News & Events Archives

Real fishing

Sam Bonhus, grandson of photographer Sheri Goldsmith May, proudly displays his group's catch for the day.

Two new volunteer opportunities

The University Retirees Volunteer Center (URVC) is fielding volunteers to participate in a spatial localization study and to staff the 2018–19 Lego Robotics Tournament.

A good time to join the Campus Club

The Campus Club fall membership drive is underway and if you join now you’ll receive a 60 percent discount on first-year dues.

2019 PDGR grants—time to apply!

Professional Development Grants for Retirees are available for all faculty, professional and administrative, and civil service retirees from all campuses of the University who will be fully retired by July 1, 2019. The deadline for submitting applications is December 14.

HELLO, my name is Will Craig

Meet Will Craig, an UMRA member with deep roots in Minneapolis who still enjoys spending time on campus doing research and interacting with younger colleagues.

1666 Coffman condominiums for sale

1666 Coffman is a 55-plus community for people currently or formerly employed at the University who are actively working or actively retired. Three units are currently for sale.

Book Notes: Timeless classic highly recommended

November in the West Wing

UMRA’s November 27 meeting will be the first of three “pilot program” luncheons for 2018–19, in the spacious West Wing dining room.  All members of the Campus Club will be invited. Our guest speaker, Kathryn Pearson, associate professor of political science and frequent commentator in the media, will be offering her analysis of the midterm elections. Be sure to save the date!

URVC leadership transition

After 20 years of dedicated and extensive involvement as University Retirees Volunteer Center (URVC) office manager and project director, Alan Kagan has stepped down from his leadership role to complete writing the book he has been working on for several years.

Lego Robotics Tournament

Support Lego robotics tournament involving grades 4-12. Volunteers are needed in both technical and non-technical roles. Several options of dates and locations.

Upcoming workshops

A representative from the U’s Office of Human Resources will provide an overview of the benefits to be offered in the coming year, including comparisons between the different plans available to University retirees.

Welcome to UMRA's board, committees and groups

With the beginning of our new program year, UMRA welcomes new faces and continuing members to its board and to its growing list of committees and affinity groups.

Memory Study

Consider contributing to understanding of attention and memory by volunteering to participate in a research study being conducted in the Psychology Department. 

Tutors Needed at Murray Middle School!

Tutors wanted to with students on developing solid study skills and help with homework.  Murray Middle School near the U of M St. Paul campus offers a comprehensive tutoring/study skills support program during the school day as an elective class Monday through Friday during the last three class periods of the day from 11:08-12:08, 12:12-1:04 and 1:08-2:00 pm.

A Hearing Study

A new study entitled, Dynamic Effects in Peripheral Auditory Processing, will be conducted by the Psychology Department, and supervised by Dr. Magda Wojtczak of the Auditory Perception and Cognition Lab.

Study participants with normal hearing will be asked to detect the difference between two tones. Determination of "normal hearing" will be done in the lab. The study requires 5 or 6 two-hour sessions in the course of a month, and participants will be compensated $10/hour.