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Meet her at the Chazen
A university art museum doesn’t have to choose between serving academia and serving the community, says Amy Gilman, the new director of the Chazen Art Museum. It can do both.
Mailick to take temporary leave from OVCRGE in spring 2018
Vice Chancellor Marsha Mailick is planning leave for the spring semester due to family health considerations. She hopes to return to her duties in Bascom Hall by the end of the spring semester.
EID council gets new leaders, members
The panel advises the vice chancellor for finance and administration on challenges to recruitment, retention, engagement and inclusion of all employees, especially those in underrepresented groups.
Hoffman named Campus and Visitor Relations director
The office manages campus tours and visits, the Parent and Family Program, the Speakers Bureau, Bucky’s Classroom, Campus Area Housing and other information programs.
Central funding pool includes pay upgrade for night and weekend employees at UW–Madison
$12 million in central campus funding is being allocated to provide faculty and staff pay adjustments for 2017–18. The funding pool will enable UW–Madison to provide pay increases for exceptional performance, market deficiencies and equity.
Van Gemert, vice provost for UW–Madison Libraries, announces retirement
Van Gemert’s retirement follows 46 years of work with libraries, and 2018 will mark 36 years of continuous employment with the General Library System.
Waisman Biomanufacturing has new managing director
Carl Ross has more than 26 years of experience advancing a wide range of cell and gene therapies, vaccines and therapeutic proteins into human clinical trials.
Director leaving after helping UW innovators bring ideas to market
“I spent three years getting D2P going, and we did some good things in commercializing innovation from campus,” John Biondi says. “Now it’s time to turn it over to someone else who can take it to the next level.”
Five-year reviews begin for four UW–Madison deans
The comprehensive reviews will assess each dean's academic and administrative leadership and performance in such areas as external relations and resource management.
New Wisconsin School of Business dean brings plans for collaboration, innovative technologies
Anne Massey intends to take a cross-disciplinary approach that focuses on building partnerships with other entities on the UW–Madison campus.
OVCRGE welcomes human subjects program
IRBs are charged with overseeing research involving human subjects, such as this study in the Infant Learning Lab at UW–Madison’s Waisman Center.
Q & A: New WID director Jo Handelsman on returning to UW, leading institute
Handelsman talks about the global challenges the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery is addressing, where the interdisciplinary research institute has been in its first seven years, and what its future looks like.
Faust to lead campus quality and process improvement efforts
A nationally recognized expert in developing academic leadership, Jenny Faust been named director of the new office that will be created by the merger of the Office of Quality Improvement (OQI) and Administrative Process Redesign (APR).
New campus initiative targets microbiome research
The initiative aims to position UW–Madison faculty to be more competitive when applying for federal funding.
Exit Interview: University Health Services Director Sarah Van Orman
Van Orman departs this month to take on a new role as the associate vice provost for student affairs and chief student health officer at the University of Southern California.
Field for facilities position narrowed to four finalists
The associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management provides leadership and strategic vision over campus master planning, capital budgeting, facilities project design and construction, environmental health and safety, transportation services, space management, and other activities.
Quality improvement, administrative process units to merge
Merger of the Office of Quality Improvement and Administrative Process Redesign will provide the UW–Madison campus with a comprehensive suite of organizational development and improvement services.
Employees will complete program against sexual harassment and violence
Starting in July 2017, all UW–Madison employees will be required to complete an online prevention education program called “Promoting Equity at UW–Madison by Preventing Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence.”
Blank forms committee to review student services structure
Over the past decade, the complexity of student issues has increased, more frequently requiring close collaboration and coordination among units across campus.
Interim director Phillips will head UW–Madison’s admissions office
André Phillips will serve as the chief designer of local, national and international recruitment strategy for UW–Madison.