News & Announcements

April 7, 2019

Silver Force Social on Thursday, April 11

By Neath Folger

Silver Force Circle Thursday, April 11, 2019 Rochester Golf and Country Club 6:00-8:00 p.m. Join us for an unforgettable evening socializing and enjoying Choir Country An evening with Choral Arts Ensemble, celebrating the great Minnesota choral tradition Given a legacy of excellence and a vibrant modern culture of composers and singers, the Minnesota choral scene […]

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April 7, 2019

Rochester’s 24th Annual International Film Festival

By Neath Folger

It’s time for Rochester’s 24th annual International Film Festival!  It starts Friday, April 12 and runs through through Sat, April 20 at the Marcus Theatres. The website (www.rifg.org) has the schedule, descriptions and trailers of all 29 films. All seats are reserved. At the present moment only about half the films are on Marcus’ website […]

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February 28, 2019

Lecture: From Mayo Clinic to Vietnam: Memoirs of a Physician Serving in the War

By Neath Folger

Special invitation for Emeriti!  Join us on April 11, 2019 as we travel through Vietnam gaining an appreciation of medical care through the eyes of James V Donadio Jr. MD, a retired nephrologist. Prior to his tenure at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Donadio was drafted into the US Army Medical Corps in 1966. He served in […]

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February 28, 2019

Helen Keller and Mayo Clinic

By Neath Folger

New exhibit during Women’s History Month Helen Keller & Mayo Clinic  March 4 – 29, 2019 Hage Atrium, Siebens Building subway level Helen Keller (1880-1968) lost her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months from a medical condition that remains undiagnosed to this day. She became the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor […]

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January 21, 2019

New Vehicle Registration System at Mayo Rochester Starting March 1st

By Neath Folger

Register vehicle for new automated license plate recognition system in Rochester From Around Mayo Jan. 21, 2019 Mayo Clinic parking tags are being replaced by an automated license plate recognition system in Rochester on March 1. Mayo Clinic parking tags have been a fixture of the Rochester traffic scene for many years. Whether it’s a […]

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January 20, 2019

Presentation: Normandy D-Day Anniversary Trip

By Neath Folger

Educational Adventure Series 2019 Normandy D-Day Anniversary Trip: Emphasis on Mayo Connections Speaker: Bob Smoldt With added perspective from Dr. Roger Nelson and Dr. Denis Cortese Wednesday, February 6, 2019 For Arizona 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm MT Mayo Clinic Building (Scottsdale Campus) Taylor Auditorium – (Live!) Waugh Auditorium – A-side (Video) For Rochester 1:00 […]

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January 20, 2019

Opportunity – New Administrative Talent Pool Program for Emeriti

By Neath Folger

Administrative Talent Pool—An Emeriti Partnership Program Mayo Clinic has approved the creation of a talent pool of emeriti who have skills and interest in temporary supplemental employment performing non-clinical administrative work.   The program is designed to support work at all three Mayo sites, is available to all emeriti (M.D., PhD, and administrative) at all sites […]

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January 1, 2019

Attention Laptop Users Using Ethernet Connection in Emeritus Center

By Neath Folger

Important Network Access Changes Effective Thursday, January, 3, 2018: Wired Ethernet Connections Only Mayo-managed devices (laptop/desktop computers, medical equipment) will be allowed to connect to the Mayo Clinic secure wired network. Personally-owned devices (e.g. laptops, workstations) will not have access Note:  Wireless devices (e.g. smartphones, tablets) or laptops using a wireless connection are not affected […]

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December 11, 2018

Windows 10 Upgrade Coming…What You Need to Know.

By Neath Folger

The computers in the Emeritus Business Center that are currently equipped with Windows 7 will be upgraded to the Windows 10 operating system the week of 12/17/18. Upgrade process The Windows 10 upgrade will come to most work units during late evening hours or overnight How to help your staff prepare for the transition Please store documents and files […]

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November 21, 2018

About the Mayo Clinic News Center – Getting the News

By Neath Folger

The News Center is found on the intranet inside the Mayo firewall. It can be accessed when logging onto Mayoweb from a Mayo workstation or using Remote Access with VPN connection. Each Friday you may receive the listing of news items on the News Center by email on your mobile devices but you cannot view […]

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