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1/23/2003
A chance for travelers of all ages to see the sights that inspired Charles Darwin is offered this summer in the Galapagos Family Expedition. The tour, offered by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, runs from July 4 through 13 and includes seven nights on a floating base camp: the 80-passenger M.S. Polaris. Offered for the first time by the alumni association, the tour takes travelers to eight of the islands famed for their pristine beauty and unique wildlife. Marine iguanas, giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies, and creatures unlike any others on Earth inhabit these remote and carefully preserved islands. With naturalists on board, snorkeling, seminars, side trips in smaller boats, and a 25 percent discount for travelers under 21, the Galapagos Family Expedition offers a once-in-a-lifetime family vacation. Tour operator Lindblad Expeditions reports that the trip is popular with both parents and children and with grandparents and grandchildren—and is appropriate for almost all ages. For details on the Galapagos Family Expedition, July 4–13, call Becky Von Dissen at 612-624-2323 or 1-800-UM-ALUMS (862-5867) or visit www.alumni.umn.edu/travel. PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS ’Sota Socials Are a Popular Road Stop Gopher football away-game events took on a new look this year with ’Sota Socials, events sponsored by the alumni association and the athletics department. Typically held the night before a game, the socials attracted 300 Minnesota
PHOTOGRAPH BY JERRY LEE Reconnect through the New Directory The perfect opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni and old friends will be available in November 2003, when a new alumni directory is published, in three versions, for the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. Questionnaires were mailed in mid-January to all Twin Cities campus alumni. Completing the simple form—either by mail, on-line, or by telephone—is the first step to being included in the directory. This alumni directory is the only one for the entire Twin Cities campus and will contain information about alumni association members, non-members, and friends of the University, plus a history of the UMAA as it approaches its 100th anniversary in January 2004. The new directory will be available in three formats: hardcover book form, CD-ROM, and on-line on the UMAA Web site. The hardcover version, containing only UMAA members, will be convenient to use and provide an attractive and lasting keepsake. The electronic versions will include data on all Twin Cities campus alumni and be encrypted or password-protected for security. The on-line directory is part of a larger collection of member-only services that will include an on-line career center with networking opportunities,
For information about the directory, contact David Sailer, UMAA associate executive director of marketing and membership, at 612-624-2323 or 800-UM-ALUMS (862-5867). Singing in the Season Everyone knows Goldy Gopher doesn’t talk—much less sing—but he did hum along once or twice with members of the Glacial Ridge (Willmar) Chapter board and other volunteers who went caroling around the town December 17. They dropped in at Rice Memorial Hospital, Bethesda Nursing Home, and Willmar Regional Treatment Center. This was the fourth-annual caroling event for the alumni association group. She’s a Psychiatrist and a Pharmacist Pharmacist Lucy, located on the second floor of Weaver-Densford Hall, was donated to the school of Pharmacy in November by UMAA life member Jeff Johnson (B.A. ’80) and former College of Pharmacy Alumni Society board member Linnea Forsell (B.A. ’78). Johnson and Forsell are co-owners of St. Paul’s West 7th Pharmacy and have participated in their city’s Peanuts on Parade event each of the last three years. The first two statues, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, were auctioned off. “We decided to keep Lucy, since she’s the first one we’ve made as a pharmacist,” explains Johnson, whose wife, Lucy (B.A. ’81), is also a pharmacist and a former alumni board member. “We wanted to keep it indoors and we just don’t have room in the store. The College of Pharmacy seemed like the logical choice. Lucy and I hope one of our kids will see it there when they go to the U.” | |||||||||||||||||||
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