Events

Photo Club to meet May 12

For the May meeting we will focus on theme pictures and the theme is “food.”

On the front lines of immigration

Event Date: February 19, 2020, at 9:00 AM

UMRA members had an opportunity to hear from a panel of legal experts in early March about the immigration situation at the Texas-Mexico border, and to learn about the large number of international students who come to the University.

Book Club to meet March 20

CANCELED
The meeting of the UMRA Book Club scheduled for March 20 has been canceled because 1666 Coffman has restricted visitor access to the building.  

Photo Club to meet March 10

"Water" will be the meeting theme when the UMRA Photo Club gathers for its March meeting at the St. Anthony Library.

Twins vs. Red Sox

POSTPONED.
The Twins vs. Red Sox game on April 25 has been postponed.

Join fellow UMRA members for an April baseball outing to Target Field on U of M Day to cheer the Minnesota Twins when they play the Boston Red Sox.

Explore campus history and Ethiopia with Armchair Traveler

CANCELED.
The Armchair Traveler program scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, has been canceled. I hope to reschedule Ryan Mattke and Ron Anderson for September. 
— Lynn C. Anderson

HELLO, my name is Phil Peterson

Meet Phillip K. Peterson, MD, professor of medicine emeritus, distinguished international professor, and founding director of the U of M Medical School’s International Medical Education and Research Program. His first job, to pay for his college education, was delivering mail.

Portugal river cruise reservation deadline reminder and update

The UMRA Travel Committee would like to remind members of the March 1 reservation deadline for our Douro River cruise. 

Photo Club to meet February 11

“Doors” will be the meeting theme when the UMRA Photo Club gathers for its February meeting at the St. Anthony Library.

Book notes: Stories of adversity and perseverance

Event Date: January 17, 2020, at 2:00 PM

In her latest book, Leadership: In turbulent times, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin tells how four presidents persevered through early life adversities with strong determination to succeed.

Travel to Portugal with UMRA, Road Scholar

The UMRA Travel Committee is announcing its first Road Scholar Tour: “Discoveries along the Douro: Portugal’s best-kept secrets,” from October 28 to November 7, 2020.

Explore PNG and cruise to North Cape with Armchair Traveler

The two-part January 14 Armchair Traveler “tour” will feature photos and recollections from Papua New Guinea and a Great Northern Lights cruise along the coast of Norway.

Photo Club to meet January 14

The Photo Club will meet at the Highland Park Community Center in St. Paul on January 14, so members, if interested, can attend the meeting of UMRA’s Armchair Traveler group starting in the same room immediately afterwards. 

Book notes: Sinclair Lewis classic is still interesting, but a slow read

Event Date: November 15, 2019, at 2:00 PM

Common themes expressed in Sinclair Lewis’s satirical portrait of small-town America continue to be relevant today: women’s roles, anti-immigration attitudes, hints of labor unrest, and socialism.

2019 UMRA Holiday Party

Join the fun as UMRA hosts its very first Holiday Party from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, in the Campus Club West Wing Dining Room.