• 8:30 AM – Registration & Continental Breakfast 
• 9:00 AM – Welcome & Remarks
• 9:20 AM – Keynote – Sheryl Ramstad, author of “Living Life Full Throttle” 
• 10:00 AM – Break & Booths
• 10:30 AM – Breakout Sessions
  • Session 1 – Homes for Life: Designing, Adapting, and Affording Places to Age Well
    • Presented by: AARP Minnesota
  • Session 2 – AI Without the Jargon: Everyday Uses and Bigger Questions
    • Presented by: Susan McFadden, PhD & Colin McFadden, College of Liberal Arts
  • Session 3 – Navigating Constant Change with Wisdom and Equanimity
    • Presented by: Stephanie (Stevi) Shively, PhD, Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing
• 11:45 AM – Lunch, booths, shopping at MN Alumni Market & chat time
• 1:00 PM – Breakout Sessions (Repeat)
• 2:15 PM – Age-Friendly University Day concludes

Registration Options:

• Full Conference Experience (In-Person Attendees)
  • General Admission: $25 (includes breakfast, lunch, and all activities)
  • Pay-It-Forward: $30 (includes full access + supports another attendee)
  • No-Cost Registration: Complimentary registration, no questions asked

• Limited Virtual Access
  • Free (keynote, panel, and one breakout session)

Exhibitors will be available on-site at the conference, offering a chance to connect one-on-one with attendees, share resources, and highlight efforts that support age-friendly communities. Stop by to learn more about the many facets of creating an inclusive, age-friendly community! Interested in exhibiting? Contact chai@umn.edu

Booths will be announced in Spring 2026.

University Avenue Parking Ramp

An adjacent 500-car ramp is connected by tunnel to the McNamara Alumni Center. Parking is $3.00 per hour with a daily maximum of $13.00. If the ramp is in event mode there will instead be a daily rate of $10.00, and no hourly rate. Once inside the parking ramp, take the East elevator to tunnel B or street level. The Alumni Center is the copper building adjacent to the ramp.

• McNamara Alumni Center parking map

Directions to University Avenue Ramp, adjacent to Alumni Center

Ramp address: 1926 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

From the north, heading south on 35W

1. Take Exit #18, 4th St-University Ave exit
2. Cross 4th Street SE; turn left on University Ave
3. Stay in the right lane, drive 9 blocks to the University Ave Parking Ramp — located on the right side of the street

From the south, heading north on 35W

1. Take Exit #18, 4th St-University Ave exit
2. Turn right on University Ave
3. Stay in the right lane, drive 9 blocks to the University Ave Parking Ramp — located on the right side of the street

From the east or west on I-94

1. Take Exit #235B, University of Minnesota/Huron Boulevard
2. Follow Huron Boulevard one block and turn left onto Fulton St (1st stop light)
3. Drive 3 blocks and turn right onto Oak St
4. Follow Oak St past the Alumni Center (on the left) and cross over University Ave.
5. Oak St will curve to the left and turn into 4th Street
6. Turn left at the first available street (18th Ave, 17th Ave or 16th Ave)
7. Drive 1 block and turn left onto University Ave
8. Immediately get into the right lane and turn right into the University Ave Parking Ramp

Other ramps if needed:

• Oak Street Ramp: 401 Oak St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Washington Ave Ramp: 501 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Metro Transit- Green Line: 

The Green line stops a short block from the McNamara Alumni Center at the East Bank Station. It is on Washington Avenue across from the Graduate Minneapolis hotel. For specific route and schedule information visit www.metrotransit.org