News for Employees
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Late Night Diversity Forum for Employees
A Diversity Forum will be held on Monday, Dec. 4, 11:30 p.m.–12:30 a.m. at Gordon Commons, to review and discuss the recently released findings from the campus-wide climate survey. This session is intended for UW–Madison employees who work second and third shifts, although all UW–Madison employees are welcome to attend. Employees can attend without loss of pay and pre-registration is not required. Please notify your supervisor if you plan to attend. Interpretation services will be available for those whose preferred language is Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, or Chinese. More than 8,000 students participated in the survey. UW–Madison officials will use the findings to make the campus more welcoming to all students.
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Event Focuses on Student Mental Health
A panel presentation and discussion on how UW–Madison supports students with mental health concerns will be held on Thursday, Nov. 16 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Marquee Room at Union South. Frequently, faculty are the first to notice when a student is struggling with mental health issues. This event provides an opportunity for faculty to engage with other campus professionals, identify tools to use in supporting students, and ask specific questions. The registration deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 15.
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Shape Your Future Job Family
Your job will be placed in one of twenty job families in the new job framework under development in the Title and Total Compensation Study. Register for the Listening Session about your primary job family hosted by your colleagues expert in your job family. You will learn about the study, review your job family definition and provide input to shape the sub-families. Over 1,200 employees provided feedback at recent forums. Job Family Functional Teams are reviewing 680 suggested changes to the job family definitions made by employees. Listening Sessions provide you with an additional opportunity to provide input on your future job family.
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DoIt Tech Store Customer Appreciation Day
The DoIT Tech Store is holding a Customer Appreciation event on Thursday, Nov. 16. Selected Apple products will be priced for one day only at hundreds less than the everyday price. Customers are encouraged to reserve the Mac or iPad they would like by Friday, Nov. 3, using the event’s online registration system. The $25 processing fee for making purchases via the Payroll Deduction plan will be waived. The Dayton Street location will offer refreshments, freebies and extended hours.
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New Look Coming to Some MyUW Portal Features
Beginning Monday, Nov. 6, a few of the Self Service features UW–Madison employees access through the MyUW portal will have a new look. A new display will appear in the areas of the portal where employees change their personal information and review information about their benefits. The new look is designed to be simpler and less cluttered, and to work well with mobile devices, including smart phones and tablets. In preparation for this change and due to other system maintenance, several self-service features will be unavailable beginning 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 and ending Monday morning, Nov. 6. Employees are encouraged to plan ahead and take care of any human resources, time and absence, payroll or benefits-related tasks in the MyUW portal before this outage begins.
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New Appointees Join EID Council
New co-chairs have been appointed to an advisory council that identifies and addresses challenges to recruitment, retention, engagement and inclusion of all employees, especially those in underrepresented groups. Jeff Novak, director of University Housing, and Carmen Romero-González, director of Cultural Linguistic Services, will lead the Finance and Administration Engagement, Inclusion and Diversity (EID) Council. Seven other new members of the EID Council were also appointed by UW–Madison Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Laurent Heller.
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Enroll in 2018 Benefits by October 27 Deadline
The Annual Benefits Enrollment period ends this Friday, Oct. 27 at 4:30 p.m. This is the only time you can make changes to certain benefits without having an eligible life event or qualifying employment change during the year. In addition, certain benefits you may be enrolled in require action each year. Employees should choose their 2018 benefits using Self Service (eBenefits) via the MyUW portal. To get started, visit benefits.wisc.edu/2018.
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Diversity Forum Builds Cultural Capacity
The 2017 UW–Madison Diversity Forum, “Together: Building Cultural Capacity,” will take place Tuesday–Wednesday, Nov. 7–8, at Union South. On Nov. 7, the event will feature diversity updates, breakout sessions, a Campus/Community Town Hall, and keynote speaker Walter Echo-Hawk, Native American civil rights attorney. The second day will be a Cultural Competency Workshop Training for mental health specialists, student service professionals, and advisors. There is no cost to attend, but registration is requested. This event is convened by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement.
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Leadership Conference Registration Closing
November 1 is the deadline to register for the 19th annual “Leadership and Management Development Conference: Forward Thinking for Today’s Leaders,” scheduled for Monday, Nov. 13 at Union South. Attendees can choose from a variety of breakout sessions focused on developing the skills to lead and manage more effectively. Faculty, staff, and community members are welcome. The registration fee is $125. CEUs are available.
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Open Forums on Graduate Assistantship Policies
Open forums will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 25 (6 p.m.) and Friday, Oct. 27 (11:30 a.m.) to gather feedback on a draft of a new Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures document for graduate students and supervisors.