Around the Campus
Discover ideas, meet the people working on them, and visit places you didn’t know existed. Experience the University behind the scenes, connecting with venues and people who have expertise they want to share. You will feel renewed pride in our University of Minnesota!
Co-Chairs: Liz Brady, Fran Holmsten, Rolaine Wright
Treasurer: Fran Holmsten
Email: Rolaine Wright
Programs details/RSVP: Call trip Coordinators
Meetings: Second Wednesday, unless starred **
Time: 1:00 pm Program, unless starred *
Lunch: Option prior to program if noted
Dues: One Dollar
2023-2024 Programs
If you are interested in attending an event or program contact the coordinator or send an email to umwc@umn.edu requesting contact information.
Oct. 11 - Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Dr. Zohar Sachs, MD., PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Masonic Cancer Center, Hematology/Oncology, Research. Dr. Sachs will discuss current research in AML.
Location: Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building, Room TBD
Coordinator: Fran Holmsten
Nov. 8-Tour and Talk University of Minnesota James Ford Bell Library Marguerite Ragnow, PhD, Curator James Ford Bell Library, Graduate Faculty Member: History, Early Modern Studies, Medieval Studies, and Consortium for the Study of the Premodern World.
Dr. Ragnow will provide a tour of and discuss two library exhibitions: Eyes on the World: Cartography in the Age of Sail, and Curious Strangers: Views of the Other on Early Modern 11 Maps. We will also look at and discuss a few maps not in the exhibits.
If the weather is uncooperative, Dr. Ragnow will give us a Zoom presentation entitled “The Race to Conquer England: 1066 and All That.”
Coordinator: Rolaine Wright
Apr. 10 -The Ready Steady Study
Siobahn McMahon, PhD, RN: Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing.
Dr. McMahon will discuss the methodology and results of the Ready Steady Wellness Program, a research project designed to assess different ways to help people increase and maintain their level of physical activity.
Coordinator: Fran Holmsten
May 8 -Art Walk on Campus with the Art Section Rain date **May 9**
We will walk about one hour to see public art on the West Bank campus using the Weismann Museum’s guide. This includes three places with installations and a garden with several more.
Coordinator: Rolaine Wright
RSVP: to Abby Marier