We are happy to announce that William Wareham has been awarded the 2019-20 UGRA Scholarship. William is currently doing an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics. He is the grandson of Dr. Robert McCrindle from the Department of Chemistry.
The university's Computing and Communication Services (aka CCS) has posted an important and useful warning on their InfoSec blog with respect to scamming during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out https://www.uoguelph.ca/ccs/infosec/covid19_scams for some valuable information.
The Guelph Wellington Seniors Association (GWSA) has sent out an email to its members containing some very useful information. There are links to a number of interesting websites to keep you busy during these social-distancing days until we can get back to some of our regular activities. Below is an abridged version of the email. If you are not already a member of the GWSA, you might want to consider joining.
Seniors and Covid-19 - Some Common-Sense Suggestions
(With thanks to Brian Phillips, Chair, Retirees Association of Lakehead University, Communications Committee)
Seniors, in general, may not have the stamina to wait in long queues or jostle with anxious crowds to purchase items remaining on shelves, so it is only common sense that seniors take the Covid-19 situation seriously and make some preparations.
The UGRA Winter 2020 newsletter has been published and is being mailed to most UGRA members (unless you requested it not be mailed). You can download a PDF copy of the Winter Newsletter, or previous editions, by clicking: Newsletters
The library-access questions were a bit complicated, not least because there doesn’t seem to be a central source of information that ensures retirees are correctly listed on the CCS uoguelph.ca campus directory. The October message about the changes to access to resources went to many retirees, including a good many University Professor Emeriti and College Professor Emeriti who continue to be very active in their academic area!
Ontario’s plan gave very minimal, inadequate contributions for out-of-country medical emergency costs, so you do need (and always did need) other travel medical insurance when you head out on your adventures! That insurance may be coverage through the UG retiree extended health insurance you purchased through SunLife, or from other companies, or through your credit card. A column by Rob Carrick in the Globe and Mail on January 9, 2020 (page B11*) provides a good analysis of what you should be checking before you pack. Bon voyage!
Check out a brief summary of the China Trip to whet your appetite, then settle down with some of the travellers to get the full story.
The UGRA Fall 2019 newsletter has been published and is being mailed to most UGRA members (unless you requested it not be mailed). You can download a PDF copy of the Fall Newsletter, or previous editions, by clicking: Newsletters.
We are very pleased to announce that Isaac Wismer has been awarded the 2019 UGRA Scholarship. He has also been awarded a scholarship from Economical insurance, one of the CURAC sponsors and a frequent advertiser in our Newsletter. Isaac is in his third year of a Bachelor of Computing Science degree and part of a five-year co-op program, which gives him many travel opportunities and work experiences. Grandson of Dr. Danny Butler, a strong supporter of UGRA, Isaac has many other family members who have attended the University of Guelph.