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Aphra Mednick creates transformative experiences as new assistant dean of Summer Term
As Summer Term’s interim director for 2018, she and her team created several innovative programs, and she has even more ambitious plans for next year and beyond.
Upcoming survey to assess employee preferences regarding benefits programs
On Nov. 26, UW–Madison will issue a survey to employees that will solicit feedback on employee benefits programs, including satisfaction levels with the current offerings and ideas for future enhancements.
Central funding to address pay issues will continue for another year
“We are pleased to announce this additional funding to invest in our faculty and staff,” says Laurent Heller, vice chancellor for finance and administration. “They are the drivers behind all the things we do that make us a world-class university.”
Professor Clark-Pujara honored by UW System
UW System honored UW–Madison Associate Professor of Afro-American Studies Christy Clark-Pujara with an Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award. In addition, former Dean of Students Lori Berquam received the 2018 Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People.
Changes to federal IP disclosure requirement prompt campuswide response
This month, many employees at UW–Madison will receive an email asking them to acknowledge that they agree to comply with UW–Madison research policies establishing rights to intellectual property that arise from their extramurally funded research activities.
UW’s most interesting Twitter accounts you need to follow
Here are some of the best UW–Madison accounts you can follow, from world-renowned political science researchers to insect photographers and everything in between.
Back-to-school tips: Faculty, staff share their best advice for a successful school year
A new school year means new beginnings. It's a chance to start the semester off fresh and on the right foot. What better way to do that than with advice from our very own experts?
First of two pay adjustments for faculty and staff effective in July
As previously announced, UW–Madison faculty, academic staff, university staff and limited appointees will receive a 4 percent pay increase that will be phased in, with the first 2 percent taking effect in July 2018.
Searching the sea, and bacterial battles, for new antibiotics
Researchers in pharmacy and bacteriology say their discovery would not have been possible without a cross-college collaboration going back nearly a decade.
Fast start, great mentors, natural aptitude and total passion: ingredients of a legendary career in nursing research
A faculty member for UW–Madison's School of Nursing for more than half a century, Karen Pridham has made her mark with her work on caring for severely ill children, many of them born highly prematurely, and their families.
Employee Recognition Ice Cream Social
As we head into the final days of the semester, Chancellor Rebecca Blank would like to invite all faculty and staff to gather in Birge Hall to celebrate the close of another academic year, and sample a little bit of summer in the form of Babcock ice cream.
SPA honors employees who help students
The Student Personnel Association recognized eight distinguished UW–Madison employees for their work in student services.
Job description process begins for Title and Total Compensation Study
Employees will work with their managers to review job descriptions in the summer and fall. To prepare employees for this next step, Job Description Orientation sessions are scheduled for the week of April 23.
Long-term cancer survivor beats odds, prompts study
The unusual case of Margaret “Peg” Geisler has inspired an international search for “extreme survivors” of metastatic breast cancer. “They never teach you about patients like Peg in medical school," says UW Health oncologist Mark Burkard.
GreenHouse program coordinator blends sustainability, student life
The learning community, one of 10 organized by University Housing, lets students explore sustainability and agricultural systems through seminars and hands-on experiences that are integrated with residential life.
At forum, praise for #MeToo — and a call for men to step up
A call for men to be part of the solution was a major theme of the event, which provided timely context to the current national reckoning on sexual harassment and assault.
Wisconsin Idea Seminar brings UW to state
The five-day immersive tour helps UW–Madison faculty and academic staff engage with Wisconsinites, build relationships, and learn about the educational, industrial, social and political realities of the state.
Title and Total Compensation study develops key framework
UW-Madison’s Title and Total Compensation Study, a joint project with UW System, has developed a proposed framework that would sort the university’s jobs into 24 families, as well as sub-families.
New website helps faculty and staff prevent and address hostile and intimidating behavior
Hostile and intimidating behavior, sometimes known as “bullying,” is “unwelcome behavior pervasive or severe enough that a reasonable person would find it hostile and/or intimidating and that does not further the University’s academic or operational interests.”
New conference helps employees manage their careers
The inaugural "Construct Your Career at UW" event is designed to support the career development of UW–Madison employees at every stage of the career life cycle, providing the skills and tools needed to meet one’s career goals while remaining employed at UW–Madison.