Benefits
All retired faculty and librarians are eligible for certain retiree benefits but membership in TURFA provides for an additional suite of benefits that are exclusively for TURFA members.
TU Faculty/Librarian Retiree Benefits
- annual spring retired faculty brunch or luncheon
- term-long loan period on Cook Library items and additional borrowing privileges for items from other USMAI libraries
- interlibrary loan and document delivery service as well as remote and onsite access to library journal and database subscriptions
- reduced ticket prices to on-campus athletic events
- reduced ticket prices to on-campus cultural events
- Golden ID tuition waiver program
- campus and community service opportunities
Additional TURFA Membership Benefits
- annual fall program and social get-together
- special programs and events throughout the year
- access to TURFA office space and computers
- free on-campus parking
- receive copies of the bi-annual online TURFA newsletter, The Advocate
- opportunities to seek TURFA financial support for ongoing research and scholarship:
- special interest groups such as a non-fiction reading group and a film group
- mentoring of newly retiring faculty
- reduced fees for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute courses and activities
- access to the national AROHE Matters newsletter
- additional OneCard benefits and convenience
- free TU business cards and a modest supply of TU letterhead
- access to the Faculty Academic Center of Excellence at Towson (FACET)
- ongoing monitoring of state policy that could impact retiree health benefits
- active alert system for TU policy changes that could be important to members
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complimentary TU Campus Recreation Membership
TU OneCard
Benefits often require that individuals maintain their TU NetID and TU OneCard. If you no longer have your OneCard, TURFA will help you get a replacement.