Looking for Committee Members of the Scholarly Expenses Subsidy Committee!
The UBC Emeritus College seeks to assist in fostering, promoting, and disseminating the scholarly activities and academic pursuits of retired faculty, by disbursing funds provided for this purpose by the University. Every year in July, Emeriti Professors are encouraged to apply for our (limited) funds in order to subsidize their research expenses incurred in the previous 12 months. Much of the work in processing these applications for a subsidy is done by the Emeritus College office, but the Scholarly Expenses Subsidy Committee reviews all applications and decides on eligibility and on funding amounts. This work is basically done over the summer and finished by the end of September, followed by a policy meeting in February to consider policy questions for the next round of funding. As continuity on this Committee is very desirable, we are looking for two new members to sign on for at least two years. The downside of being on the Committee is that you will not be eligible to apply yourself for support from the Committee. I hope that will not be too much of a deterrent. The work of our Committee is absolutely central to what the Emeritus College does, so we need good people on it!
Please reach out to David W. Edgington, Chair, UBC Emeritus College Scholarly Expenses Subsidy Committee at david.edgington@ubc.ca.
UBC Email Service Disruption
We have become aware that some Senate approved Emeriti have lost access to their UBC email account. If you find yourself in this situation, please take the following steps:
- Immediately contact UBC IT to request reactivation of your email account.
- UBC Vancouver: 604.822.2008 (Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm)
- UBC Okanagan: 250.807.9000 (Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:30pm)
- Email: service.helpdesk@ubc.ca
- Make a note of the incident number (INC) provided by IT.
- Contact us with your IT incident number
- Email: office@emerituscollege.ubc.ca
- Phone: 604-827-6359
It’s very important that you reach out to our office, as we maintain a record in order to improve the UBC processes in Workday in collaboration with UBC IT and Faculty Relations. Thank you for your attention to this matter and we apologize in advance for the inconvenience for losing access to your UBC email address.
Johnson Insurance Renewal Notice | Membership in Good Standing
If you have Johnson Inc insurance, they will routinely ask you to verify your Emeritus College membership status on your insurance renewal date. This is to ensure the Johnson records are up-to-date. As a member of the College, your membership is automatically considered in good standing and does not expire. There is no need to contact the office for renewal or confirmation.
Thank you for your consideration.
Call for Additional Nominations for UBC Emeritus College Council – deadline May 3, 2024
The Nominating Committee invites additional nominations from members for UBC Emeritus College Council.
INDIGENOUS INFORMATION BOOKLET FOR UBC EMERITUS COLLEGE MEMBERS
The Continuing Scholarly Activity and Engagement Committee (CSAEC) of the Emeritus College (EC) is pleased to offer the Indigenous Information Booklet to Emeritus College members. This booklet was compiled by Noah Chenoweth, PhD student, UBC Okanagan Campus and Okanagan Nation member and Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem, Emeritus College, Stó:lō Nation
General Meeting Recording Online
You can now watch the recording of the General Meeting with UBC President and Vice-Chancellor, Benoit-Antoine Bacon
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS
The Emeritus College is now accepting nominations for two annual awards.
UBC Emeritus College Award for Excellence in Innovative and Creative Endeavours: The Award of Excellence in Innovative and Creative Endeavours from the UBC Emeritus College recognizes UBC emeriti for excellence in innovative research, artistic creation or new applications of previous research since attaining emeritus status.
UBC President’s Award for Distinguished Service: The UBC President's Award for Distinguished Service honours UBC emeriti who have displayed exceptional leadership in volunteer community services
Deadline: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
More Details
If you have any questions, please contact Queenie Law at office@emerituscollege.ubc.ca.
