Transportation Services has introduced a new online Help Center for faculty, staff, students, and visitors to UW–Madison. The Help Center provides detailed answers to the most frequently asked questions about parking permits, accessible parking, event parking, visitor parking, and citations. To visit the Help Center, go to transportation.wisc.edu.

Each year, UW–Madison celebrates members of our community who provide critical administrative support to our academic, research, and outreach mission. The Administrative Improvement Awards recognize outstanding work in process redesign/development or customer service that has resulted in improved efficiency, increased revenue channels, cost savings, or improved service delivery. Nominations are now open for individuals and teams. All current Academic Staff, University Staff, faculty, limited employees, and student employees are eligible for the award. The nomination deadline is Monday, March 4. Details and the nomination form are available at finadmin.wisc.edu/aia.

The Administrative Professionals Conference is scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at Union South. The conference provides professional development to UW–Madison employees and others who would like to learn professional skills across a wide range of topics. Conference planners are calling for breakout session proposals from interested speakers on any of the following topics: leadership; personal development and workplace skills; relationship building and communication; career management; equity, inclusion and diversity; and well-being. Session proposals are due by Friday, Feb. 23. Registration for the conference is open through April 9, 2024.

Doodle is a free service that makes scheduling individual or group meetings quick and easy. UW–Madison has a license with Doodle that provides added benefits over a personal account. The licensed version has no advertisements and includes data encryption, protecting information from being stolen or compromised. Doodle is useful for group polls, scheduling meetings, and booking time on calendars. Doodle calendar events can be imported into Outlook, and Doodle can be used on your mobile device. Log in to the UW Doodle dashboard with your NetID.