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Diane Young, President 2025-2026
FROM THE PRESIDENT

2026-05: Please accept my gratitude

Over this past year, I’ve recognized and appreciated how UMRA reflects its amazing members, an inspiring community of individuals on their own unique retirement journeys. I found community, inspiration, and collaboration with amazingly talented and generous people. I’m still a bit astonished by the richness of it all. More...

 

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In Winter's Kitchen, book cover
BOOK CLUB I

Book Notes | ‘In Winter’s Kitchen’

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'In Winter’s Kitchen' by award-winning food writer and author Beth Dooley is part memoir and part guidebook. It is a story about discovering community-based agriculture and finding delicious, healthy food even during winter. Autobiographical information about the author is woven into each chapter of the book. More...

Diane Young and Gretchen Ritter, May 2026 UMRA Forum
FORUM

Shared governance is high on the agenda of the U’s executive vice president and provost

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During her first year as executive vice president and provost, Gretchen Ritter’s major assignments have included advancing the University’s strategic roadmap: “Elevate Extraordinary 2030.” Throughout her presentation as the guest speaker for the UMRA Forum on May 19, she emphasized the importance of identifying and pursuing shared values and a common commitment among all members of the University. More...

The Alchemy of Us, book cover
BOOK CLUB I

Book Notes | ‘The Alchemy of Us’

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The things we take for granted required materials and humans working together to develop inventions including the telegraph, steel, medical treatments, photographic techniques, and the electronic devices we now depend on in our daily lives. More...

 

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