History
Our Association was founded in 2016 by Barbara Tye, John Koshak, Thomas Hall, Karl Reitz, and Don Booth in order to advocate for retired faculty. These individuals spent countless hours researching retired faculty associations and meeting with the University administration. Barbara and her fellow board members also wrote and adopted a set of Bylaws that can be found on these pages.
Read about the beginnings of our Retired and Emeriti Association. (Chapman News Article by Robyn Norwood, June 7, 2016)
Membership
Eligibility
Those eligible for membership include all full-time faculty with retired or emeriti status upon retiring from Chapman University. Long term adjunct faculty, Deans of schools and colleges and Administrators of academic departments may be invited to join upon agreement of the Executive Board. Additionally, Administrators who are Directors of their department and who regularly taught in academic departments are eligible for membership. The spouse of any deceased full-time faculty member shall be eligible for Associate membership.
How to Become a Member
Joining the Association is as easy as contacting our Membership Chair, Virginia Carson, carson@chapman.edu. Our main avenue of communication is via e-mail.
Meetings and Events
Annual events
Our annual events include the Provost-hosted luncheon and talk held in October and our December holiday party. Other events have included tours, museum visits, and ad hoc luncheons.
- Please save the date for this year’s luncheon and talk, to be held on Friday, October 18, 2024, from 11:00 to 1:00 in the Argyros Forum. Provost Dr. Norma Bouchard will be our featured speaker. Fall Luncheon Invitation.
- Save the Date for our annual Holiday Party: Sunday, Dec 8 - details forthcoming.
Board Meetings
Our Executive Board meets monthly in person and by Zoom on the second Friday of the month, from 11:00 to noon. You are welcome to join us at any meeting. If you would like to sit in on a meeting, please let Jeff Cogan know (cogan@chapman.edu) at least a week ahead of time so you can be included in the meeting reminder which includes the Zoom details and the location of the in-person meeting.
Going Forward
We have many ideas addressing how we can best advocate for retired faculty and ways in which we can be relevant to the Chapman community but we need more Association members to join the Executive Board. There is a great need for your time and talent in order to move our Association forward. In addition to specific positions on the Executive Board, there are also open member-at-large positions.
Our intent, going forward, is to honor and further the goals established by Barbara Tye and the founding members of the Association – not only for ourselves but for all future retired Chapman University Faculty.
Emeriti Benefits
Some of the benefits afforded Emeriti faculty include:
Other Services Available:
- Chapman Open for WI-FI (available to all retired faculty as well as visitors to campus) Wireless Network
- Service Desk - In-person technical support (located in Leatherby Library, first floor) for computer hardware and software issues and solutions. Or call the main IS&T phone number at (714) 997-3600. The website is here: Service Desk (Note: Retired faculty may ask service desk for help with questions about technical issues but will not receive hands-on service on devices).
The Retired and Emeriti Association of Chapman University is under the auspices of the provost’s office.
