1. List one senior faculty issue per post-it note you’d like to discuss at today’s workshop We will collect post-it notes and ID topical groups for the small group discussions

2. A Chair’s Role in Stages of the Faculty Career: Senior Faculty
UW ADVANCE
Winter Quarterly Leadership Workshop
January 12, 2018

3. AGENDA 10:30 – 10:40 Welcome and Introductions
10:40 – 11:10 Panel Overview and Discussion
11:10 – 12:15 Small Group Activity: Caucusing
12:15 – 12:20 Wrap-up and Evaluations
12:20 – 1:00 Networking Lunch

4. Panelists
Richard Ladner, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Engineering
Judith Howard, Professor Emerita of Sociology and former Divisional Dean of Social Sciences at the UW College of Arts & Sciences
Míċeál Vaughan, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and English

5. RICHARD LADNER
Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Engineering

6. Chairs and Retirement
Richard Ladner

7. Background Started in September 1971 Retired in February 2017
Group started in 1967 (5 full-time faculty)
Retired in February 2017
School now has (73 full-time faculty)
Taught 21 different courses
Supervised 30 PhD students
Lots of professional activities outside UW
Richard Ladner

8. Help Faculty Plan Give information about UWRP
Age Can contribute 10% with 10% UW match
VIP program - Can contribute even more
Deferred compensation – Can contribute even more
Retirement seminars by UW Benefits Office
Inform faculty about phase-out options
Go to 50% (still get health insurance)
VEBA vs. defined 40% plan that requires teaching
Richard Ladner

9. Offer Positive Afterlife
Offer office space
Nominate for awards
Engage in social activities
Engage in professional activities
Richard Ladner

10. JUDY HOWARD
Professor Emerita of Sociology and former Divisional Dean of Social Sciences at the UW College of Arts & Sciences

11. RETIREMENT TRANSITIONS
Van Ummersen, Claire A., Jean M. McLaughlin, and Lauren J. Duranleau (Eds.) Faculty Retirement: Best Practices for Navigating the Transition. Sterling, Va: Stylus Publishing.
Judy Howard

12. COMMUNICATION Practical information
Institutional workshops, Benefits, UWRA
Departmental: What are possible roles for senior faculty and retirees in your department and/or college?
More personal consultation and advice
Judy Howard

13. WHAT CAN DEPARTMENT CHAIRS DO TO FACILITATE THESE TRANSITIONS?
Learn more about the issues
Read the suggested book and other relevant resources
Have informal conversations with recently retired faculty
Explore disciplinary programs on retirement, if any
Initiate explicit departmental discussions about what role senior faculty and retired faculty can play
Think about and offer a variety of communication channels
Judy Howard

14. MÍĊEÁL VAUGHAN
Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and English

15. Faculty Retirements Some Challenges What does Emeritus mean?
Retiring? Don’t Ask and Don’t Tell!
Negotiating the Bureaucracies.
Is there an Afterlife ….
Míċeál Vaughan

16. Emeritus means:. No Paycheck; No Vote
Emeritus means: No Paycheck; No Vote! No Teaching, Research, or Service? So, what am I? Don’t Ask! Legal concerns about age-discrimination Risk Management vs. Collegiality Don’t Tell! Faculty concerns with privacy, with status
Míċeál Vaughan

17. Negotiating the Bureaucracies at the UW. -- and beyond
Negotiating the Bureaucracies at the UW and beyond Retirement Benefits Checklist -- HELP! Benefits Workshops, Fidelity/TIAA, and…. Any local, personal help? The Afterlife…. Re-employment? Re-engagement – at UW and elsewhere: UWRA Time, Talent, Treasure.
Míċeál Vaughan

18. Small Group Activity: Caucusing

19. Caucusing by Topics Join the group that resonates with you
30 minutes in small group
Discuss topic and if possible, identify possible strategies to address the issue
30 minutes in large group
Report out key ideas

20. Conclusion and evaluations

21. Save the date! Retirement Pathways in Higher Ed: Exploring New Practices
Date: Wednesday, January 17
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: HUB Room 145
Speakers:
Carole E. Goldberg, Jonathan D. Varat distinguished professor of law and former vice chancellor, Academic Personnel
David Lopez, retired professor of sociology and UCLA’s first faculty-retirement liaison
RSVP or questions to
Retirement Pathways in Higher Education: Exploring New Practices
Deans, Directors, Chairs, Chancellors and your designees who work with faculty approaching retirement, please save the afternoon of January 17 for a presentation by visiting UCLA colleagues Carole E. Goldberg, Jonathan D. Varat distinguished professor of law and former vice chancellor, Academic Personnel, and David Lopez, retired professor of sociology and UCLA’s first faculty-retirement liaison.
Goldberg notes that when institutions rethink faculty/staff retirement, their units can open positions to an increasingly diverse cohort of university graduates while retaining the prized talents, contributions and institutional knowledge of longtime employees who remain engaged with the university.
Wednesday, January 17
1:30 p.m.
HUB Room 145
RSVP or questions to
Learn more about Professor Goldberg HERE.
Learn more about the UCLA faculty-retirement liaison position in this Chronicle of Higher Education article.

22. Stage 2: Mid-Career Faculty
Leadership Workshop Series A Chair’s Role in the Stages of the Faculty Career
Stage 3: Senior Faculty
January 12, 2018 from 10:30 am — 1:00 pm
HUB Room 145
Stage 2: Mid-Career Faculty
March 6, 2018 from 10:30 am — 1:00 pm
Stage 1: Early-Career Faculty
May 25, from 10:30 am — 1:00 pm

23. Networking lunch