Professor Emerit

Professor Emerit is an honour bestowed by the president upon retiring colleagues. It is given in recognition of retirees’ service to the University of Saskatchewan as teachers and scholars.

Standards

The honour Professor Emerit  will be bestowed if the following criterion is met:

  • The faculty member holds tenure and the rank of full professor at the time of retirement. Both in-scope and out-of-scope faculty are eligible.

Procedures

Submissions for the award of the title Professor Emerit may be considered at any time, but should normally be submitted well in advance of the retirement date.

The dean’s office is responsible for submitting an up-to-date  curriculum vitae on behalf of the retiring colleague to the Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty Relations.

Librarian Emerit or Archivist Emerit

 Librarian Emerit or Archivist Emerit is an honour bestowed by the president upon retiring colleagues. It is given in recognition of retirees’ service to the University of Saskatchewan as librarians, archivists, and scholars. 

Standards

The honour Librarian Emerit or Archivist Emerit will be bestowed if the following criterion is met:

  • The librarian or archivist holds tenure and the rank of Librarian at the time of retirement. Both in-scope and out-of-scope librarians are eligible.

Procedures

Submissons for the award of the title Librarian Emerit or Archivist Emerit be considered at any time, but should normally be submitted well in advance of the retirement date.

The dean of libraries is responsible for submitting an up-to-date curriculum vitae on behalf of the retiring colleague to the Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty Relations.

Adopting the title "Emerit" reflects our commitment to inclusivity and respect for all members of our academic community, regardless of gender identification.

What are the benefits?

For retiring faculty, the title Professor Emerit is also way to continue your relationship with the university, due to the following benefits:

  1. Library access including: 150 item limit, extended loans, 10 item hold limit, and free access to interlibrary loans.
  2. The ability to continue accessing research grants and funds.
  3. The ability to continue graduate student supervision.
  4. Access to IT services are reviewed annually by college/unit IT leadership in conjunction with ICT staff.
  5. Access to lab space or office space is at the discretion of the college/school.
  6. Ability to keep current parking spot after retiring with pre-authorized debits. 

Questions?

All questions should be directed to:

Vice-Provost, Faculty Relations
vpfaculty.relations@usask.ca