UNIVERSITY
OF DENVER
UPCOMING
RETIREE
EVENTS
 February 20:
General
Membership
Meeting,
Reinventing
Retirement ,
Lori Zahn
 April 20th:
Spring
Luncheon
BOARD
MEMBERS
Ed Calmus,
Chairman
Donna Wilson, Vice
Chair
Kathy Duffy,
Secretary
Carole Burgess
Ruth Fanslow
Patricia “Pat” Fisher
Jeanette “Jea” King
Diane Wendt
Pamela “Pam” Whitt
DU RETIREES
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Reinventing Retirement
Join instructor and executive coach
Lori Zahn as she shares the philosophy, process, and learning outcomes
for this integrative program. Lori is
an executive coach working with organizational leaders and career professionals, as well as a University College faculty. Lori brings her passion
for the third age (retirement) and for
working with people to create fulfilling next chapters.
Both those who want to move on to
the next chapter in their lives where
career is no longer the predominant
focus, and retirees interested in reinventing their retirement will benefit
from his program.
Attendees will explore what constitutes a successful third age, build on
their sense of purpose and passions,
identify personally meaningful forms
of engagement outside of work, and
explore potential outlets for their experience, skills, and passions.
The presentation, parking and refreshments are all free.
Date: Wednesday February 17th
Time: 3:30 p.m.— Mixer with refreshments and light snacks
4:00 p.m.— Reinventing Retirement
Lori Zahn
5:00 p.m.— Door Prize Drawing
Place: Gottesfeld Room (Ritchie Ctr)
To attend, RSVP by February 10 to:
Kathy Duffy (303.660.4979) or email
[email protected]. Let Kathy know if
you need free parking, and she will
send you parking information and a
permit.
To reach the Gottesfeld Room, take
the elevators nearest the West (Main)
entrance to the 4th floor. Turn right
just pass the reception desk. This
hallway will lead you directly into the
Gottesfeld Room.
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Your new Pioneer
Card can also be a
smart and secure
bank debit card
Do You Have A Current Pioneer Card?
Have you updated your Retiree Pioneer ID Card? All cards issued before
November 17, 2014 have been deactivated.
The Pioneer ID Card office is located in Driscoll South, on the lower level.
Hours are Monday-Thursday 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Questions? Call the Pioneer ID Card office at 303.871.4545 or email [email protected].
You will need your new card to participate in the benefits available to
card holders. These include library privileges, discounts on athletic
events, theatre and musical productions, the Coors Fitness Center, book
store discounts and tuition waivers. Your spouse can also get a card, and
receive all cardholder benefits.
Retirees Sought for Mentoring Program
Mentoring is an opportunity for a University of Denver retiree to provide
personal, professional, and/or career-related guidance to a fellow staff
or faculty member (mentee) seeking such assistance. Many DU staff and
faculty are nearing retirement and they could use the added resource of
a mentor who has already navigated the retirement process.
How does it work? The prospective mentee looks over the list of available mentors and applies to receive a mentor.
A Volunteer Mentor
Helps Guide a Future
Retiree
Prior to the first mentoring meeting, HR’s People Development team provides some guidelines and suggestions to help get the mentoring relationship off to a good start. Because each mentoring relationship is different, there is no mandated number of meetings. Typically, most mentoring
relationships meet for at least three sessions spread out over a few
months.
If you would like to become a mentor, review all the information available on the website http://www.du.edu/human-resources/peopledevelopment/mentor-team-accountability-programs.html. This should
give you a pretty good sense of the program. Then simply complete the
online mentor application (https://udenver.qualtrics.com/SE/?
SID=SV_0kQYPnAGSNfl0b3) and submit a jpg photo of yourself to Greg
Giesen, manager of employee development, at [email protected]. Once
your application and photo are received, a member of the People Development team will contact you with next steps.
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ACE Conference Focuses on Faculty Retirement
On January 11 &12, Diane Wendt, DU Retirees
Board member, attended an American Council of
Education conference entitled “Navigating Retirement Transitions.” The Conference was funded by a grant from Alfred P. Sloan in the interests of surveying, studying and reporting on faculty issues and concerns as they relate to retirement. An overview of faculty retirement patterns is presented in the following Executive
Summary written by Paul J. Yakoboski, PhD, Senior Economist, TIAA-CREF Institute:
“The retirement patterns of senior faculty are
an issue of ongoing interest in higher education,
particularly since the 2008-09 recession. If a
significant share of tenured faculty works past
"normal" retirement age, challenges can arise
for institutional leadership focused on keeping
the faculty workforce dynamic for purposes of
teaching, research and service. Buyout packages and phased retirement programs have been
common responses to encourage faculty retirement, but colleges and universities are increasingly interested in alternative and complementary strategies to manage faculty retirement
patterns.
Tenured faculty age 50 or older can be divided
into three groups-35% expect to retire by normal retirement age; 16% would prefer to retire
by normal retirement age, but expect to work
longer (i.e., they are "reluctantly reluctant" to
retire); and 49% would like to and expect to
work past normal retirement age (i.e., they are
"reluctant by choice"). The key drivers differ
between those reluctantly reluctant and those
reluctant by choice.
Not surprisingly, personal finances a particular
barrier for those reluctantly reluctant. Psychosocial factors are the issue with those reluctant
by choice. However, one-half to two-thirds of
those reluctantly reluctant appear to be assuming a financial barrier given that they have not
done a careful evaluation of their retirement
finances. A systematic financial review would
test such assumptions.
An analogous dynamic exists among those reluctant by choice-anywhere from 60% to 90% have
not seriously considered what they could do
with their time in retirement. Better management of retirement patterns requires addressing
the psychosocial. Senior faculty should be enabled and encouraged to systemically evaluate
how they could use their time if retired. This
would allow a fully informed decision by the individual. This may or may not result in an accelerated time frame for retirement, but it is a
prerequisite for one”.
Faculty Emerita
Nancy Allen
Dean Emerita, University Libraries
01/16/2016
Newly Retired
Dorothy Lechowicz Edwards
Michael Monahan
Michael Crean
you going to
Daniels College of Business
Biological Sciences
Daniels College of Business- RECM
In Memoriam
Peter Warren
Sheila Wright
Clarice Lubchenco
“So, what are
01/04/2016
12/31/2015
12/31/2015
do with all
your free
time now
that you are
University College
Provost’s Office
Student Life
retired?
DU RETIREES FEBRUARY NEWS
University of Denver Retirees
2199 S. University Blvd
Mary Reed Hall Rm. 421
Denver CO 80208
Vol.2 Issue 2
Free Lamont Concerts (Free Parking Too!)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY FALCONAIRES
JAZZ BAND
February 4, 7:00 pm
Gates Concert Hall
NO TICKETS NEEDED - NO RESERVED SEATS
LAMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
February 11, 7:30 pm
James P. Liu, guest conductor
Antonio Di Cristofano, piano
Gates Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Limited reserved seating in Parterre
LAMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
March 8, 7:30 pm
James P. Liu, guest conductor
DU Honors Competition Winner
Gates Concert Hall
Limited reserved seating in Parterre
For more information, contact Jea King,
[email protected], 303-979-1484
Faculty, Staff & Retiree Appreciation Event
On Saturday, February 27, join fellow retirees at DU’s Appreciation Event. Free
lunch and free basketball tickets. Family members are welcome.
Lunch, 12 noon at the Ritchie Center, Gottesfeld Room foyer
Basketball, women’s game, 1:00 pm – DU vs Nebraska-Omaha
Basketball, men’s game,
4:00 pm – DU vs Eastern Washington
Please RSVP by February 20 to Jea King, [email protected], 303-979-1484