Recent Events

2024 Holiday Luncheon

The annual holiday luncheon was held on Dec. 5th in the Cardinal Room of the UIC Student Center East.  UIC Emeritus Professor Dick Simpson provided an insightful analysis of the November elections and the political outlook, both locally and nationally.

 

2024 Fall Forum

The annual Fall Forum, entitled ILLINOIS’ TIER 2 RETIREMENT PLAN: WHAT’S NEXT, was held on Oct. 1st in the UIC Student Center East Tower.  The participants were State of Illinois Representative Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84), sponsor of a bill to improve benefits; W. Bryan Soady, Executive Director, State Universities Annuitants Association (SUAA); and Dick Simpson, UIC Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Moderator.  A videorecording of the event may be viewed here.

 

2024 Annual Chapter Assembly

The Annual Assembly was held on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in room 137 of the Academic and Residential Complex (ARC), 940 W. Harrison St., Chicago AND via Zoom.  The event included a business meeting with the election of officers, followed by a presentation by UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda, with a luncheon thereafter.

The following slate was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for 2024-2026:

–1st Vice President, Ashish Sen
–Secretary, Arlene Norsym
–Director-at-Large, Carolyn Arnold
–Director-at-Large, Mrinalini Rao

A link to a videorecording of the meeting has been sent to chapter members.

 

2023 Fall Forum

The Fall Forum was held on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in Zoom format.  The speaker was Linda Brookhart, Executive Director, State Universities Annuitants Association (SUAA), who spoke on From Pension Crisis to Conversations.  The program was moderated by UIC Professor Emeritus Dick Simpson.  A videorecording of the program may be viewed here.  Chapter President Chris Keys‘ slide presentation on the benefits of SUAA membership may be viewed here.

 

2023 Annual Chapter Assembly

The Annual Assembly was held on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in Zoom format.  Attendees heard from a panel which discussed “Post-Retirement Employment Possibilities After UIC.”  The panelists were:

      Cheri Canfield, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, UIC  Ms. Canfield’s presentation may be viewed here.
      Amy Levant, formerly Associate Dean of the UIC Graduate College; currently Assistant Director, Labor and Employee Relations, Human Resources, UIC
      Brenda Russell, Professor Emerita, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, UIC

The following slate was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for 2023-2025:

–President, Chris Keys
–2nd Vice President, William Peterman
–Treasurer, Lawrence Kloc

Reports by chapter President Chris Keys, Treasurer Lawrence Kloc, Membership Director Carolyn Arnold, and Legislative Director Bill Peterman may be accessed here.

A link to a videorecording of the meeting has been sent to registrants.

 

2022 Fall Forum

The annual fall forum was held online in Zoom format.  It was entitled The State of SURS: 2022 and Beyond, and the videorecording may now be viewed at https://youtu.be/gbb_DtuNlM0.  The chapter is grateful to Suzanne Mayer, Executive Director of SURS, and Kristen Houch, Director of Legislative and Stakeholder Relations for SURS, for their participation.

 

2022 Annual Chapter Assembly

The annual chapter assembly was held on June 29, 2022, in Zoom format.  The annual election of officers and directors was held during the business meeting.  The following slate was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for 2022-2024:

–1st Vice President, Ashish Sen
–Secretary, Arlene Norsym
–Member-at-Large, Mrinalini Rao  

The business meeting was followed by a presentation on retirement by Dr. Tim Hall of Boston University.  Reports by chapter President Chris Keys, Treasurer Lawrence Kloc, and Legislative Director Bill Peterman may be accessed here.

 

2021 Fall Forum

The 2021 Fall Forum, entitled “Healthcare and the State of Illinois Insurance Plans: TRANSITIONING TO TRAIL AND MEDICARE,” was held on September 30, 2021 via Zoom.  The speakers, from the Bureau of Benefits, State of Illinois Central Management Services, were:
   Nancy Seward, Group Insurance Assistant Division Manager
   Kari Dennison, Assistant Deputy Director

A link to a recording of the program was posted to the UICSUAA listserv list.

 

2021 Annual Chapter Assembly

The 2021 annual meeting was held on June 29 virtually via a Zoom webinar.  The program included a presentation by Linda Brookhart, Executive Director of SUAA, our parent organization, and Matthew Maloney, lobbyist for SUAA.  William Peterman, member of the UIC SUAA Board of Directors and Co-Chair of the SUAA Platform Committee, served as moderator.  The presentation was a summary and status report on legislation related to public pension and health insurance benefits that was introduced in the 2021 session of the General Assembly and which is pertinent to SUAA members.  Following this was a business meeting that included an election of officers for the coming two years and reports from current members of the UIC SUAA Board.

The annual election of officers and directors was held during the business meeting.  The following slate was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for 2021-2023:

–President, Christopher Keys
     –Second Vice President, William Peterman
     –Treasurer, Lawrence Kloc
     –Member-at-Large, Ashish Sen

Outgoing President Michele Thompson presented her annual report.

The program may be viewed at https://youtu.be/uB6CZYYG_74

 

Webinar on the Future of State Pensions

The UIC chapter, in conjunction with SUAA, presented a Zoom webinar on Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 in which Ann Lousin and Eric Madiar discussed the future of State pensions.  The program may be viewed at https://youtu.be/hYtNQ3aN-kw.