University Emeriti Pre-Retirement Relations Committee
Academic Senate, Los Angeles Division
Minutes of Meeting
June 4, 2004
Present:
J. Giovannoi (Acting Chair); D. Atkinson; C. Berst; N. Henley; S. Roberts
Absence:
V. Go; H. Lewis; H. Withers
Staff:
M. Avila; D. Dang
Guests:
E. Murphy, Vice Chancellor Donna Vredevoe
Meeting:
The meeting was called to order at 1:10pm
1.
CHAIR’S REPORT
The April 2, 2004 minutes were approved as distributed. During FWC May 3, 2004 meeting it was
announced that the UC-wide vote resulted in support of UC to submit a proposal to continue managing
the national laboratories.
2.
IN MEMORIAM UPDATE
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Due to budget cuts, Systemwide Senate decided to stop publishing and sending the annual In
Memoriam book to each UC campus for distribution. Systemwide asked each campus to decide
whether the local senate would like to send the individual memorial statements to the surviving
contacts or for Systemwide to do so. The committee discussed the issue and decided to have
Systemwide Senate send the individual memorial statements to the surviving contacts.
The new submission deadline for the 2003 memorial statement is July 1, 2004.
Despite the senate staff’s effort in soliciting memorial statements, there are 15 cases that remain
overdue. Committee members divided the overdue cases among themselves to write the
memorial statements.
The committee understands Systemwide Senate’s decision to stop publishing the In Memoriam book
during this difficult financial environment. However, the committee would like to know whether the
action is temporary or permanent. In addition, the committee felt Systemwide should have consulted
with the local senate divisions before making such decision.
Action: C. Berst will draft a letter for the committee to review before sending it to Systemwide
Senate Executive Director Mariá Bertero-Barceló and Executive Assistant Micki Conklin.
3.
MEMORIAL STATEMENT ISSUE
An emeritus submitted a self-written memorial statement to the Emeriti Center. Director Eddie Murphy
would like the committee’s input on how to handle self-written memorial statement. The committee
decided to archive the self-written statement and have a copy sent to the senate staff for safe keeping
until it is needed to be release.
UEPRRC, 6/4/04 Minutes
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POLICY ON EMERITUS CONFERRALS FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
Agenda item #6 was moved to item #4 to accommodate VC Vredevoe schedule change. Chair welcomed
VC Vredevoe for coming to discuss with the committee on the procedures in conferring an emeritus title
to non-academic senior management and similar personnel.
VC Vredevoe provided an overview of the old procedures in conferring emeritus title to non-academic
personnel. Emeritus conferrals were divided into three categories: EVC Daniel Neuman oversees
emeritus conferrals for senior management group; Asst. VC Lubbe Levin oversees emeritus conferrals for
non-management personnel; and VC Donna Vredevoe for academic personnel. The administration has
decided to streamline the process by having VC Vredevoe oversees all emeritus conferrals.
The committee agreed with VC Vredevoe to be the sole body in reviewing academic and non-academic
personnel’s dossiers and providing its recommendation to VC Vredevoe on whether the candidate should
be conferred an emeritus title or not.
5.
CONSIDER EMERITUS CONFERRALS FOR 2 STAFF (SMG PERSONNEL)
After reviewing the two dossiers, the committee recommends that the VC Vredevoe confers an emeritus
title to one of the candidates. The other candidate’s dossier will be returned to the department to
provide additional supporting documents, including outside UC noteworthy contributions.
6.
COMMITTEE’S ANNUAL REPORT
Chair presented a list of key topics for the annual report. The key topics are: 1) meeting schedule, 2)
guests and the topics discussed, 3) conferrals of emeritus status, 4) retirement planning workshop, 5) In
Memoriam, 6) other business.
Under “other business”, the committee would like to include its decision not to merge with FWC and the
handling of self-written memorial statements.
7.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:55pm.