Best Practices or What We Do John R. Meyer (WUFA)

CURAC 11TH CONFERENCE & AGMCURAC 11TH CONFERENCE & AGMMEMORIAL UNIVERSITY RETIREES MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY RETIREES

ASSOCIATION, JUNE 12-14, 2013ASSOCIATION, JUNE 12-14, 2013

Priorities of Member Associations

1. Social Connections 2. Educational/Mindful 3. Outreach: institution, community 4. Advocacy: local, national, internat.

1. Social Connections

• Faculty/Department notification and invitation to events (social & professional); list serve; e-mail lists; websites

• Newsletters (hard to electronic copy) Annual University Retirement

AwardsAwards/Dinner & other awards Retirement village (UBC) or Retirees'

centres (U.Toronto)

2. Educational Association invitational lectures/seminars

Co-sponsored pre-retirement information sessions (HR, Fac. Assoc.,)

Life long learning courses; (Eldercollege)

EDUC. MINDFULLNESS (cont.)* Research opportunities- local, national, &

international grant agencies.* Historical/archival participation (St.Clair College);

anniversary publications (York, W.L.U., Windsor)

(50th Anniversary, University of Windsor: 72 authors; www.blackmosspress.com; bookstore.uwindsor.ca)

BACK IN THE DAY--1963 to 2013: THE UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR AS WE KNEW IT

Part One: Foundations - Part Two: Vignettes - Part Three: New Directions - Part Four: Portraits 72 contributors

50th Anniversary, U. Windsor (72 authors)

The University of Windsor’s Prior Assumption Stanley Cunningham

Dr. F. A. DeMarco and Essex College George A. McMahon, Sr.

Physics in the 1970s and ‘80s: The Golden Years William Baylis and William McConkey

Quality Endures: Fifty Years of Evolution of Nursing Education Sharon McMahon

We Are the Music-Makers E. Gregory Butler, Edward Kovarik and David Palmer

The School of Visual Arts Remembered Susan Gold Smith

Social Work--A Tradition of Innovation Rosemary D. Cassano

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology Gerald Booth

Transitions, Transitions, and More: Teachers’ College to Faculty of Education John Meyer

PUBLISHER: BLACK MOSS PRESS, WINDSOR, ON. & PURCHASE: University of Windsor, Bookstore

3. Outreach Local, regional, national, international

voluntary and leadership roles (voluntarism)

Public relations: experts, mentors, writers

Services in governance & administration of the institution; ENCORE

Outreach (cont.) * Institutional Participation, committees,

tutoring students in writing, etc. skills* Scholarships, memorial funds,

institutional advancement (50% of members) [Regina, Windsor,.........

4. Advocacy Internal faculty and administrative

consultative and committee participation External advocacy through media and

appropriate agencies Protection of limited entitlements and

benefits Partnerships and liaison with those of

similar interests (CARP, CAUT, AUCC, SENIOR SEC.)

ADDED VALUE CONNECTIONS * Modest funding for professional activities* Improving representational relationships* User friendly and informative WEBSITE* Data base and transparent mechanism for

temporary employment in the institution* Data base for being ambassadors to Alumni

& Development Offices

If one wishes to make a Positive Difference & Where

Declining energy but increased wisdom Busy life needs prioritizing and satisfaction Smell the roses & accept the challenges

Special thanks and gratitude to:- the Memorial University Retirees Association

Organizing Committee, -the University of Windsor Faculty Association

and to the Retirees Association - the challenge and benefit of serving CURAC

as a Director and Officer for the past 10 years!

“We chase phantoms half the days of our lives. It is well if we learn wisdom even then and save the other half.”(1868)

There are 185 listed notables in wikipedia and even then some are missing. (directness)

"Not every article in every magazine or newspaper is meant to be a valentine card addressed to every reader's self-esteem." Rex Murphy (CBC)

"It is better to be honest and sincere in one language than a twister, a trickster and a twit in two." (referring to his own unilingualism and Trudeau's biligualism) John Crosbie (politician)