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Membership Information

Eligibility:  All retired and emeritus faculty members* of the California State University system regardless of where they reside are encouraged to join CSU-ERFA.  Many of our members also belong to affiliated retired and emeritus faculty associations at their home campuses.  However, membership in a campus association is not a requirement for membership in CSU-ERFA.  Retired staff members who belong to campus retiree organizations that are affiliated with CSU-ERFA also are eligible for regular membership. 

Benefits of membership: In addition to representing the collective interests of its members with regard to pension and health care benefits, CSU-ERFA membership also provides additional benefits including:

A grant program that provides funds to members that can be used for several purposes, such as underwriting scholarly research of issues important to CSU retirees, conducting oral history projects, and supporting the scholarly and publication endeavors of retirees as contributing members of the university community.

A "Survivor’s Guide" that assists families in making those important decisions when a retired faculty or staff member or spouse dies.

Advice and guidance for retirees in the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP) who are threatened with layoff.

Guidance to members in dealing with or responding to adverse administrative decisions affecting them.

Assistance, information, advice, and support to campus retiree organizations.  Fifteen percent of the dues paid by CSU-ERFA members retired from campuses with affiliated retiree organizations are returned to those campus organizations.  In addition, each affiliated campus has representation on the State Council, the Association’s primary governing body.  Seventeen campus retiree organizations currently are affiliated with CSU-ERFA.

For more information on our services to individual members see our Member Services page.

Costs of membership: CSU-ERFA dues usually are collected by deduction from the member's monthly retirement benefit.  For new members, the monthly dues are as follows:

Gross Monthly Benefit

*As defined in the CSU-ERFA constitution "faculty member" includes professional librarians, academic administrators, and others who have been accorded faculty status on individual campuses.
 

How to Join CSU-ERFA

If you have not already received an application form in the mail, call the CSU-ERFA office at (818) 718-7996 to request one or download a form using one of the links below.  Please return the signed application form to the California State University - Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association, c/o The Retiree Center, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8339.  (Note: Some of our members prefer to pay their dues on a yearly basis by check.  If you wish to do this, please call the CSU-ERFA office for instructions.)

CSU-ERFA Membership Application Form (PDF)

CSU-ERFA Membership Application Form (MS Word)

Campus Contacts

If you have any questions about joining CSU-ERFA, please feel free to contact one of the following campus representatives:
 

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