Tag Faculty and staff
Tornado Awareness Week to be held April 20-24
Gov. Jim Doyle has declared April 20-24 as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin. Read More
Historian, Army officer hired to teach military history at UW–Madison
John Hall, a gifted historian and an active-duty career U.S. Army officer, has been named the Ambrose-Hesseltine Professor in U.S. Military History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW-Madison names new director of auxiliary operations analysis
A certified public accountant with 24 years of experience has been named the University of Wisconsin–Madison's next director of auxiliary operations analysis, Darrell Bazzell, vice chancellor for administration, announced today (March 27). Read More
Free tax-preparation service offered on campus
UW-Madison faculty, staff and students can receive free tax preparation by IRS-qualified volunteers and start working on your financial goals including receiving financial aid. Read More
UW Commuter Solutions eases commuter headaches
University of Wisconsin–Madison Transportation Services has a new name for its time-tested alternative transportation program: UW Commuter Solutions. Read More
Chancellor invites campus to participate in reading project
Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin recently invited students, faculty, staff and the community to take part in a common book project. Read More
UW: Cautious optimism on domestic partner health insurance
UW-Madison administrators are expressing cautious optimism about the inclusion of domestic partner health insurance benefits in Gov. Jim Doyle’s biennial budget plan. Read More
Menghini selected as chancellor’s chief of staff
Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin has chosen Becci Menghini, a proven relationship builder with a strong record in alumni association management, as her new chief of staff. Read More
The Wisconsin Experience: Delta Program makes big impact on UW teaching culture
Teachers teach, students learn and researchers study. But the Delta Program in Research, Teaching and Learning turns teachers into students, students into teachers and both into researchers. Read More
UW-Madison names Transportation Services director
Patrick Kass, director of parking and transportation services at the University of Arizona, has been selected to lead Transportation Services at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Kemnitz to step down as Primate Center director
Joseph W. Kemnitz, who has led Wisconsin's National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) for more than a decade, announced this week (Jan. 9) that he plans to step down from his position as director of the center and return to the faculty at the end of 2009. Read More
Bringing modern roots to a traditional collection
Ken Cameron joined the faculty earlier this year as an associate professor of botany and director of the Wisconsin State Herbarium. He cites the botany department — one of a relative few remaining university botany departments, most having folded into larger biology departments — as a strong draw, along with the mix of teaching, research and administrative duties offered by his joint appointment. Read More
Student Services Tower move under way
Several campus units have started the eagerly awaited process of relocating to the new Student Services Tower at 333 East Campus Mall. Read More
Retention: Keeping pace as competition intensifies
While UW–Madison received high-profile publicity in the past year suggesting the campus has been hit disproportionately hard by outside offers, new data compiled by Provost Patrick Farrell’s staff tell a different story: UW–Madison is holding its own on the faculty recruitment and retention front. Read More
UW-Madison, Greek community host safety forum
Students, faculty and staff are invited to a special campus forum to discuss downtown safety issues in the wake of a string of recent armed robberies. Read More
Flu shot availability begins Nov. 3
The Environment, Health and Safety Department will again offer a variety of times and locations for on-campus flu shot clinics. Read More
University restores second-shift starting time for custodians
Recognizing the personal needs of its second-shift custodians and inviting them to share their ideas for how the university can more efficiently care for its buildings, campus officials today (Oct. 20) restored the starting times for about 145 workers to 5 p.m. Read More
Reaccreditation video project: Being a responsible and sustainable campus
The third installment in a weekly video report showcasing major ideas emerging from the UW–Madison 2009 Reaccreditation Project features housing director Paul Evans and library sciences professor Louise Robbins. Read More
Faculty, staff authors featured at book festival
Now in its seventh year, the Wisconsin Book Festival has something for everyone during five days of panels, workshops and performances by local and nationally recognized authors. UW–Madison plays a large role in the festival, from hosting campus events to spotlighting books published by the UW Press. Read More