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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">April 28,
2026</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Members
of the UCR Emeriti Association</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Jose
Wudka, President of the UCR Emeriti Association</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Re: </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>Review Requested:<b> </b>Proposed UCREA
Bylaw Amendment</span></p>
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Dear Members of the UCR Emeriti Association,</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-xbody" style="line-height:110%;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The UCR Emeriti Association
will hold a vote on a proposed amendment to the UCREA Bylaws at the Spring
Luncheon on Friday, May 15, 2026 at the Alumni and Visitors Center. Please
find below relevant information to support our members through the voting
process. <br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,78,121)">Vote on the Proposed
UCREA Bylaw Amendment</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:6pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A
draft of the Emeriti Association Bylaws that includes the proposed amendment listed
in section X and noted in blue is attached as well as listed in this communication
below. The bylaws were originally drafted prior to the establishment of the
UCR Retirement Center. With the Center’s close partnership with UCREA, it
became necessary to add a section formally incorporating the Retirement
Center into the bylaws. At the UCREA Executive Board Meeting on February 11,
2026, the Board approved this proposed amendment for referral to the members:<b></b></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-xbody" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">X. Retirement Center</span></p>
<p class="gmail-xbody" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1. The UCR Emeriti Association works jointly
with the UCR Retirees’ Association to plan and support the activities of
the UCR Retirement Center.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-xbody" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2. The Director of the UCR Retirement Center
provides all administrative support that is needed to carry out the
activities of the UCREA and UCRRA.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-xbody" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3. UCREA and UCRRA jointly maintain
committees to advise the Retirement Center Director and assist in carrying
out jointly planned activities. These joint committees include a Long
Range Planning Committee and a committee to plan Events and Programs.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-xbody" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A. Long Range Planning Committee. This
committee consists of the Retirement Center Director, the Presidents of the
two Associations, and one or two additional members from each Association.
The purpose of this committee is to advocate for the ability of the
Retirement Center to support retiring and retired staff and faculty on the UCR
Campus. This might include advocating for: (1) appropriate and effective
space to accomplish the goals; (2) appropriate funding, which might include
fund-raising activities; (3) coordination with Retirement Centers at other UC
campuses for support of emeriti and retirees; (4) coordination with CUCRA and
CUCEA on benefits and support of emeriti and retirees; (5) periodic reviews
of the effectiveness of the Retirement Center. This committee reports to the
boards of each Association at least once per quarter.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-xbody" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">B.
Events and Programs Committee. The membership of this committee will consist
of two Co-Chairs, one each from the UCRRA and UCREA, and at least two additional
members from each Association to be appointed according to the Bylaws of each.
The committee has the following responsibilities: (1) to plan and organize
social, educational, volunteer and philanthropic activities for the UCR
retirement community; (2) to identify strategies to more fully and
consistently engage retirees and emeriti through programming and events and
communicate these to both Association Boards; (3) to survey UCR retirees and
emeriti periodically to gather feedback and to encourage recommendations for
future events and programs; (4) to collaborate with campus units such as the
UCR Career Center and Basic Needs Departments to identify and coordinate
support initiatives for the UCR student and employee communities; (5) to draft
an annual budget each fall for submission to the Board of each Association;
and (6) to recommend potential speakers for the quarterly luncheon to the
President of the UCREA. Responsibilities of the Co-Chairs include (1) to call
regular meetings of the Committee; (2) to share responsibility for chairing
the meetings; and (3) to coordinate with the UCR Retirement Center (UCRRC)
Director to publicize events to the UCR retirement community; and (4) to
bring forward committee updates or agenda items to the UCRRA and UCREA
Executive Board Meetings.<br>
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<p class="gmail-xbody" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:110%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,78,121)">Voter Expectations</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-xbody" style="line-height:110%;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UCR Emeriti Association
members will be asked to approve the proposed amendment to our bylaws by
voice vote during the Spring Luncheon meeting on May 15. Members who cannot
attend the meeting who wish to vote on these items are invited to cast an
absentee ballot by emailing their vote to the UCR Retirement Center Director
no later than May 14, 2026, at: </span><a href="mailto:cristina.otegui@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">cristina.otegui@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-xbody" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:110%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For
questions, please contact:</span></p>
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President, Jose Wudka at: </span><a href="mailto:jose.wudka@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">jose.wudka@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> or</span></p>
<p class="gmail-xbody" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:110%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Retirement
Center Director, Cristina Otegui at: </span><a href="mailto:cristina.otegui@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span class="gmail-InternetLink"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">cristina.otegui@ucr.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-xbody" style="line-height:110%;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank you for your
involvement in the UCREA.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-xbody" style="line-height:110%;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-xbody" style="line-height:110%;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Jose Wudka</span></p>
<p class="gmail-xbody" style="line-height:110%;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,10)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UCR Emeriti Association
President</span></p>
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