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Benefits For Alumni and Friends
The UCSF Alumni Association is proud to offer the following opportunities for alumni and friends. You can trust that any offering here will serve you well. As an added benefit, your participation supports UCSF.
Campus Privileges
Financial and Consumer Programs
Recreation and Travel
Affinity Program Opt-Out
The services offered through affinity partners such as Alumni Holidays (AHI), Bank of America, GEICO and GradMed provide financial support for UCSF alumni programs. Opt-out of receiving communications from all affinity programs by contacting Alumni Services at 415-476-4723 or alumni@support.ucsf.edu and providing your name and alumni ID number.
Your ID number is located on your Alumni Association membership card. You can also find it next to your name on the address portion of mailings from Alumni Services.
UCSF Alumni Email Account
The free UCSF Email Forwarding service, yourname@alumni.ucsf.edu, can be used to forward email to any of your personal email accounts.
Upgrade your UCSF email to a fully functioning web-based email account for just $14.99 a year.
Sign up for your free UCSF Email Forwarding account, by logging into the Online Alumni Community, and then click "Alumni E-mail" in the left navigation.
Are you a new user? Click "Community Home" in the left navigation, and follow the new user instructions. For assistance, email alumni@support.ucsf.edu.
UC Libraries
Obtain free library privileges by presenting your current alumni membership card to the library's circulation desk at the main library on the Parnassus campus to receive a complimentary library card (some restriction may apply). Your membership card provides you access to the other UC campus libraries. The check-out policies vary from campus to campus. Call the Circulation Desk at (415) 476-2334 for more information about the UCSF Library.
UC Berkeley Library
UC Davis Library
UC Irvine Library
UC Los Angeles Library
UC Riverside Libraries
UC San Diego Libraries
UC San Francisco Library
UC Santa Barbara Libraries
UC Santa Cruz Library
ProQuest Digital Research Library
ProQuest is a free digital collection of several thousand journals, magazines and newspapers. You’ll find links to resources, full text of hundreds of health science related titles, information on services for licensed healthcare practitioners, and links to CE/CME resources. ProQuest is available to UCSF alumni and may only be accessed from this network. For access, log into the Online Alumni Community, and click "Library" in the left navigation.
UC Extension Courses
| UCSF Alumni Association members receive a discount on extension courses at all UC campuses (except UCSF, which has no extension program). As is true for all UC Alumni Association members, UCSF members can participate in the discount program at any of the UC campuses. Discounts vary from campus to campus and you will need to show your UCSF alumni membership card to receive the alumni discount. For more information on specific courses, visit each of the UC Extension Offices at http://www.ucalumni.net/reciprocalbenefits/. |
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Mentoring Opportunities
Make a difference for a future colleague in just 15 minutes a week - be a MentorNet e-mentor. MentorNet seeks faculty as mentors for graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, or untenured tenure-track faculty members from around the world. As part of MentorNet's award-winning one-on-one E-mentoring programs, women and underrepresented minorities pursuing faculty careers are matched with mentors for 8-month mentoring relationships conducted via email. Please consider volunteering. Find a protégé or a mentor at http://www.mentornet.net.
Bakar Fitness & Recreation Center
| Join the UCSF Bakar Fitness Center at Mission Bay. UCSF Alumni receive a special membership rate. Premier memberships include group fitness classes and parking, and as an additional benefit to UCSF Alumni members, there is no wait to join for a full access membership. Be sure to try out the rooftop lap pool. For more information, or to join, go to http://mbfitness.ucsf.edu/. |
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Millberry Fitness & Recreation Center
| The Millberry Fitness & Recreation Center is located on the Parnassus campus at UCSF. This multi-purpose fitness center offers programs and services to the UCSF Community. Alumni members receive a special membership rate. For more information, please go to http://www.cas.ucsf.edu/mps. |
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Faculty/Alumni House
| Built in 1926 as a fraternity house for dentistry students, the Faculty/Alumni House is a rental facility used for classes, meetings, receptions and parties. Weekends are often available for rental to UCSF alumni and the general public. Call (415) 476-4723 for further information or click here to visit the website. |
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University Store
| Come see what's new at the University Store. UCSF Alumni receive a 15% discount on UCSF apparel and insignia merchandise. Present your current alumni membership card to receive discounted prices. Visit http://www.campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/retail for more information about location and hours. |
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Technology Store
| If you are in the market for a new computer, iPod, or computer accessories, the Technology Store offers low, discounted pricing on software, Apple and Dell products, and more. Present your current UCSF alumni membership card to receive discounted prices. Products and services are only available in person, and orders cannot be shipped. Visit http://campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/techstore for more information. |
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Bank of America
| Earn points with the freedom to redeem for cash back or other rewards. The Alumni Association University of California, San Francisco Platinum Plus® MasterCard® credit card with WorldPoints® rewards gives you the flexibility to choose from different types of rewards - Cash, Travel, Gift Certificates, Merchandise and much more.
Features include:
- Earn 1 point for every $1 in net retail purchases
- No limit to the amount of rewards you can earn
- Redeem your points starting just 2,500 points
- Support Alumni Association University of California, San Francisco with every purchase
- Access to the WorldPoints Mall - do all your shopping here and earn Bonus Points at hundreds of your favorite online stores
- Absolute fraud protection and zero liability for unauthorized card transactions
- Secure Online Account Access - View up-to-the-minute account activity, pay our credit card bill, receive your monthly statement via email and much more
Reward yourself and apply securely online today. For information about rates, fees , other costs and benefits associated with the use of this credit card, click here and refer to the disclosures that accompany the online credit card application. This credit card program is issued and administered by FIA Card Services, N.A. |
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GEICO
| Are you still paying too much for car insurance? Find out why over 9 million motorists choose GEICO. You're a very important person to GEICO because you belong to one of their exclusive GEICO sponsored groups. Get the "Good News." See how much you could save by switching to GEICO. |
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The Golden 1 Credit Union
| UCSF alumni are eligible for membership in The Golden 1 Credit Union. Golden 1 offers numerous financial services (checking and savings accounts, loans, investments, insurance protection, etc.) and with 75 offices and 270 ATMs in California, and co-op networks in 49 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada, you're sure to find one that is close to you. New membership fee is $1.00. For more information or to apply for membership, go to http://www.golden1.com. |
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Club Quarters
| University of California is a member of Club Quarters. So we welcome you to take advantage of a series of private, full service CLUB QUARTERS Hotels equipped to provide secure and comfortable accommodations exclusively for its members. Club Quarters provide unique and affordable services in a club-like atmosphere at 13 prime big city locations. Consider Club Quarters for your next visit to San Francisco. Register online (or by phone for weekend reservations) and get the lowest rates available by using the password UC Alumni or UCSF. |
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InterContinental San Francisco
| Stay at the InterContinental San Francisco at the discounted corporate rate. The hotel’s 550 rooms have state-of-the-art amenities for your convenience, whether you are staying for work or pleasure. The smoke-free hotel is convenient to everything, including the Moscone Convention Center, Union Square, Chinatown and the Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround. |
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Click here to visit our website.
Click here to book your discounted UCSF corporate negotiated rate. Just choose your date and click on “check availability”.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact: 1-866-781-2364 to reserve your room and ask for “UCSF rate”.
International and Domestic Tours
| The Alumni Association of UCSF travel program provides participants opportunities to broaden their cultural horizons, foster ties with the University, and enhance camaraderie with fellow alumni while experiencing new destinations. The Association has sponsored a group travel program to international and domestic destinations since 1989. Each AHI tour offers a team of specialists who are committed to providing an exclusive, one-of-a-kind travel opportunity. Click here to see our newest offerings. |
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Crystal Cruises
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We are pleased to announce an AHI, UCSF travelers and Crystal Cruises endeavor effective immediately. Any on-board bookings, Crystal booking referrals, and any passengers who want to book on future Crystal Cruises can do so through AHI. UCSF travelers will receive valuable cruise advantages (see download below). Crystal Cruises has been ranked the No. 1 Cruise Line since 1996! For more information or to make your reservation, contact AHI Travel at 1-877-248-2586. Valuable Cruise Advantages (PDF)
Crystal Cruises 2010 Itinerary (PDF) |
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Rental Cars and Choice Hotels
Go on vacation and save. You’ll receive discounts on car rentals from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, and Auto Europe, and hotel discounts with Clarion, Comfort Inn, Quality Inns, Rodeway and others. Visit http://www.alumnibenefits.org/ucsf/ for more information and discount codes.
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