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Dear Senior Academy Members,
After an unprecedented and challenging year, the hope is that 2021 will be much better, with new beginnings and resuming familiar ones that have been blocked by the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Accordingly, I am starting a new initiative with a monthly Senior Academy Bulletin—coming to you via email and also as a post on the website IUPUI Senior Academy. The goal is to notify you, briefly, of past and upcoming events of interest and provide or point to useful information both with the intent to stimulate conversation and encourage engagement with the Senior Academy.
News about Members
Against the background of a year that created extraordinary hardships for many Hoosiers, Senior Academy members contributed very generously to IUPUI’s United Way campaign—philanthropy that is just one sign of the civic engagement that is a hallmark of the lives of many of the retired faculty and staff. As the year of celebrating the founding of Indiana University 200 years ago came to a close, five members of the Senior Academy Board were recognized for their impact on the university and especially IUPUI with the Bicentennial Medal: Anne Belcher, Christine Fitzpatrick, Giles Hoyt, William Schneider, and Marianne Wokeck, not counting those among the membership who were similarly honored.
Upcoming Events
The need to continue with virtual rather than in-person events persists and hence all of the spring programs are via Zoom. Building on one of the events in the fall, How to Age Graciously, Christy Tidwell, the Academy’s immediate past president, has coordinated and collaborated with the United Way of Central Indiana to create a three-part series "Where to Live in Retirement? What Are the Options?" In February. Mark your calendars for February 10, 17, and 24, 2021, at 1 p.m., with particulars, including registration, to follow soon.
The Senior Academy Social Hour was introduced last December, and participants recommended it to be continued. Consequently, the first Social Hour of 2021 is scheduled to take place on Friday, January 22, 2021, from 3–4 p.m. (registration is now open). For the rest of the spring semester, there will be a Social Hour every third Friday of the month, 3–4 p.m. Announcements of the Social Hour with the invitation to the Zoom meeting will be sent out in due time for you to join me for a conversation.
With best wishes for a healthy, safe, and enjoyable beginning to the new year,
Marianne
Marianne S. Wokeck
President, IUPUI Senior Academy
ude[dot]iupui[at]kcekowm
+317-332-8488
For questions and comments, contact us at ude[dot]iupui[at]ymedacas.
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