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EVENTS
2019 UMRA Holiday PartyEvent Date:Join the fun as UMRA hosts its very first Holiday Party from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, in the Campus Club West Wing Dining Room. More... |
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Tax planning strategiesEvent Date:Making tax-wise contributions to charities is one important issue that will be discussed when UMRA's Financial & Legal Issues Group meets in November. More... |
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club to meet November 15Event Date:Kathryn Sedo will lead a discussion of Main Street by Sinclair Lewis when the UMRA Book Club meets on November 15. More... |
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club to meet November 12Event Date:"Costumes" will be the theme when the UMRA Photo Club meets in November. More... |
EVENTS
New member welcome reception October 22Event Date: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. More... |
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Estate planning for retireesEvent Date:FLG invites members to learn how estate planning can protect your legacy More... |
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club to meet October 8Event Date:Fanny Flag's novel The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion will be discussed when the UMRA Book Club meets in October. More... |
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club to meet October 8Event Date:"Color" will be the theme when the UMRA Photo Club meets October 8. More... |
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club to discuss "Becoming"Event Date:Michelle Obama's memoir will be discussed when the UMRA Book Club meets in September. More... |
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Jazz Happy HourEvent Date:The Campus Club invites UMRA members to join them to Celebrate the beginning of a new academic year at the Campus Club! Sweet jazz music by Mill City Jazz, tasty samples from Crooked Water Spirits, delicious beef and vegetarian lettuce wraps from the Campus Club kitchen. More... |
TRAVEL TOURS
Exclusive civil rights movement tourEvent Date:Road Scholar invites members of UMRA and OLLI at the University of Minnesota to an exclusive civil rights movement learning adventure in Atlanta and Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham, Alabama, in March 2020. The deadline to enroll is September 15. More... |
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ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
Armchair Traveler invites you to tour India, and the worldEvent Date:Discover India "off the beaten path" with tour guide and photographer Don Johnson. More... |
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PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club to meet September 10Event Date:"Shadows" will be the theme of the UMRA Photo Club's meeting in September. More... |
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Tour the Bee Lab and Raptor CenterEvent Date:UMRA’s Social Activities Committee invites you to tour the U’s Bee Lab and Raptor Center. More... |
PHOTO CLUB
Photo shoot at Minneapolis Sculpture GardenEvent Date:The UMRA Photo Club will meet for an outdoor photo shoot in May. Newcomers are welcome. More... |
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club to discuss The Great GatsbyEvent Date:Herb Scherer will lead the discussion when the UMRA Book Club meets in May. More... |
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
U of M day at the TwinsEvent Date:The Social Activities Committee invites you to join UMAA in the celebration of U of M Day with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Pregame gathering begins at the Alumni owned Fulton Taproom at 4 p.m. 414 N 6th Ave, Minneapolis. At 5 p.m. in the Target Field Station Plaza, get your limited-edition U of M themed hat and participate in a bevy of other activities. More... |
FINANCE AND LEGAL GROUP
Strategies to reduce income taxEvent Date:All members of UMRA are welcome to attend the next meeting of UMRA’s Financial and Legal Issues Group at John A. Knutson & Co., PLLP, in Falcon Heights. More... |
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club to discuss The Shoemaker's WifeEvent Date:Laura Erickson will lead a discussion of The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani, when the UMRA Book Club meets at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 19, at the 1666 Coffman building on Larpenteur Avenue in Falcon Heights. For more information, contact Pat Tollefson at [email protected]. More... |
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PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club to meet April 9Event Date:The April meeting of UMRA’s Photo Club will begin with a discussion about possible locations for a spring/early summer photo shoot. More... |
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BOOK CLUB I
Book notes | Braiding SweetgrassEvent Date:In Braiding Sweetgrass, author Robin Wall Kimmerer, a trained botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, shows how other living things like plants offer us lessons to live by. The culture of gratitude is a key theme. More... |
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BOOK CLUB II
Book notes | Invisible ManEvent Date:First published in 1952, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is not a one-dimensional novel about racial unrest. Members of URMA’s Fourth Friday Book Club found it to be a book rich in ideas. More... |
NEWS
Transition Task Force | Planning for uncertaintyUMRA’s Transition Task Force has been charged with providing recommendations to the UMRA Board about when and how to return to in-person meetings. More...Published: |
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VOLUNTEER CENTER
If you could walk in my shoesThe Reader/Writer program is a great opportunity to help struggling inner-city students develop their communication skills and to connect with them in a meaningful way. More...Published: |
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VOLUNTEER CENTER
Science needs you, and your familyThe 10,000 Families Study is recruiting participants to join a multi-generational study aimed at increasing understanding of what causes or protects again disease, and what accounts for health differences within families and across communities. More...Published: |
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NEWS
HELLO, my name is Jan McCullochYears ago, Jan McCulloch chose to pursue photography as a pastime rather than motorcycle riding, but she still thinks the latter would be a wonderful way to explore the world. More...Published: |
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HIKING
Take a hike!“Hike for health and friendship” seems like a great motto for the new UMRA Hiking Club. Welcome hikers! More...Published: |
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BOOK CLUB I
Book notes | Marcel’s LettersEvent Date:Marcel’s Letters, by Minnesota author and graphic designer Carolyn Porter, is a fascinating journey from a small river town to war-torn Europe. More... |
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BOOK CLUB I
Book notes | House on Endless WatersEvent Date:When Yoel Blum travels from his home in Israel to Amsterdam, where he was born, he begins a journey of finding out the many things his mother kept from him, which leads to a new understanding of who he is. More... |
GRANTS FOR RETIREES
2022 Professional Development Grants for RetireesThe 2022 PDGR awards competition opens October 15, and the application deadline is December 31. The program is open to all retirees from all five campuses in the University of Minnesota System. More...Published: |
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NEWS
HELLO, my name is Julie MedberyUMRA member Julie Medbery grew up on a farm in South Dakota, and at one time during her career at the U of M knew the names of nearly 200 (agricultural) Extension educators across the state. More...Published: |
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NEWS
New QR code for campus parking discountWhen you park your vehicle on campus, use the square QR code on the back of your new 2021–22 UMRA membership card to obtain the UMRA parking discount. More...Published: |
NEWS
Help wanted: UMRA historianAre you curious about UMRA’s past or are you someone who simply enjoys working with others to put together innovative projects? If so, UMRA needs you. More...Published: |
ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
September 22, 2021 -- Jewish history, Sweden and NorwayEvent Date:The UMRA Armchair Traveler Program featured a compelling presentation by Charles Muscoplat about his wife Sue's and his visits to the WWII Concentration Camps of Treblinka and Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland and Jewish historical sites in Budapest and Prague. Lynn C. Anderson shared pictures and information about her 2019 visit to Oslo, Krokerøy, and Bergen Norway and Tanumshede, Orust, and Uddevalla Sweden. More... |
JOIE
JOIE of WritingThe Journal of Opinions, Ideas & Essays (JOIE), has seen a recent influx of new articles on a wide variety of topics. With the addition of six articles, the number of papers downloaded for reading during the first seven months of 2021 was nearly 20% higher than during the same period one year previously. Everyone associated with the University of Minnesota, both active and retired, qualifies as an author -- faculty, P & A employees, civil service/bargaining unit staff, and alumni. More...Published: |