Focus group sessions at the Campus Club
Fri, Sep 26, 2025, 2 - 3:30pm
During our careers at the U of M, many of us found that the Campus Club in Minneapolis provided a distinctive and positive environment to meet with colleagues, conduct important business, and celebrate accomplishments.
The Campus Club still wants to serve our community. And because of that, it is inviting UMRA members to participate in focus group discussions this fall to provide insight on the U of M retiree experience. The sessions are intended to generate ideas about how the Campus Club can provide a welcoming environment for informal or formal retiree gatherings, such as interest group meetings and happy hours.
The University Retirees Volunteer Center (URVC) has recruited several UMRA volunteers to assist Campus Club staff in the discussions. Coffee and soda will be provided, and the conversations will be held in the relaxed atmosphere of the bar, in the couch seating section.
In the process of learning more about the Campus Club and how it can serve retirees, participants in these focus groups will have the opportunity to get to know some fellow UMRA members.
The sessions will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on four Fridays: September 26, October 17, November 7, and December 5.
At these times, parking is usually not difficult in the East River Road and Weisman Art Museum parking garages. Parking vouchers will be provided by URVC to cover any charges remaining after you use your UMRA parking discount code.
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