TABLE OF CONTENTS

Upcoming UWC Events

President’s Message

Membership Coffee – a Story in Pictures

UWC Notes

• Membership Update
• Lecture Luncheons for 2024-25
• Happy Hour/Tea Time Conversations
  
• Save the Date for UWC Events
• Recap – 2024 Honors Reception

Scholarships

• Message from the Chair
  
• Donations
  

• Support for UWC Through Shopping

Call for Nominations

• Elected Executive Positions
• Margaret Willard Award

Did You Know?

Member Acknowledgements

Interest Groups

• News
• Information

Executive Board

Calendar for 2024-25

Upcoming UWC Events

Lecture Luncheon #1

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Membership Coffee – A Story in Pictures

UWC NOTES

Membership Update

Our membership is strong!

We ended last year with with a total UWC membership of 340. So far this year (as of September 15), 251 members have renewed, and there are 20 new members. All together those joining or renewing have contributed over $8000 to the scholarship fund. We are off to a great start!

If you have not renewed your dues you will receive a reminder email early this month. Please renew by October 10 to be included in the new UWC Member Directory that will come out October 15!

Some of you included names of your friends to be invited to join UWC – we have emailed them and welcome you to send us more names of people who might be interested in joining us for friendship, socializing and activities.

If you have any questions regarding UWC Membership, please email Merry Bullock, Membership Chair at uwcmembershipchair@gmail.com.

Lecture Luncheons

See list of all Luncheons and links to register here

Lecture Luncheon #1
October 9, 2024 – 10:30-1:00, UMC 235
Jessica Robblee – Producing Artistic Director of BETC
Growing Where You are Planted

Lecture Lunch #2
November 12, 2024 – 10:30-1:00 UMC 235
Stephen Swenerton – President at Swenerton Consulting
Can China Survive Its Challenges?

Lecture Lunch #3
January 14, 2025  – 10:30-1:00  UMC 235
Dr. Mike Simpson   –   Professor of Space Policy and Law
The Next Space Age

Lecture Lunch #4
February 18, 2025 – 10:30-1:00  UMC 235
Jena Griswold – Colorado Secretary of State
Colorado’s Future

Lecture Lunch #5
March 11, 2025- 10:30-1:00  UMC 235
Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss- CU Law School
Law Schools, Law, and the Legal Historical Moment

Looking for an opportunity to serve on the UWC Executive Board?

Honors Reception Chair
If you enjoy planning a party, you might be the perfect candidate for this position. When we are able to meet in person, the Honors Reception is an opportunity to gather at the end of the academic year to enjoy finger foods, conversation with your friends, and to recognize past and present members of the UWC who have demonstrated outstanding service to our organization. Any candidate for this position should have good people and project management skills and enjoy planning a large event.

Contact UWC President Anne Hudson at 720-536-5654 if you are interested in serving in this capacity.

UWC Annual Scholarship Luncheon

The University Women’s Club Annual Scholarship Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Boulder Country Club. Join University Women’s Club friends as we honor the 2025 scholarship recipients with the theme, On the Path to Your Future.”  Registration will open early in the new year.

Opera Brunch

Honors Reception

Recap – Honors Reception 2024

This last event of the 2023-24 UWC member year took place May 21 under a bright tent on the UWC terrace. The goal of the recipetion was to award the Margaret Willard Award for 2024, to recognize and thank those UWC members who have volunteered steadfastly throughout the year on the Board and in other roles, and to enjoy each others’ company for one last group event.

The Margaret Willard Award was presented to Donna Werner, who has devoted much of her life to service in the Boulder community. Also honored were the 2023-24 UWC Board members, past presidents, and past Margaret Willard recipients. Outgoing President Andie Kutinsky and incoming President Anne Hudson passed the gavel through a jointly-read poem. 2023-2024 President’s award recipients Frieda Holley and Merry Bullock were named and thanked. Honors reception chair Anne Hudson was thanked for the event.

After a great hors d’oeuvres buffet, the Colorado Buffoons provided a half hour of delightful a capella music. Even though the day outside was blustery, the atmosphere in the tent was joyful.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Message from the Scholarship Chair

How our scholarship changed a woman’s life

Zoe Kouremenos obtained her GED in 2013 while living in Denver. She was entirely responsible for finding a way to finance her higher education. She began at Arapahoe Community College as a business major. She always had multiple jobs, including providing child care as a nanny, selling bottled water at concerts (which actually was more lucrative than you would imagine) and starting a house cleaning service.

Zoe completed her associate degree and transferred to The University of Colorado Boulder campus, taking science classes as a pre-med student. She received federal student loans and continued for years to complete her degree while working as much as could, given the challenging science academic load she carried.

Support Scholarships Through Your Grocery Shopping!

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Elected UWC Board Positions

The UWC Nominating Committee is tasked with recommending nominees for President Elect, Secretary Elect, and Treasurer Elect to serve on the UWC Board next year (2025-26). The elected persons attend board meetings for one year as “elect,” to become familiar with the tasks of the executive positions and to be available as back-up. They then serve the following year (2026-7) as President, Secretary, or Treasurer…

Here is a brief description of each position:

• President: Serves as the UWC figurehead and provides overall executive leadership. Chairs the Executive Board and provides supportive leadership to Board decisions and Board members.
• Secretary: Attends and takes minutes at all Executive Board Meetings and General Membership Meetings.
• Treasurer: Is responsible for the oversight, management, and reporting of UWC finances including bank account maintenance, financial transaction oversight, budget development, monthly financial reporting, and all tax filings. The treasurer does not need to be a CPA for this role. However, good bookkeeping skills, and skill with Excel and QuickBooks are ideal.

If you would like to be considered for one of the “elect” positions or would like to recommend someone, please contact any member of the Nominating Committee which consists of Kathy Randall, Chair and General Membership Representative; and Frieda Holley and Andie Kutinsky as Board Representatives. If you would like more information, please contact Kathy Randall at katherineran at gmail.com

Margaret Willard Award

World Mental Health Day

In 1992, the World Federation for Mental Health and the World Health Organization declared October 10 World Mental Health Day, and it continues to be observed each year. The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

Facts to ponder:

• Globally, one in four people will need mental health care in their lives.
• More than 43 million Americans battle with mental health issues.
• Depression among youth has risen since 2012.
• Most Americans lack access to proper healthcare treatment.

Official Theme of WMHD 2024
On behalf of the WFMH President, we are pleased to announce the Official Theme of World Mental Health Day 2024 – It is Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace. How can I get involved?   https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/world-mental-health-day

Indian Summer

According to Wikipedia, Indian summer is a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs in autumn in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.

How did Indian summer get its name?

One theory suggests that early American settlers mistook the sight of sun rays through the hazy autumn air for Native American campfires, resulting in the name Indian summer. Others speculate that Native Americans recognized this weather pattern and used the opportunity to gather additional food for the winter. The fact is that there are several theories about the origin of this name and we may never know for sure.

Is it time to retire the name Indian summer?

To this end I refer you to an article written by Ted Andersen, editorial assistant with SFGate.com.
“As the contemporary political climate in America offers revisions to both history and vernacular, it stands to reason that one day the term Indian summer could meet its social expiration date, and a new name may be needed for this little, second summer. But for San Franciscans who endure the cold gray skies from June gloom to “Fogust,” there’s no need to panic — Indian summer in the city is simply known as summer.

A Moment in CU History

One year after Colorado became a state and the University of Colorado was founded (1876), the first students were enrolled on the Boulder campus. Mary Rippon became the first female professor at CU in 1878. The first graduating class (six men) was celebrated in 1882. Not until four years later (1886) did the first female graduate from CU, seven years before Colorado women were given the right to vote.

The Faculty Women’s Club is Born
(Excerpted from Celebrating 100 Years 1919-2019 compiled and published by the University Women’s Club Centennial History Committee.)

According to Colliers Encyclopedia, at the end of 1919 there were 200 professors and instructors at CU and 1,868 students. In December 1919, Minnie Dutcher Norlin, wife of the newly inaugurated President of CU, invited several faculty wives to her home (now Koenig Alumni Center) to consider creating an organization for faculty wives and women faculty members to facilitate their friendships and, perhaps, determine and advance areas of common interest. There were forty-six women on the first membership roster.

The Faculty Women’s Club, and later the University Women’s Club, has expanded over the years to include service to the University. Today, the purpose of the Club is to promote friendship among the members and to strengthen their bonds of common interest, to provide assistance to the University and the University community as the UWC so desires, and to provide service to the University by annually funding scholarships.”

Did you Know is compiled by Tamera Van Spriell

Membership Courtesy

INTEREST GROUPS

Interest Group News

Photos from Interest Group Activities

The Garden Group in September

The Garden Group met for two garden tours – a walk rhrough xxx’s 40-year-old fruit tree and shrub garden, replete with ponds, beehives and wildflowers, and a tour of our hostess Pam Swenerton’s flower, fruit, and vegetable abundance. We shared a great pot luck lunch and good conversation.

Hiking Group

Hiking Group at Mitchell Lake on August 23.

Happy Hour / Tea Time

Monday afternoon conversations on topics from our personal lives and from our perspectives.

Upcoming  Interest Group Activities

Let’s Go See a Play Together!

Interest Groups Information

Bicycling – Meets weekly on Thursdays from May through October. Chairs: Gail Smith 303-960-5004; Susan Lee 303-974-8969. We start in May with a couple of shorter rides and work our way up to around 20 miles. We have several levels of riders, all are welcome.  Several of our riders have E-bikes.  We stop either midway or at the end of our rides to enjoy coffee, snacks and friendly conversation.
Bicycling – Easy Riders –Chair Rebecca Batizy 303-601-9956 or Rebeccabatizy at gmail dot com. Contact chair for current information about meeting dates and times. New members welcome.
Book Group – Afternoon – Fourth Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. mostly at members’ homes or on ZOOM.  Vaccinations required. Chairs: Mary Anna Dunn 720-355-8174; Lois Linsky 303-499-2689.
Book Group – Biographies – Third Friday at 3:00 p.m., in person. Chair: Mary Pierce 303-360-0157.
Book Group – The Original Book Group – Formerly Evening – Second Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Meetings held in members’ homes. Chairs: Judy Thompson 608-469-6883; Judy Reid 303-746-2983. This group has been meeting continuously since the 1950’s.
Bridge Group – First Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Chair: Karen Neff 303-494-0467.
French Conversation – All Speaking Levels – Dates and times to be determined. Chair: Zdenka Smith 303-330-2856.
Games Group – It’s Anyone’s Game – Board and card games. Third Tuesday from 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. at home of Chair in Louisville. Contact chair to join. Chair: Kathleen Newton 720-548-8661.
Garden Group –  Third Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Chairs: Jyotsna Raj  303-447-8831; Jean Rohrschneider 720-542-9788.
Golfing – For the Casual Golfer – 1:00 p.m. every Thursday at various golf courses, new members welcome. Chair: Susan Planck 303-499-3916.
Hiking and Strolling – Every Friday 9:00 a.m. September – May; 8:30 a.m. June – August in person. Meet at southern end of the east side of covered parking lot opposite the lower-level east entrance to the former Macy’s. Chairs: Joan (Joanie) Cardone 303-263-7823; Frieda Holley 303-499-3733.
Italian Conversation – Wednesday, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Zoom. Chair: Maxene Wilson 303-530-4619.
Music – Second Monday afternoon of most months in members’ homes, providing a venue for musical performers to meet and share their love of music in an intimate setting. Chairs: Berry Todd 303-442-9083; Tula Roberge 303-443-2509.
On the Road Again — Occasional in-person road trips.  Chair:  Kathy Randall  303-746-4528.
Out to Lunch – Usually Fourth Wednesday, at noon at various local restaurants. Chairs: Jean Rohrschneider 720-542-9788; Jyotsna Raj 303-447-8831.
Readers’ Theater 2 – Third Monday 4:00 p.m. at the Boulder Library. Chairs: Patty Ludke 303-817-1020; Kathy Randall 303-746-4528.
Spanish Conversation Advanced – Contact chair for details. Chair: Diana King 303-803-4583.
Sunday Afternoon at the Movies – Usually second Sunday,  to see movies at a theater in Boulder or nearby theater. Chairs: Sharon Nehls 303-494-5778; Carmen Caver 803-606-5619.
Theater Goers – Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company matinees. Acting Chair, Cindy Meyer 713-256-9185.

Groups that are at capacity

• Book Group – The Bookies – Kathy Randall 303-746-4528.
• Book Group Small – Fiction and Non-Fiction, Joyce Bograd.
• Book Group – Second Monday, Janet Evans.
• Book Group – Mysteries, Betty Barnes.
• Bridge Group Intermediate level – First Wednesday Chair:  Karen Neff

To start a new interest group requires at least five members including a chairperson.
If you are interested in starting a new group please contact the Interest Group Coordinator for more information: Lois Linsky Interest Group Coordinator, 303-499-2689.
To form a new book group, contact Kathy Randall, 303-746-4528.

Suggested New Groups
Any interest? Remember to start a new group there must be a leader and five participants.

• Tatting
• Antiques

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Officers
President – Anne Hudson
Past President and President Elect – Andie Kutinsky
Secretary and Secretary Elect – Sharon Nehls
Treasurer and Treasurer Elect – Frieda Holley

Board Members
Acknowledgements: Donations made “in honor of” – Joyce Spencer
Advisory/Parliamentarian – Frieda Holley
Honors Reception – TBD
Interest Groups Chair – Lois Linsky
Margaret Willard Award Chair – Andie Kutinsky
Membership Chair – Merry Bullock
Membership Coffee – Lynne Barnett
MESSAGES Co Chairs

Editor – Tam Van Spriell
Copy Editor – Kathleen Salzberg
Technical Editor – Merry Bullock

New Members – Shirley Harkness
Nominating Committee – Kathy Randall
Opera Brunch – Sandy Johnson
Programs

Chair – Norma Portnoy
UMC Liaison – Tam Van Spriell
Registration – Lynne Barnett

Scholarship Committee Chair – Jean Manifesto
Scholarship Luncheon – Jonette Lucia
Website – Joyce Spencer
Zoom Masters – Merry Bullock, Lynne Barnett
Non-Board Positions
Document Repository – Frieda Holley
Email Communications – Diana King, Coordinator
Archives/Historian – Karen Neff
Photographer Coordinator – Berry Todd

CALENDAR

UWC Calendar 2024-2025