UW Retirement Association

Events and programs coming soon

SPRING CAMPUS ART WALK & TALK
Wednesday, May 17 | 10:30 am | IN PERSON

Enjoy a stroll through campus to view and talk about outdoor art. UWRA Member and experienced gallery guide Sandy Kraus will offer some background and encourage you to discuss the art and share your thoughts. Meet at the Broken Obelisk on Red Square for a 90-minute circle tour. To facilitate discussion, this tour is limited to 15 participants.

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HUSKY SPORTS: BASEBALL VS CAL
Saturday, May 20 | 12:00 noon | BUY TICKETS

The Husky baseball team is off to a hot start. Attend the game with a group of UWRA members. Have fun, take advantage of group rates, and get to know some new people. Great reserved seats are available at the group rate of $10 per ticket.

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NORTHWEST AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM TOUR & DISCUSSION WITH EMILE PITRE
Thursday, June 1 | 11:00 am | IN PERSON

Join UWRA members for a doecnt-led tour of the Northwest African American Museum followed by a discussion with UWRA Board Member & UW Senior Advisor to the VP of Minority Affairs & Diversity, Emile Pitre. He will answer questions and talk about the history of the museum and its links and meaning to the community. UWRA is happy to provide this tour at no charge as a benefit to our members.

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BACK TO TRAVEL: SEMESTER AT SEA
Wednesday, June 21 | 11:00 AM | HUB Room 337

If you’re looking for a unique, intergenerational travel experience, come hear from our panel of former Semester at Sea staff and faculty.  They’ll talk about their life-changing experiences aboard ship with both lifelong learners and undergraduate students. Semester at Sea has both educational travel and employment opportunities available to retirees. This program will be in-person at the HUB and will not be recorded.

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RESILIENCE — A SANSEI SENSE OF LEGACY EXHIBIT AND BOOK TALK
Tuesday, June 27 | 11:00 AM | Washington State History Museum, Tacoma

UWRA is heading back to Tacoma for a guided tour of the traveling exhibit, Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy, at the Washington State History Museum. Gwen Whiting, Lead Curator, will lead the tour. Immediately following, Asian American creative nonfiction writer and UW Alum Tamiko Nimura will talk about her own experience/background, her graphic novel (We Hereby Refuse), and memoir.

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WINDCLIFF ESTATE GARDEN TOUR WITH DANIEL J. HINKLEY
Wednesday, June 28 | 11:00 am | Indianola, WA

Daniel J. Hinkley has, since he arrived in Washington in the early 1980s, become an icon of gardening and plant collection both nationally and internationally. While he has been rewarded with a number of medals and awards earlier, in 2019 he was honored by the University of Washington for his Asian Maple collection in the Arboretum, where his work has made a profound impact. We will be guided by Hinkley at his own garden on the Windcliff estate.

UWRA is happy to provide this tour at no charge as a benefit to our members. Click the link below for more information about location and carpools.

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AMOAKO BOAFO: SOUL OF BLACK FOLKS EXHIBIT
Wednesday, July 19 | 10:30 am | Seattle Art Museum

Come for a special, expert-led tour of the latest SAM exhibit! Seattle Art Museum curator Catharina Manchanda will lead us through Soul of Black Folks, the debut solo museum exhibition for Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo (b. 1984), one of the most influential artistic voices of his generation. Thanks to SAM’s generosity, this tour is offered free of charge to UWRA members.

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CAREGIVING WITH SUPPORTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: RISKS AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS – Postponed
A UWRA Aging Well Program
To be rescheduled | 11:00 am | ONLINE

The universe of digital technologies to support caregiving and aging in place continues to expand. In this presentation, Clara Berridge will provide reasons and ways for families to talk about and make decisions regarding the use of these tools. Dr. Berridge will present research with experts and older adults that describes the predominant risks as well as the diverging perspectives among family members about what’s appropriate.

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PROGRAM RESOURCES AND VIDEOS

Miss a program, or want to follow up? When available, videos of presentations are available on our Program Videos page.

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AGING WELL

Topics may include how to work with a hospital social worker, wills & estates deep dive, understanding and using rehab and skilled nursing, working with a fiduciary, and more. Send your suggestions to retiremt@uw.edu.

AGING WELL VIDEO LIBRARY

DAY TRIPS AND VIRTUAL VISITS

Fun and informative online and in-person visits to UW and local sites. Watch your member e-digest for specifics.

EXPLORE UWRA INTEREST GROUPS

Volunteer-led groups gather to pursue shared interests, from bird watching to travel to bridge to walking. Also check out the monthly book group and group tickets to Husky sports. Some groups are meeting in-person, while others are sticking with virtual meetings for now.