News for Employees
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Woman and Leadership Symposium invites registrations
Registration is now open for the Women and Leadership Symposium on Tuesday, June 18, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at Union South. This event brings together engaged professionals for networking, professional development, learning from women leaders, and sharing of best practices. Sara Finger, executive director of Embolden WI, will deliver the keynote on leadership in times of uncertainty. Breakout sessions will provide perspectives on a variety of workplace topics. The registration fee is $100 for UW–Madison faculty and staff. Register by June 3 to secure your place.
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New video previews changes coming with Workday
As part of the Administrative Transformation Program (ATP), UW‒Madison will be transitioning to Workday, a cloud-based software platform that will streamline and simplify administrative processes. A new video series provides an overview of what will change when Workday goes live in July 2025. This month’s video, “What’s Changing with Workday Data and Reporting,” demonstrates how employees will be able to complete business processes and run reports in Workday. Previous months’ videos provide an overview of security roles and access, as well as an introduction to Workday supervisory organizations and cost center hierarchies. Learn more and access videos later with your UW login.
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Administrative Quality Satisfaction Survey (AQSS) Open
On April 9, the 2024 Administrative Quality Satisfaction Survey opened. All UW–Madison faculty, staff, postdoctoral and graduate assistant employees received a unique link to share their experience with administrative services at UW–Madison. Campus leaders are interested in learning about overall satisfaction with administrative services and through this survey will identify areas for improvement in crucial areas such as human resources, research administration, and communications. Employees can search for an April 9 email from Provost Charles Isbell and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Rob Cramer to find their link to the survey. UW–Madison has partnered with a third-party organization called HelioCampus to distribute the survey and keep survey responses confidential. The survey is open through April 30 and is available in six languages.
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Complete your 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Training
The 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Training is available in English (visual and text). Text versions in five additional languages will be available in the near future. This annual training is mandatory for all employees (including undergraduate and graduate student employees), as well as retirees and those in unpaid positions who access UW–Madison information technology resources per UWSA Policy 1032 (Source: wisconsin.edu). The training must be completed every 365 days (or earlier if required by your area). If you have already completed the 2024 training, the completion will be noted in your Employee Learning Transcript (Source: talent.wisc.edu).
Learning how to be more cyber secure is an important part of keeping data, privacy, and IT systems protected and safe. The information and cybersecurity practices you will learn in this training will not only protect UW–Madison’s data and systems, but your personal data as well. For additional information, please visit the website Cybersecurity Awareness Training (Source: it.wisc.edu).
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WRS Annual Statement of Benefits now available
If you were covered by the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) in 2023, your WRS Annual Statement of Benefits is now available. The statement includes your 2023 earnings, retirement benefit projections, primary beneficiary designation(s) for your WRS account, and more. To view your statement, go to MyUW at my.wisc.edu and launch the Benefit Information module. Then click on the “WRS Statements of Benefits” tab to find the 2023 statement. Information on understanding your statement is available on the Universities of Wisconsin Statement of Benefits web page.
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Earth Fest to offer nearly 50 campus events
The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are launching UW–Madison Earth Fest, a new, campus-wide celebration of the environment and sustainability. The event will run from April 19–26 at locations across campus. Almost all events are free and open to the public.
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UW‒Madison presents paid parental leave policy to Board of Regents
UW–Madison will be implementing a new policy to provide eligible employees with up to six weeks (240 hours) of paid parental leave within a 12-month period for the birth or adoption of a child. The new policy will be effective July 1, 2024. Although it does not go into effect until July 1, 2024, UW–Madison’s policy is currently available on the Policy Library. Additional information, including FAQs, is available on the new Paid Parental Leave web page. Concurrently with the implementation of the new policy, UW–Madison will also make updates to the existing Postdoc Absence with Pay & Legal Holidays policy. More details, including a Parental Leave Request Form and language translations, will be added to the Paid Parental Leave web page before the policy effective date of July 1, 2024.
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Nominations open for 2024 IT Recognition Awards
Nominations are invited for UW–Madison’s annual IT Recognition Awards. The awards honor colleagues who excel at what they do and strengthen UW’s information technology (IT) community across seven categories: community engagement; diversity, equity and inclusion; lifetime achievement; rising star; team achievement; transformational achievement; and unsung hero. All academic staff and university staff working in the information and technology fields are eligible. The 2024 honorees will receive their awards at the IT Professionals Conference on May 30. Nominations are due by Sunday, May 5.
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Diversity Forum invites proposals for breakout sessions
The UW–Madison Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement is now accepting breakout session proposals for the annual Diversity Forum on November 13 and 14, 2024. The theme will be Threads of Belonging: Navigating Differences and Building Community. This theme underscores the importance of bringing our full selves to the collective while engaging with diversity and difference to gain new perspectives and facilitate growth. The deadline to submit a proposal is Monday, June 10.
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Webinar teaches mindfulness to enhance well-being
LifeMatters and the Employee Assistance Office are offering a virtual webinar, Mind-Body Wellness, on Tuesday, April 23, noon‒1 p.m. Mind-Body Wellness can help participants develop the mindset to slow down, get centered, and get focused. Attendees will explore the difference between control and letting go and learn how to practice mindfulness, guided relaxation, conscious breathing, and gentle stretching. The webinar is offered at no cost to UW‒Madison employees. Register online to receive the Zoom link.