Committees

The Education Committee will facilitate opportunities for our retired faculty as teachers and learners. Identifying and developing opportunities and understanding and overcoming limitations for our retired faculty to engage in formal (e.g., by facilitating recall) and informal teaching and research activities are core to our mission. Additionally, this committee will advocate on behalf of retired faculty for continued access to Stanford courses, especially those in the Stanford Continuing Studies Program, classes, symposiums, scientific talks, and the libraries.

To learn more, please contact Ann Weinacker (annw@stanford.edu) and/or Christos Constantinou (ceconst@stanford.edu).

The Intergenerational Mentoring Committee will facilitate opportunities for our retired faculty to serve as mentors for individuals across all stages of their careers. This would include support for students, trainees, early to late career faculty and those contemplating retirement.

To learn more, please contact Elliot Krane (ekrane@stanford.edu) and/or Stephen Roth (sroth@stanford.edu).

The Peer Networking and Social Engagement Committee will provide virtual and in-person opportunities for networking and community building among Academy members. Opportunities might include luncheons (lightly facilitated with topics of interest), book clubs, outdoor experiences, gallery/museum visits, etc.

To learn more, please contact Christy Sandborg (sandborg@stanford.edu).

The Service Committee will help active and retired faculty find opportunities to volunteer their time, knowledge, and expertise to help communities locally and globally. Examples include providing or supervising patient care in low resource areas, education in implementing evidence-based care, and mentoring high school or college students from low-income communities. Contributing to social causes such as climate change and advocacy work could also be a focus for this committee. We welcome other thoughts and ideas for retired faculty to “give back to society.”

To learn more, please contact Kay Daniels (kdaniels@stanford.edu) and/or Nilima Ragavan (nragavan@stanford.edu).