President’s Message Sue Poulsen and I are excited to begin the 2016-17 RAPS year as Co-Presidents, a new governance model for our organization approved by the membership earlier this year. Sue and I join an experienced and committed group of retirees serving RAPS. (The full board is listed on the masthead on page 1.) Also joining RAPS is our new Office Manager, Rebecca Kelsay. Rebecca just finished her first year in the Graduate School of Education, focusing on marital, couple, and family counseling. Fortunately for RAPS, our outgoing Office Manager, Carissa Ponting, is willing to work outside her new full-time job in the State of Oregon’s Department of Human Services to train Rebecca. Thanks to the hard work of the Program Committee (Barbara Alberty, Priscilla Blumel, Eileen Brennan, Terril Doherty, Claudine Fisher, Charlene Levesque, and Carissa Ponting), Sue and I have a long list of potential speakers for our monthly meetings. By the time the September issue of the RAPS Sheet comes out, we plan to have the entire year’s programs in place so that you can mark your calendars for the programs of special interest to you. If we have planned well, you will want to come to all of them. Already confirmed for Thursday, Sept. 15, is a hard-hat tour of Karl Miller Center, the newly renovated (and newly named) home of the School of Business Administration. The new RAPS year kicks off with our annual summer picnic – Thursday, August 18 – at Overlook Park. There’s no formal program; our only agenda is to socialize and enjoy good food. (You’ll find more information about the potluck elsewhere in this issue.) We look forward to a full year of RAPS activities in pursuit of learning, fun, and friendship. --Dawn White Football Tickets Available for First PSU Home Game! SU’s Athletics department has made 20 tickets available for the Saturday, September 3, 2016 football game between PSU and Central Washington. The game will be held at Providence Park beginning at 2:30 pm. RAPS members can receive two tickets without charge on a first-come, first-served basis. We will have tickets available for distribution at the RAPS Annual Picnic on August 18, or you can contact Rebecca Kelsay at: 503-725-3447 or at her email, rapsmail@pdx.edu. --Eileen Brennan Coming Events August 18, 4:00 pm, RAPS Annual Summer Picnic at Overlook Park September 3, 2:30 pm, PSU Season Opener Football Game at Providence Park September 15, RAPS Member meeting and tour of Karl Miller Center Please Update your Contact Information ave you moved, changed your phone number, or changed your email address? Please contact Rebecca Kelsay in the RAPS Office at rapsmail@pdx.edu, or call her at 503-725-3447 by July 29. Leave a message if Rebecca is not in the office. This will assure that you receive our mailings, email announcements, and the 2016 RAPS Membership Directory. 2 P H
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