Retired Faculty Association

 

Welcome to TURFA

We are delighted that this long-awaited, passionately desired association has come to fruition. As a retired faculty member, you are a vital part of Towson University’s successes and a lifelong source of enrichment for the students you have taught here.

Though an educator’s goals always center on students, one of the most valuable relationships at a university is the relationship between faculty members. In lending support, providing insight, posing questions, and exchanging ideas, you’ve been able to deepen your understandings and strengthen your pedagogy. With the formation of the TU Retired Faculty Association, those profound gifts can continue long after you’ve left our classrooms.

We are so grateful for your service to Towson University, and we join in your enthusiasm for the TU Retired Faculty Association and all its potential.

Towson University Retired Faculty Association 2021/2022 Executive Committee

Title	Name
President	Jane Wolfson, Environmental Science and Studies
President-Elect	Lawrence Shirley,  Mathematics
Past President	Ron Matlon, Mass Communication & Communication Studies
Treasurer	Ray Castaldi, Accounting
Secretary	Janet DeLany, Occupational Therapy
Representative At Large	Thomas Maronick, Marketing
Representative At Large	Jim Dilisio, Geography
Programs and Events Committee Chair	Jim Paulsen, Art
Research and Scholarship Committee Chair	David Larkin, Chemistry
Oral History Project Standing Committee Chair	Don Forester, Biology
Public Relations Standing Committee Chair	Tracy Miller, Academic Advising

Non-Voting Members 

TITLE	NAME
Library Liaison	Ellie Hofstetter, Library
College of Education Liaison	Fran Bond, Education
FACET Advisory Board Representative	Precha Thavikulwat, Management
Academic Senate Representative	Martha Siegel, Mathematics
Academic Senate Alternate	Williams Smith, Management
Online Information Coordinator	Peg Benner, English
Editor, The Advocate	Florence Newman, English
Legislative Affairs Representatve	Pat Alt, Health Science
Gerontology Task Force	Pat Alt, Health Science  Fran Bond, Education
Emeriti Status and Faculty Rights and Privileges Task Force	Martha Siegel, Mathematics

 

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

The TURFA executive committee typically meets once per month to discuss current initiatives, projects, partnerships, issues/concerns among a variety of other topics. 

• Executive Committee Minutes - January 12, 2021  (PDF)
• Executive Committee Minutes - Feburary 12, 2021  (PDF)
• Executive Committee Minutes - March 9, 2021  (PDF)
• Executive Committee Minutes - April 6, 2021  (PDF)
• Executive Committee Minutes - May 4, 2021  (PDF)
• Executive Committee Minutes - June 8, 2021  (PDF)
• Executive Committee Minutes - July 13, 2021  (PDF)
• Executive Committee Minutes - August 10, 2021  (PDF)
• Executive Committee Minutes - September 9, 2021  (PDF)

2020 TURFA Executive Committee Minutes

AROHE 

The TU Retired Faculty Association Is a Proud Member of AROHE

Towson University is the first University System of Maryland institution to join the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE). AROHE advocates for and serves campus-based organizations for retired faculty and staff, helping to increase the contributions you made to Towson University.

• AROHE Conference Report 2016 - Florence Newman, Professor Emerita & TURFA Programs & Events Committee Chair, attended the 2016 AROHE Conference in Seattle, WA.