• Gomer Lecture, Tuesday, May 30, 4:30 PM

Jeff McMahon, Associate Professor, Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics; Enrico Fermi Institute and the College, will give the next Gomer lecture at the Emeriti Center: “Cosmology with the Cosmic Microwave Background: Recent Results and the Observatories of the Future.” As usual, a reception will follow.

• Academic Technology Office Hours: ATS staff will be at the Center on alternating Tuesdays from 2:00-3:30pm to answer any questions you may have about the different technological tools you use in your pedagogy. Office hours are a chance for emeriti faculty to ask any questions they may have about Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, or other tools for teaching with technology. Attend in person or virtually through zoom on May 2, 16 and 30.
   
• Desktop Support and Emeriti Tech Bar: Desktop Support Specialist Gordon Dickson will be on hand to answer questions and provide technology support on Thursday, May 18,  from 1:00-2:00pm; or attend virtually through zoom.  
   
• Benefits Office Hours: Wednesday, May 24 from 10:00 - 11:00am. UChicago’s Retiree Benefits Specialist Estephany Arroyo will be on hand to meet with emeriti and answer questions on zoom. 

• Academic Technology Office Hours: ATS staff will be at the Center on alternating Tuesdays from 2:00-3:30pm to answer any questions you may have about the different technological tools you use in your pedagogy. Office hours are a chance for emeriti faculty to ask any questions they may have about Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, or other tools for teaching with technology. Attend in person or virtually through zoom on April 4 and 18.
   
• Benefits Office Hours: Wednesday, April 12 from 10:00 - 11:00am. UChicago’s Retiree Benefits Specialist Estephany Arroyo will be on hand to meet with emeriti and answer questions on zoom.
   
• Desktop Support and Emeriti Tech Bar: Desktop Support Specialist Gordon Dickson will be on hand to answer questions and provide technology support on Thursday, April 27,  from 1:00-2:00pm; or attend virtually through zoom.  

• Gomer Lecture, Tuesday March 28, 4.30pm

Fred Donner, Peter B. Ritzma Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern History in the Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations will give a talk, titled “Islam's Origins: How Much Do We Know?” Reception to follow.

• Academic Technology Office Hours: ATS staff will be at the Center on alternating Tuesdays from 2:00-3:30pm to answer any questions you may have about the different technological tools you use in your pedagogy. Office hours are a chance for emeriti faculty to ask any questions they may have about Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, or other tools for teaching with technology. Attend in person or virtually through zoom on March 7 and 21.
   
• Desktop Support and Emeriti Tech Bar: Desktop Support Specialist Gordon Dickson will be on hand to answer questions and provide technology support on Thursday, March 30, from 1:00-2:00pm; or attend virtually through zoom.  

• Desktop Support and Emeriti Tech Bar: Desktop Support Specialist Gordon Dickson will be on hand to answer questions and provide technology support on Thursday, February 16th, from 1:00-2:00pm; or attend virtually through zoom.  
• Academic Technology Office Hours: ATS staff will be at the Center on alternating Tuesdays from 2:00-3:30pm to answer any questions you may have about the different technological tools you use in your pedagogy. Office hours are a chance for emeriti faculty to ask any questions they may have about Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, or other tools for teaching with technology. Attend in person or virtually through zoom on February 7 and 21.
• Benefits Office Hours in February will be virtual! Please join UChicago’s Retiree Benefits Specialist Estephany Arroyo who will be available on zoom to meet with emeriti and answer questions on Wednesday, February 22nd, from 10-11am.

• Benefits Office Hours: Wednesday, January 11 from 10:00 - 11:00am. UChicago’s Retiree Benefits Specialists Xaviera Espinoza and Estephany Arroyo will be on hand to meet with emeriti and answer questions at the Center or on zoom.
   
• Desktop Support and IT Office Hours: Thursday, January 12 from 1:00 - 2:00pm. Desktop Support Specialist Gordon Dickson will be on hand to answer questions and provide technology assistance. Attend in person or virtually through zoom. 
   
• Academic Technology Office Hours: Tuesday, January 24 from 2:00 - 3:30pm. ATS staff will be available virtually on zoom to answer any questions you may have about the different technological tools (including Canvas, Zoom, and Panopto) you use in your pedagogy. 

• Gomer Lecture, Wednesday November 16, 4.30pm

Victor Friedman, Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, Department of Linguistics, will give a talk, titled "On Obscenity: A window into society, history, and grammar." Reception to follow.

• Gomer Lecture, Thursday October 27, 4.30pm

Torsten Reimer, University Librarian and Dean of the University Libraries, will offer the first Robert and Anne Gomer Lecture of the year. The talk is titled "Turning the Inside Out: Does Digital Research change the library paradigm?" Reception to follow.

• Workshop: Teaching with Canvas for Emeriti Faculty, October 4, 2022, 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT

This one-hour workshop offered by Academic Technology Studios (ATS) will introduce emeriti faculty to the basics of Canvas and how they can use it effectively in their courses. Topics covered will include: Canvas site creation; uploading and organizing materials; communicating with students through Canvas; and more. ATS will also discuss how to set up and run Zoom meetings through Canvas in the event that a faculty member needs to hold his or her class remotely. Finally, ATS will share information about resources and explain how faculty can get help if they have questions in the future.

To register please visit: https://events.uchicago.edu/event/169113-ats-workshop-for-emeriti-faculty

• Monthly ITS Emeriti Tech Bar: Desktop Support Specialist Gordon Dickson will be on hand to answer questions and provide technology support in October and November.

Thursday, October 20, from 1-2pm; or attend virtually through zoom
Thursday, November 17, from 1-2pm; or attend virtually through zoom

• Monthly Office Hours with the Benefits Office: UChicago’s Retiree Benefits Specialists Xaviera Espinoza and Estephany Arroyo will be on hand and look forward to meeting with emeriti and answering questions.

Wednesday, October 12, from 11am-Noon; or on zoom.
Tuesday, November 8, from 11am-Noon; or on zoom.

• Bi-Weekly Academic Technology Solutions (ATS) Emeriti Tech Bar:
  ATS staff will be at the Center on alternating Tuesdays from 2:00-3:30pm starting on October 11 to answer any questions you may have about the different technological tools you use in your pedagogy. Office hours are a chance for emeriti faculty to ask any questions they may have about Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, or other tools for teaching with technology. Attend in person or virtually through zoom on 10/11, 10/25, 11/8, 11/22, and 12/6.

• Academic Technology Solutions (ATS) Emeriti Tech Bar, Tuesday, July 26, 1:00-2:30pm and Tuesday, August 23, 1:00-2:30pm: During office hours, ATS staff will answer any questions you may have about the different technological tools you use in your pedagogy. They will offer hands-on support in setting up a Canvas site, recording and uploading video, creating Zoom meetings, and any other tasks that can arise in the course of day-to-day teaching. Join remotely on July 26 via Zoom and again on August 23.
• ITS Emeriti Tech Bar, Wednesday, August 3, 1:00-2:00pm: Desktop Support Specialist Gordon Dickson will be on hand in the lounge to answer questions and provide technology support via Zoom. 
• Benefits Office Meet and Greet, Wednesday, August 31, 11a.m. - 12 p.m.: UChicago’s Retiree Benefits Specialists Xaviera Espinoza and Estephany Arroyo return to the Lounge again this month and look forward to meeting emeriti and to answering your questions via Zoom. 

• Graham School Distinguished Scholar in Residence Information Session, Wednesday, May 4, 12 - 12:45 p.m.: Seth Green, Dean of the Graham School, and Tim Murphy, Director of the MLA Program, will lead an information session online about the new program. The Emeriti Center will host an alternate viewing at the Emeriti Lounge for those interested in gathering in person; box lunch will be provided. Please RSVP for the online zoom session or to gather in person in advance. 
• ITS Emeriti Tech Bar, Thursday, May 12, 1 - 2 p.m.: Desktop Support Specialist Gordon Dickson will be available once again in the lounge to answer questions and provide technology support. 
• Gomer Lecture, Monday, May 16, 4 p.m: John Boyer, Dean of the College and Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of History, will deliver the first Gomer Lecture since 2020, "Three Insider Visions of the University: Thorstein Veblen, William Benton, and John Gunther on the Identity of the University of Chicago."
  Reception to follow. 
• Benefits Office Meet and Greet, Wednesday, May 25, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: UChicago’s Retiree Benefits Specialists Xaviera Espinoza and Estephany Arroyo return to the Lounge again this month and look forward to meeting emeriti in person and to answering your questions. 

• ITS Emeriti Tech Bar, Thursday, Thursday, April 7, 1 - 2 p.m.: Desktop Support Specialist Gordon Dickson will be on hand in the lounge to answer questions and provide technology support.
• “Open House Coffee and…”, Monday, April 11, 3 - 4 :30 p.m.: Please join Vice Provost Melina Hale and Assistant Provost Phil Venticinque at the lounge for coffee and refreshments to talk about future engagement possibilities and evolving plans for the space.
• Emeriti Teaching Focus Group Meetings, Tuesdays, April 12, 1-2 p.m. and April 19, 1-2 p.m: Join fellow emeriti for a discussion with Vice Provost Melina Hale and Assistant Provost Phil Venticinque about how the Lounge can be a resource for those engaged in teaching and research [**Just Added]
• Benefits Office Meet and Greet, Wednesday, April 27, 11a.m. - 12 p.m.: UChicago’s Retiree Benefits Specialists Xaviera Espinoza and Estephany Arroyo will be on hand and look forward to meeting emeriti in person and to answer your questions.