For those who have carried our legacy of excellence at Cal.
Enjoy lifelong learning and networking opportunities with other active seniors, and enjoy valuable discounts, privileges, and benefits designed especially for you. Available for alumni ages 65 and up.
Senior Citizen Membership Types and Rates
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Annual Membership
$60
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Life Membership—Paid in Full
$750
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Life Membership—Annual Installment Plan
5 annual payments of $150 totaling $750
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Join NowFeatured Benefits
- Free library access at all UC campuses
- Discounts on UC Extension courses at all UC campuses and online
- Discounts on performance tickets from Cal Performances, Berkeley Symphony, and Aurora Theatre Company
- Discounted membership with OLLI @Berkeley, UC Berkeley’s lifelong learning community
- Access to life, health, dental, and other insurance programs
- Bank of America Cal credit card, debit card and checks
- 20% off services, procedures, and materials from UC Berkeley Optometry
- Cal Discoveries worldwide educational travel
- And more!
News from Your Alumni Community
Arthur Sze’s Berkeley: Attention, Translation, and the Joy of Making
By Urja UpadhyayaArthur Sze ’72 returns to Berkeley memory, Josephine Miles’s courtyard, an IBM typewriter by an open window, a creek, to trace a life in poems. In this interview, the Poet Laureate maps how translation, science, and disciplined attention shape his work and teaching, and why his enduring advice to young Cal writers is simple: write, and don’t stop.
“Action is my coping mechanism”: Wendy Marie Ingram on building community care in academia
By Urja UpadhyayaWhen loss struck her graduate community, Wendy Marie Ingram, Ph.D. ’15, didn’t wait for permission to act. The UC Berkeley alum transformed her pain into purpose, founding Dragonfly Mental Health to make mental health care in academia collective and sustainable. Her story is one of evidence, empathy, and resolve.
Behind the Scenes at the Lair of the Bear
By Eileen DuncanWhen family camp comes to a close, there’s still plenty happening behind the scenes to keep the Lair running strong. In late August and September, the Lair hosts Bear Music Fest, an International House retreat, and late summer weddings. Then, once all the guests begin their drive down Hwy 108, a hard-working Closing Crew takes over. […]

