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Welcome

We welcome all retirees from the University of Minnesota. Learn more about UMRA, and our mission. See who we are and what we do below, in our many vital activities.

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UMRA Forum

Kathryn Pearson

Tue, November 19, 2024, at 11am

Kathyrn Pearson
Associate professor of political science
U of M College of Liberal Arts

The 2024 election season has been long and intense. To help us digest whatever happens, UMRA is extremely honored that U of M political scientist Kathryn Pearson will join us to provide her insightful analysis of this year’s elections as the guest speaker for UMRA’s November 19 luncheon forum at Midland Hills Country Club in Roseville.

Living Well Workshop

Robyn Birkeland

Tue, November 12, 2024, at 11am

Robyn Birkeland
Study interventionist and coach
Families and Long Term Care, UMN School of Public Health

Robyn Birkeland, PhD, provides coaching support to family care partners and individuals with memory loss. For UMRA’s 2024 Living Well Workshop, she will explore loneliness and the barriers to social engagement in older adults, and ways to encourage and promote well-being and living safely. 

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Reservoir Woods, Roseville
Nov 4 2024, 9:30am

This hike will be in Reservoir Woods Park in Roseville, home to a 30-million gallon, underground water reservoir that for years had been operated by the City of St. Paul.  We will be hiking through woodlands and prairies over flat and hilly terrain, for a total of about 4 miles. 

'Forging a Path to Wellbeing' by Earl and Rebecca Scott, book cover
Nov 6 2024, 10am

UMRA members Earl and Rebecca Scott will explain the data used to build their family tree, and describe how their academic and practical experiences prepared them to become career educators. Their family history and travels in America and Africa are described in their 300-page book published in 2023.

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Discounts to join Friends of the Libraries (with borrowing privileges) and to purchase season tickets to Gopher Sports events in 2024-25 are among the many benefits available to UMRA members. 

Thomas Skovholt, 2024 PDGR award recipient

Since retiring from the U as a professor of counseling psychology, UMRA member Thomas Skovholt has continued his work related to resiliency training and burnout prevention in health and helping professionals—with support from UMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program.

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