Connect! alumni magazine
Vol. 1, No. 2, Spring 2007
Features
Learning over the lifespan
The value of learning to all aspects of health—mental, physical, emotional, and societal—doesn't stop at age 25 or even age 70. Continuing to develop the brain and its many functions is a lifelong pursuit that should be carried out until “the last breath.” full story
Hanging up the keys
For most Americans, driving equals autonomy. Getting to the grocery store, book club, a family member’s house, often requires an automobile. The car has rooted itself in American life as a tool for defining what we do and, by extension, how we perceive ourselves. full story
Raising the next generation
Willie Mae Demmings of Minneapolis raised 11 children of her own, and she and her husband were enjoying their empty nest. But when three of their grandsons needed to get out of an abusive environment, she volunteered to take them in. full story
Putting a face on dementia
When we hear the word “epidemic,” media warnings about killer bugs such as avian influenza or SARS tend to come to mind. Not so for Wayne Caron, assistant professor in the College’s Department of Family Social Science. full story
Nurturing your nest egg
Retirement is changing and researchers are tossing out the “R” word in favor of the phrase “later life.” Travel, volunteer work, even second careers appear on the wish lists of those contemplating the next phase of their adult lives. full story
Departments
Dean’s message—The College has organized around “neighborhood themes.”
Community—Events and news of the College
Alumni step up for undergrads
A view on the bridge
A sleeper hit
Reaching out to New Orleans
Party people
Compendium [.pdf]—Appointments, honors, in memoriam
Connecting with emeriti faculty—Donovan and Alice Johnson: secrets of marital bliss
Colloquium—Unmasking our true selves: Innovative research reveals identity and power issues in communication
Continuity [.pdf]—Alumni news
Commitment [.pdf]—An update from development
Editorial information
Editor: Diane L. Cormany, 612-626-5650, dcormany@umn.edu; Art Director/Designer: Nance Longley; Photo Editor: Rebecca Noran; Writers: Laine Bergeson, Diane L. Cormany, Sarah Covert, Suzy Frisch, Jessica Griffith, Raleigh Kaminsky, Mary Beth Leone-Getten, Kathy Shea, Lynn Slifer, Andrew Tellijohn; Photographers: Greg Helgeson, Leo Kim, Rebecca Noran, Raphael Rachman, Dawn Villella
Dean & Assistant to the President: Darlyne Bailey; Associate Deans: Heidi Barajas, Mary Bents, David R. Johnson, Jean Quam; Director of Alumni Relations: Raleigh Kaminsky; Director of Development: Lynn Slifer; President, Education and Human Development Alumni Society: Adele Munsterman; President, School of Social Work Alumni Society: Sara Zoff
Connect! is published three times a year by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the College. Send correspondence to the editor, 48 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Ave., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108.
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