TIAA Newsletter Published

The First Quarter 2009 issue of TI Alumni News has been mailed to TIAA members. Because of high printing and mailing costs, printed versions of the newsletter are now mailed only to active TIAA members. However, all former TIers can view and/or print out a copy of the newsletter using the TIAA website. A downloadable version of the newsletter can be accessed at www.tialumni.org/news. In addition, we will send copies of this eNews bulletin, which will feature the availability of each newsletter, to all former TIers who provide us with a valid email address. If you know of any former TIers who might want to be put on this email list, have them contact us at 214-567-8444 or admin@tialumni.org.

 Edge of Life Seminar

Lee Hancock, author of the “Edge of Life” articles that appeared in the Dallas Morning News in December, will talk at a TIAA Seminar 1-3 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25 at Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano. Ms. Hancock spent a year exploring efforts to improve end-of-life medical care. She interviewed experts and attended national and regional conferences and trainings in palliative care. Learn what you need to know to make sure your parents, spouse or yourself receive the desired care and do not suffer needlessly. Admission is free but reservations are required due to limited seating space. Phone TIAA at 214-567-8444, press 2, and leave your name, phone number and number of seats needed. To access the article series on the TIAA website, go to www.tialumni.org/edge-of-life.

 Life After TI Seminar

Whether you are a soon-to-be, recent, or long-time retiree, you are invited to attend a What Do I Do and How Do I Do It When I Graduate from TI seminar 1-4 p.m., Monday, March 16 in the Collinwood Room at, Plano Centre. This seminar – originally presented last October – is being brought back by popular demand. Topics include TI Financial Benefits, Medicare, Estate Planning, and Planning Retirement Time. Admission is free but reservations are required due to limited seating space. Phone TIAA at 214-567-8444, press 3, and leave your name, phone number and number of seats needed.  

 King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Exhibit

Our able Administrator, Jessica Stewart, has negotiated a reduced ticket price for our Wednesday, Feb. 18, visit to the Dallas Museum of Art. The price for members is now $32 instead of $41 and nonmember price is $36 instead of $46. Refunds will be made to those who have already paid. Please call 214-567-8444 to register and bring payment to the bus. Join us as we experience a once-in-a-lifetime visit to the world of King Tut and explore the figures who guided ancient Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The extensive array of more than 130 extraordinary artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun and other ancient Egyptian sites features 50 of Tutankhamen's burial objects. Leave the Texins Activity Center at 11:30 a.m., enjoy lunch on your own, enter the exhibit at 2 p.m., and return to Texins about 5 p.m. 

 Find Old Friends

Did you know that the TIAA website www.tialumni.org provides a mechanism for finding old friends and making new ones? Under the "Member Services" column at the top, click "Search Directory".  You will see various fields for entering your criteria for finding a TI retiree or TIAA member. You can search for a specific person or, if you only remember someone's first name, you can get a listing of everyone with that first name. If you want to make some new friends who are former TIers, live in your home town and have a particular interest like gardening, just put in the criteria and see who comes up. It's fun! Visit "Search Directory" to reconnect with old friends and to make new acquaintances.

Reminder: Upcoming Events

TI Jazz Band at the Eisemann Center – Sunday, Feb. 22 – Hear the renowned Texas Instruments Jazz Band in Richardson’s premiere venue. The TI Jazz Band is a full 20-piece big band consisting of saxes, trombones, trumpets, a rhythm section and a vocalist. Terell Stafford is joining the band today and he has been hailed as “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player”. Ride the DART light rail to within one block of the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Dr., Richardson. Purchase tickets for $14 at Eisemann or ahead of time online. Performance starts at 3 p.m. Registration is not required.

Texas Motor Speedway – Tuesday, Mar. 10 – Start your engines! Take the green flag for a high-speed visit to one of the world’s largest and most modern sports and entertainment facilities. Texas Motor Speedway tour includes a stop on the luxury suite level, pit road, victory lane and views of more than 150,000 seats and the 1,500 acres that make up Texas Motor Speedway. Bring your camera for numerous photo opportunities. Laps of the racing oval, in their tour van, produce the same hold-your-breath sensations experienced by the greatest race drivers in America. (Laps around the Speedway are subject to availability at the time of the tour.) Price of $27 for members and $30 for non-members includes tour, lunch at The Speedway Club and bus transportation. Leave Texins Activity Center at 9:30 a.m. and return about 2:30 p.m. Call and make reservations by March 3. 

Reserve These Dates!

Monday, May 11 – TIAA Annual Meeting at Meyerson Symphony Center.

Tuesday, Oct. 27 –Annual TI Retiree Luncheon at Mesquite Convention Center.

Check the TI Alumni online calendar for additional events