Resources

Faculty Development events and workshops

• Faculty Development offers a variety of events and workshops for Retired and Retiring faculty and earlier career faculty thinking about their retirement timeline. Find events calendar here
• Check out the Retired and Retiring Group
• See video recordings of the previous events here

Retirement Timeline

• Thinking about retirement? Here is a checklist that will help you navigate the process.  

Learning opportunities

• HR offers a variety of workshops on financial planning, medicare, Social Security, and more
• The Alumni office offers a virtual book club for SCU alumni, faculty, staff, and friends.
• The Alumni Center offers information about taking classes, volunteer opportunities, second act careers, and more.
• The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Santa Clara University (OLLI@SCU) focuses on continuing education for adults 50+. Retired faculty are invited to become members (retired faculty may claim a free membership for one year, to be redeemed within the first two years of retirement) and take courses tailored specifically for our membership, and to offer their services as OLLI instructors. OLLI provides an opportunity for staying engaged and remaining curious about the world around you. The OLLI program can be reached at (408) 554-2382. For more information, visit the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute website. 
• Faculty are invited to donate their papers to Archives and Special Collections in the University Library. For more information about how the library handles faculty donations, follow the links below:
  
  • Donating Faculty Papers

Social opportunities

• The Alumni Travel Program provides opportunities to connect with alumni, parents, and friends of SCU through trips which are enriched by the expertise of SCU faculty and staff.
• Bronco Exchange is an engagment platform where current and former Broncos can connect with one another and share job opportunities, advice, and more.

Spiritual and service opportunities

• A variety of spiritual opportunities are available on and off campus--learn more here .
• The Alumni for Others program allows alumni, family, and friends to work together on service projects in the community.

Consultations

• The Human Resources Department coordinates individual pre-retirement financial counseling. They can be contacted at 408-554-4392.
• For phased retirement consultations, contact the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Kitty Murphy at 408-551-7041 or the Faculty Personnel Specialist, Laurene Skinner, at 408-554-4774.