Events
The IU Retirees Association meets monthly during the academic year, September through May.
Regular meetings typically feature speakers who are top IU administrators, scholars, coaches, or outstanding community leaders. These meetings are usually at 2 p.m., typically on the second Wednesday of the month.
The December and May luncheon meetings offer special programs and fellowship.
Expect some future meetings to be in hybrid format, available for in-person and on-line meeting.
PROCEDURE: If you wish to attend remotely then follow the registration link below for the particular program, any time prior to the end of the meeting, to obtain a personal Zoom link.
Upcoming Meetings for 2025-2026
- September 10: Angelo Pizzo will talk about Someone Saved My Life, the movie he shot in Bloomington this past year.
- October 8: Vivian Winston will speak about what it has been like for her to serve as an Alumni representative on the IU Board of Trustees.
- November 12: Robert Kravchuk will discuss the latest developments in Ukraine.
- December 10: Holiday Luncheon at the Bloomington Country Club.
Past Meetings for 2024-2025
- Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 2 pm. Peg Faimon, Founding Dean and Professor of the IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, spoke on Fueling Creativity in a Complex World.
Video Recording.
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 2 pm.
Gene Coyle, IU alum, former CIA operations officer, past adjunct professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and author of many books, spoke on Intelligence Failures Around Pearl Harbor.
Video Recording. Photo Album (By Beau Vallance)
- Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 2 pm. Marjorie Hershey, Professor Emerita of Political Science at IU
Bloomington, discussed the results of the 2024 election at our November 13, 2024, meeting. Video Recording. Photo Album. (By Beau Vallance)
- Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Holiday luncheon at the Bloomington Country Club. Photo Album by Beau Vallance.
- Wednesday, February 12, 2025, John Lincoln Schilb, IURA VP and IU Professor Emeritus of English, spoke on the legacy of Abraham Lincoln with a focus on the Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address. Video Recording. Photo Album by Beau Vallance.
- On March 19, 2025. IURA had a private tour of the IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Photo Album by Beau Vallance.
- On April 9, 2025, Michelle Miller, a former faculty member in the IUB Department of Kinesiology / School of Public Health, spoke on "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Super-agers." Video Recording. She also provided us with a copy of her PowerPoint Slides (PDF). Photo Album by Beau Vallance.
- May 8, 2025 Conversation + Dessert. Panel discussion on "Bloomington: Place, History, and Culture." Panel: James Madison, Glenda Murray, and Scott Sanders. Photo Album by Beau Vallance
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025. – Spring Luncheon at the Meadowood Retirement Community.
Past Meetings during 2023-2024
- Tuesday, September 12. Abra K. Bush, David Henry Jacobs Bicentennial Dean and professor of music in voice at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, spoke to a group of about 45 members, in person and online. Video Recording.
- Wednesday, October 11. IU Collections at McCalla. Engagement Coordinator Alisha Beard spoke about the Indiana University Collections Teaching, Research, and Exhibition Center at the McCalla School, 9th and Indiana, followed by an informal tour. Video Recording of her presentation.
- Wednesday, November 8. James Capshew, IU Historian and Professor of History and Philosohy of Science, spoke, drawing on his biography of Herman B Wells: The Promise of the American. Video Recording of his presentation.
- Tuesday, December 12, Holiday luncheon at the Bloomington Country Club. Photos from the event.
- Wednesday, January 10. Catherine Pilachowski, the Daniel Kirkwood Chair of Astronomy at IU, spoke about preparing for the April total solar eclipse coming to Bloomington on Monday, April 8, 2024. Video Recording. Album of photos taken by IURA Secretary Beau Vallance.
- Wednesday, February 14. Chad Priest, Vice President
of the American Red Cross, Southwest & Rocky Mountain Division, spoke on disaster preparedness and resilient communities. Video Recording.
Album of photos taken by IURA Secretary Beau Vallance. - Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Beth Cate, Clinical Associate Professor in the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, spoke on "Supreme Challenges," current issues with the US Supreme Court. Video Recording Album of Photos taken by IURA secretary Beau Vallance.
- Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Glenn Gass, Provost Professor and Rudy Professor Emeritus of Music, spoke about the Beatles, on the 60th anniversary of their debut in the United States. Video Recording. Album of Photos taken by Beau Vallance.
- Wednesday, May 8, 2024 – Spring Luncheon at Meadowood Retirement Community. IURA member Wendy Elliot played the piano. Album of Photos taken by Beau Vallance.
