Tag Faculty and staff

Historian, Army officer hired to teach military history at UW–Madison

April 1, 2009

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.

UW-Madison names new director of auxiliary operations analysis

March 27, 2009

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).

Free tax-preparation service offered on campus

March 23, 2009

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.

UW Commuter Solutions eases commuter headaches

March 2, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison Transportation Services has a new name for its time-tested alternative transportation program: UW Commuter Solutions.

Chancellor invites campus to participate in reading project

February 26, 2009

Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin recently invited students, faculty, staff and the community to take part in a common book project.

UW: Cautious optimism on domestic partner health insurance

February 23, 2009

UW-Madison administrators are expressing cautious optimism about the inclusion of domestic partner health insurance benefits in Gov. Jim Doyle’s biennial budget plan.

Menghini selected as chancellor’s chief of staff

February 23, 2009

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.

The Wisconsin Experience: Delta Program makes big impact on UW teaching culture

February 3, 2009

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.

UW-Madison names Transportation Services director

January 14, 2009

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.

Kemnitz to step down as Primate Center director

January 9, 2009

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.

Bringing modern roots to a traditional collection

December 18, 2008

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.

Student Services Tower move under way

December 12, 2008

Several campus units have started the eagerly awaited process of relocating to the new Student Services Tower at 333 East Campus Mall.

Retention: Keeping pace as competition intensifies

December 10, 2008

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.

UW-Madison, Greek community host safety forum

November 10, 2008

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.

Flu shot availability begins Nov. 3

November 5, 2008

The Environment, Health and Safety Department will again offer a variety of times and locations for on-campus flu shot clinics.

University restores second-shift starting time for custodians

October 20, 2008

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.

Reaccreditation video project: Being a responsible and sustainable campus

October 15, 2008

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.

Faculty, staff authors featured at book festival

October 13, 2008

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.

Anthropology professor honored by Librarian of Congress

October 2, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison William F. Vilas Professor of Anthropology Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney has been named John W. Kluge Distinguished Chair of Modern Culture by the Librarian of Congress.

UW-Madison tests text-messaging service

October 1, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison conducted the first full-scale test of WiscAlerts-Text, its emergency text-messaging service, at 1:15 p.m. today (Oct. 1).