Service and Outreach
All Service and Outreach articles are collected here.
Mentoring URS students: Our brief but spectacular takeOver the last four years, with my spouse as co-investigator, I have benefitted greatly from having Undergraduate Research Scholarship students on our team for two projects supported by UMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program. Published:More... |
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Thank you, U of M retiree volunteers!On behalf of the University Retirees Volunteer Center (URVC), I’d like to recognize and thank all the volunteers who contributed their talents and time to the success of the many projects both inside and outside the University coordinated by URVC this past year. Published:More... |
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Still making changeFive recipients of awards from UMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program, including Regent Emeritus Josie R. Johnson, are highlighted in “Still Making Change,” a feature article about U of M retirees written by UMRA Board member Will Craig and published in the Winter 2021 issue of Minnesota Alumni. Published:More... |
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Grant application deadline reminderDecember 11 is the application deadline for next year’s awards from the Professional Development Grants for Retirees (PDGR) program. Published:More... |
Support the UMRA grants programUMRA, together with the University of Minnesota Foundation, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the Professional Development Grants for Retirees program. Published:More... |
Volunteer spotlight | Fran LinhartCommitted to life-long learning and volunteering, musician and global traveler Fran Linhart says, “The U is my best friend. It offers so many wonderful opportunities for retirees.” Published:More... |
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Annual grant competition starts October 15The Professional Development Grants for Retirees (PDGR) program is an annual competition that makes grants available to University of Minnesota retirees for professional development and research. All retirees from all five campuses in the University of Minnesota System may qualify to apply. Published:More... |
Volunteer spotlight | Sally ShackelWhen Sally Schakel retired from the University of Minnesota’s Nutrition Coordinating Center, she wanted to have a purpose in retirement and to keep connected to the U. She found her “volunteer home” at the University Retirees Volunteer Center. Published:More... |
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Impact of PDGR program is deep and wideSince 2009, UMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program has awarded more than 130 grants for a wide range of projects, to provide funding to retirees who want to continue their intellectual work. Strikingly, more than two thirds of the projects have benefited society at large, both in the United States and around the world. Published:More... |
Leadership transition for UMRA Grants CommitteeWith Dick Poppele’s retirement from UMRA leadership, the Professional Development Grants for Retirees program is transitioning to another outstanding leader, John Bantle, MD. Published:More... |
Inspired by aspiring health professionalsFor the past five years, Jeanne Markell, pictured here with her husband, Michael, has had the rewarding experience of volunteering through the U of M’s 1Health Community Teacher Program. Published:More... |
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Firsthand | Experiences with agingEven before the coronavirus changed everything, two veteran world travelers decided they may never travel for a winter vacation again. Published:More... |
2020-21 PDGR awards: From prevention science to wearable designKaren LaBat, Morse Distinguished Professor Emerita, College of Design, is among 10 members of UMRA to receive 2020-21 awards from the University of Minnesota’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees program. Published:More... |
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Science with Jane PhillipsThe University Retirees Volunteer Center would like to offer a testimonial on the benefits of volunteering, to both recipients and volunteers. Published:More... |
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Firsthand | Experiences with agingSeven phases of aging provide a framework for describing what Helen Carlson has come to think of as her “gifts of aging.” Published:More... |