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‘All of it starts with you’: A special thanks to UW’s 2nd- and 3rd-shift employees
A nighttime event at Dejope Residence Hall recognized all the 2nd- and 3rd-shift employees who ensure the physical campus — from residence halls to lab spaces — runs safely and smoothly. Read More
UW–Madison chemistry professor Martin Zanni elected to National Academy of Sciences
Only 120 American and 30 international scientists are elected to the academy each year for what the academy describes as their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Read More
Didier Contis named UW–Madison chief information officer
Contis brings more than 26 years of experience in higher education IT leadership, most recently as executive director of academic technology, innovation and research computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Read More
Golden named director of Office of Strategic Consulting
In her role, Catherine Golden will provide strategic direction for the Office of Strategic Consulting, engage directly with campus leadership in strategic planning and serve as a member of the Provost’s leadership cabinet. Read More
Owczarek to lead Enrollment Management
Scott Owczarek, whose career in higher education spans over a quarter century, has served as University Registrar since 2011 and assumed the responsibilities of the associate vice provost role in 2020. He also previously served as interim financial aid director. Read More
Campus community invited to provide feedback on initial concepts to inform UW–Madison’s next strategic framework
The following message was sent on April 3 to all UW–Madison students, faculty, academic staff and university staff from Provost Charles Isbell, Jr. and Lauren Papp, associate dean for research in the School of Human Ecology. Read More
UW faculty and staff invited to help envision UW–Madison’s future at upcoming community conversations
Over the past few months, a Visioning Committee convened by Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin has been creating initial concepts to inform recommendations for the university’s next strategic framework. Faculty and staff can provide their feedback on the concepts upcoming community conversations to be held in April. Read More
Weigel named vice provost for faculty and staff affairs
Weigel holds the Judge John J. Crown Chair of Dairy Genetics and has served as chair of the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences since 2010. He first joined UW–Madison in 1995 as a research scientist in the Department of Dairy Science. Read More
Seeking nominations for the 2025 Administrative Improvement Award
The awards recognize exceptional contributions in customer service, process design or redesign or innovation; or development that enhanced effectiveness and efficiency, generated new revenue, saved time or costs, improved service delivery or other benefits. Read More
Inclement weather policy for employees
UW–Madison employees can find information on campus procedures and how to respond in cases of inclement weather. Read More
Phil Asbury named executive director of Student Financial Aid
Asbury will look to bolster the socioeconomic diversity of the student body at UW–Madison while leading national and international conversations on access to public higher education. Read More
VC for university relations candidates to visit campus
The candidate visits will occur from Monday, July 22, through Thursday, July 25. Public presentations will be from 10:20 to 11:20 a.m. daily in the Industry Room at Union South. Read More
UW–Madison presents paid parental leave policy to Board of Regents
The new policy provides eligible employees with up to six weeks (240 hours) of paid parental leave within a 12-month period for the birth or adoption of a child. Read More
Four years of graduate assistantship minimum stipend increases planned
UW–Madison has committed to increasing minimum graduate assistant stipends for the next four years in a forecasting plan, which emphasizes factors that are critical to student success: tuition remission, health and dental insurance benefits, paid vacation and sick leave, and mentorship training. The new approach gives students, principal investigators, departments, programs, schools, and colleges the ability to budget for increases to minimum stipends several years into the future. Read More
2nd and 3rd shift employee recognition event in celebration of 175 years
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will recognize second- and third-shift employees at a late-night appreciation event on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South. Read More
UW–Madison Public Records Custodian Julie Laundrie on the importance of Sunshine Week
March 10-16 is national Sunshine Week, which was first established in 2010 to raise awareness of the importance of the Freedom of Information Act and the importance of government transparency. Read More
Search begins for new secretary of academic staff
A search committee is being formed to identify candidates for the next secretary of the academic staff. The person selected will replace Jake Smith, who served since 2014 in the Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff as deputy secretary and then as secretary. Read More
UW–Madison aligns spring recess with local school district calendars
The Faculty Senate has approved a change to the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s academic calendar to better align spring recess with those of local K-12 school districts and provide greater consistency for the timing of the recess from year to year. This change will start in the 2024-25 academic year; it will not affect the 2024 spring recess. Read More
Nominations open for the 2024 Administrative Improvement Award
Since 2013, the Administrative Improvement Awards have recognized outstanding work in customer service, process design or redesign, innovation or development that has resulted in improved effectiveness and efficiency, new revenue growth, cost or time savings, improved service delivery, or other benefits. Read More
Bills signed to provide wage increases for trade unit employees
Pay raises for trades employees, as part of the Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreements, were approved by the Joint Committee on Employee Relations (JCOER) in December. The agreements had to be approved by the full state legislature and the governor before implementation. Read More