Past Events and Photos

2020 – 2021 MURA Events Calendar

MURA Events 2020-2021

dateSPEAKER/eventTopic
14-Jul-20Virtual Breakfast – Andrew Clarke, UM Engagement Fellow and Assoc Prof & CAFNR Food Science CAFNRHow Food Scientists are Changing the Way We Feed the World 
08-Sep-20Virtual Breakfast – David Sapp, author and past President of Boone County Historical Society Along the Boone’s Lick Road, Key Link to the West
18-Sep-20Virtual Fall Social—Joan Stack, State Historical Society Curator and Nicole Johnston, Missouri Historic Costume and Textile Collection.Breakout sessions for sharing items and discussion. Our Material Culture
02-Oct-20Marshall Stewart moderator with UM panelUM Town Hall on Retiree Health Benefits – 4-campus retirees and MURA Fall Information Meeting
06-Oct-20Virtual Breakfast – . Mary Anne McCollum and Tom Henderson, moderatorsElection 2020 Forum – Panel of Boone County state legislative candidates
03-Nov-20Virtual Breakfast – Bryan Garton, CAFNR Senior Associate Dean and Director of Special ProgramsCelebrating 150 Years of CAFNR Innovation
01-Dec-20Virtual Breakfast –Kelli Hansen, MU Libraries Head of Special CollectionsDiscovering the Secrets of Special Collections
11-Dec-20Virtual Holiday Social Home for the Holidays,  Music by Mike & Rose Porter, Jo Turner & Dale Brigham; Trivia Quiz by Dick Otto, Holiday Traditions by Ruth Tofle
02-Feb-21Virtual Breakfast- James Whitt, Sharp End Heritage Committee ChairColumbia’s African American Heritage Trail
02-Mar-21Virtual Breakfast – Elisabeth Roberts, Book Co-author with Michael Budds & Staff Res Ast, MU Budds Center for American Music Studies200 Years of Music in Missouri 
06-Apr-21Virtual Breakfast – Joan McDowd, UMKC Professor and Chair, Psychology and Presidential FellowAging and the pandemic
04-May-21Gary Ward, Vice Chancellor and/or Master Plan Advisor, Linda Eastley of Eastley + Partners.Overview of MU Master Planning 
12-May-21President Choi, Ryan Rapp, Eric Vogelweid, Marsha Fisher, Jessica Baker and Carol WilsonUM Town Hall Webinar and Q and A 
01-Jun-21Margaret Ann Day, MD of MU Health Care, Family and Community MedicineCovid and Post-Vaccination Questions on Your Mind