The Membership & Communications committees are responsible for stimulating and developing Association membership. They promote and facilitate communication with the membership using such methods as direct mailings, newsletters, email, and websites.
AROHE liaison
ASURA maintains a membership in the Association of Retirement Organizations of Higher Education (AROHE). AROHE is a national organization that supports faculty/staff retirement. The AROHE liaison facilitates sharing of information between ASURA and AROHE.
If you would like to help with this liaison responsibility, please contact the AROHE liaison.
E-News
E-News is the ASURA electronic newsletter used to keep ASURA members abreast of current items of interest. Typically the editor, in consultation with the ASURA President, sends an E-News out after each ASURA Board Meeting highlighting information from the meeting. Occasionally E-News will be published at non-standard times when important time-dependent events warrant it.
Past E-News issues are available.
If you would like to help edit and publish E-News please contact the E-News editor.
Membership
The Membership committee promotes and facilitates membership in ASURA, monitors and reports on ASURA membership, and works with the ASURA Board to develop new recruiting and retention approaches. The Membership committee oversees the annual membership drive.
If you would like to help with membership retention and recruitment please contact the Membership Chair.
Obituaries
ASURA publishes obituaries for people who were at some time ASU employees or who had another significant (non-student) connection to ASU. Notices are found in a variety of places:
- newspapers and other publications,
- communications from bereaved family members,
- communications from ASURA members, and
- so forth.
The notice is published on the ASURA website and sent by e-mail to those ASURA members who have opted to receive them.
If you would like to help collect, edit, and post obituaries please contact the Obituary Committee Chair.
Prime Times
Prime Times is ASURA's newsletter, published three times a year. Typically the editor solicits material from the other committee chairs and compiles them into an 8- to 12-page newsletter. Paper versions of the newsletter are mailed to members who want a paper copy; others receive a link to an online copy. Past copies of Prime Times are available online.
If you have a story you would like published or are interested in helping with the editing and publishing process, please contact the Prime Times editor.
Websites
The Websites committee is charged with maintaining the content on the ASURA websites. It also maintains and customizes the software platforms that the websites are built on.
If you would like to help with the ASURA websites please contact the Website and database chair.