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С²ÝÉçÇøRA provides opportunities for its members to connect socially and intellectually with each other and the university through formal and informal events. Since its inception С²ÝÉçÇøRA has worked to expand and codify the benefits and privileges granted to С²ÝÉçÇøRA members and other retired faculty and staff. A survey report about С²ÝÉçÇø retirees (PDF) documented that retiring from С²ÝÉçÇø does not mean disengaging from your intellectual community. С²ÝÉçÇøRA aims to facilitate and stimulate that continued engagement among our members.

С²ÝÉçÇøRA’s newsletter, С²ÝÉçÇøRA Matters (formerly The Advocate), is distributed twice a year (once in the spring and once in the fall) to members via email. Copies of the current and previous newsletters are posted here:

• Tura Matters Spring-Summer 2025 (PDF)

A yearly Annual Report (PDF) summarizes the scope of our activities. These activities are also presented in a more engaging and member-focused manner in the biannual newsletter The Advocate. We also help maintain the current directory of С²ÝÉçÇø Professorsand Faculty Emeriti.

Governance

С²ÝÉçÇøRA is member led organization with an Executive Committee structured according to a set of Bylaws (PDF). The Executive Committee consists of elected officers and the chairpersons of its standing committees.

С²ÝÉçÇøRA Executive Committee

The С²ÝÉçÇøRA Executive Committee meets once per month to discuss current initiatives, projects, partnerships, issues and concerns shared by members. Executive Committee meetings are often attended by non-voting members who are leading С²ÝÉçÇøRA initiatives, by college representatives and by С²ÝÉçÇøRA representatives on other university committees. Minutes are taken at each meeting and are available to the public.

Elected Positions

There are six elected officers: president, president-elect, treasurer, secretary and two members at large. The election of officers is held in the spring. Members are notified via email when the nominating committee is seeking nominations. Members can either self-nominate or nominate other members who agree to serve. All members can submit nominations, but only full members can hold elected positions and vote in the election. The membership also elects a С²ÝÉçÇøRA representative and alternate to the Academic Senate.

С²ÝÉçÇøRA Standing Committees

Critical to С²ÝÉçÇøRA’s success is the work of the standing committees. All of these committees need members to assist in their work. С²ÝÉçÇøRA members who are interested in joining in the efforts of a particular committee should send an email to С²ÝÉçÇøRA AT_TOWSON detailing their interest.

• Program and Events Committee — plans events including trips to museums and cultural sites, as well as social get-togethers.
• Benefits and Privileges Committee — helps to ensure that С²ÝÉçÇøRA members receive all benefits and privileges to which they are entitled.
• Outreach Committee — connects С²ÝÉçÇøRA and its members to organizations outside of the University and offices within the University to address issues of common interest.
• Oral History Project Committee — creates and archives video recordings of interviews with long-serving faculty members.

2025–2026 С²ÝÉçÇøRA Leadership

Executive Committee

• President: Michael Bachman, Office of Technology Services and Department of Computer and Information Science
• President-elect: vacant
• Past President: Jim Roberts, Department of Political Science
• Treasurer: Babu Baradwaj, Department of Finance
• Administrative Secretary: vacant
• Communications Secretary:  Lynne Ross, College of Fine Arts & Communication
• Representative-at-Large: Patricia Alt, Department of Health Sciences
• Representative-at-Large: Maggie Reitz, Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science
• Program and Events Committee Chair: Thomas Maronick, Department of Marketing
• Benefits and Privileges Committee Chair: Martha Siegel, Department of Mathematics
• Outreach Committee Chair: Jane Wolfson; Environmental Science and Studies Program
• Oral History Project Committee Chair: Ronald Matlon, Department of Communication and Margaret 'Peg' Benner, Department of English

Additional Members in Leadership Roles

• Academic Senate Representative: Richard Vatz, Department of Communication Studies
• FACET Advisory Board Representative: Jim Paulsen, Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
• Online Information Co-Coordinators: Margaret 'Peg' Benner, Department of English and Howard Kaplon, Department of Mathematics
• Co-Editors, С²ÝÉçÇøRA Matters (formerly The Advocate): Margaret Algren, Department of Mass Communications and Elizabeth Austin, Department of Nursing
• Legislative Affairs: Tracy Miller, Department of Early Childhood Education and Academic Advising