Other Emeritus Organizations
Emeritus organizations exist at many institutions and in countless varieties. Not all have the "college" structure that the Emeritus College at ASU enjoys, along with its physical facilities and institutional support. But a common principle is the desire of many retired faculty to maintain an association with their university.
A growing number of emeritus organizations have joined the national organization, Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE). AROHE has prepared a “Start-up and Development Kit” to guide individuals who seek to set up faculty or staff retirement organizations at their host institutions. The Kit summarizes the experiences of members of successful retiree groups and presents guidance on how to begin and maintain a retiree organization. Included in the document are sample by-laws, strategic plans, and histories of active organizations.
At ASU, we have three retiree organizations: The Emeritus College, whose mission and goals are given elsewhere in this web site, the Arizona State University Retirees Association (ASURA), whose members come from faculty and staff and whose activities include monitoring retirement benefits and participating in the political process as it relates to the University and to retirement policies. ASURA also provides much that enhances the whole life of its members. The ASU Faculty Emeriti Association provides social opportunities for emeriti and emeritae and has some service activities, primarily a graduate student fellowship fund. Officers and members of these three sister organizations mix and overlap to a great extent.
Retirement organizations whose web site links are listed on this page generally share a primary interest in the continued intellectual and creative lives of its members. The number of retirees associations whose mission and scope is similar to that of ASURA, for example, far exceeds what is listed here.
Pac 10 Schools
Arizona State University
Oregon State University
University of Southern California
University of California at Berkeley
University of Washington
Others
Bryn Mawr
Cornell University
Emory University
Indiana State University
Indiana University at Bloomington
North Carolina State University
Oklahoma State University
Portland State University
Purdue University
Rutgers University
San Diego State University
University of Iowa
University of Michigan (other Big 10 universities also at this site)
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Yale University