UW‒Madison employees have access to free career counseling. The Employee Career Counseling program gives employees the skills to manage, develop, and plan their careers at UW‒Madison. One-on-one, confidential counseling can help participants develop self-awareness, explore career choices, set goals, and develop an action plan. Self-service career planning resources are also available online. To make an appointment with a career counselor, call 608-265-2257 or send your request via email to employeecareercounseling@wisc.edu.

As part of the Administrative Transformation Program (ATP), UW‒Madison will transition to Workday, a cloud-based software platform that will streamline and simplify administrative processes. The Workday Manage Absence Calendar will replace our current tools for tracking time off and leaves of absence. All employees will use Workday to request time off, request leaves of absence, track the approval process, see absence balances in real time, and more. A mobile app will also be available. A new video, What’s Changing with Time and Absence, provides a preview. The What’s Changing videos are not intended as training; employee training will begin in spring 2025. Learn more and access previous What’s Changing with Workday videos with your UW login.

Learning and Talent Development is hosting the annual Leadership and Management Development Conference at Union South on Tuesday, October 29. The conference provides emerging and advanced leaders, as well as those who are not in a direct leadership position, with professional development to enhance their skills and manage more effectively. Proposals are invited from potential speakers who would like to present either 2.5-hour or 75-minute breakout sessions. Criteria for successful proposals and possible topics are available on the conference website. Proposals are due August 6.

Due to the legal holiday on July 4, parking permits will not be required in most surface lots July 4–5. Parking in these lots will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. All garages and ramps will be under normal weekday operation on July 5.

Working at UW will be taking a summer break next week. The newsletter will return on Wednesday, July 10.