Emeriti Faculty Resources

Welcome to our emeriti faculty page, designed for faculty who have been granted emeritus status by the Board of Regents at California Lutheran University.

Professor Emeritus rank may be assigned to associate professors or professors in good standing who have limited or terminated their responsibilities as a ranked faculty member for valid reasons such as retirement or illness after ten or more years of service to the university. A professor emeritus is so designated and appointed by the Board of Regents, after recommendation by the President, the Provost and the ART Committee.

Although retired from full-time service, there are many ways for emeriti faculty to engage in the university community after retirement — whether through continuing scholarship and teaching, providing input and an important historical context, and attending on campus lectures and events. Emeriti Faculty are an important and distinguished part of Cal Lutheran.

Benefits

In order to promote close ties between the university and its emeriti or other retired faculty, the following assistance and privileges are available to these faculty:

• The university will provide meeting facilities for such former members who may wish to meet as a group.
• After retirement, a faculty member may request an emeritus employee card. This card will provide (subject to current policies, restrictions, and fees applicable to full-time faculty) access to the university’s recreational and athletic facilities, library, bookstore, campus parking permits, and cultural, athletic, and educational events.
• All such faculty members will maintain access to their Cal Lutheran email account.
• Such a faculty member may take courses at the university, tuition free, as long as space is available and participation is approved by the Provost.
• The university, at the request of such a faculty member and provided that this person keeps a current address on file, will send notices of major campus activities to the faculty member.
• All such faculty members may participate in the university’s graduation and commencement exercises with appropriate academic dress if they so wish.