Retirees Association
Upcoming Events
Please note our inclement weather policy: If Monongalia County schools are closed,
our event is canceled.
The WVURA Book Club meets monthly except for July and August. If you want more
information about the club, go to
Book Club.
WVURA Book Club
Friday, March 1, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
The March book is
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann.
On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed
up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and
they had an extraordinary tale to tell. The men, after being marooned for months
and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred
days, traversing 2500 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes.
Monday, March 4, 2024
Retirees will bowl at Suburban Lanes each Monday in March beginning Monday, March 4. We will begin at 10:00 a.m. and be done around noon. The games are $3.00 each. Shoes are free. If you have questions, you can contact Lana Cantoni at 304-685-4532.
Tour and Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Join retirees for a tour and scavenger hunt at the Morgantown History Museum. The museum will open exclusively for retirees on Tuesday, March 12, at 2:00 p.m. The museum is free to visit and you’ll be among the first to see the renovations and new exhibits. For details and a registration form, see Morgantown History Museum.
WVURA Book Club
Friday, April 5, 2024
Friday, April 5, 2024
The April Book is Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause by Ty Seidule. In a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department, Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy―and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed. (blurb from Amazon)
The Retirees Association will partner with the Red Cross to sponsor a blood drive
on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The drive will be from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30
p.m. in the Nutting Gallery at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center. For details
or questions, contact our event coordinator at
Sonja.Wilson@mail.wvu.edu.
Retirees have reserved seats on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, beginning at 6:30 p.m. to see WVU play Pitt at the Kendrick Family Ballpark at the Monongalia County Baseball Complex. This is Coach Mazey’s final season at WVU, so let’s turn out to show our appreciation. We might also see JJ Wetherholt, last year’s Big 12 Player of the Year. For details, see WVU Baseball.
Reservations for this trip are closed.
In 2024, retirees will travel on a Collette Tour to America's Music Cities: New Orleans, Memphis, and Nashville. It's an eight-day trip when you can visit the French Quarter, Graceland, and the Ryman Auditorium.
In 2024, retirees will travel on a Collette Tour to America's Music Cities: New Orleans, Memphis, and Nashville. It's an eight-day trip when you can visit the French Quarter, Graceland, and the Ryman Auditorium.
WVURA Annual Meeting
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Join your fellow members of the WVU Retirees Association at the annual meeting. After the opening, our speaker will be Susan Riddle, the President and CEO at Visit Mountaineer Country CVB. A short business meeting and a reception will follow. For details and a registration form, see Annual Meeting.
WVURA Book Club
Friday, May 3, 2024
The May book is Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel. Anyone alive in the eighteeth century would have known that "the logitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day. One man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution--a clock that would keep precise time at sea. Longitude is a dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. (blurb from Amazon)
Friday, May 3, 2024
The May book is Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel. Anyone alive in the eighteeth century would have known that "the logitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day. One man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution--a clock that would keep precise time at sea. Longitude is a dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. (blurb from Amazon)
Reservations for this trip are closed.
In August 2024, retirees will travel on a Collette Tour to the Canadian provinces
to visit Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick, It's
an eleven-day trip where you will see the rugged and pristine beauty of the Atlantic
coast. It's the perfect time of the year to visit. For more information,
see
Discover Maritimes.