Don’t miss the Annual Benefits Enrollment period! October 22, 2021, is the deadline to make changes to your benefits for 2022. The Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE) period is your annual opportunity to enroll in or …
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Register for the UW-System Chem Faculties Meeting 11/4-5
Chemists, mark your calendars! The 46th Annual UW-System Chem Faculties Meeting will be held virtually, on November 4 and 5, 2021. To register for the conference, please add your email to the Qualtrics link if you haven’t already done so. Posters will be …
Faculy & Staff Appreciation Event
Friday, October 8, the department held a faculty & staff appreciation event at Monona Terrace. View the presentations below: Faculty & Staff Recognition & Celebration Event Memories & Well Wishes
Graduate Student Welcome Week Activities Announced
New and returning students are invited to Graduate School Welcome Week events, August 30 through September 3. Most Welcome Week events are in person, so bring a Wiscard and a mask to wear while inside …
Plans for Fall Announced
On June 24, Chancellor Blank provided an update on how UW–Madison plans to operate during the fall semester, citing the high COVID vaccination rate in Dane County and on campus as encouraging progress. Plans for …
Chancellor Blank releases statement on employee pay plan
Chancellor Rebecca Blank shared the following statement following Thursday’s action on state employee compensation by the Joint Committee on Finance: “We appreciate the action of the Joint Finance Committee to provide a 2 percent pay …
Employee Town Hall: What will campus look like in August?
Panelists Nasia Safdar, MD/Ph.D., who serves as Medical Director of Infection Control at UW Hospital and Clinics, and Jake Baggott, MLS/FACHA, who serves as associate vice chancellor for Health and Wellbeing, Executive Director, UHS will …
Resources for employees return to campus
This post originally published in the Working at UW e-newsletter. In late summer, many UW–Madison employees who have been working remotely will be returning to onsite work, joining those who have been working on campus …
Preparing for biweekly pay: Consider changing contributions & withholdings
In July 2021, all UW System employees who are paid monthly—including UW–Madison employees—will be moved to a biweekly pay schedule. Most benefits deductions, including deductions for health, dental, vision and life insurance, will be split evenly across two pay periods each month. In months when there are three pay periods, benefits deductions will not be taken from the third pay period. These adjustments will be made automatically.
Summer and fall 2021 parking and transportation guide
Employees who are planning to work on campus before Sept. 1, 2021, can review the Summer and Fall 2021 Parking and Transportation Guide, which outlines possible commuting options for different work schedules. Certain 2020-21 permits …