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November 7, 2012
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Volume 3, Number 1
Dear Colleagues,
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Emeriti Advisory
Committee
Our membership has changed once again! Don Robinson and Bob Burger stepped
down this fall due to travel and service schedules. We thank Don and Bob for their
wisdom, humor and excellent work!
This link supplements the
College’s retirement
webpage. It is updated
annually.
We are very pleased to announce that Tom Rohlich, Professor of East Asian Languages
and Literatures, and Mark Aldrich, Professor Emeritus of Economics, have joined us.
They are wonderful additions to the committee.
OBND Schedule
We do hope that the fall 2012 issue of the newsletter is useful to you. Please send us
feedback and suggestions for future items.
Go here for the OBND
meeting schedule!
Calendar 2012-13
Go here for the complete
list of events. Highlights:
Chris Loring– November
15th from 4:30 to 6,
Rare Books Room
Meeting with ITS –
December 6th from 3 to
4:30, Emeriti Lounge
Contact Us
Office of the Provost
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01060
413-585-3000
Best to all,
Your Emeriti Advisory Committee, 2012 – 2013
Mark Aldrich (maldrich@smith.edu)
Betsey Harries (eharries@smith.edu)
Tom Riddell (triddell@smith.edu)
Tom Rohlich (trohlich@smith.edu)
Betty von Klemperer (evonklem@smith.edu)
Convener: Danielle Ramdath, Assoc. Dean of Faculty
(dramdath@smith.edu)
Fall 2012 Reception
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Emeriti faculty members and guests attended the fall
reception. From our good discussion, we gathered the
following agenda items to pursue for this academic year:
Retirement Planning
Plans for current occupants of the Gables and Mason
This link contains helpful
information from the
Provost/Dean of the Faculty
Dedicated space for emeriti faculty members in vacant
houses
Technology support for emeriti faculty members on and
off campus
Retirement Benefits
If you have a topic that you would like the Committee to
pursue, please contact any member of the Committee.
This link contains helpful
information from the office
of Human Resources.
A Meeting with Chris Loring
Support for
Scholarship
Find information on how to
fund your research.
In December 2010, Chris Loring, director of libraries, led a
library steering committee to develop the Libraries Master
Plan. In order to determine next steps, Loring worked with
faculty, students and staff to develop the Library Master Plan
Feasibility report, released this fall.
AROHE
On November 15th, Chris Loring will talk with the emeriti
community about the plans for the libraries. The talk will
take place in the Rare Book Room from 4:30 onward.
We are members of the
Association of Retirement
Organizations in Higher
Education. Look at the
website!
Information about the plans can be found here
(username: faculty; password: meeting):
Library Master Plan 2010
Library Master Plan Feasibility Report
2012
2012-13 Calendar
TIAA-CREF, Fidelity & ING
Reception – October
25th from 4:30 to 6,
Emeriti Lounge
TIAA-CREF ~ To schedule an individual counseling session to
discuss your retirement account, please call Michael Muscarella at
781-314-2402.
Committee meeting –
October 26st at 12:30,
Emeriti Lounge
Fidelity Investments ~ To schedule an individual counseling
session, please call Diana Valsky at 800-642-7131.
Meeting with Chris
Loring– November 15th
from 4:30 to 6, Rare
Books Room
Meeting with ITS –
December 6th from 3 to
4:30, Emeriti Lounge
Works-in-Progress by
Mark Aldrich –
February 14th at 4:30,
Emeriti Lounge
Meeting with Nanci
Young – March 14th
from 3 to 4:30, Emeriti
Lounge
Committee meeting –
April 11th at 12:30,
Emeriti Lounge
Reception in honor of
Smith Alumnae –
Alumnae Weekend,
May 18th from 2 to 3,
Emeriti Lounge
ING ~ To schedule an individual counseling session, contact
Alexy or Michelle at 877-645-5206.
College Hall Flag Pole
Due to structural instability, the College no longer lowers the
College Hall flag, but lowers the Alumnae House flag to honor
deceased faculty and staff members.
After exploring all the options, the College has returned to the
idea of switching out the current College Hall flagpole for one
with electronic controls.
Facilities Management will be working toward this over the next
few months, and we will keep you informed of the work.
A Meeting on Tech Suport
Do you have questions about your computer and its software?
Sarah Moriarty, director of administrative technology, and Thomas
Laughner, director of educational technology, will meet with us on
Thursday, December 6th, from 3 to 4 in the Emeriti Lounge.
Light refreshments will be served.