University of Wisconsin - Madison
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.
Monthly planning meeting of the Committee on Financial Matters in Retirement (CFMR).
The Committee offers monthly programs on topics dealing with financial matters in retirement. The topics include seminars on State health insurance coverages, federal and state tax changes, estate planning, management fees to invest, administer and dissolve a trust, how to protect against identity theft and other economic topics of interest to our members.
Interested in possibly joining the committee? You are invited to attend a committee meeting to check it out. Please register.
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
The Supreme Court has received a lot of attention in the last several years for its extreme rulings on matters such as abortion rights, environmental regulations, and affirmative action. But there’s another very important court procedure that doesn’t receive nearly as much attention: the aptly named “shadow docket.”
These are the cases that occur outside of the court’s regular docket and usually involve urgent matters, such as requests for emergency stays, injunctions, and other types of temporary relief. These cases are often decided through brief orders, meaning without oral arguments, full written opinions, or even disclosing how the justices voted. In recent years, the court has increasingly used the shadow docket to effectively make major decisions, sometimes with devastating effects.
Stephen will talk about the shadow docket’s history, how it continues to undermine the Supreme Court’s credibility, and how most of these decisions are not based on any kind of legal rationale or precedent.
Stephen I. Vladeck holds the Charles Allan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas School of Law and is a nationally recognized expert on the federal courts, constitutional law, national security law, and military justice. He is the author of
The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic (Hachette Book Group, 2023) as well as several law casebooks. He is a Supreme Court analyst for CNN and edits the weekly newsletter One First bout the court. Vladeck is the co-host, together with Bobby Chesney, of the National Security Law Podcast.
This webinar is hosted by the Retirement Opportunities Committee.
If you have preliminary questions for the speaker, please email them in advance to program coordinators Tom Eggert at tleggert@wisc.edu and Michael Bernard-Donals at michael.bernarddonals@wisc.edu by Wednesday, November 29.
Food Pantry Contributions:
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: Friday, December 1, 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.
Join us for another UWRA and Vernona Senior Center partnered travel opportunity to kick off your 2023 Holiday Season!
Open year-round, Pesche's Greenhouse & Gift Barn transforms into a Christmas wonderland during the winter months. They also offer a floral shop and a popular gift shop with a robust selection of everything from seasonal tea towels to decorative pots to creative yard art. The unique mix of plants, flowers, gifts, and yard and garden art draws fans from throughout the Midwest.
Pesche’s features unique gifts made in the USA. If you are still looking for that special gift for that special person in your life, you will find it here.
Then it’s off to Pier 290 for an enjoyable meal and conversations before the Santa Cruise. The meal includes a salad, choice of entree, dessert, and coffee/tea. (Cocktails, beer, soda is available at an additional personal cost). Entrees include:
Following dinner, we begin our magical journey with a walk through the Christmas Tree Festival where kids of all ages get to send their wish list directly to Santa. Then we ship off on our heated Santa Cruise Boat, decked out in holiday lights and decorations, for an enchanting 40-minute tour of holiday lights on the lake. Sneak a peek at the shoreline for Santa Claus himself and listen if your name is on the “Naughty or Nice List!” Please note the boat is accessible for boarding but the restrooms on board cannot accommodate a wheelchair.
After the cruise, we will make one " last holiday mystery stop" on our way back to Verona.
Seating is limited, so register today! Registrations must be received no later than Noon on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
Schedule (Return times are approximate)
Cost
$100 per person and includes bus transportation, driver tip, admission fees, meal, taxes, and gratuities.
Registration Details and Deadline
Register online. Mailed in reservations using the Registration Form and checks are accepted. Registrations much be received no later than Noon on Tuesday, November 14, 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.
Questions
Contact trip coordinator Sandi Haase at (sandi.haase@wisc.edu) or the UWRA office at 608-262-0641.
Electronic Technology Committee assists members in staying abreast of changing electronic technology, which includes devices such as computers, tablets, telephones, cameras, printers, and software applications.
Join us when Steve Rick, Director and Chief Economist at TruStage (formerly CUNA Mutual Group), helps us understand what really is going on with the U.S. economy.
The U.S. economy has done well in 2023 despite the Federal Reserve raising interest rates at the fastest pace in 40 years. Inflation has been reduced but remains above the Fed's 2% target. What will higher interest rates do to the economy in 2024 and beyond? Are fundamental changes in the jobs market apt to cause long-term labor shortages and wage pressures? This presentation will cover all the relevant economic issues currently being addressed by households and policy makers.
Get answers to these and many more economic and financial questions at the next UWRA economic presentation and have your questions ready.
Steve’s primary responsibilities at TruStage includes conducting strategic research, analysis, and forecasting of the financial services industry with special emphasis on the consumer and credit union markets.
His forecasts serve as a starting point for the strategic planning process and help to create a clear understanding of the underlying trends and links between the general economy, the financial services industry, and policy owners. Steve publishes the Credit Union Trends Report, a monthly “pulse check” on the economic state of the credit union movement. He has authored a textbook on asset-liability management for credit union executives.
Steve is one of our most popular presenters, so this promises to be an enlightening and entertaining session on our economy.
If you have preliminary questions for the speaker, please send to Program Coordinator Joan Gillman at jgillman@wisc.edu and Kay Reuter-Krohn at kreuterkrohn@gmail.com by Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
Registration Deadline: Friday, December 15, 2023
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:
Kick off 2024 in style! Join us for another UWRA and Vernona Senior Center partnered travel opportunity to the Fireside Dinner Theatre in Fort Atkinson.
With phenomenal music, memorable characters, and great storytelling, JERSEY BOYS follows the fascinating evolution of four blue-collar kids who became one of the greatest successes in pop-music history. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, JERSEY BOYS takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to discover the secret of a 40-year friendship as the foursome work their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of stardom. Enjoy electrifying performances of chart-topping hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “My Eyes Adored You,” which took The Four Seasons to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. (Contains explicit adult language. Not recommended for children.)
The meal includes loaded baked potato soup, choice of entree, New York cheesecake for dessert, and coffee/tea/milk. Entree choices include:
Seating is limited, so register today! Registrations must be received no later than Noon on Monday, December 18, 2023.
Return Verona Senior Center
$135 per person and includes bus transportation, driver tip, admission fees, meal, taxes, and gratuities.
Register online. Mailed in reservations using the Registration Form and checks are accepted. Registrations much be received no later than Noon on Monday, December 18, 2023.
Are you thinking of purchasing a personal fitness tracker or watch, but would like to know more about what is available? Maybe you already use fitness technology, such as an app on your phone, and would be willing to share your experience. Or, you might have received a health and fitness tech item as a gift but aren’t quite certain how to get started.
If so, please plan to join the Electronic Technology Committee (ETC) members at the Fitchburg Public Library for a personal fitness information exchange.
The ETC members will be on hand to discuss their experiences with Fitbits, Apple Watches, smart scales, various fitness apps, and fall detectors. If you have questions regarding a device or app you already own, please bring your device with you. If we don’t know the answer to your question, we’ll do our best to help you find a solution.
If you have a specific question, you would like addressed during the Tech Clinic, please email UWRA.tech@gmail.com prior to the event.
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 5, 2024.
Travel Committee typically organizes one-day travel opportunities leaving by bus from Madison to destinations that are historical, educational, and interesting.
