2016-2017 Photo Gallery
 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
Events
Study abroad programs are only one part of the larger picture of the robust international education program at the University of Minnesota. Meredith McQuaid, associate vice president and dean of International Programs, will join us for UMRA A.M. on Tuesday, November 9, to provide an overview of the U’s Global Programs & Strategy Alliance, and explain why she believes international education should be relevant to the University as a whole.
“Wildlife” will be the theme when the UMRA Photo Club meets to share and discuss pictures at on Tuesday, November 9, via Zoom. More ...
Our strategic advantage as humans has been our ability to learn and innovate. Neuroscientist and Professor Emeritus Alice Larson, our guest speaker for UMRA’s November 16 Living Well Workshop via Zoom, will discuss how people of all ages can enhance their creative powers and why this is important, especially in challenging times.
The Fourth Friday Book Club selection for its meeting in November is Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie. 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 …
UMRA is pleased to welcome Garry Jenkins, JD, dean and William S. Pattee Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, to our UMRA Forum on Tuesday, November 23, to speak about the challenges and future of legal education.
Learn about taking pictures (of your pictures) with a digital camera, the pros and cons of fee-based digitizing services, and flat-bed scanners when the Family History Interest Group meets in December. More …
The UMRA Book Club I will identify books and discussion leaders for our 2022 monthly meetings when we meet via Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 17. More …