Annual Updates Due date
Sat, August 31, 2024, at 11:59pm
Email call sent in June
Due: Annual Reports, Toolkits, Web content, Archival material
August 31 is the due date for annual reports and updates. Annual Reports, Toolkits, web page updates, operating document updates and archives collections are all due each year on this date.
At the end of each fiscal year UMRA leaders are expected to prepare and submit annual reports, toolkits, and any appropriate archival documents, and also to revise and update their website pages. The Organizational Continuity Committee (OCC) is responsible for managing and monitoring this activity on behalf of the Board.
The OCC will email the overview and templates to leadership to use in preparation of your Annual Reports and Toolkits. The overview gives a description of what the report should include, and the template provides a suggested format. See attachments below. The call for updates to archives, websites and web-based documents will be sent to appropriate individuals.
Each year the OCC will review all reports and present a summary to the Board of key issues, challenges, ideas, and outcomes that may be helpful to the organization as a whole. As the organization’s new president last Fall, Eric joined the OCC review committee in reading every report and acted on several ideas and recommendations suggested. The OCC will also assure that all documents are posted to the UMRA website and will prepare materials for University Archives.
Toolkits: Updating or, if necessary, creating the toolkit for your area will ensure continuity and improve efficiency in carrying out its operations and essential leadership functions.
Examples: You should be able to access a copy of last year’s annual report and toolkit on the UMRA website under the Resources menu→Governance Documents→[category] Archives→[your position].
Format: Please be sure every document includes the following: Date, your name and position, and document title (Annual Report, Toolkit, or other appropriate title). See the policy document, Format Guidelines for UMRA Documents.
Submit to: Please submit your digital material to OCC Co-Chair Cathy Lee Gierke at [email protected] and UMRA Archivist Julia Wallace at [email protected], no later than August 31, 2024.
Upcoming Events
Meeting to plan books for next year.
There has been a lot in the news recently about the University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services. Please join us at breakfast on January 8 for a respectful and engaging discussion of their relationship.
The theme for January is great MN views.
52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a Perfect Crust by William Alexander will be the selection for discussion when the UMRA Book Club gathers via Zoom for its first monthly meeting of 2026.
Developing a sense of identity is a central psychological task of the lifespan. Memories and stories from our personal past, as well as cultural memories and stories in society play key roles in how we develop our identities. This presentation will discuss psychological theory and research on how memories and stories make us who we are.
When you are of Icelandic descent you can trace your ancestors back to around 1200 and sometimes further.
Bleak House by Charles Dickens.
Here’s another great opportunity to buy discounted tickets and join your UMRA friends to cheer for the Gophers when the Women’s Basketball team hosts the Purdue Boilermakers at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on February 1.
Join fellow UMRA members for a morning hike in Theodore Wirth Park to celebrate Groundhog Day on Monday, February 2.
UMRA’s special event for this winter will again be a celebration of brighter days and the approaching end of winter. We’ll have food, fellowship, and music provided by Urban Sound, one of the University’s premier student a cappella ensembles.
Family history with Jim Kurle. A tale of Swedish emigration to Dunn County, North Dakota, including my grandfather whose unusual relationship to several churches and religion in general was one of the reasons for his emigrating.
UMRA’s Cabinets of Curiosity tour on Thursday, February 12, will offer an inside look into the rich resources of the University Libraries Borchert Map Library. Map Librarian Ryan Mattke will showcase the treasures and innovations of one of the largest map libraries in the U.S.
Growing Up by Russell Baker.