Welcome to CUCEA

The Council of University of California Emeriti Associations (CUCEA) is a consortium of the Emeriti Associations of ten University of California campuses, Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. 

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2023 - 2024 Panunzio Call for Nominations

The Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award honors outstanding scholarly work or educational service (e.g. service in professional, University, Academic Senate, emeriti, departmental or editorial posts, or committees) performed since retirement by a University of California emeritus or emerita in the Humanities or Social Sciences. The deadline for final nominations are due by February 9, 2024.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

RASC NEWS

UCRAYS Blackout Period
UCRAYS will be unavailable from December 15, 2023 through January 1, 2024, while RASC switches from an external server to an internal one. UCRAYS will be available again on January 2, 2024.

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CUCRA / CUCEA SPRING 2024 Meeting

April 25 and 26, 2024
Held Via Zoom and Hosted by UCSD
Details coming soon!

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News

• ​Two virtual town hall meetings on August 31 featured experts from the US Department of Education, the UC faculty and UC Human Resources explained how Public Service Loan Forgiveness works and how to apply.
• ​In Memoriam: The passing of Karl Pister, former UC Santa Cruz chancellor and UC Berkeley dean
• View the Chancellor’s Colloquium with 3 UC Presidents (February 24, 2022)
• On April 1, 2022, CUCEA and CUCRA hosted Jagdeep Singh Bachher, PhD in a Q & A moderated by Jim Chalfant, a UC Davis Agricultural and Resource Economics Emeritus and former chair of the UC Academic Council. Doctor Bachher is Chief Investment Officer and Vice President of Investments for the University of California. He is responsible for managing the UC pension, endowment, short-term, and total-return investment pools. The session is available for viewing here.
• The University of California website on coronavirus provides latest policies systemwide and campus-specific updates. Visit universityofcalifornia.edu/coronavirus#dec-21.

Open Enrollment News

CUCEA received the following statement of interest for Open Enrollment:
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You may be hearing that Anthem Blue Cross and UC’s health system are in negotiations to keep UC health care providers in the Anthem Blue Cross network when their current agreement expires on December 31, 2023. These negotiations do not affect the in-network availability of UC Health facilities and providers for UC-sponsored Anthem Blue Cross health plans offered to retirees. More specifically, negotiations do not apply to: 

• UC employees and retirees who have coverage through the UC Care, UC Health Savings and UC Core plans. 
• UC retirees who have coverage through a UC-sponsored Medicare Supplemental plan including High Option, Medicare PPO with Rx and Medicare PPO without Rx.
• UC students with UC SHIP (Student Health Insurance Plan) coverage.
• UC medical residents and medical school fellows in the Residents and Fellows Anthem Blue Cross PPO plan.
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Rest assured your UC-sponsored plans are not impacted. For reference, here are links to communications we’ve shared about medical premium increases:

• Message from Cheryl Lloyd, VP of Systemwide Human Resources
• Email to retirees: Medical premiums are rising: Choose the right plan for you by 5 p.m. on Nov. 17
• Open Enrollment is here, through Nov. 17, 2023
• Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
• Medical costs are rising: Choose the benefits that are right for you (Oct. 26 – Nov. 17, 2023)

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Eleventh Campus Report and
​Presentation to the UC RegentS

CUCEA Chair Jo Anne Boorkman, UCI Emeritus Professor Jim Danziger, and UCSF Emeritus Professor Ellen Weber made a well-received presentation to the UC Regents about CUCEA’s Eleventh Campus report at the July, 2023 meeting of the Regents’ Public Engagement and Development Committee.  President Boorkman spoke about the report, and Professors Danziger and Weber spoke about their many activities and contributions as emeriti. The session can be viewed here. It begins just after the 9-minute mark.

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Important Notices

• RASC Announces New Process for Survivor Benefits - The Survivor & Beneficiary Support team and telephone support line successfully launched at the Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) on March 1, 2023. The Survivor & Beneficiary Support number is 1-888-825-6833. Read the announcement on UCnet.
• The Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) is making changes to make sure you get the help you need during UC’s Open Enrollment. Expanded customer service hours are Monday–Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PT); visit the RASC Contact page on UCnet. 
• For discussion at the Fall 2022 meeting: Report of the CUCRA-CUCEA Joint Benefits Committee and the JBC Response Letter from Cheryl Lloyd
• At our October 2021 CUCRA/CUCEA meeting, we were fortunate to meet with UC’s Chief Investment Officer, who summarized the performance and policies of the investment portfolio. View the formal report here. The table on page 22 summarizes the performance of the pension investments over the past 25 years.
• Difficulties with continuation of benefits when moving out of State
• Take Action on the CalPERS LTC Settlement
• RASC (Retirement Administration Service Center) - See current dialogue on survivor benefits
• JBC report on conferral of emeritus/a title
• Statement on the long term stability of the UC Retirement Plan​