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Programs

Each year, University League plans four to six large group programs for its members and friends. Our programs are open to the public. Reservations are required. More information is detailed in appropriate issues of the League Letter. Reservation forms are posted as they become available.

Contact Information

Program Chair:  Barbara Rogers

Assistant Program Chair:  Gail Schomisch

Reservationist: Betty Zeps

Calendar of Events 2024-25 (PDF)

2024–2025 Programs

Spring Luncheon

Wednesday, March 25, 2025, 11:00 am
Maple Bluff Country Club

Franklin Stein PhD, OTR/L, will speak on Healthy Aging and Self-Regulation.

Program Information (pdf)
Spring Luncheon Reservation Form (pdf)

Luncheon & Annual Meeting

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 11:00 am
Blackhawk Country Club

Book cover: Blue sky, puffy clouds, field of yellow, road sign: Maynard 8 MilesMaynard 8 Miles is the uplifting story of the triumph of family, hard work and talent in basketball and in life. Hardships are overcome, love is found and incredible basketball feats are achieved. Join first-time author Brian Borland as he shares the legacy of his family and relates the heartwarming tale that he was born to tell:  Maynard 8 Miles: A Story of Family, Basketball, and Triumph in the Heartland. The legacy of Carolyn Nicholson and Glenn Borland.

Program Information (pdf) to come.

Annual Meeting Luncheon Registration (pdf).

Fall Coffee

Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 9:30 am
Blackhawk Country Club

Brisbane House was built in Arena, Wisconsin, in 1868 by William Henry Brisbane, an ardent abolitionist from South
Carolina. It is listed on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Hear from our speaker, Samantha Crownover, how it has been lovingly refurbished, and reopened as an Airbnb.

Program Information (pdf)
Reservation Form (PDF)

Candlelight Concert

Friday, December  13, 2024, 5:30 pm
Maple Bluff Country Club

The UW Russian Folk Orchestra has been performing Russian and East European folk music on authentic Russian instruments since 1997. Conductor Victor Gorodinsky, originally from Moscow, immigrated to the U.S. in 1982.

Program Information (pdf)

Reservation Form (pdf)

Stay at Home Scholarship Benefit

February and March, 2025

University League’s main Scholarship fundraising effort is from February 1st through March 31st.

2025-2026 Programs

Fall Coffee

Wednesday, tbd 2025, 9:30 am
Blackhawk Country Club

Anchor-reporter John Stofflet has received 25 Emmy Awards, has been on assignment to forty countries and all seven continents, and has conducted one-on-one interviews with President Obama, Tony Evers, Scott Walker, and dozens of celebrities.

Program Information (pdf) to come.

Fall Coffee Registration (pdf) to come.