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CUPA/ARUC serves to bring together retirees of Concordia University, both for social gatherings and to promote our interests as Concordia retirees, pensioners and golden-agers in general.
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A Message from our Membership Chair
Renew:
Dear members,
It is time to renew your membership in the Concordia University Pensioners’ Association for the 2021-2022 year. The fee is $30.00, with $5 going directly to our retired faculty and staff scholarship and bursary program. The dues renewal forms are included below.
In addition to the membership renewal information and since we haven’t had the opportunity to hold an Annual General Meeting since the beginning of the pandemic, I felt it is appropriate to incorporate a brief Membership Report in this mailing.
Our total number of paid-up members for the 2020-21 membership year was 221. As mentioned in the recent Newsletter, this is the lowest number of paid-up members we have had in some time. In the previous three years we had between 321 – 350 paid-up memberships. We hope that the reduction in members last year is due to pandemic-related issues. We are encouraged, however, that our membership will get back to regular levels this year as we have already received several renewals even before this mailing. It is important to note that we have continued to send mailings and email communications to recent past members, even if they are not up to date with their membership fees.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the CUPARUC Executive has continued to meet (by Zoom) and work on matters of importance to retirees. Our President, Garry Milton, will be sending out a report in the coming weeks summarizing our activities over the past year. In-depth portfolio reports are scheduled to be distributed over the summer. It is our hope that we will be able to organize something in-person sometime this Fall and hold the AGM/Holiday Luncheon later this year, depending upon public health guidelines and protocols.
All the membership renewal information is included on the attached renewal forms but, as a reminder, you can pay by Electronic Transfer Payment OR by mailing a cheque.
If paying by Electronic Transfer Payment, please send the payment through your on-line banking to cupa.fees@concordia.ca. In the "message" section please indicate your name and the year(s) for which you are paying. If your personal information has changed, SVP include those details as well.
If paying by Cheque, please mail your cheque to the address indicated on the form and make the cheque payable to "Concordia University in Trust". If any of your personal information has changed, please update new information on the form and include it with the cheque.
If you have any questions or comments, please telephone us at 438-772-9119 and leave a message or send an e-mail to: cuparuc@concordia.ca
Warmest regards,
Joyce Payan
Membership Chair, CUPARUC
New Newsletter
The April, 2021 issue of the Newsletter (vol 31, no 1 - full version) is now available online. This newsletter is our first since October of last year and contains much timely information on many topics of interest to Concordia retirees.
CUPARUC now has a Facebook Page
We are excited to welcome you to the new CUPA /ARUC Facebook group! The new group is a one-stop tool for information dissemination, queries/discussions regarding CUPA as well as a resource of offerings for its members. But, most importantly, it is a means to (re)unite all Concordia retirees in a medium that offers social connectivity (rekindling of Con U friendships as well as creating new ones); offers helpful everyday info (where to get a Flu shot; discounts for seniors, etc); provides a place to respectfully discuss and share views, recipes, stories, crafts - to name but a few.
CUPA plays an important role in our retirement livelihood and it also has a role to play in ensuring that all Concordia retirees are 'taken care of' on a social level, too.
Join us by clicking on https://www.facebook.com/groups/646479872619655
If you do not have a Facebook page, simply Google how to set up a Facebook account. There are many sites that can direct you through the process but here is an easy one: https://www.wikihow.com/Set-up-a-Facebook-Account- An Important Update - July 2, 2020
CUPARUC HAS A NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER
To better serve our members, CUPARUC has implemented a new telephone number and voicemail service.
Our new number is: 438-772-9119.
The new system will allow you to leave messages of up to two minutes in length and automatically prompts the Association when messages are received, which will enable us to respond to your questions and concerns in a more timely manner.
In addition to contacting us by telephone, you can also reach the Association by email at cuparuc@concordia.ca.
We have received many enquiries since the last message we sent out in early May regarding membership renewals and other topics. The CUPARUC Executive will be meeting shortly to discuss how we move forward in the current environment and will be sending out a communiqué later this month.
Until then, we wish everyone the best and hope you are all doing well and staying safe.
Garry Milton,
President, CUPARUC Fall General Meeting + Holiday Luncheon
Our Annual Fall General Meeting and Holiday Luncheon held on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 was a great success! We had a larger turnout than ever before!. The minutes of the meeting will be available in draft form soon. (They are not official until accepted at the next meeting.New! Electronic Payment of Dues (Via Interac)
The Join/Renew link at the left has been completely updated! You may now download and send in the memberhip form in order to join, while sending in your dues electronically. To simply renew your membership and/or update your information, download the renewal form and follow the instructions. It is as simple as doing and Interac payment through your bank!
New Online Tools Coming Soon
The Cuparuc Executive have been exploring ways to share individual, personal information with members. The first project will be a tool whereby members can see whether their annual dues are up to date. We will also add a secure documents page where we can share with members documents that we could not put out on the open Internet. These projects will require a “sign-in” section of the website, where members will have to put in their username and password. We plan on creating initial passwords for most members by using a combination of information we have on file for them. Members will be invited (with instructions on the site) to change their password to something more personal and secure as soon as they first gain access. Those for whom we cannot automatically create a password will be advised of their username and password individually. If anyone does not wish to participate in this project and does not wish to have a personal account on our website, please inform your webmaster, Roger Kenner, of this desire at roger@rogerkenner.ca Once members are comfortable with password-controlled section of the website, we hope to roll out other projects, such as on-line payment of dues and an online forum or bulletin board. More information will follow.NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS
New security measures adopted by the University in January of 2016 made it impossible for us to continue to maintain our pensioners website on a Concordia server. The decision has been made to move our website to another server. Please note NEW ADDRESS below:http://CuparucConcordia.ca
Please change all your links and shortcuts. The address is very much like the old one, except there is no period between cuparuc and concordia. Please note that there are two 'c' s together, in the middle of this address. The capital letters are optional and are provided only for clarity.
Please note that, until we can place a re-direct page at the old address, you will continue to see a Cuparuc web page there, but it no longer be updated. (If you are unsure which you are looking at, check the date at the bottom of the opening page: It should read Feburary 19, 2016 or later.
- CUPARUC Scholarsips and Awards: A photo of some of this year's award recipients has been placed on the page at the left. There is no longer a specific box to check off to contribute to our award; you must check off "other" and then write in the name of our award in full: Concordia Retired Faculty and Staff Awards Endowment Fund.
Scholarships and Awards
Did you know your Association funds numerous graduate and undergraduate awards? Check out the new Awards page at the left for more information.Did you know that the Newsletter and Annual Minutes pages at the left include the entire collection, from the very first meeting? (There may remain a few gaps, as we cannot be sure of the number of newsletters published each year. Please help us if you have any of the missing material.
Have we got your latest email address? Check the colour of your name on the Membership List to see if we have an email address on file for you. If you fear that we may not have your most up-to-date email address, send a note to Roger@RogerKenner.ca with your latest email address.