Past Branch Programs 2024/2025:
November 20, 2024 6:30 p.m. Sunset Playhouse
Workable Solutions for Food Insecurities in Our Communities
Lyn Hildenbrand, Executive Director, The Gathering
October 12, 2024 10:45 a.m. New Berlin Public Library
AAUW WSM Tea
Christina Clancy, author of Shoulder Season and The Second Home, will be the speaker at this year’s AAUW Tea. The lunch will again be catered. Our tea is a fundraiser for local scholarships. We encourage you to support this event for its continued success.
September 18, 2024 6:30 p.m. Sunset Playhouse
The Disruptive Landscape of Higher Education and Ways to Successfully Navigate It
Vicki Martin
Emerita President
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Join us for a special presentation on post-pandemic educational trends, major challenges in our environment, as well as examples of innovative solutions and future-proofing strategies that
Milwaukee Area Technical College and other institutions are utilizing to thrive in the higher
education industry.
Past Branch Programs 2023/2024:
May 22, 2024 – Sunset Playhouse
Installation of Officers
“Program TBD”
April 13, 2024
21st Annual Luncheon/Style Show at the Wisconsin Club Supporting Shares and Local Scholarships
April 10, 2024 – Sunset Playhouse
Annual Meeting/Election of Officers
Creating a Sense of Belonging with Seandra Mitchell, MSOE VP of Student Affairs and Campus Inclusion
The topic is diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, a very much discussed topic these past several years. Our speaker will be Ms. Seandra Mitchell, the Vice President of Student Affairs and Campus Inclusion at MSOE
March 13, 2024 – Sunset Playhouse at 6:30 p.m.
Marissa Jablonski is an experienced water engineer, environmental advisor and plastics reduction expert and Executive Director of UWM’s Freshwater Collaborative. She has traveled the world, helping companies and governments clean up their waterways and reduce their plastics use. She will share her passion for sustainability and living a plastics-free life
February 21, 2024 – Zoom Meeting
“Artificial Intelligence (AI): What You Don’t Know AND What You Should Know” with Tina Hinch, Co-Lead Vision 1948
February 17, 2024 – Winter Lunch Meeting — NEW DATE!
11 a.m. at Alioto’s on Mayfair Road
“Pave Your Own Path and Lift Others Up” with Kristina Ropella, Dean of Opus College of Engineering
Paid participants will receive more details on the new date.
November 29, 2023 at 6:30 pm.- Sunset Playhouse
“Frauds and Scams” with Lisa Schiller, Director of Investigations and Media Business Bureau
Lisa is the Director of Investigations and Media Relations for the Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin. Lisa has dedicated her career to consumer issues, education, white-collar crime investigations, and writing. At the Better Business Bureau, she advances marketplace trust between buyers and sellers and promotes informed buying decisions
October 21, 2023 – New Berlin Public Library
Author Tea with Patricia Skalka
Patricia Skalka, author of the Dave Cubiak Door County Mysteries will be the speaker at this
year’s AAUW Tea on Saturday, October 21, 2023. The event, which takes the place of our
October meeting, will be held at the New Berlin Public Library beginning at 10:45 am. The lunch will again be catered. Our tea is a fundraiser for local scholarships. We encourage you to help to continue the success of this event. Look for a Punch Bowl invitation in your email inbox in September!
September 20, 2023 – Sunset Playhouse
“MKE 2024—A View from the Host Committee” with Alison Prange, Chief Operating Officer
The presentation will highlight how the committee is coordinating with local leaders, business owners, and community advocates on a bipartisan basis. It will also provide an overview of volunteer opportunities as part of the Republican National Convention and events leading up to it.