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University Archives contains many UMRA documents. One of the earliest was created with one of the most common tools of the trade of the early 1980's. The 22 page, typewritten (remember those?) pdf document is titled: "
umra_history_1976-1983_by_e_gerald.pdf." It is very interesting reading. Read online or download a copy.
A SPECIAL INVITATION FOR RETIREES IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA FROM THE CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
We invite you to participate in a Grand Challenge Course, which will be offered this fall at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus. Grand Challenge Courses (GCC) are special courses designed to address significant challenges in the world, and they attract the brightest and most creative students.
Volunteer needed to help with surveys of membership interests and ideas
Do you have any experience with either Survey Monkey or Qualtrics software for doing surveys? The Workshop Committee needs your help to assist with an upcoming survey.
In 2012–13, UMRA conducted several surveys of members to discover member preferences for workshop options and to find ideas for interesting member activities. From those surveys, we recruited several workshop speakers and received some really good ideas for planning UMRA activities.
The Workshop Committee will be looking for this type of information again this coming year. If you can help, please contact Ron Anderson. You will be instrumental in making UMRA’s excellent programming even better. Thank you.
—Ronald E. Anderson, rea@umn.edu, or 612-963-6660.