University Health Services is monitoring the coronavirus situation, working closely with UW Health and state and county public health partners. There are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin. Learn more about how the university is responding at go.wisc.edu/3d5125.

When there are emergencies on the UW–Madison campus, the UW–Madison Police Department (UWPD) sends WiscAlerts (emergency alert messages) to the campus community if the emergency is currently happening and people can do something to protect themselves. The UWPD will now send information about most emergencies in multiple languages. In most cases, two WiscAlerts will be sent. The first WiscAlert will give general information about the emergency and safety advice in English. The second WiscAlert will have a link to a message translated into Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Chinese, and Nepali. The translated message gives general safety information with instructions to ask a trusted person for more details. Employees and others must sign up to receive WiscAlert text messages. On Friday, Jan. 31 at 1 p.m., UWPD will conduct a campus-wide test of the WiscAlert system, which will include a follow-up translated message.

All UW–Madison employees are invited to attend an informational update on the Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project. New information will be shared, so those who have attended previous forums are encouraged to participate. The February Forums will provide an update on the project timeline, official title notification letters, and the appeals process. Sessions will be held February 11–26, with an online forum on Weds., Feb. 26. Multilingual sessions will be offered in English, Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Mandarin, and Nepali. To learn more, visit go.wisc.edu/ttcproject.

The UW–Madison Employee Career Conference, “Construct Your Career at UW,” is scheduled for Weds., March 11, 8:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m. at Union South. The conference supports the career development of employees at every stage of the career life cycle. Sessions will equip employees to meet their career goals while remaining employed at UW–Madison. The keynote speaker, Ellen Bartkowiak, will discuss her six principles of career management. The conference fee is $25 and includes lunch. The deadline to register is February 28.