Category Employee News
Employees: Details on health insurance co-pay, benefit enrollment period
The annual benefit enrollment and change period for employees is under way, and recent state legislation has brought significant changes.
Slide show: Magical Night
Badger fans signal No. 8 Wisconsin's big win over No. 7 Nebraska at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 1, 2011. The Badgers won 48-17 in what was Nebraska’s first conference game as a Big Ten member.
UW–Madison economist Reschovsky to receive national honor
University of Wisconsin–Madison economist Andrew Reschovsky will be honored in November with the 2011 Steve Gold Award, which recognizes a person who has made a significant contribution to public financial management in the field of intergovernmental relations and state and local finance.
UW–Madison’s first online degree program celebrates 10 years of success
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Master of Engineering in Professional Practice (MEPP) program celebrates 10 years of success this October.
Campus flu-shot clinics start Sept. 30
University Health Services (UHS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will once again offer free seasonal influenza immunizations (flu shots) for all registered students, faculty and staff.
Employees work behind the scenes to make football Saturdays run smoothly
For these UW–Madison employees, Saturdays and the weekdays leading up to them during football season are packed with action that doesn’t necessarily take place on the field, but that is essential to ensuring the quintessential game-day experience.
DPI, UW–Madison School of Education project receive federal grant
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, on behalf of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education’s World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA), has received a $10.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to build a technology-based assessment system for English learners.
UW–Madison Diversity Forum set for Oct. 6
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate will host the annual Diversity Forum from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, at Union South.
Employee flu shot clinics start Oct. 3
This year’s employee flu shot clinics will start Oct. 3 and will run into mid-November.
MIU awards 15 new undergraduate academic and career advisers
UW–Madison awarded six schools and colleges 15 new academic and career advising positions last week through the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU).
Sociologist celebrates 50 years of teaching at UW–Madison
Longtime professor Joe Elder is being honored for his 50 years of teaching.
Business professor Carpenter passes away
Mason A. Carpenter, beloved professor of strategic management, M. Keith Weikel Professor in Leadership and associate dean of evening and executive master of business administration programs in the Wisconsin School of Business, passed away on Sept. 22 after a battle with cancer.
New faculty eager to make their mark
Some come directly from graduate school; some come from established careers at major universities. All of the new faculty members at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are excited to get to work.
Bike valet parking service available at football games
University of Wisconsin–Madison Transportation Services and the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin will offer free bike valet parking at all Badger football games this season.
UW–Madison botanist plucks new flower from Isle Royale
One of the world's newest sunflower species, discovered by a University of Wisconsin–Madison botanist, has carved out a very small but safe niche on an island in Lake Superior.