ANNUAL MEETING, LUNCH, SPEAKER AND TOURS
Memorial Union Tripp Commons
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Registration begins at 12:30 p.m., with lunch served at 12:45 p.m.
Lunch Cost: $18.00
Parking Cost $5.00
Registration deadline for guaranteed parking:
Monday, April 18, 2022
We are doing something different this year! As retirees from the University of Wisconsin, we thought it was time to take this event home - back to campus, to the newly renovated Memorial Union. Our invited speaker is Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of the Wisconsin Union Mark Guthier. Mark will share with us all of the improvements and enhancements made at the Memorial Union. 
We have planned an eventful afternoon. The afternoon will start with registration at 12:30 p.m. followed by lunch, speaker, and annual business meeting. To round out the rest of the afternoon, members may then choose one of two guided tours: either a tour of Alumni Park or a “behind-the-scenes” tour of Memorial Union. After the tours, we invite you to join your friends and colleagues while enjoying a beverage or ice cream on the Terrace.
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New Member Table: If you are new to UWRA or have attended one or two UWRA luncheons or events, we welcome you. There will be a special luncheon table for new attendees to meet board members who will welcome you to UWRA and answer any of your questions or concerns. Look for the table tent saying, "New Member Table".
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Parking:
- Special arrangements for half-day parking, starting NO EARLIER than noon, is available at Grainger Garage (Lot 7) and Helen C. White Garage (Lot 6). Parking cost is $5 in either Lot 7 or Lot 6.
- To ensure a parking space, sign up for parking when registering.
- UW Transportation employees will staff the lots, check you in, and issue the needed parking permit to enter and exit the lot.
- Consider reserving parking in Lot 7 if you are able to walk. Lot 6 has a limited number of spaces available that are being held for those members with mobility issues.
- Parking will be on a first-come basis. See “Registration” below for further details.
- Due to this special parking arrangement, emeriti parking passes will not be honored in either lot. Emeriti parking passes will work in other approved lots based on availability.
- Other parking within walking distance is available at your expense at the City of Madison-Lake Street Ramp, or UW Lot 46 (Lake and Johnson Ramp).
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Food Pantry Contributions: Open Seat Food Pantry
Both cash and checks payable to UW FOUNDATION will be accepted. Please enter "Open Seat Food Pantry" on the memo line.
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Menu Choices: (For health & safety reasons, boxed lunches will be served)
Each boxed lunch will include mixed greens, balsamic dressing, kettle chips, chocolate chip cookie and assorted cold beverages.
1) Smoked turkey, spring mix, tomato spread, Harvarti, croissant
2) Ham, Swiss, Dijon aioli, spring mix, rye bread
3) Butternut squash spread, grilled vegetables, greens, spinach tortilla.
4) No lunch
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Registration:
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Advance registration is required.
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Early registration to guarantee a parking space, must be received no later than noon on Monday, April 18. The vehicle driver’s name is required.
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Registrations (without parking) will continue to be accepted until noon on Wednesday, April 27.
You are encouraged to register online. To register by mail with check, use the Registration Form.
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Payment Processing If Mailing Payment:
To ensure receipt by the deadlines -- make check payable to UWRA and mail to UW-Madison Retirement Association, c/o Sandi Haase, 5 Dinauer Court, Madison, WI 53715-1969.
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Refund Policy:
UWRA refunds an event fee if registrant cancels prior to the registration deadline. Refunds are only processed after the registration deadline if a wait-listed registrant can attend.
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If the event the in-person is cancelled:
If the in-person event is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, this event would be held via Zoom (same day, same timeframe). Mark Guthier will join the Zoom meeting and share the improvements and enhancements made to the Memorial Union. Following the speaker, the annual business meeting as required by UWRA bylaws will be held.
All registrants will receive notification of the change.
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COVID-19 Compliance:
This event will comply with UW Madison COVID-19 Response and Public Health Madison & Dane County orders.
Questions? Call or Email:
UW-Madison Retirement Association
21 N Park St, Room 7205
Madison, WI 53715-1218
608-262-0641
retireassn@mailplus.wisc.edu
