The Joint Benefits Committee is the Select Committee of CUCEA and CUCRA representatives that addresses issues of concern related to retirement and health benefits of members and prepares reports on those matters for discussion and resolution at the semiannual Joint Meetings of CUCEA, CUCRA, RASC, and the Provost and other members of the Office of the President. Campus CUCEA representatives attend the semiannual Joint Meetings, which are held in October and April and alternate in hosting location between a northern and a southern campus. UC, Santa Barbara will host a CUCEA meeting in the spring of 2023.
CUCEA has a website that contains a wealth of information about its activities, history, and links to resources. The website includes the Joint Benefits Committee reports that document the advocacy issues that CUCEA addresses on behalf of Emeriti with UCOP, current and past inventories of Emeriti activities, and the report of the 10th Inventory of University of California Emeriti Activities (2018-2022), which documents Emeriti productivity tantamount to “A Virtual Eleventh Campus.”
The Council of University of California Emeriti Associations (CUCEA) conducts a triennial Survey of Emeriti Activity. The tenth such Survey was conducted during the 2021-22 academic year. Each campus Emeriti Association contacts all emeriti, whether or not they are members, and encourages them to report their activity and accomplishments since retirement. The report of the 2015-18 Survey was presented as “A Virtual Eleventh Campus,” demonstrating how emeriti contributions are, in fact, equivalent to the contributions of active faculty at a UC campus. The survey results are widely distributed, both locally and at the Office of the President. They provide persuasive evidence that emeriti deserve continued support (e.g., healthcare benefits) after retirement.