University of Wisconsin - Madison
Sub-committee discussion on review of potential updates to document.
Advance registration is required in order to receive virtual call information. To register by phone or email, call or email
UW-Madison Retirement Association 21 N Park St, Room 7205 Madison WI 53715-1218 608-262-0641 retireassn@mailplus.wisc.edu
UWRA members are welcome to attend.
Advance registration is required.
NOTE: The weblink and virtual call information will be
included in the meeting reminders registrants receive.
To register by phone or email, contact:
Travel together through time and experience the worlds and wonders of Wisconsin’s past.
UWRA is partnering with the Verona Senior Center to travel to Old World Wisconsin to experience the world of Wisconsin’s early immigrants. Join us and step into the daily lives of the people who called this world home. Old World Wisconsin is a one-of-a-kind-place where the modern world fades away to reveal over a century of history. The site includes 60 authentically restored historic homes, farms, stores, and workshops. The most recent addition is The Brewhouse. Brewing experience presented by the Cleary-Kumm Family taps into the state’s brewing past.
Registration includes bus transportation, driver tip, admission fees, and lunch. Participants will receive a token that will be redeemable for one Old World experience. Experiences include making a iron hook at the blacksmith shop or a leather keychain at the shoe shop.
Bus will start from the Verona Senior Center, with pick-up stops at West Towne Mall (outside Dave & Buster's), and Dutch Mill Park and Ride (East Lot). When registering indicate your pick-up site.
Seating is limited, so register today! Registrations much be received no later than Noon on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
Pickup Points
9:00 a.m.
Leave Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street
9:15 a.m.
Leave West Towne (near Dave & Buster’s Madison)
9:45 a.m.
Leave Dutch Mill Park & Ride (east lot)
11:00 a.m.
Arrive Old World Wisconsin
3:45 p.m.
Depart Old World Wisconsin
5:00 p.m.
Arrive Dutch Mill Park & Ride
5:30 p.m.
Arrive West Towne Mall
5:45 p.m.
Arrive Verona Senior Center
Return times are approximate.
Questions
Contact the UWRA office at 608-262-0641.
Registration
Register online. Mailed in reservations using the Registration Form and checks are accepted. Registration includes bus transportation, driver tip, admission fees, and lunch.
Registrations much be received no later than Noon on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
Refund Policy
UWRA refunds an event fee if cancelled prior to the registration deadline. Refunds after the registration deadline are only processed if a wait-listed registrant can attend. Refunds made by check.
Join us for conversation and food !
Join fellow UWRA members for breakfast (or a cup of coffee or tea) at Elie's Family Restaurant (formerly known as Green Forest Restaurant). Members gather once a month for breakfast and lively conversation.
You can check out Elie's website.
Delegate Registration Open
January 1, 2023
30th Annual
Conference
Hosted by UW-Madison Retirement Association
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The purpose of the Big 10 Retirees Association
is to enhance the retiree associations at member
institutions through the sharing and exchange
of information relevant to retirees.
Registration and Lodging Deadline: Sunday, June 25, 2023
For more information click here.
Hotel reservations can be made either by
calling the Fluno Center at 877-773-5866 or 608-441-7117
or online at Fluno Center.
The group name/code to receive the discounted rate is: 2307RETIRE.
Retirement Opportunities Committee (ROC) offers programs and activities to help UWRA members live a rewarding retirement, all the while making new friends and having fun!
Program categories include: Health in Aging; Nature; Culture/Intellectual; Government/Political; Home Concerns; Social Justice; University Updates, and History, etc. The committee coordinates the "Activities in Retirement" column in the monthly newsletter.
Interested in possibly joining the committee? You are invited to attend a committee meeting to check it out. Please register.
Join us for a discussion with Sam Sorenson, Creative Director Studio 88 about demographics and the big picture globally, how shifting demography impacts economies and markets (not to mention cultures, politics, religions, and every aspect of society!
Sam Sorenson is an Emmy Award Winning producer and owner of Studio 88, a Madison-based production company. He has been producing documentary films about demographics for the last decade. He works closely with Ken Gronbach, a world-renowned demographer. Sam also partners with Mike Williams, a well-known and highly respected financial expert who has appearanced on CNBC, Fox Business, and Bloomberg. Mike and Sam produce videos detailing how shifting demographics precipitate economics in the U.S. and around the world. Sam will detail how global demography impacts everything from culture, to religion, to politics, and showcase how shifting demographics are foundational in economic phenomenon.
If you have preliminary questions for the speaker, please send to Program Coordinator Tom Eggert at tleggert@wisc.edu by Thursday, September 14.
Checks payable to UW-Foundation, with "Open Seat" on the memo line may be mailed to UWRA, 21 North Park Street, Room 7205, Madison, WI 53715-1218.
Registration Deadline: Monday, September 18, 2023.
Registration:
Advance registration is required. You are encouraged to register online. To register by phone or email, call the Association office. If you or your guest registered for this seminar but cannot attend, please cancel your registration online, or email/call the UWRA office.
NOTE: The weblink and virtual call information will be included in the meeting reminders registrants receive.
This is self-drive day trip on Tuesday, September 26 2023
(Rain Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023)
We know people have greatly valued our Four Lakes (DeJope) area for centuries, because they built roughly 1,200 effigy (animal/spirit-shaped) and other mounds on the high grounds overlooking the lakes starting about 800 BC. While the vast majority was destroyed through development, our guide will lead us on a two-mile walk where you will see remaining conical, linear, and effigy mounds. You will also learn the fascinating background of the indigenous people who lived, traded, hunted and fished the shores of Lake Mendota going back 12,000 years. By the end, you will know what to look for in finding the indigenous earthworks that we so often overlook in our midst. (Photo by Teri Venker)
Teri Venker is a volunteer docent and researcher for the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation. She also leads tours of Indian Mounds around the Madison area, which partly stems from her lifelong interest in Native American history and culture. Her career at the UW was in marketing and communications for the UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Union, the UW Colleges and UW-Extension. Teri is a UWRA member.
Special details:
Park in a lot on the grounds of the Mendota Mental Health Institute
across from 3417 Harper Drive, which comes off Troy Drive.
If you have preliminary questions for the speaker, please send to Program Coordinator Al Liegel at arliegel@wisc.edu by Wednesday September 20.
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, September 19