APR team paves the way for a better customer e-reimbursement experience
Improvements to the campus’ e-reimbursement system should ease the process of creating and approving travel expense reports.
Category: Employee News
Online courses offer foreign policy training for military leaders
A series of online courses geared for members of the military to learn more about foreign policy and international relations is testing the geographic limits of one of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s guiding principles.
New early career awards support biofuels research
A young generation of researchers are seeking biofuels in some unlikely-sounding places: toxic algae blooms and cow stomachs.
Two UW-Madison researchers named Shaw Scientists
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison professors will receive 2012 Shaw Scientist Awards, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced today (Wednesday, May 30).
Conference marking Witte retirement to explore issues in higher education
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian will highlight a conference next month marking the retirement of longtime University of Wisconsin-Madison professor John Witte.
Interfaith, community service challenge lays groundwork for religious dialogue
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s participation in a White House initiative to foster interfaith dialogue and service has built a solid foundation for an ongoing discussion on campus, organizers say.
Fraternity chapter receives two-year suspension
UW-Madison’s Delta Upsilon fraternity chapter has been suspended for two years in the wake of violations of Student Organization Conduct policies.
HR Design work teams submit revised recommendations
Following a campus engagement effort that included participation by thousands of members of the campus community, phase 1 Human Resources Design project work teams have submitted revised recommendations that incorporate this feedback.
UW-Madison journalism students explore ideal in K-12 education
When it comes to K-12 education in the state of Wisconsin, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism students has a pretty good idea of what would make for the ideal system.
HR Design work teams seek feedback in Web chat
HR Design phase 2 work teams – Employee Development, Performance Management, Transition and Succession, and Workplace Flexibility – will hold an hour-long Web chat beginning at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 23.
Emeriti to see change in parking program
Transportation Services has established new parking options for individuals with emeriti status, effective July 1.
Strategic purchasing recommended by administrative excellence teams
New recommendations will provide a new strategic purchasing direction for the UW–Madison and save nearly $14 million over five years, according to estimates by teams working on the Administrative Excellence project.
Celebrate the retirement of University Houses Preschool employee
To show appreciation for her dedication to teaching at University Houses Preschool, a retirement celebration will be hosted honoring Becky Evans’ career.
Commencement benefits from behind-the-scenes work
Thousands of graduating students will make their way across the commencement stage this weekend, posing for photos, hearing the hoots from family members high up in the Kohl Center seats and beaming with pride.
Five named winners of Classified Employee Recognition Awards
Five members of UW-Madison’s classified staff have been chosen to receive 2012 Classified Employee Recognition Awards.
Forest ecologist receives distinguished award
David Mladenoff, the Beers-Bascom Professor in Conservation in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, has received the 2012 Distinguished Landscape Ecologist Award.
Musolf, longtime secretary of the faculty, to retire
After 19 years as the secretary of the faculty, David Musolf has announced that he will retire.
Employee Recognition Ice Cream Social is May 15
All university employees are invited and encouraged to attend the annual Employee Recognition Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, May 15 at 1 p.m. on Bascom Hill.
UW–Madison launches online Sustainable Systems Engineering Graduate Program
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has introduced a new online Master of Engineering in Sustainable Systems Engineering (SSE) program, which will begin January 2013 with applications being accepted through October 15, 2012.
Networking pioneer Landweber named to Internet Hall of Fame
The decision to put Lawrence Landweber in the “Innovators” circle of the newly-created Internet Hall of Fame is not likely one that cost the nominating committee any sleep.