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To support the mission of WSU and enrich the campus community as well as the lives of retired staff, faculty and administration by providing institutional connections between the University and retirees who may wish to continue their
intellectual and social participation in collegial life and service to the University.
-Jess
retiree center mission statement
NewsletterThe Retiree Center
november - winter 2018
Hello Retirees, I hope you are enjoying the fall colors and weather. It’s been a bit too cold for my liking. I’m hoping we get a nice, temperate November to make up for this cold October...wishful thinking I’m sure! I just returned from the ninth biennial AROHE (Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education) Conference that was held October 7-9 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. I attended along with Retiree Center co-founder and Sociology Professor Emeritus, Jim Reynolds, and current Sociology facul-ty member, Aurea Osgood. Jim and I presented a concurrent session on the first day of the conference entitled, “Building a Retirement Organization from the Ground Up” which highlighted the history and development of the WSU Retiree Center. Aurea presented information regarding the Retiree Center’s use of undergraduate students in its assessment program as part of the conference Resource Exchange Fair. Representatives from colleges and universities across twen-ty-four states and two Canadian provinces attended the three-day conference. It was a great opportunity to learn what other retiree organizations are doing and to share the great things we are doing here at our center. Speaking of great things, we have a wonderful collaboration happening with Aurea Osgood and her Intermediate Social Research students. She and her students are working on a research project to see what life in retirement looks like for WSU re-tirees. You should have recently received a copy of the survey via email or snail mail. I ask that you take the time to complete the survey. It not only benefits Aurea’s students as they learn about research methods and data analysis, but it will also greatly benefit the Retiree Center. Once we have a snapshot of how WSU retirees spend their time, we can use that data to tailor programming to meet your needs. I’m very excited about this project. We were inspired by a survey that was conducted by the University of California system on a much larger scale (they have over 17,000 retirees!). It was a treat to be able to talk with the people who con-ducted that survey and analyzed the data at the AROHE conference. Former AROHE President, Patrick Cullinane has asked Aurea
and I to write a story for the AROHE newsletter once we’ve had an opportunity to look at the data. As always, we hope you enjoy this newsletter and that you find one or many events you’re interested in attending. We have a lot of fun things coming up including the Retiree Center Winter Social on December 10th and the Living History Premiere on December 11th. Please save the dates! We’ve also included information about our outstanding slate of Senior U courses for Spring 2019. Regis-tration will open in November. Also, please let us know if you have something to contribute to the next newsletter. We love to hear what is happening with you. We hope to see you soon!
Me, Aurea Osgood & Jim Reynolds on the final day of the AROHE Conference
Bonnie Woodford and Gloria Miller ran into each other this summer at the American Legion. Bonnie told me they had a chuckle because they were dressed alike. Apparently the same thing happened last year, but they both wore yellow. She said it’s because of their special connection...they’ve been good friends since the 1970’s!
Carl writes, “This summer I returned to my college tech background in costum-ing and created two cos-tumes for the Provincetown Summer Carnival! The theme was ‘Mardi Gras by the Sea.’ My second summer in Provincetown. Yea!”
Tim writes, “Susan and Tim Hatfield (Comm Studies and Counselor Ed retirees) headed west again for a few days this summer, hiking the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks. And this time, although constantly on the lookout, they unfortunately did not run into Darrell and Nancy Krueger!”
From left to right: Chuck Bentley, Randy Miller, Bob Lietzau, Gary Grob. Bonnie Woodford provided me with this photo. It was taken on the same day in the same place as the picture of Bonnie and Gloria above. It was a spontaneous and unplanned mini-reunion of good friends and colleagues!
Advisory BoardHamid AkbariBrian AldrichNancy AmannVicki DeckerGary EvansLinda Heath
Serena HolstadJim HurleyMary Joyce
Judy LawsonSandra McNab
Bill MeyerNadia Miranda
Kate ParsiMark Reitan
Ann RethlefsenRill Reuter
Joanne RosczykDiane Runkle
Richard ShieldsSusan Zeller
Contact Us1st Floor of the Alumni House
227 W. Wabasha St.
Winona State UniversityPO Box 5838
Winona, MN 55987
www.winona.edu/retiree
Director: Jessica Kauphusman
Office Manager:Nancy Amann
Student Worker:Madeline Wiard
Carly Boisen
retirees out and about - Summer 2018
CARL STANGE
Bonnie Woodford & Gloria Miller
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The Hatfields A Mini Reunion
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Upcoming DAy Trip &Travel Opportunities
On Thursday, February 14th, we will be heading to the all-new Bell Museum of Natural History in St. Paul, MN. This is Minnesota’s official natural history museum! Their brand new home features a digital planetarium, high-tech ex-hibits, their famous wildlife dioramas, outdoor learning experiences and more. This trip will include a 70-minute guided tour of the museum along with a 50-minute planetarium show. We will also have a reserved room and boxed lunches to enjoy before our tour. Click here for details and to register online!
2019 Retiree Center Travel OpportunitiesThe Retiree Center is offering a Great Trains and Grand Canyons trip from May 5-11, 2019. Some of the trip highlights are:
• Two Rail Journeys (Grand Canyon Railway & Verde Canyon Railroad• Grand Canyon National Park• Oak Creek Canyon• Black Bart’s Steakhouse• Sedona Trolley Tour• Chapel of the Holy Cross• Tlaquepaque & Uptown Sedona• Montezuma Castle• Jerome• Chuckwagon Supper & Show• Old Town Scottsdale• Cost: $2,229 per person/double
Day Trip to the Bell Museum - February 14, 2019
Day Trip to Dear Evan Hansen - June 9, 2019On June 9th, the Retiree Center will travel to Minneapolis to see the 2017 Tony Award winning play, Dear Evan Hansen, at the Orpheum Theater. Dear Evan Hansen won the coveted “Best Musical” at the 2017 Tony Awards along with six other awards. Jesse Green of the New York Times calls it, “A gut-punching, breathtaking knockout of a musical.” We will be attending a 1:00 p.m. matinee performance and have main-floor seating. Registration for this event will be available online in February. Look for an upcoming email from the Retiree Center with all of the details!
We are also offering a Treasures of Ireland trip from Octo-ber 15-25, 2019. Some of the trip highlights are:
• 2 nights in Belfast & 2 nights in Dublin• 3 nights in Killarney• Dublin City Tour• Trinity College - Book of Kells• Old Jameson Whiskey Distillery• Giants Causeway• Belfast City Tour & Titanic Breakfast• Cliffs of Moher & Ring of Kerry• Blarney Castle & Woolen Mills• Glendalough & St. Kevin’s• Killarney & Jaunting Car Ride• Limerick & Galway• Medieval Banquet & Rock of Cashel• Cost: $3,529 per person/double
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As you can see, we have a great line-up of classes for Spring 2019. Registration for courses will open in early to mid-November.
senior university spring 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court Today
FridaysJanuary 25
February 1, 8, 152:30-4:30 p.m.
$40.00
Infection & Immunity Wednesdays
January 16, 23, 30;February 6, 131:00-2:30 p.m.
$40.00
Osvaldo Martinez Maxwell Hall, Room 2577
Matt BosworthMinne Hall, Room 105
Inqueery: What's The "Q" in the LGBTQ+Alphabet Soup?
TuesdaysFebruary 12, 19, 26
March 5, 12, 19 3:00-4:30 p.m.
$40.00
JamieAnn Meyers & Mary Jo Klinker
Maxwell Hall, Room 283
Friday, March 15thAll day$55.00
Nicole Chamberlain-DupreeMpls. Institute of Arts
Walker Art Center
WednesdaysDates To Be Determined
2:00-4:00 p.m. $45.00
The Sex Life of Trees
Spring Wildflowers:Take a Walk on the Wild Side
ThursdaysApril 4, 18,
May 2, 16, 30, June 1310:00 a.m. - Noon
$45.00*first class period may run 3 hours
Judy ShepardKrueger Library, Room 107
(1st class period only)
Carol JeffersonMaxwell Hall, Room 158(1st class period only)
Art History "Isms":Day Trip to Minneapolis
Art Museums
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The Fall Social on October 4th was held at the American Legion. It was very well-attended, and everyone seemed to have a great time. Many thanks to the Social Committee for their efforts!
2018 Retiree Fall Social
Marjorie Dorner, Professor EmeritaEnglish
29 Years of Service
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Fall 2018 Living History Premiere
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December 11, 2018 ● 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. ● Stark Hall 103 Auditorium
Dennis Martin, Director EmeritusInstitutional Research37 Years of Service
Bill Koutsky, General MaintenanceFacilities
12 Years of Service
Nancy Malotke, SupervisorComputer Services41 Years of Service
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Retiree Guest Column - Bill Meyer
Stark Hall 103 AuditoriumOctober is absolutely my favorite time to set aside a few hours to take a leisurely walk through our WSU Landscape Ar-boretum. The brilliant autumn tree colors are in full display for all to admire. Walking through our designated USA Tree Campus, I can see the impressive variety of trees all ready to display their colors like the different paints an artist is about to dab from a palette to the canvas.
I like to view the Red Maples, the Sugar Maples, and the Three Flowered Maple all flushed in their reds and oranges, then watch as the deep reddish purple leaves of the Autumn Purple Ash come raining down on a breezy day, or gaze at the golden-yellow leaves of the Aspen, Birch, and Kentucky Coffeetree. During the fall season, our numerous different Oak trees showcase their own browns and reds, but the most striking exhibi-tion of red color by the Quercus family (Oaks) comes with the Northern Pin Oak. It’s fall leaf color ranges from an intense rusty red to a brilliant scarlet with the leaves often remaining on the tree all winter.
The ancient Ginkgo, dating back more than 150 million years, has a fall color that can range from chartreuse to golden yel-low. Interestingly, the leaves usually drop in a day or two after a frost and it is quite the sight to see. After a hard frost this October, the Gingko in my backyard dropped nearly all its leaves in one night while the leaves were still green.
Let’s not forget the Sweetgum and the Weeping Katsura that have different expressions of orange fall color. The Sweetgum will show more red-orange leaves while the Weeping Katsura has leaves that turn apricot-orange. Both add greatly to the fall landscape of the campus.
We mustn’t forget the amazing Eastern Wahoo. Not to be confused with Wazoo, the mascot of WSU, this small native tree has clusters of delicate pink lantern-like fruits along with an attractive orange-red leaf foliage.
Finally, I take time to soak in the beauty of one of my favorites, the ‘Shawnee Brave’ Bald Cypress. Its flat needle-like green leaves are transformed into an eye catching copper appearance. This is set against the attractive reddish-brown peeling or exfoliating bark.
These are but a few sights to see on campus during October. Treat yourself to a few hours of nature appreciation during the last few days of autumn and see the tapestry of colors displayed by the trees of WSU. Rustle through the leaves and smell the last signs of the season. I’m sure you won’t regret it.
Dennis Martin, Director EmeritusInstitutional Research37 Years of Service
Nancy Malotke, SupervisorComputer Services41 Years of Service
Gingko Northern Pin Oak
Gingko
Weeping Katsura Eastern Wahoo
An Autumn Walk Through Campus
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Senior U in the Spotlight
Retiree Spotlight
Forty-nine years ago, about 530 million people watched on TV as Neil Armstrong made the first footprint on the surface of the moon.
A handful of those people who had so captivatingly watched the event, sat in a classroom at the Science Laboratory Center at Winona State University on Tuesday.
And in front of them, under microscopes, were lunar samples from that very trip to the moon.
As part of the Retiree Center’s Senior University program through WSU, 21 Winonans had the opportunity to see NASA sam-ples of moon rocks taken during the Apollo 11 mission along with samples from several other Apollo missions that followed. The samples had been borrowed to the University from NASA after geoscience professor Jennifer Anderson applied for the opportunity specifically so she could use them during the Senior University program.
Here’s a link to the full article: From the moon to Winona: WSU Senior University students check out NASA lunar samples
Senior University was also featured in a front-page article in the Winona Post on August 8, 2018. Here’s a link to that article: Senior University: Not just for seniors anymore
From the Moon to Winona Originally published in the Winona Daily News/Written by Tesla Mitchell; Photos by Chuck Miller
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Announcements
2018-2019 retiree permits are still available. Please visit the Retiree Center to receive your new parking permit. Retirees with parking permits can PARK ANYWHERE on campus. This includes all gold and silver lots. This is a fantastic benefit for you, but you do need to make sure to pick up a new permit each year...you may be ticketed if your car is displaying an expired permit. Stop in and get yours soon!
Grandparents University - June 20/21, 2019
Retiree Parking Permits are Available Now!
Remember to Keep Us Updated...Please remember to keep the Retiree Center updated with your current mailing address and email address. If you need to report a change, please email us at [email protected] or give us a call at 507.457.5565.
Please consider teaching, volunteering and/or bringing a special child in your life to Grandparents University 2019!
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December
Election DayTuesday November 6, 2018
A Good Time for the Truth:Race in Minnesota
Panel DiscussionWednesday, November 14, 2018
7:00-8:00 p.m. - SLC 120
WSU CommencementFriday, December 14, 2018
McCown Gymnasium
November
Retiree Winter SocialDecember 10, 2:00-4:00 pmAmerican Legion - 302 Sarnia
Veteran's Day ObservedMonday, November 12, 2018
Retiree Center Closed
WSU Thanksgiving BreakRetiree Center ClosedNovember 21-23, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving!
Winter BreakRetiree Center Closed
December 21-31, 2018
WSU Holiday Open HouseDecember 18, 2018 - 2:00-4:00 p.m.East Hall Solarium - Kryzsko Commons
Living History PremiereTuesday, December 11, 2018
3:30 pm - 5:30 pmStark Hall 103 Auditorium
CALENDAR
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Time to Hygge!
January
Retiree Spring LuncheonThursday, April 25, 2019
Kryszko CommonsEast Hall
CALENDAR
Socrates CafeJanuary 24, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Kryzsko Commons G100
Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday, January 21, 2019
Retiree Center Closed
February and Beyond
Great Trains & Grand Canyons: May 5-11 , 2019
Treasures of Ireland: October 15-25, 2019
Retiree Breakfasts2nd Tuesday of each monthApril - September/9-11am
1st breakfast - April 9, 2019
Socrates CafeFebruary 28, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Kryzsko Commons G100
Grandparents University Thursday-Friday
June 20-21, 2019
Retiree Center Travel Opportunities
Retiree Center Day TripBell Museum of Natural HistoryThursday, February 14, 2019
WSU Classes ResumeMonday, January 14, 2019
• Athletic Events: Free admission to regular scheduled campus athletic events
• Teaching, Learning and Technology Services: Free campus offered classes when space available
• Free WSU retiree e-mail
• WSU Fitness Center access at employee rate
• ID card for all retirees
• Free parking pass for all lots, must renew each year
• 15% discount on clothing and WSU gifts at bookstore, no books
• Computer, printer, fax and copy access in the Retiree Center
• Student tech consultations 12
the perks of being a wsu retiree
eeWe honor and mourn our University
colleagues who have recently died. We recognize the richness of each life,
the gifts these members have brought to many and the loss felt by
family and friends.
in memoriam
Carl Zaborowski Jr.Facilities
July 27, 2018
Eloise AdankSpouse of Dallas Adank
August 9, 2018
Norma Blankenfeld KrantzNursing
September 16, 2018
Lee MendykMusic
August 20, 2018
