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2025 Nominating Committee update: There’s still time to suggest candidatesIf you or someone you know would be a good candidate for president-elect or a position on the UMRA Board of Directors, please contact one of the eight members of UMRA’s 2025 Nominating Committee. Published:More... |
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Volunteer Center: Connecting people to projects that really make a differenceFormer President Jimmy Carter’s version of “retirement” was remarkable. What if all U of M retirees started the new year stepping up our efforts to make the world better? Published:More... |
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HELLO, my name is Michael LuxenbergMeet Michael Luxenberg, the new co-leader of the UMRA Hiking Club. A retired data analyst and entrepreneur, he met his wife, UMRA member and Professor Emerita Joan Garfield, when both were grad students at the U of M and rode the campus bus from Minneapolis to St. Paul. Published:More... |
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JOIE has videos!The UMRA-sponsored Journal of Opinions, Ideas & Essays has added three videos to its online collection of original publications by UMRA members. Published:More... |
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Give now to the PDGR program, and double your supportNow is an especially good time to support the UMRA grants program because all gifts made by December 31 will be doubled thanks to a challenge grant. Contributions are tax-deductible. Published:More... |
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HELLO, my name is Kathy Cramer.Kathy Cramer retired from the University as an associate professor of mathematics education and has some good advice for older adults interested in tutoring children: Don’t teach them what you learned. Published:More... |
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Help identify UMRA’s next leadersDo you have ideas for people who might be good candidates to serve on UMRA’s Board of Directors or as president-elect? If so, please consider volunteering to join the Nominating Committee for UMRA’s 2025 elections. It’s a modest commitment, but important. Published:More... |
New discounts for UMRA membersDiscounts to join Friends of the Libraries (with borrowing privileges) and to purchase season tickets to Gopher Sports events in 2024-25 are among the many benefits available to UMRA members. Published:More... |
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St. Augustine, Mexico City, Portugal, and moreThe UMRA Travel Committee plans tours that are educational and offer UMRA members opportunities to socialize. The tours are produced by Road Scholar, either exclusively for UMRA or for the national Association of Retirees in Higher Education (AROHE), of which UMRA is a member. Published:More... |
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Welcome UMRA's newest special interest groupUMRA has been working to expand our outreach to retirees across the University of Minnesota System. We’re glad that our membership includes retirees from several of the five system campuses, and we want all University retirees to feel welcome to join UMRA. Published:More... |
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HELLO, my name is Thomas SkovholtSince retiring from the U as a professor of counseling psychology, UMRA member Thomas Skovholt has continued his work related to resiliency training and burnout prevention in health and helping professionals—with support from UMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program. Published:More... |
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There’s still time to apply for 2025 grantsThe application deadline for UMRA’s 2025 Professional Development Grants for Retirees competition is December 31. Funding of up to $5,000 per grant is available to support U of M retirees’ research, instructional history, new scholarship, or creative interests. Published:More... |
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Volunteer spotlight | Giving back to the U in retirementCounting her time as a student, Pat Jondahl has been affiliated with the University of Minnesota for nearly 50 years. When she retired in 2021, the self-described “people person” knew she needed to stay busy, and she wanted to stay connected to the U. Published:More... |
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MetamorphosisI don’t think we should call it “retirement.” I think we should call it “metamorphosis.” It’s a time to transform ourselves, to become our best selves, to contribute, to be an example, even an inspiration, a time to look forward to what’s next. Published:More... |
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UMRA’s financial status is goodUMRA’s Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Report shows that our association’s overall financial status is good. There are a few noteworthy areas and some that may require attention going forward, including the effects of earlier dues collections, rising luncheon costs, increased costs for all operations, and our upcoming hosting of the Big Ten Retirees Association conference in 2026. Published:More... |