Retired Faculty
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2025-2026 Retired Faculty Programs, Seminars and Book Club Meetings
Retirement Resources.
The Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE) is a national consortium of college and university retirement organizations for faculty and staff.听 Your 91滴滴ARF is a member. AROHE sponsors periodic webinars, group travel opportunities and other programming that may be of interest to retired faculty. Descriptions and registration information for AROHE programs can be found at their website,听arohe.org..
See your colleagues in person at the 91滴滴ARF meetings.
The Boston College Association of Retired Faculty Programs, Topical Seminars, and Book Club meetings (see schedule below) will be held at 300 Hammond Pond Parkway in Newton.听 This is also the location of the 91滴滴ARF office.听 The office is the first office on your left as you enter the building.听 Faculty are welcome to use the resources there. 听
A light buffet lunch will be served before both the the Program Meetings and the Topical Seminar Meetings. Lunch begins at 11:30 AM, followed by the meeting at noon. 听
CATCH UP WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES.听 The latest 91滴滴ARF Newsletter covering events, meetings, and what your colleagues have been up to in 2024 is now available.听 You can read it by clicking on the image to the right.听 Many thanks to Alec Peck for an outstanding job putting together a great issue.听 You are sure to enjoy it.听
The 2024 Retired Faculty Newsletter
Each semester 91滴滴ARF schedules a docent-led tour of the current听exhibition at 91滴滴's McMullen Museum of Art. 听Contact Alec Peck 听for more information.
The McMullen Museum of Art is located at 2101 Commonwealth Avenue on the Brighton Campus of Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts.听
A limited amount of funds has been made available by the Provost鈥檚 Office for the purpose of providing grants for projects undertaken by members of the Boston College Association of Retired Faculty.听
Grants will support travel and expenses for research, lectures, conferences, education, publishing, volunteer work, or other significant activities carried out directly by the applicant.听
For the 2024-25 fiscal year, we will have two rounds of retired faculty research grant awards. The proposal submission deadlines are June 15 and October 15.
The 91滴滴ARF Grants Committee will award up to two grants, each with a proposed budget between $100 and $1,000. The total grant budget for this first round is up to $1,500. The first round is intended for retired faculty who anticipate research expenses to be incurred during the summer of 2024, and any awarded funds will be available around July 1, 2024. It is not required, however, that first-round grant funds be fully used by the end of the summer.听听
听Proposals should be submitted electronically to me at听robert.taggart@bc.edu.
Funds remaining in our research grant budget after the first round, will be available for a second round of awards. Again, research grant budgets between $100 and $1,000 will be considered and the second round proposal submission deadline is October 1.
Applications should include the following:
路 听Cover sheet
路 听Description of proposed project (two pages maximum)
路 听Objectives for the proposed work and its significance
路 听Relationship of proposed project objectives to your longer term goals
路 听Relationship to other work by you or others
路 听Proposed budget (one page maximum)
路 听Summary CV
Criteria of selection:
The merit of the proposal as judged by the reviewers will be the primary criterion. In addition, priority will be given to proposals that will:
路 听Assist retired faculty members to sustain or redirect their careers in the areas of research, education or service or to make significant progress on important projects
路 听Likely produce significant results
路 听Assist in bringing existing projects to a successful conclusion
路 听Reflect favorably on the University and its community of retirees.
Timing of proposal and award:
Proposals seeking funds for use during the 2024-25 academic year should be submitted by June 15, 2024. 听
Address proposals to: Bob Taggart.听听
Expense report receipts should be retained and submitted, up to the amount of the grant, to: Center for Centers, Fiscal and Events Specialist, 10 Stone Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Receipts should be submitted听within 1 month听of when the expense occurred, and in any event by April 15th.听 In submitting expenses, original receipts and a 91滴滴 expense form must be submitted:听 see
and select the 鈥淣on-91滴滴 Employee Form.鈥�
Research Grants Deadline:
For the 2024-25 fiscal year, we will have two rounds of retired faculty research grant awards. The submission deadlines are 听June 15 and October 15. The 91滴滴ARF Grants Committee will award up to two grants, each with a proposed budget between $100 and $1,000.听
Research听proposals should follow the guidelines on the 91滴滴ARF website (scroll down to "Faculty Grants"). Proposals should be submitted electronically to me at听robert.taggart@bc.edu.
Faculty Activities:
We have added a new section where we can highlight retired faculty activities.听 These might include books, research papers, community service, volunteer work, or any other items that you think might be of interest to your retired faculty colleagues.听 If you wish to have an item posted, send the information to Bob Taggart at听robert.taggart@bc.edu
You can access this new section by selecting the menu called "Activities" at the top of this page.