Privileges and Benefits
For your convenience, we have also created a downloadable document with links for your use: Retired with Emeritus Status and Retired without Emeritus Status.
Please visit the Benefits Page in Membership for the most up-to-date information.
Keeping Connected to UBC
As part of your retirement planning, we recommend that you give some thought to the type and amount of connections you want to maintain with your academic unit and UBC after you retire. We have identified a few ways that your fellow retirees have kept connected with UBC. Their involvements range from minimal to intensive and, over time, often change. For possibilities to consider, visit Ways to Keep Connected to your Department and the University after you retire.
UBC Emeritus College (EC). In addition to the Newsletter and Upcoming Events, which are sent to EC members via email, you and your partner/spouse can request to join the EC Members’ Forum. This Forum provides a platform to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas among members. To join the forum, or to be added to the Courtesy Communications list if you are not a member, send a request to office@emerituscollege.ubc.ca with your full name and contact information.
Keeping Engaged and Connected Beyond UBC
The UBC Emeritus College has compiled a list of readings, surveys, and organizations that may be of interest to both pre- and post-retirement academics. Whether you want to explore the transition to retirement, get inspired about future possibilities, learn more about aging, or connect with others through organizations such as the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE), the European Association of Professors Emeriti or the Canadian Snowbird Association, check out the possibilities of Recommended Resources: Reading & Organizations