All members of the community are invited to join the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement for the Outstanding Women of Color Awards Reception on Thursday, March 7, from 5–7:30 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South. The honorary award recognizes some of the many faculty, staff, alumni, students, and community members who go above and beyond in the pursuit of excellence and make important contributions to our community. The 2023 awardees were selected based on nominations by their colleagues and community peers. Those who are unable to attend can watch the livestream on March 7. Advance registration is requested.

UW–Madison employees have access to free resources for retirement planning, including informational sessions, financial estimates, and personal consultations from UW–Madison Benefits Services and/or Wisconsin Employee Trust Funds (ETF). Employees who are preparing for retirement are encouraged to visit hr.wisc.edu/retirement to learn more.

UW–Madison retirement resources should not be confused with email solicitations from third party, lead generation services for financial consultants. These external emails offer free consultations to UW employees; however, they end up selling your information to an outside entity. We recommend that employees ignore emails from these lead generation services and instead use the free resources available from UW–Madison and ETF. Please examine any emails you receive carefully to determine whether they are legitimate.

In November 2023, UW–Madison Partners in Giving campaign co-chairs Jeff Russell and Jeff Novak made a promise to take an icy dip into Lake Mendota if university donors answered the call to help UW surpass the $1 million mark in donations raised for the 2023/2024 campaign season. Our community rose to the challenge, and Jeff and Jeff fulfilled their promise with a Lake Mendota dip captured on video in January 2024. There is still time to give to the causes you care about and join the 2,200+ UW–Madison employees and retirees who have already made a gift during the 2023/2024 campaign. Visit giving.wi.gov to donate through May 14, 2024.