Emeriti Retirees Center Newsletter
Staying Connected |
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Retirees Association Presents a Guided Walking Tour of the Hermitage Museum for Retirees
- Donate to the Promise Scholars Scholarship Fund
- Call for Panunzio Emeriti Award Nominations
- Emeriti Association Webinar with Barbara Herr Harthorn, November 13
- Next bike ride is November 4
- Volunteer Opportunity - Santa Barbara Courthouse Docents
- Words & Music: A Poet's Perspective on Song - Sponsored by the Dickson Emeriti Award
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Retiree Open Enrollment Highlights - Webinars and In Person
- Register for the Zoom CUCRA/CUCEA Fall Conference Meetings
- UC Retirees Travel Preview of Colette Trips
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Meet with Andrew Fung, Fidelity Investments
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Family Member Verification and Rehired Retirees Information is now on the Emeriti Retirees Center Website
- Archived Webinars
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UCSB Retirees Association Presents a Guided Walking Tour of the Hermitage Museum (Montecito) for Retirees on Wednesday, December 3, from 10 am to noon |
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Despite its location overlooking Santa Barbara, the Hermitage is one of the best not-so-secret, unique jewels of our wonderful city. Inspired by whimsy and good humor, the architecturally quirky museum and its 10-acre botanic garden are chockablock with original sculptures and other works of art displayed indoors, as well as along trails meandering through a bamboo forest and subtropical gardens filled with significant collections of desert plants, including cacti, aloes, agaves, palms, cycads, and rare and exotic flowering trees.
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| Dear Emeriti,
Please consider making a donation to the Emeriti Association Promise Scholars Scholarship Fund. These students are high-achievers with diverse academic goals. They are first-generation students with high financial need, coming from under-resourced high schools in California and admitted to UCSB through the usual process. The Emeriti Association is pleased to offer Promise Scholars support for all four years (or for two years for transfer students). More information can be found here. Our goal is to raise $20,000 this year, to support Promise Scholars during their studies at the university. Read more
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Panunzio Award Nomination Period Begins |
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| Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025-2026 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award. Deadline for submission is Friday, December 5.
Created by a bequest from Professor Panunzio of UCLA, this systemwide award honors outstanding scholarly work or educational service (e.g. service in professional, University, Academic Senate, emeriti, departmental or editorial posts, or committees) performed since retirement by a University of California emeritus or emerita in the Humanities or Social Sciences. The award includes a $5,000 prize and a certificate of recognition.
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UCSB Emeriti Association Webinar Series 2025-2026,
for Emeriti and Retirees, Presents Barbara Herr Harthorn, November 13, 2025 from 4 to 5 pm |
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| “Zombie coral, a super brain, or the end of life as we know it? Public perceptions of risks and benefits of new bioengineered synthetic cells”
This talk presents results from three National Science Foundation-funded projects using mixed social science research methods (interviews, survey, deliberation) to study emergent public perceptions about three different forms of synthetic cells in development in the US—2 for medical/health applications and 1 for environmental application.
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Bike Rides for Emeriti and Retirees
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SB Emeriti Association Presents an Ongoing Series of Bike Rides for Emeriti and Retirees on Tuesday Mornings from 9 am to @ 11:30 am:
October 21, November 4, and December 2
November 4 - Meet in the Goleta Beach parking lot for a 15-mile ride with breakfast at Cody's Cafe or a location that the riders choose.
Please write to Bill Prothero if you want to join a ride or have questions.
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Each year, the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Docent Council offers a training program for community members interested in becoming a docent. If you’d like to learn about the history and architecture of the Courthouse while contributing to the community, making new friends, and sharing knowledge with visitors from all over the world, this may be an ideal opportunity for you.
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Co-Sponsored by the Dickson Emeriti Award |
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Retiree Open Enrollment Highlights -
2026 Webinars, In-Person Presentations
and RASC Counseling Office Hours! |
Webinars with Janelle Mirzaei, UCSB Healthcare Facilitator, will be recorded & posted on the HR/Benefits OE website in case you’re unable to attend.
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The RASC insurance team will be holding Open Enrollment office hours! These sessions are a great opportunity to have your questions about Open Enrollment answered!
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CUCRA/CUCEA Conference is Free to All |
The Councils of University of California Emeriti and Retirees Associations hold their Fall conference on Zoom on Wednesday, October 29 and Thursday, October 30. Hosted by UC San Francisco.
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UC Retirees Travel - Collette Trip Preview Webinar
Friday, November 7, 2025, 10 a.m. Pacific, via Zoom |
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| Meet with Andrew Fung, Fidelity Investments. In-person, 45-minute appointments are available on Thursday, November 13, and Thursday, December 4.
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Information about Family Member Verification and Rehired Retirees is Now Located on the
Emeriti Retirees Center website.
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Missed Professor Peter Alagona's fascinating webinar on "The California Grizzly, Past and Future"? You can find it, and links to all archived presentations here.
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| Coordinator
Emeriti Retirees Center
Ellen.Pasternack@hr.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-2168
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Human Resources UC Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3160 US
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