2016-2017 Photo Gallery
 Speaker Mark Seeley with Presidents Jean Kinsey and Donna Peterson at the January luncheon |
 Donna Peterson addresses Tim Johnson, with a group in the depths of the Library Archives, Sept 27 |
 A rapt audience follows the economic picture presented by Laura Kalambokidis |
 Katherine Fennelly spoke Oct 25 about how the PDGR grant helped adapt her e-learning course for others |
 Officers and Board members meet to plan for 2016-7 on August 11 at Midland Hills |
 New President Jean Kinsey welcomes retirees to the first luncheon of the year, September 27, 2016 |
 Mark Seeley poses with Jeanne and Mike Markell, after his Jan 24 presentation |
 Book club chair Pat Tollefson (left) shared ideas with new member Susan Rose about starting a book club, Oct 25 |
 Members enjoy coffee before the March 2017 luncheon meeting |
 Kathleen O`Brien, Oct 2016, shared from her extensive research about Minnesota women leaders |
 Darlene Kenyon, Carol Urness, and Dorothy Bohn at the September luncheon |
 UMRA Photo Club members enjoy a Great Dragon lunch before their monthly meeting, this one March 10, 2017 |
 The annual reception offers the opportunity for new members to learn more about UMRA. Karen and Jim Storm chat with Earl Nolting about the discounts members enjoy. |
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 Political Science Professor Kathryn Pearson explained election results November 15, 2016 |
 Past President Donna Peterson greets the Library contingent: Tim Johnson, Kris Keisling and Julia Wallace |
 President Jean Kinsey with our March 2017 speaker, State Economist Laura Kalambokidis |
 Jan Hogan introduces UMRA's grants program and the award winners speaking at the October 2017 luncheon |
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 Mark Seeley explained the weather forecast at the January 2107 luncheon |
Events
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 …
Humphrey School Senior Fellow Jay Kiedrowski will be joined by Professor and President Emeritus Robert Bruininks for this special forum to discuss the proposed amendments to the Minneapolis city charter that will be on the ballot in November.
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 …
The Fourth Friday Book Club selection for its meeting on Friday, September 24, is Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. More …
Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD, will share with us the story of how the faculty, staff, and students at the University of Minnesota Medical School responded to the coronavirus pandemic in an unprecedented effort of adaptation, collaboration, and service.
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 …
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 …
The Fourth Friday Book Club selection for its meeting in October is A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. More …
Mary Jane Towle will lead the discussion of Have You Seen Luis Velez? by Catherine Ryan Hyde when the UMRA Book Club I meets via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 19. More …
The Fourth Friday Book Club selection for its meeting in November is Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie. More …