activities and Service

USC Retired Faculty Associationrfa.usc.edu

Academic, cultural and social events

Collaborates with the SRA

Voting rights on Academic Senate

Serves on EC Executive Committee

Serves on University Committees

Supports Caldwell Neighborhood Scholarship Fund for students

Activities and Service• Develops and supports programs to enhance quality of life of

members in their retirement years

• SRA board representative serves on the Staff Assembly• Collaborates with the RFA• Leadership role on the Emeriti Center Executive Committee

• Serves on award selection

committees

• Supports Living History

recordings

USC Staff Retirement Associationsra.usc.edu

USC Staff Retirement Association

SRA Membership OrganizationEstablished 1985

• For USC staff retirees & pre-retirees(spouses/partners welcome)

• Supported by annual membership dues

Purpose• To represent interests of USC retired

staff and foster collegiality among its members

• To promote mutually beneficial relationships between SRA and the university

sra.usc.edu

National and International Leadership

USC wins the 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Faculty Career Flexibility – Recognizing Best Practices - $100,000 grant

2012 AROHE survey data indicates that USC leads the nation with each of the oldest and most heavily supported Emeriti Centers, Emeriti Colleges, Retired Faculty Associations, and Staff Retirement Associations

USC was represented at the National Academy of Sciences COSEUP workshop - Sept. 2013

USC Keynote speaker in Taipei March 2014

USC is featured in Chapter 7

AROHE is featured in Chapter 15

Published in 2014

Dr. Janette C. Brown Executive Director

Emeriti CenterDirector, AROHE

Dr. Jerry WalkerDirector

Emeriti Center College

Privileges & Services Gold Card

Judy C. Diaz Assistant Director

Emeriti Center College

ECC Lectures & Programs

Gloria M. Reyes Assistant Director Retiree Relations

Programs & Advocacy

Dr. Bob Scales Associate

Director Emeriti Center

Carole Gustin Coordinator

Trojan Encore

Emeriti Center Staff

Diana Seyb Communications and Projects Coordinator

213-740-8921emeriti@usc.edu

GER 220 – Andrus Gerontology Center

McClintock Ave. & W. 37th Place

Janette Brown- Executive Director, USC Emeriti Center & EC College

USC Emeriti Center Contacts

jcbrown@usc.edu 213-740-7121

Judy Diaz- Assistant Director, EC College, judydiaz@usc.edu 213-740-8841

Carole Gustin- Trojan ENCORE Coordinator, cgustin@usc.edu 213-740-5256

Gold Card Inquiries - 213-740-8169

Gloria Reyes- Assistant Director, gmreyes@usc.edu 213-740-8175

Bob Scales- Associate Director, rscales@usc.edu 213-740-8921

Diana Seyb- Communications Coordinator, seyb@usc.edu 213-740-7424

Jerry Walker- Director, EC College, jbwalker@usc.edu 213-740-1289

Thank You

Janette Brown

jcbrown@usc.edu213-740-7121

http://emeriti.usc.edu