Employee bus passes and moped, motorcycle, afternoon and night permits for the 2017-2018 parking year are available as of Aug. 1. Visit the Transportation Services eBusiness portal to make your purchase. Permit and bus pass details can be found on the Transportation Services website. Student bus passes are available through the Associated Students of Madison starting Aug. 28. Or, you can pick up your bus pass at one of the Transportation Services offices — Room 124 in the WARF building, 610 Walnut St.; Room E004 in American Family Children's Hospital, 1675 Highland Ave.; and Suite 1200 in 21 N. Park St. Hours are here, or call (608) 263-6666.

You have only a few more weeks left to enjoy a workout at the Southeast Recreational Facility (SERF) before it closes permanently at the end of the day on Aug. 18. The closure comes as part of the Rec Sports Master Plan to build larger recreational facilities to accommodate the fitness needs of a growing campus. Construction is expected to take two years, with a new facility scheduled to open during the 2019-2020 school year. The SERF project will increase fitness space from 8,500 square feet to 30,400 square feet at the SERF site, double the number of full-size basketball courts from four to eight, add four multi-purpose rooms, and increase the pool size from 16 to 29 short-course lanes. Other workout spaces will be available on campus until the project is completed.

The first round of parking offers for 2017-18 were sent between July 14-20; all those who received offers must accept and purchase their offer by Aug. 8, or the offer expires. View offers and purchase at the eBusiness portal. Second round parking applications must be submitted by Aug. 8. Offers for second round applications will be processed starting Aug. 10. Apply on the Transportation Services Permit Application System.

The Education and Social Behavioral Science Institutional Review Board (ED/SBS IRB) has a new home in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education.  The ED/SBS IRB reviews human research protocols in accordance with federal regulations, state laws, accreditation bodies, and local and university policies. The IRB is composed of faculty and staff from various disciplines within the education, social and behavioral sciences, as well as community members.