News for Employees
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Enrollment Open for Fully Prepared to Lead
The Fully Prepared to Lead series offers no-cost professional development to help UW–Madison employees improve their leadership skills. Leadership is defined by your actions and behaviors to help effect positive change and is not defined by your formal position or authority. Classes can be taken in any order and you may take as many or as few as you like. Register for individual sessions or complete a Certificate of Leadership Competency. For more information, visit talent.wisc.edu.
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Professional Development Grants Available for Academic Staff
Applications are now being accepted for the Spring 2018 Academic Staff Professional Development Grant program. The program is offered to academic staff members who meet the eligibility requirements and hold at least a 50 percent appointment. Grants are for activities beginning between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018. Applications are due Friday, March 16.
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Instructors Share Experiences with Tech
The new Active Teaching Exchanges, offered by DoIT Academic Technology, provide an opportunity to hear from other instructors about their experiences using tools and techniques to teach. Exchanges feature challenging topics and deep discussion, while the popular Active Teaching Labs provide hands-on experience with technology tools. Events are held weekly.
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Campus Dining Locations Now Offer Delivery
A new delivery service enables customers to order almost any menu item from University Housing and Wisconsin Union locations across campus. The service uses a free mobile app from Tapingo that was introduced last fall. UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students can use their Wiscard account for payment and receive many of their usual discounts. There is a delivery charge of $3.99 per order.
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UW–Madison Responds to Sexual Misconduct
Chancellor Blank has published a blog post that explains how UW–Madison is identifying and addressing sexual misconduct involving faculty and staff. Sexual misconduct includes sexual harassment and sexual assault. University leadership plans to enhance centralized reporting, record-keeping, and training related to sexual misconduct. The university is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive environment in which all students, faculty, and staff are able to succeed and thrive.
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How to Earn Your $150 Well Wisconsin Incentive
Employees and spouses currently enrolled in the State Group Health Insurance plan are eligible for an annual $150 wellness incentive. New in 2018, completion of one Well Wisconsin Well-being activity is required to earn the $150 wellness incentive. Examples of well-being activities include a Million Steps Challenge and a 21-day meditation experience. Participants must also complete the health screening and health assessment. All required activities must be completed and submitted to StayWell by October 19, 2018. For details, visit wellwisconsin.staywell.com or call the StayWell HelpLine at 800-821-6591.
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America Saves Week Promotes Financial Wellness
America Saves Week, scheduled for February 26–March 3, helps UW–Madison employees save money and achieve their financial goals. UW System Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) 403(b) providers, in partnership with UWell, are offering workshops, credit checkups, and counseling sessions. All events are offered at no cost. The America Saves Week website also offers videos, articles, and financial planning tools. To register for an event or view online resources, visit wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/americasaves.
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Deadline Approaching for Employee Career Conference
“Construct Your Career at UW,” a career development conference for UW–Madison employees, is coming up on Tuesday, March 6, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at Union South. This free conference is designed to help employees manage their careers while remaining employed at UW–Madison. Workshops will help attendees develop the skills needed at every stage in the career life cycle. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about campus resources related to career development. Employees may attend the entire conference or come for part of the day. Seating in the workshops is limited. Registration, which includes a complimentary lunch, is required by Monday, Feb. 19.
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W-2 Statements Now Online
The 2017 W-2 Wage and Tax Statements are now available online in MyUW at my.wisc.edu. Launch the Payroll Information module and click on the Tax Statements tab. Paper copies of the W-2 are being mailed by January 31, 2018. Some employees will receive additional tax forms from the university.
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TTC Develops Job Framework
UW–Madison’s Title and Total Compensation (TTC) 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. The framework categorizes all jobs by level and identifies career paths for each job type. This is expected to lead to the development of market-informed titles and pay scales. In a highly collaborative effort, twenty teams developed the job families and sub-families, with input from more than 3,700 employees. The job framework and information about the study can be found on the TTC website.