News for Employees
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Plan ahead for campus parking on Friday
UW–Madison will host 80,000 fans for the 2017 season-opener home football game with the Utah State Aggies on Friday, Sept. 1. Friday is also the first day of the 2017–18 parking permit year. Please remember to display the ‘17–18 annual permit that day.
Transportation Services and the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics have developed a plan to help alleviate traffic congestion and minimize disruption to our faculty and staff on game day.
Supervisors and managers will work with employees to adjust work schedules, where possible, so that employees may make alternate commuting plans or leave campus by 5 p.m. on Friday.
Staffing of several campus parking lots will begin at noon to ensure parking for employees with annual parking permits. At about 2 p.m., football game patrons may be allowed to park in selected campus lots, based on space availability. Beginning at 5 p.m., most campus lots will be reserved for event parking and annual permit holders must remove their vehicles. Employees who must work after 5 p.m. may relocate to designated lots after 2 p.m. or, if necessary, contact Transportation Services to make temporary parking arrangements or arrange a personalized alternative plan to driving alone. Employees are encouraged to travel to campus by Madison Metro bus, carpool, or biking to work on game day.
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Some streets to be closed during dorm move-in
Numerous campus area streets will be closed to accommodate the more than 7,500 University of Wisconsin–Madison students who will be moving into university residence halls. The big move-in days are Saturday, Aug. 26; Tuesday, Aug. 29; Wednesday, Aug. 30; and Thursday, Aug. 31. Students are welcome to move in anytime after 8 a.m. on their assigned move-in day. Traffic around all residence halls will be extremely busy, and all lots near residence halls will be used for temporary unloading.
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WRS contribution rates to decrease in 2018
The Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) has announced that contributions paid by Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) employees will decrease for most UW–Madison employees effective Jan. 1, 2018. WRS contribution rates are set and adjusted annually. According to ETF, the 2018 rate changes are primarily due to higher favorable WRS Trust Fund investment performance. Contribution rates for UW–Madison employees are determined by WRS employment category. For general employees, the contribution decreases from 2017’s 6.8 percent each from employee and employer, to 6.7 percent from each in 2018.
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Deadline nears for Preventing Sexual Harassment training
Required online training is being provided to UW–Madison employees on Preventing Sexual Violence and Harassment at UW–Madison. All UW–Madison employees are required to complete this training by Sept. 30.
This training will help all UW–Madison faculty and staff members recognize, prevent, and respond to sexual assault and sexual violence in the workplace. Once enrolled, an employee may take the training in one session or in chunks. The module allows users to stop and resume as they choose. Most employees complete the program in about 60 minutes.
Employees who are unable to complete online training will be offered in-person training. Information about registering for in-person training will be provided at a later date. In-person training will also be provided in Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Nepalese, and Chinese.
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Aug. 28 event honors the March on Washington
The Office of University Staff invites all employees to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28 from 11:30 p.m.–12:30 a.m. at Union South Varsity Hall. The event is scheduled at a convenient time for second and third shift workers, but everyone is welcome to attend, including members of the public. Complimentary food and beverages will be provided.
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Round 2 parking offers sent; round 3 open until Aug. 22
Round two 2017-18 parking offers for UW-Madison employees have all been sent. These offers are for those who completed an application before the Aug. 8 deadline; not all those who completed an application will receive a parking assignment this round of offers. Offers must be accepted and purchased by Aug. 22. You can log in to Transportation Services to see if you have an offer waiting. Third round applications are now open and will close on Aug. 22. Apply on the Transportation Services Permit Application System. The third round of offers will be processed on Aug. 24 with offers emailed Aug. 24 and 25. -
Recruit student employees at job carnival
The Campus-wide Student Job Carnival, from noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, is a great place to recruit new student employees. The fair, open to both UW students and non-UW students, is free to attend and to present. The job carnival will be an interactive event with games, prizes and food. You will need to staff your own table and bring any materials you would like to provide to students. UW Housing will provide covered tables with a sign and two chairs per table. Employers who would like a presence at the fair, please RSVP by Monday, Aug. 21, by completing this brief survey. Registrations after Aug. 21 will not be included in advertising materials. Contact Allyson Hedding at allyson.hedding@housing.wisc.edu or 608-890-3278 with questions.
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Workshops make teaching easier in Canvas
Instructors using Canvas this year will benefit from the Teaching Effectively in Canvas workshops from Aug. 21-31 that demonstrate how the LMS can free up time and increase student learning. Four different workshops — with two sessions offered of each — focus on Course Design, Assessment, Social Learning and Individual Learning. One-on-one Canvas consulting is available after each session. Learn more and register for one or all of these workshops and other Canvas training events.
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Residence hall move-In volunteers needed
Fall move-in is quickly approaching for University Residence Halls (Aug. 26, 29, 30, and 31), and University Housing is seeking campus partners to assist with welcoming new students and families so that they have a great experience. Volunteers are needed to help with the Moving Assistance Program (MAP), which helps unload vehicles and bring belongings up to the resident’s room. All volunteers will receive a t-shirt and a voucher for a free meal in the dining halls. Sign up for a shift online at the link below.
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Fall Research Competition applications are sought
UW-Madison’s Fall Research Competition is one of the ways the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education helps to put critically needed research support in the hands of UW-Madison faculty and staff and makes them more competitive when applying for extramural funding. Information about the 2017 Fall Research Competition can be found on the OVCRGE’s website at
https://research.wisc.edu/resfunding/comp/. The online application is open and the deadline for submitting an application is 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22.