The Well Wisconsin incentive, administered by StayWell, is a feature of the State Group Health Insurance program. Employees and spouses/domestic partners enrolled in the program are eligible for a $150 incentive. There are two easy steps to qualify: Step 1 - Have a health screening and submit the results to StayWell. Step 2 - Take the StayWell health assessment at https://wellwisconsin.staywell.com. Both steps must be completed and submitted to StayWell prior to Oct. 20. For questions, or to find upcoming screening dates, visit https://wellwisconsin.staywell.com or call the StayWell HelpLine at 800-821-6591.  

UW-Madison university staff employees are not prohibited from accepting outside employment, provided that the outside employment does not interfere with their duties to the university. UW System policy prohibits university staff employees from accepting outside employment that causes a conflict of interest with their university employment. This prohibition includes using or attempting to use university property, or the prestige or influence of their university position, for financial gain or other benefits. Outside activity reporting requirements apply to faculty, academic staff and limited term appointees.

For the first time in its 169-year history, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has a Campus Master Plan approved by the City of Madison Common Council. This approval shifts the majority of campus zoning from residential, commercial or manufacturing to “Campus-Institutional (C-I)” zoning. The master plan also allows the university to streamline its local entitlement process, saving six to nine months of development time. Each new university capital project — whether it be a new building, renovation or addition — will take less time and cost less money.

Jenny Faust, a nationally recognized expert in developing academic leadership, has been named director of the new office that will be created by the merger of the Office of Quality Improvement (OQI) and Administrative Process Redesign (APR). Faust, with her colleagues, will manage the merger of the two units, which takes effect Aug. 1. Her tenure as director of the combined office and as associate vice provost for strategic initiatives begins the same day.