Dear Retiring and Retired Faculty,
We are happy to be issuing Retiree Update Volume 2.
Thank you for your interest in a Retiring and Retired Faculty Contact List. Click here to view the list (make sure you are logged into your SCU email), and click here if you would like to be added to the list.
RESOURCES
We want to be sure you're aware that the Faculty Development department manages a Retirement Resources website.
Human Resources' retirement website provides financial information related to retirement and workshop opportunities.
For financial information, click here.
For workshops, see the Human Resources Calendar here.
A Retirement Checklist is in process. We’ll announce it when it’s ready, and we’ll post it on the website.
LIBRARY
University library services are available to retirees:
Retirees may continue to use the University library - in order to check out books, your faculty ID/access card will need to be replaced by a ‘special’ retiree/emeritus card. Information on how to get this access card, parking passes, and other benefits here.
Ray Scroggin, Institutional Repository Coordinator, Archives & Special Collections, will assist you in posting publications on Scholar Commons. Many faculty add a Scholar Commons link below their email signature line.
Retired faculty are invited to work with the University library's Archives & Special Collections staff on donating faculty papers to the library.
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
Retired faculty are invited to become Osher members and to enroll in Osher courses. Registration for Winter quarter 2023 courses opened December 7. Most Osher courses are currently offered in-person, though some are offered by Zoom. (Editorial note from DJP- I've taken several Osher courses in the past two years -- on film, short stories, Jazz and politics, and the philosophy of happiness -- all excellent.)
Retired faculty are also encouraged to propose Osher courses to the curriculum committee -- this year, Bob Senkewicz is offering a two-part winter quarter course on contemporary American cultural crises, and Marilyn Edelstein will offer a spring quarter course on short stories. Interested in teaching in Osher? Click here.
MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH BRONCO EXCHANGE
Alumni Resources invites retirees to participate in Bronco Exchange, Student & Alumni Connections, a platform that connects SCU students, alumni and faculty, providing retirees with opportunities for mentorship, informal advising, and networking. Faculty have nurtured the minds of students and stoked student curiosity. Now retirees can support students and alumni on the next legs of their journeys. Whether it’s helping someone build confidence before a big interview, facilitating an introduction to industry professionals in your network, or offering advice on graduate school discernment and applications, there’s a Bronco in need of your support and guidance.
Build your profile today to start the dialogue and experience what Bronco Exchange can do. A simple conversation can change a life.
COLLEAGUE UPDATES
John Farnsworth (Environmental Studies and Sciences, emeritus) has been selected to co-chair a committee of the WDFW Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council that will recommend changes in Washington’s State Wildlife Action Plan. The committee will evaluate the current action plan, which began in 2015 and will run until 2025, and make recommendations for the future plan, which will guide Washington State’s conservation efforts until the year 2035. Co-chairing the committee will be Glen Mendel, a wildlife scientist who served as a habitat and fish biologist for 33 years with the WDFW.
Francisco Jiménez (Modern Languages & Literatures, professor emeritus) had “Expulsados,” a chapter from his book Senderos Fronterizos, published in Temas by Vista Higher Learning, 2022. He gave a presentation to all first-year students at Los Gatos High School who were required to read his memoir, Breaking Through, on September 7. He presented “The Immigrant Experience” for the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, on September 15, and for Matterport Company, on September 23. Francisco also gave a presentation on his book, The Circuit, at Tessellations School in Cupertino on October 19 and met with the SCU LEAD scholars on October 25 to discuss his memoir Reaching Out.
The play Breaking Through, adapted from Jiménez’s book by the same title by Leo Cortez, was performed by the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts (PCPA) in Santa Maria on October 29. After the performance, Jiménez and Marilet Martínez, the director of the play, engaged in a conversation and answered questions. The play is being performed this fall at schools throughout the Central Coast of California. |
Gary Macy (Religious Studies, professor emeritus), has moved to Eugene Oregon, and is now Professor by Courtesy at the University of Oregon. He gave the plenary address at the virtual international conference, "Trust and the Franciscan Tradition," in June. In addition, he is working on two collaborative projects: he is preparing a critical edition of the Summa of Robert of Courson who lectured in Paris c. 1210, and he is working on a translation of lectures on the sacraments given by Alexander of Hales in Paris c. 1230. Gary also published an article, "Mediterranean Meals to Go: Early Encounters with Nonvinous Cultures," Worship, vol. 92 (2018): 12-17.
Frederick J. Parrella (Religious Studies, professor emeritus), is publishing a new book, The Idea of the Church, with Mercer University Press in 2023.
Sandra Schneiders, IHM, STD (Jesuit School of Theology, professor emerita of New Testament and Spirituality) has relocated from California to the Motherhouse of the Immaculate Heart of Mary community in Monroe, MI. Sandra was the first woman faculty member at the Jesuit School of Theology, and the first woman tenured there. Sandra donated her personal archives to SCU’s Archives and Special Collections, where an exhibition of her work was mounted in 2016.
Stephanie Wildman (Law, professor emerita) has begun writing books for children since retirement. Her second picture book, Treasure Hunt, came out this November, with a third scheduled for fall 2024. Brave in the Water is available at bookshop.org or at barnes&noble.com . The Spanish language edition: Valiente en el Agua is available here. Treasure Hunt is available at Bookshop.org, Barnes&Noble, & Amazon. |
REQUESTS & INVITATIONS
Ruth and Diane welcome your input for future Retiree Updates. Do you have news to share about travels, activities, grandchildren, or publications?
We also welcome volunteers. Would you like to lead a retiree reading group? Would you like to participate in generating content for Retiree Updates? Other ideas to share with us?
Let us know. We'd be delighted to hear from you.
Please mark your calendars for these events:
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Retirement and Purposeful Aging -- What will it mean for you?
Loyola Hall, JEDI Learning Center
8:15 am - 12:30 pm
“Retirement and Purposeful Aging -- What will it mean for you?” presented by Jim Briggs, retired Executive Director of the School of Applied Theology and former Executive Assistant to the President at SCU. |
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“Aging and Cognitive Health,” presented by Dr. Patti Simone, Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience, SCU
Nobili Dining Room
4:00 PM
Dr. Patti Simone specializes in cognitive aging, long term memory, and gerontology. She serves as Director of SCU’s Neuroscience Program.
Please join us for an engaging presentation on how our brains change as we age, and what we can do to support healthy cognition.
Refreshments will follow. |
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Save the Date: Annual Spring Quarter Gathering (Brunch)
Nobili Patio
10:30 AM
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Happy Holidays,
Ruth Davis, Computer Engineering, Retiree Liaison for Faculty Development
Diane Jonte-Pace, Religious Studies, Professor Emerita, Retiree Liaison for Faculty Development
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