2025 Age-Friendly University Day
Mon, Jun 23, 2025, 8am
Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis
Learn about writing memoirs, technology for seniors, campus architecture, and more at the fourth annual Age-Friendly University Day to be held in the McNamara Alumni Center on the Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis on Monday, June 23, from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
The day will begin with tai ji quan (optional), a continental breakfast, a keynote presentation, and a panel discussion.
The panel discussion—"Trends and Hot Topics in Research & Aging at the University"—will feature Tetyana Shippee, PhD, from the U of M School of Public Health; Siobhan McMahon, PhD, MPH, GNP, from the School of Nursing; Marti DeLiema, PhD, from the School of Social Work; and Roni Evans, DC, PhD, from the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing.
The program will then move to breakout sessions before and after lunch. This year’s sessions feature a campus architectural tour with Marc Partridge, University architect and design director; “Writing Our Lives” with writer, educator, artist Andrea Gilats (recipient of an UMRA Professional Development Grants for Retirees award in 2024); and the AARP AgeTech Collaborative™️.
The $25 cost includes both the continental breakfast and lunch. Virtual attendance via Zoom is free.
Learn more and register. And, if you go, be sure to visit the UMRA booth!
—Julie Sweitzer, UMRA president
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