Construction has begun to restore and re-purpose the former Gimbels-Schuster’s building on Martin Luther King Drive. On Tuesday, Greg Wesley will share the vision of ThriveOn King and details of the restoration and redevelopment of the iconic department store building. ThriveOn King, a collaboration between the Medical College of Wisconsin, Greater Milwaukee Foundation and Royal Capital Group is focused on five priority areas - housing, early childhood education, health and wellness, social cohe...
Jul 27, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Daily headlines are filled with references to generative AI, ChatGPT, Deep Learning and Neural Networks. As business and community leaders, what do you need to know to stay ahead of the curve? On Tuesday, Dr. Jeremy Kedziora, Endowed Chair in Artificial Intelligence at MSOE shared his presentation, Beyond the ChatGPT Hype: What is AI?
Jul 13, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast On June 27th Rotary toasted outgoing President Karen Hung on a successful year and welcomed Leslie Hauser as the new Club President for 2023-24.
Jul 06, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jun 16, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jun 02, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast May 26, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast May 19, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast May 11, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast May 05, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Apr 28, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Apr 21, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, we we welcomed President of the UW System, Jay Rothman to speak on the priorities of the UW System. President Rothman discussed topics such as driving economic prosperity and the war for talent, reducing socioeconomic disparities in Wisconsin, and addressing civic engagement and civil discourse. He also introduced the UW System strategic plan and highlighted partnership opportunities with the employer community in the greater Milwaukee area.
Apr 07, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast As we gain distance from pandemic-prompted schooling disruptions, how are students in Milwaukee and Wisconsin actually doing - especially compared to their peers nationally? School closures widened many pre-existing academic disparities, but they also spurred innovations in teaching and learning that continue to work for some kids and families. But political strife, election concerns, and cultural controversies are often sidelining discussions of academics. Rotarian Erin Richards, Editorial Dire...
Apr 07, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Major General Brian Winski provided an overview of the 2003 invasion with a particular emphasis on the 101st Airborne Division where he was serving at the time. Winski, a retired 2-Star General with 37 years of service in the U.S. Army, served across the globe and commanded formations at every echelon including the famed 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell Kentucky.
Mar 24, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast On March 14th, we held a joint meeting with the Press Club and WisPolitics featuring Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly. Dan was interviewed by a media panel including: Charles Benson – TMJ4 News Corrinne Hess – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Victor Jacobo – CBS 58 and Telemundo Wisconsin Please note: Janet Protasiewicz was invited but is not able to attend.
Mar 16, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast On March 7th, President of the Milwaukee Bucks Peter Feigin and Executive Vice President, Froedtert Health Eric Conley presented on the newly created Froedtert / Milwaukee Bucks initiative.
Mar 09, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast On February 28th, we welcomed Tom Florsheim, CEO of Weyco Group. Weyco is a shoe company that has roots in Milwaukee that go back to 1906. Tom talked about the history of the company, the four different shoe brands that Weyco owns (Florsheim, Stacy Adams, Nunn Bush, and Bogs) and give an overview of where the company is today.
Mar 02, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Grace Stanke, a University of Wisconsin – Madison student and recent reigning Miss Wisconsin, was the featured guest at this joint program with the Milwaukee Press Club. Stanke, a senior at UW- Madison majoring in nuclear engineering, was crowned December 15 and is the third Miss Wisconsin to become Miss America. She won the talent portion of the competition, performing a piece from Vivaldi, Summer/Four Seasons – Storm, on her electric violin. Stanke will spend her year as Miss America traveling...
Feb 22, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Director of Marquette University Law School's Poll, Dr. Charles Franklin, explained why polling isn't broken, but it isn't easy. Using data from the last few state and national elections, Dr. Franklin shared with us the trends he has found which often complicate the result of polls across the country.
Feb 16, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Blacks in History – Things Your History Teacher Never Taught You.” For many of us, our knowledge of the contributions of African Americans in America is limited. Traditionally, the contributions and stories of people of color in America have been omitted or ignored. During this lecture Derek examined the many contributions of African Americans and fully understand that Black History is indeed U.S. History. Derek Mosely, Director of Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center takes us on a journey where...
Feb 10, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Milwaukee’s city and county government leaders have been pushing hard for the legal authority to ask voters to approve a 1% county sales tax to address their worsening fiscal challenges. Rotarian Rob Henken, President of the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum, discusses the factors that have created these challenges and why the two governments fear they’re near a breaking point. He also touches on the potential consequences if no action is taken, as well as other steps the two governments might ...
Feb 03, 2023•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Futurist David Zach gave a though provoking presentation about "The Fog of Progress" and shared a few futurist thinking tools and tips to help us look around and through that fog that surrounds us all.
Jan 27, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast The economy and markets have seen significant volatility and uncertainty over the last year with many experts noting a rising risk of recession. On January 10th, Jason Turner, Chief Investment Strategist for Wintrust Wealth Management, reviewed the factors that drove economic results in 2022 and the likely direction of the economy in 2023 and beyond. He also looked ahead to the probability that the economy could be moving into a recession and what the year ahead might hold.
Jan 13, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast On January 3rd, we welcomed Michael Belot, Senior Vice President- Ventures and Development for the Milwaukee Bucks. Michael helped spearhead the development, implementation, and activation of the strategic real estate and business growth for the Deer District. He addressed the Bucks’ impressive impact and investment in the Deer District and what’s next to come.
Jan 06, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Tuesday, we held our final program of the 2022 calendar year with our annual holiday program. In case you missed it, check out the program below where we learned more about our club's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, recognized our latest Paul Harris Fellows, recapped our significant accomplishments for 2022, were enthralled by beautiful performances from members of the Florentine Opera, and honored Mary McCormick for her 20+ years as RCM's Executive Director.
Dec 17, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Through the exponential power of working together as M-Cubed, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Area Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are transforming the future of Milwaukee through education. UWM Chancellor Mark Mone, MATC President Vicki Martin, and MPS’ Director of College & Career Readiness, Dr. John Hill highlight examples of our shared work to increase access and affordability and eliminate equity gaps that include: To better connect learning from K-12 to post...
Dec 09, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast George Stanley, Editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and regional editor of USA TODAY Network Wisconsin, shared his insights on local and national trends in journalism. With advertising revenue declining, newspapers are seeking innovative strategies to fund critical public service journalism to insure an informed citizenry.
Dec 02, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kim Stoll, the Board Chair of Milwaukee Women Inc and Vice President at Badger Meter and Rotary member Mara Swan, President, Xceleration -Human Capital Consulting will provide insights on how to move forward on the critical issues facing women in leadership today.
Nov 18, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast On November 8th, Rotary held our Veterans Day Program with Dan Buttery, CEO of the War Memorial and Chuck Konsitzke, Team Lead for the University of Wisconsin Missing-In-Action Recovery and Identification Project (UW MIA RIP). Dan spoke on the recently opened Medal Of Honor exhibit at the War Memorial Center. Chuck explained how the UW MIA RIP’s primary mission is to recover missing U.S. military personnel from past global conflicts, while also educating students and communities on the importanc...
Nov 11, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Every Tuesday the Rotary Club of Milwaukee hosts speakers on important topics of the day. During election season, the Club routinely invites candidates to address the Club and answer questions from members. Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes addressed the club on November 1st.
Nov 04, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
