Supporting the University of Wisconsin–Madison with Scholarships, Service, Education, and Friendship
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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

Program Calendar 2024-25 (PDF)

2024–2025 Programs

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 to come (pdf)

Program Reservation Form to come (pdf)

Stay at Home Scholarship Benefit

February and March, 2025

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

Spring Luncheon

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

Kelly Sheffield became UW’s head women’s volleyball coach in 2012, just as the Badgers were coming off one of the lowest slumps in the program’s history. Today, he’s led the team to four Big Ten Conference championship titles and nine consecutive NCAA tournaments.

Program information (pdf)

Luncheon & Annual Meeting

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 11:00 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.

Annual Meeting Luncheon Registration (pdf).