UC Travel Program
The CUCRA Travel Program benefits the CUCRA treasury, and member Associations are encourged to make program information widely available to retirees through association events and newsletters.
CUCRA's travel maven, Rosemary Norling, has arranged several new 2013 travel opportunities, including Cuba, for UC retirees. Further informastion about UC travel opportunities is available by contacting Collette Vacations. When conferring with Collette staff, retirees should be certain to indictate their UC afilliation.
Liability Insurance
A downloadable power point presentation is available here.
UCRP Report for 2011-12
The Annual Report for the Retirement System is available here.
2013 Retiree Health & Welfare Program
Click here for a copy of a UCOP presentation. This includes important information about the Health Care Benefits Work Group that is actively seeking "ways to continue to deliver high value health and welfare benefits programs while controlling these costs."
Retiree Surveys
Based on the survey instruments recently administered by other associations, the UCSF Association prepared a common survey instrument that may be adapted by any member association for its own use.
The recent Survey and Summary of Findings conducted by the Davis Retiree Association.
Survey Monkey instrument used by the Davis Retiree Center.
Getting Personal Affairs in Order
A useful document for guiding retirees through the process of organizing their personal records and making their wishes known before their inevitable passing is available here. The check list was prepared by Adrian Harris, a member of the UCLA Retiree Association and chair of the Joint Benefits Committee.
Another related resource is available here from the University of Southern California's Emeriti Center.
UC Davis Retiree Center: From Concept to Reality
Charles Hess, emeritus professor and former chair of CUCEA, authored a brief paper on the development of the Retiree Center. It is available here.
Former UC Chancellors Urge New Funding Models for UC
In this era of massive budget cuts, the survival of the University of California as a great institution of learning has become the subject of increasingly urgent debate. Twenty-two of the twenty-nine living former UC chancellors met in San Francisco on June 26-28, 2011, to discuss the current threats facing the University and all of California public higher education. Although the chancellors were not unanimously agreed on every point, there was general consensus regarding the principal recommendations on funding the University and protecting its quality. On August 4, 2011, they sent UC President Mark Yudof this report on their discussions.
Minutes and JBC Documents
The minutes of the 2011 Fall meetings –– CUCRA and joint CUCRA-CUCEA –– and an updated document of the report of the Committee to Review the Joint Benefits Committee are available under the Records tab.
Association Reports
The most recent Association reports are available under the Records tab.
CUCRA Brochure
A downloadable PDF of the brochure is available here. Member associations are encouraged to use it.