Emeritus Designation for Retired SDSU Employees

Eligibility: Faculty employees shall have served 10 or more full-time years, or the part-time equivalent, either continuously or at different times at SDSU or elsewhere in the California State University (CSU) system and must be eligible to activate their annuities from the CSU system.

The Office of Faculty Advancement, which administers Emeritus status for faculty, submits names of tenured faculty to the Faculty Honors and Awards Committee (FHAC) upon receipt of their notification to retire/retire and FERP. Emeritus status is then granted by a formal action of the Senate, via vote. The Office of the Provost provides an award letter to those faculty who are granted emeritus status.

Please visit the Office of Faculty Advancement website for additional information on Emeritus status for Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty and Temporary Faculty.

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Eligibility: Staff employees shall have served 10 or more full-time years, or the part-time equivalent, either continuously or at different times at SDSU or elsewhere in the California State University (CSU) system. In addition to the length of service, either at SDSU or elsewhere within the CSU, employees must be eligible to activate their annuities from the CSU system.

Emeritus status for staff is granted through the Senate. No action on the retiring employee’s part is needed to be considered for Staff Emeritus status, as the Center for Human Resources provides monthly notice to the Staff Affairs Committee of all retiring employees, and the committee will consider nominations for all those who qualify. It may take up to 90 days following retirement for the Senate to formally confer Emeritus status. To expedite the process, retiring individuals should notify HR of their intent to retire prior to their retirement date, and they may notify the Staff Affairs Committee of retirements by emailing [email protected].

While email account access will be maintained for a grace period of up to 90 days following retirement, no other Emeritus privileges (e.g. ID card, parking) will be granted until the Senate formally confers the status. 

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In accordance with the Policy File, Administrator Emeritus status is granted by and at the pleasure of the President. The following process is established by the President for the consideration of Administrator Emeritus awards.

Emeritus status for administrators (those in the Management Personnel Plan) is granted through the President’s Office. The criteria and procedure for the consideration of Administrator emeritus awards is as follows:

Criteria

• Management Personnel Plan (MPP) appointment at the time of CalPERS service retirement
• Ten or more years of service to SDSU (which may include auxiliary organization service or other service within the CSU)
• Overall performance record of meritorious service
• Evidence of substantial contributions supporting and advancing SDSU's mission
• Of good character and reputation with recognition as a role model within the university
• Noteworthy contributions to the CSU, the individual's field of professional practice, and/or the community at large 

Procedure

Nominations and requests for Administrator Emeritus Awards shall be submitted to the respective vice president. Each vice president shall establish a committee of MPP employees to evaluate nominations. Written nominations shall be submitted to the President and include a detailed description of how the President's criteria have been fulfilled.

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