2 LAST MONTH the RAPS Office received an email from a retired PSU faculty member who was trying to reconnect with other retired colleagues from her department. Unfortunately, of the three retirees she was seeking contact information for, only one was a member of RAPS. But we were very happy to be able to facilitate a reunion between at least two PSU retirees. This experience reminded me that RAPS membership is one of the few ways retirees have of connecting with each other. Indeed, one of RAPS’ missions is to connect retirees with each other. In an effort to fulfill this mission, RAPS has published and distributed to its members a membership directory. The most recent directory is from 2020-2021, and many of us still use that edition. One reason we have not published a membership directory since 2020 is the cost of printing it and mailing it to members. RAPS Board members have heard from many of you saying how much you appreciated the directory and asking that we distribute a new edition. During its most recent meeting, the Board discussed RAPS SHEET n OCTOBER 2023 CO-PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE We need your help to produce a new member directory compiling a new membership directory and distributing it to members via email. Using email to distribute the directory would eliminate the printing and postage costs. Plus, if members wanted a hard copy of the directory, it could be designed in a format that could be printed easily by members themselves. The first step in creating a new directory is making sure we have correct contact information on our members. While she was chair of the Membership Committee, Pati Sluys did a terrific job of updating the membership list. However, we know that addresses change, and to make sure we have your correct contact information before we compile the new directory, in a few weeks we will send you an email asking you to provide us with your current contact information. At this time, you will also have an opportunity to opt out of having your name and contact information in the new directory. Helping you stay connected to your colleagues is just one of the many benefits of membership in RAPS. This fall the list of benefits just got longer! Learn the details by reading the story on page 3. —Janine Allen SEPTEMBER 8 TOUR AT THE SCHNITZER MUSEUM—Anna Kienberger (far right), of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU, guided 16 RAPS members on a tour of “A Question of Hu: The Narrative Art of Hung Liu.” Hung Liu’s work mingles Chinese and Western artistic traditions, and the exhibit runs through December 2. The Schnitzer Museum is in Maseeh Hall, 1855 SW Broadway.
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