Welcome WVU Retirees
To learn more about the West Virginia University Retirees Association, see the About WVURA menu option. To learn more about current activity, see the following Inside Story.
The Inside Story . . .
Sunny Portugal
May 1 - May 10, 2025
In May 2025, retirees traveled to Sunny Portugal to tour ancient castles and Roman ruins, groves of orange and almond trees, and quiet whitewashed villages. The tour began in Lisbon to visit the Belem Tower and the Jeronimos Monastery, both UNESCO sites. Then to Evora to explore the medieval walled city and the Roman temple. Next was Lagos where Moorish and Renaissance influences meet towering seaside cliffs. They visited the Portuguese Riviera to see the mansions that hint at this area’s history as a haven for exiled European royals and nobility. They continued on to Sintra, another UNESCO site, that was the summer residence of Portuguese kings for six centuries. And that was just a few of the highlights. There was also an optional post-tour extension.
May 1 - May 10, 2025
In May 2025, retirees traveled to Sunny Portugal to tour ancient castles and Roman ruins, groves of orange and almond trees, and quiet whitewashed villages. The tour began in Lisbon to visit the Belem Tower and the Jeronimos Monastery, both UNESCO sites. Then to Evora to explore the medieval walled city and the Roman temple. Next was Lagos where Moorish and Renaissance influences meet towering seaside cliffs. They visited the Portuguese Riviera to see the mansions that hint at this area’s history as a haven for exiled European royals and nobility. They continued on to Sintra, another UNESCO site, that was the summer residence of Portuguese kings for six centuries. And that was just a few of the highlights. There was also an optional post-tour extension.
WVURA Book Club
Friday, May 2, 2025
The May book was The Zimmermann Telegram: America Enters the War by Barbara Tuchman. The Zimmermann telegram was a top-secret message from Berlin inviting Mexico to join Japan in an invasion of the United States: Mexico would recover her lost American territories. How Britain managed to inform America of Germany's plan without revealing that the German codes had been broken makes for an incredible, true story of espionage, intrigue, and international politics.
Friday, May 2, 2025
The May book was The Zimmermann Telegram: America Enters the War by Barbara Tuchman. The Zimmermann telegram was a top-secret message from Berlin inviting Mexico to join Japan in an invasion of the United States: Mexico would recover her lost American territories. How Britain managed to inform America of Germany's plan without revealing that the German codes had been broken makes for an incredible, true story of espionage, intrigue, and international politics.
Saturn and Beyond
Friday, May 9, 2025
Saturn’s rings are one of the most beautiful sights in the solar system and retirees were invited to learn the history of the discovery of Saturn's rings and the mysterious features captured by space craft at a viewing of Saturn and Beyond at the WVU Planetarium.
Friday, May 9, 2025
Saturn’s rings are one of the most beautiful sights in the solar system and retirees were invited to learn the history of the discovery of Saturn's rings and the mysterious features captured by space craft at a viewing of Saturn and Beyond at the WVU Planetarium.
Building Raised Gardening Beds
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
WVU Extension Services presented a workshop solely for the WVU Retirees on the options for how to build raised beds as well as the long-term maintenance, planting options, and benefits of using raised beds. A short presentation was followed by a trip to the demo tunnel to see examples of various raised bed options.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
WVU Extension Services presented a workshop solely for the WVU Retirees on the options for how to build raised beds as well as the long-term maintenance, planting options, and benefits of using raised beds. A short presentation was followed by a trip to the demo tunnel to see examples of various raised bed options.