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Eagle Perks For Retirees
Eagle ID Card
Retirees may obtain a GSU ID card for no cost. Any Retiree may come to the Eagle Card Office to have obtain a retiree ID card. The office personnel will take an updated picture if the retiree wishes (or they can use the on file). There is no fee to obtain this card. The office is located in the Dining Commons Building on the Statesboro campus. The Armstrong office is located on Science Drive in the Parking and Transportation/Eagle Card building on the main entrance of the campus.
This ID card will allow retirees to obtain several discounts. A number of businesses, as well as units on our campuses, offer a variety of discounts and resources.
If you have an ID card from your employment years at GSU or Armstrong, that ID card offers the same perks. To determine if you have an ID card on file with Georgia Southern, complete the form on Eagle ID.
Campus Discounts and Resources
Parking on Campus
Free parking in faculty/staff parking lots on campus when you register your car with the Parking Office, either at the Statesboro office or the Armstrong office.
Campus Libraries and Computers
Campus fitness centers charge a fee, but the fee is 50% lower than the current faculty/staff rate. Users have full use of the facilities, which include weight machines, free weights, walking areas, treadmills, rowing machines, elliptical machines, swimming pool, personal trainers (for a separate fee), basketball courts for open play, and more. An Eagle ID card is needed to use the facilities. The Recreation Activities Center on the Statesboro campus is located on Akins Boulevard. The Armstrong Recreation Center is located off of Abercorn Street onto Science Drive in Savannah.
Campus Events
Retirees receive the same discounts current employees receive for events on campus. The Performing Arts Center on the Statesboro campus and the Fine Arts Hall on the Armstrong campus sponsor a variety of events ranging from campus and external music concerts to student plays to national touring shows.
University Stores
The university stores on the Statesboro and Armstrong campuses are open to retirees, and from time to time may offer special discounts to faculty and staff, including retirees.
Eagle Dining Services
Eagle dining facilities are open to retirees, as well as students, faculty, and staff. Information about meal plans, times the facilities are open, and related information is available on the Eagle Dining Services website.
Printing and Postal Services
The Printing and Postal Services are available to retirees. The Statesboro printshop is located in the Dining Commons; the printshop on the Armstrong campus is located in Armstrong Annex II.
Local Discounts
The Printing and Postal Services are available to retirees. The Statesboro printshop is located in the Dining Commons; the printshop on the Armstrong campus is located in Armstrong Annex II.
State of Georgia Discounts
In addition to the discounts available through the Georgia Southern program, the State of Georgia offers perks for employees and retired employees. Categories of discounts include Attractions, Shopping, Technology, Travel, and more.
Upcoming Meetings and Comunications
– Look for E-Mail information using Retirees Listserv in April 2018…August 2018…November 2018
– GSU Retirees Association Council Meeting…June 20, 2018 at 11:00 AM (Transition Planning)
GA-HERO – Meeting on 5/5/2017 @ the Georgia Archives
Draft GA-HERO (http://ga-hero.org/) Meeting on 5/5/2017 At the Georgia Archives
Georgia Association of Higher Education Retiree Organizations…A state level group that includes both Public and Private institutions of higher education in Georgia
– Purpose is to share ideas, information, research, advocacy and best practices among its members
– Agenda:
. Aging Well…Program’s Theme
. Memory and Aging
. AROHE: 2018 at Emory Conference Center Hotel between October 7-9
. USG Retiree Council Report
– Best Practices:
Memory and Aging
Dr. Pearman explained that, while it is commonly believed that memory loss occurs with age, there are some types of memory that show improvement or stability over one’s lifespan.
– Semantic Memory is the ability to recall concepts and general facts that are not related to specific experiences and this continues to improve for many adults as they age.
– Procedural Memory is memory of how to do things (such as how to tell time by reading a clock, shuffle a deck of cards, ride a bike). Typically, these memories tend to stay the same over time.
Some types of memory show some decline with age. These include:
– Episodic Memory – the what, where, when of our daily lives.
– Source Memory – the memory of where particular information was learned.
– Working Memory – the ability to hold information in one’s head while doing other things.
Dementia is not normal aging. The most common types of dementia are caused by strokes.
50-80% of dementia is Alzheimer’s type.
5-10% of dementia is Vascular Dementia. 50% of these show AD pathology
5-10% of dementia is Lewy Body Dementia. (These individuals have trouble staying awake and alert, have multiple falls.)
2-5% is Frontotemporal dementia
2-5% is other.
Alzheimer’s Disease…Early signs include occasional loss of memory (for conversations, names, events) and changes in personality (depression, apathy).
Severe Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease:
– Asking the same question over and over. Repeating the same story, word for word, again and again.
– Forgetting how to cook, make repairs, how to play cards – activities previously done with ease and regularity.
– Losing one’s ability to pay bills or balance one’s checkbook
– Getting lost in familiar surroundings or misplacing household objects in odd locations.
– Neglecting to bathe, wearing the same clothes over and over, while insisting that one has taken a bath or that clothes being worn are still clean
– Relying on someone else, such as a spouse, to make decisions or answer questions that previously persons would have handled themselves.
Planning for the AROHE Conference 2018 – to be held in Atlanta, GA. October 7-9, 2018
Location: Emory Conference Center Hotel
Room Rate: $ 179/night for either a single or a double room
A charge of $ 105/per person/per day will be charged by the Conference Center for all attendees
Volunteers are needed to assist with Registration, exhibitions and sponsorships to lower the cost of registration.
Survey the Georgia Southern University Association Retirees to find out what they would like to see addressed at the AROHE Conference.
What would make you want to come to this conference?
What would you like to get out of a conference of this type?
Sharing of Best Practices:
– Social Activities
– Professional Development
– Scholarships
– Need Assessment from Retirees
– Communication across the country
– Book Club
– Field Trips
– Endowment of a Scholarship ($ 30,000 to $ 100,000)
– Allow retired faculty members to continue with their scholarly work and teaching
– “School for ever”…Life-long learning
– Health Care Newsletters
– Finance Wellness for Retirees
– Retirees Luncheon each Fall
The next meeting of the GA-HERO would likely take place in Macon (November 2017).