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BOOK CLUB II
Book Club II to meet October 22Event Date:The Fourth Friday Book Club selection for its meeting in October is A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. More... |
FAMILY HISTORY
Family History: Ancestors' StoriesEvent Date:Vicki Gaylord will present on strategies she has used to engage family members with their family history. More... |
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I to meet October 15Event Date:Judy Helgen will lead the discussion of Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer when the UMRA Book Club I meets via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 15. More... |
FAMILY HISTORY
Family History Interest Group 2021–22 scheduleEvent Date:UMRA member Vicki Gaylord will share ways she has found to engage family members in the family history work she has done when the Family History Interest Group meets in October. More... |
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PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club to meet October 12Event Date:The UMRA Photo Club will meet via Zoom to share and discuss photos on the theme of water at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12. More... |
BOOK CLUB II
Book Club II to meet September 24Event Date:The Fourth Friday Book Club selection for its meeting on Friday, September 24, is Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. More... |
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ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
Journey through Europe and Scandinavia with Armchair TravelerEvent Date:Join UMRA members Charles Muscoplat and Lynn C. Anderson to learn about their personal journeys through Europe and Scandinavia when UMRA’s Armchair Traveler program resumes September 22. More... |
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I to meet September 17Event Date:Joni Mitchell will lead the discussion of Marcel’s Letters by Carolyn Porter when the UMRA Book Club I meets via Zoom on Friday, September 17. More... |
BOOK CLUB II
Book Club II to meet August 27Event Date:The Fourth Friday Book Club selection for its August meeting is Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter. More... |
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I to meet August 20Event Date:Stephanie Daily will lead the discussion of House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon when the UMRA Book Club I meets via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 20. More... |
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EVENTS
Fall 2021 OLLI SamplerEvent Date:Thinking about fall? The 2021 OLLI Sampler brings the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute experience to you, online. More... |
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I to meet July 16Event Date:Laura Ericksen will lead the discussion of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson when the UMRA Book Club I meets via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 16. More... |
BOOK CLUB II
Book Club II to meet June 25Event Date:The Last Tycoon is the Fourth Friday Book Club’s selection for June 2021. More... |
BOOK CLUB II
Book Club II to meet July 23Event Date:The Fourth Friday Book Club selection for July is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carré. More... |
BOOK CLUB I
Book Club I to meet June 18Event Date:Paula Knutzen will lead the discussion of The Big Burn by Timothy Egan when the UMRA Book Club meets via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 18. More... |
FAMILY HISTORY
Civil War AncestorsEvent Date:You are invited to attend the next UMRA Family History Interest Group meeting in June. Will Craig and and Craig Swan will each give a short presentation about one family ancestor—what was their Civil War experience and how is it documented—followed by time for Q and A. More... |
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club to meet June 8Event Date:The Photo Club is currently meeting by ZOOM, starting at 12:30 pm on the second Tuesday of each month. We share pictures, learn from each other and laugh a lot. Come see for yourself and join in our fun. For more information, please contact Sheri Goldsmith May < [email protected] > or Craig Swan < [email protected] >. More... |
BOOK CLUB II
Book Club II to meet May 28Event Date:UMRA’s Fourth Friday Book Club will discuss The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas père, a work of historial fiction, when it meets at 2 p.m. Central Time on Friday, May 28. More... |
BOOK CLUB I
UMRA Book Club I to meet May 21Event Date:Mariah Snyder will lead the discussion of Caste: The Origins of our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson when the UMRA Book Club I meets via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 21. More... |
PHOTO CLUB
Photo Club to meet May 11Event Date:The Photo Club is planning to meet for a socially distanced outdoor photoshoot at the Lyndale Park Rose Garden near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on Tuesday, May 11.
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FAMILY HISTORY
Family History Group covers a range of topicsEvent Date:On May 11, 2022 the Family History Interest Group met for an open forum that gave participants the opportunity to discuss any aspect of Family History. More... |
ARMCHAIR TRAVELER
Turkey: April Armchair Traveler ProgramEvent Date:Jean Kinsey and Frank Busta spent 3 weeks in Turkey in 2013. They share their incredible experience through pictures and wonderful descriptions that include archaeological, historical, religious, political, culinary, and geological perspectives. More... |
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BOOK CLUB I
Book notes | The Things They CarriedEvent Date:"The Things They Carried" is an exquisitely written collection of short stories by Minnesota-born author Tim O’Brien about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. More... |
NEWS
Defend yourself from scamsSocial media is a fantastic way to communicate, share, and have fun with others; it is also a low-cost way for cyber criminals to trick and take advantage of millions of people. More...Published: |
GRANTS FOR RETIREES
Supporting strong transitions into retirementUMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program provides funding for University of Minnesota retirees to continue their scholarship or pursue interesting new projects. All U of M retirees are eligible to participate in the annual competition. More...Published: |
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NEWS
HELLO, my name is Michelle Trudeau-SpanjersMeet Michelle Trudeau-Spanjers, an UMRA member since 2021 who’s fast-paced job in the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory amplified her respect for anyone involved in public health regarding the COVID crisis. More...Published: |
NEWS
Election of UMRA’s 2022–23 officers and directors to be held onlineThis year’s election of UMRA’s officers and new board members will be conducted via an online poll from May 17 to 22. More...Published: |
VOLUNTEER CENTER
Reconnecting with a shared commitment to serviceThe University of Minnesota Retirees Association and the University Retirees Volunteer Center have agreed to reconnect as a single organization to broaden and expand volunteer service opportunities for U of M retirees. More...Published: |
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NEWS
UMRA’s 2021–22 officers and directors to be elected May 25Members attending UMRA’s Annual Meeting on May 25 will elect UMRA’s leadership for 2021–22. Ron Matross, nominated to become president-elect, heads the slate of candidates put forward by the Nominating Committee. More...Published: |
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FAMILY HISTORY
Writing family storiesEvent Date:Writer and teacher Brenda Hudson shared her story-project method when the Family History Interest Group met on April 13. More... |
NEWS
Input requested on UMRA websiteSeveral UMRA members with website and communication interests and skills have begun meeting to work on a redesign of the UMRA website. More...Published: |
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VOLUNTEER CENTER
U of M Day of Service Spring 2022Organized annually by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, this year’s U of M Day of Service has been expanded from a single day to the full month of April. More...Published: |
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NEWS
HELLO, my name is Lee MunnichMeet Lee Munich, who started work as a paperboy and retired as senior fellow and director of the Humphrey School’s State and Local Policy Program. More...Published: |
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UMRA CARES
People who careThere are some very special UMRA volunteers who reach out to individual members and/or our families with personal notes in times of grief and loss, and for the past five years Kathleen O’Brien has led this important work with exceptional dedication and grace. More...Published: |
NEWS
New MOU expresses mutual support and respectA new memorandum of understanding, signed by UMRA President Jan Morlock and University Provost Rachel Croson on March 1, is a renewal of our mutually beneficial commitment and support. More...Published: |