Category: Office of the Vice Provost

Notes, highlights, and other updates from the Office of the Vice Provost.

DEM Admin takes home the 2022 HR Partner Team Award

DEM Admin, comprised of Paula Gates, Kelly Layton and Ann Bradshaw, were recently honored as recipients of the 2022 HR Partner Team Award! This award is intended to recognize teams that exemplified from 2020 through 2022 what it means for HR to serve in consultative partnership with HR’s customers and colleagues alike. Criteria includes working …

Hires and Departures – December

Stay up-to-date on the coming and going of DEM Team Members. The following names are individuals with position updates or interim title changes that had a start date or last day on payroll during December.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Student Financial Aid Kari Temkin, Student Experience Manager   DEPARTURES Office of Admissions and Recruitment …

Updates to the sales tax policy requirements for e-Reimbursement

Expense Reimbursement Tax Tolerance Guidance: Similar to Purchasing Card Procedure, the Division of Business Services has authorized a “Tax Tolerance Level” for the review and approval of expense reports.  Effective December 1, 2022, if an e-Reimbursement Approver/Auditor notes an expense line with sales and use tax paid in error, the following guidance should be used: …

REMINDER: Update Your Address for Tax Form Distribution by January 7

This is a reminder to review and update your address and/or personal information. Please make sure your address information is up-to-date for tax form distribution (such as the W-2 Form). Your 2022 W-2 Form will be mailed to the first available address on record in the following order: mailing, home or office address.  Note: Active …

Real ID Deadline Extension – May 7, 2025

Full enforcement for REAL ID was set for May 3, 2023. It is now extended to May 7, 2025. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced “states will now have additional time to ensure their residents have driver’s licenses and identification cards that meet the security standards established by the REAL ID Act”. More information …

Inclement Weather Guidelines and Policy Reminder 2022-2023

While many team members continue to work partially remote or fully remote, we wanted you to be aware of the inclement weather guidelines published by campus (https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5055). A couple things to note: Saying Frosty the Snowman was in your driveway and not willing to move does not constitute inclement weather. Claiming Rudolph and the other …

Hires and Departures – November

Stay up-to-date on the coming and going of DEM Team Members. The following names are individuals with position updates or interim title changes that had a start date or last day on payroll during November.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of the Vice Provost Mike Hollander, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator Office of Admissions and Recruitment Mallory Oller, …

University Staff end-of-calendar-year Personal Holiday and Vacation Usage

University Staff who are eligible for Annual Leave Conversion will be receiving an email within the next two weeks with instructions on how to convert their leave. This is an opportunity to make a choice to bank unused vacation carryover/current year vacation in a banked leave account, receive cash, or a combination of both. University …

Hotel Preferred Program 2023-2025

In January 2023, the UW System preferred hotel program will move to multi-year hotel agreements from 2023 through 2025. The program is limited to Wisconsin properties only. Participating hotels have agreed to a rate availability of 80% of the time throughout the duration of the program. Rates are guaranteed at either the Wisconsin State Rate …

Expense Module Updates

The following updates were recently made in the Expense Module. If you have any questions about the expense report module or these updates, please reach out to Kelly Layton. Travelers and Alternates can now add multiple attachments at the same time to both Expense Reports and Travel Authorizations. For Expense Reports there is a new …