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Photo Club is on Shutterfly
The UMRA Photo Club posts its theme pictures online. Go to umraphotoclub.shutterfly.com. You’re in for a treat!
Photo by Art Klassen
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From the President
We look forward to welcoming President Joan Gabel to our November 19 meeting, and to inaugurating UMRA's first holiday event, on December 17, with entertainment provided by the U of M student choir 7Days A Cappella (pictured left). Read More>
November Meeting: Luncheon ♦ Forum ♦ Workshop
November 19, 2019 - 11:30am
We are honored to welcome President Joan Gabel to speak at our November forum. It will be a unique opportunity to learn about her vision and goals for the University. and some ways in which we can support her.
November 19, 2019 - 1:30pm
Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD, director of the Center on Aging in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, will talk about aging-related brain changes and brain health at UMRA’s Living Well Workshop in November.
NEWS
Four leaders of the University Retirees Volunteer Center were honored with awards at the Fall 2019 Volunteer Reception held in October.
UMRA's annual October benefits workshop gave members a preview of the University's latest health care and retirement savings plans.
Author Fanny Flagg intertwines history with fictional characters and family identity to deftly describe an organization of brave, patriotic women who served during World War II.
“Can we afford personalized medicine?” was the topic presented at UMRA's October forum by Douglas Yee, MD, director of the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota.
Meet UMRA member Eric Hockert, an inventor who is well-versed in engineering and technology but still feels at home when he senses a farm nearby.
Still driven to discover? The application deadline for next year's Professional Development Grants for Retirees is December 13.
Do you often feel cold when others do not? UMRA member Ron Anderson found a way to combat his "cold intolerance" by using mindfulness meditation.
Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming, is a chronicle of the life experiences that shaped who she has become.
Participants in UMRA's September Living Well Workshop learned that there are abundant on-campus learning opportunities for retirees at the U of M.
In a personal essay, UMRA member Lynn C. Anderson discusses "remembering" and the importance of being intentional.
Information about volunteer opportunities, both on campus and in the community, is now readily available through the University Retiree Volunteer Center’s new volunteer management system.
If so, UMRA’s Grants Committee encourages you to consider applying for a PDGR grant for the coming academic year. The grants are available to any U of M retiree.
Author Jack Zipes, a professor emeritus of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch, introduced UMRA’s September forum audience to Charles Godfrey Leland, “the forgotten folklorist of the 19th century.”
Meet UMRA member Bev Moe, a retired paralegal who has hiked the 500-mile Camino de Santiago and is still going strong!
If you've joined UMRA since November 1, 2018, please come to the New Member Welcome Reception and Orientation before the luncheon meeting on October 22.