Category: Office of the Vice Provost

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

Common follow up questions from Team Members during travel season

We’re in the middle of wrapping up travel season for most team members! The most common follow up questions so far have been around mileage, missing conference brochures/agendas, and the 90 day submission policy. If you have any questions about any of these policies, please reach out to Kelly Layton (kelly.layton@wisc.edu) Q: Can I claim …

2022 Floating Holidays

2022 Floating Holidays: Saturday, January 1; Saturday, December 24; and Saturday, December 31 must be used by December 31, 2022 for all University Staff team members Since January 1 (New Year’s Day), December 24 (Christmas Eve) and December 31 (New Year’s Eve), 2022, fall on a Saturday this year, leave-eligible team members can use 8 …

Slides from October 2022 UW System Travel Service Open House: The ins and outs of Concur

UW System offered an presentation without helpful travel hints for using Concur. Here are the slides: PDF October 2022 UW System Travel Service Open House If you have any questions about this presentation or about using the Concur booking tool please contact Kelly Layton

2% Pay Plan – What we know and who is eligible.

The majority of UW–Madison employees will be eligible to receive a 2% wage adjustment in 2023. The effective date for all team members is January 1, 2023. Please review the following eligibility criteria. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Ann or Paula. Timeline: 2% pay plan will be …

Hires and Departures – October

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 October.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Admissions and Recruitment Anthony Baxter, Diversity Outreach Coordinator for the Black and African American Communities …

Hires and Departures – August/September

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 August and September.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Admissions and Recruitment Emma Adebayo, Senior Associate Director for Recruitment, Outreach and Communications …

Concur Deep Dive

Want to dive deeper into Concur? Concur is an online booking tool that travelers can use to book individual air, car or hotel reservations. UW System is offering two training sessions in October for Concur. Please follow the links below to register. October 4 10:00 am – 11:30 am Register October 7 9:00 am – …

Policy Update: UW-3019 – Vehicle Use/Rental

The UW-3019 – Vehicle Use/Rental has been updated.  Please note the following changes: The “turn-down” rate for mileage reimbursement has been eliminated.  Effective 09/01/2022, personal vehicle mileage is reimbursable at the federal mileage rate (standard rate). Effective 09/01/2022, mileage reimbursement requests for roundtrips of 800 miles or greater must be supported by an airfare cost …

Did you miss the last DEM Session for Reimbursement/Travel?

If you were unable to attend the DEM Session: Reimbursement/Travel Policy Refresher Training on 8.24.22, the slides can be found found here. Please note, due to a recent policy change I’ve updated the slide for personal mileage requests. If you have any additional questions about topic discussed in this session, please reach out to Kelly Layton.

Benefits 2023: What You Need to Know

Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE) is an annual opportunity for eligible employees to enroll in or make changes to most benefit plans for the upcoming calendar year, effective January 1, 2023. ABE takes place from September 26 through October 21, 2022. This is the only time you can make changes to certain benefits without having an …