News for Employees
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Learn about Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and Temporary Waiver
The Connect, Learn and Grow online learning series will present a session on “Navigating Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Its Temporary Waiver” on Thursday, Aug. 4, from 1-2 p.m. Thousands of student loan borrowers are qualifying to have the remainder of their federal student loan balance forgiven through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and that number is only increasing due to its recent but temporary expansion. In this session, you will learn about the requirements for the PSLF program and its temporary waiver, how you may benefit from it, and what borrowers need to do before the temporary waiver expires on Oct. 31, 2022. Register in advance at no cost to receive the Zoom link.
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Employee bus passes and certain parking permits now available
Employee bus passes and afternoon, night, moped, and motorcycle permits for the 2022–23 year (valid Sept. 1, 2022 – Aug. 31, 2023) are now available for purchase through the Transportation Services eBusiness portal (go.wisc.edu/tsebusiness) or at one of the Transportation Services offices. Detailed parking information can be found at transportation.wisc.edu.
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Reduced-cost campus parking program expanded
The reduced-cost campus parking permit program is being expanded for the 2022‒23 parking year. There are two main changes. The salary threshold will increase, and reduced-cost permits will now be available wherever full-price annual base lot permits are offered. Detailed parking information can be found at transportation.wisc.edu.
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Survey Invites Feedback on Policy Library
The UW–Madison Policy Library, available at policy.wisc.edu, is the single, up-to-date resource for all university-level policies. All campus constituents are invited to provide feedback about their experience using the library by completing a brief user experience survey. The results will be used to continue to make improvements to the policy library.
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Applications Open for Leadership Institute
The Learning Communities for Institutional Change & Excellence (LCICE) is accepting applications to join the Leadership Institute for the upcoming fall semester. Leadership Institute is a space for people engaging formally or informally with diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice work at UW–Madison. It upends the traditional definition of “leadership” based on position and hierarchy to build opportunities for all participants to hone their leadership capacities, commitment, and agency to be leaders of societal change toward equity and justice. A substantial time commitment is required, including two to three hours per week with required self-work between sessions. Applications are due by Monday, Aug. 1, to be prioritized for the limited number of spaces in the fall 2022 cohort.
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Courses Develop Personal Leadership Skills
Fully Prepared to Lead is a competency-based professional development program available to UWMadison employees at no cost. Participants can choose the courses that work best for them, or can choose to complete the Certificate of Leadership Competency. Leadership is demonstrated in actions and behaviors, not in one’s position or authority. The courses focus on what individuals can control to influence positive changes in their work environment. Courses upcoming in August include Coaching and Developing Others (virtual), Modes of Conflict Management (classroom), Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback (virtual), and others. Advance registration is required. The program is offered by Learning and Talent Development.
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Update on 2022–23 parking applications and offers
Parking offer assignment letters will be emailed late this week to those who submitted a 2022–23 parking application before June 10. Offers will also be listed in the eBusiness portal at transportation.wisc.edu/ebusiness. If you do not receive an offer, you will be placed on a waiting list for future rounds. Those who want to accept and purchase their offers must do so by August 2. The second 2022–23 parking application period is scheduled for July 21–August 2 and another round of parking offers will be emailed August 3–4. A third application and offer round will occur in late August. Employee bus passes, afternoon, night, moped, and motorcycle permits for 2022–23 go on sale August 1; there is no application process for these products. For more parking and transportation details, visit transportation.wisc.edu.
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The Discussion Project Accepting Applications for New Courses
The Discussion Project is a professional development series designed to strengthen UW–Madison’s capacity to create welcoming, engaging, and academically rigorous classroom environments by better engaging students in classroom discussions. Applications are now open for The Discussion Project’s in-person courses starting in August 2022 and January 2023. This three-day professional learning opportunity focuses on developing skills in leading high-quality small- and large-group discussion in undergraduate and graduate classrooms. The course is free and open to all UW–Madison instructors, including faculty, academic staff, and graduate students.
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Help Build UW–Madison’s IT Community
The IT (Information Technology) Professionals Steering Committee is being reinvigorated and is looking for new members. IT Professionals is an organized group of self-identified IT and IT-adjacent members of the UW–Madison community seeking to foster an inclusive and equitable community that enables resources sharing, learning, and connection. Steering committee members have the opportunity to help shape events, find ways to build connections, collaborate and provide ideas for knowledge sharing, facilitate the annual IT awards committee, liaise and ensure success of the IT Professionals Conference Committee, and help connect new hires to the IT community on campus. If you have questions or want to volunteer, send an email to itprofsteering@g-groups.wisc.edu by this Friday, July 22.
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Road Construction Impacts on North Park and Walnut streets
Two new road construction projects will impact campus travel over the next 3–4 weeks. North Park Street at Observatory Drive near Memorial Union is reduced to one shared lane. Drivers must yield to oncoming traffic. Walnut Street is fully closed between Linden Drive and Observatory Drive. Traffic heading north will detour through two campus parking lots, while the southbound lane continues to be closed through the summer. Additional details about construction impacts on campus travel can be found at transportation.wisc.edu.