Category: Office of the Vice Provost

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

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 Vince Moua, Sr. Recruitment Manager, Diversity and Pre-College Engagement Megan Thompson, …

2% Pay Plan – What we know and who is eligible. Make sure to be eligible by December 10.

The majority of DEM team members will likely be eligible to receive a 2% wage adjustment in 2022. This action still requires approval by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER). We are planning for the likely event the 2% pay plan will be approved and effective January 2, 2022. Please review the following eligibility …

DEM TTC Appeal Process: November 15-December 3

As a result of the Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project, all UW–Madison academic staff, university staff, and limited appointees received updated job titles and new position descriptions on November 7, 2021. You should’ve received a notification letter that confirms your job title, proposed business title, exemption status (e.g. non-exempt/hourly or exempt/salaried), and salary range …

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 …

International Travel Ban Lifted as of November 8, 2021

International Travel Ban Lifted Effective Nov. 8, 2021, employee, guest, graduate student, and undergraduate international travel is no longer restricted to essential activities and an exemption form is no longer needed. Employees, guests, graduate students, and undergraduates traveling internationally for business purposes should follow existing travel policy. The Concur online travel booking function is available for …

Inclement Weather Guidelines

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 .  Also, just to clarify a few things: Dropping ice cubes on the floor that leads to your workspace at home and saying it is too icy to get …

Floating Holidays for Saturday, December 25, 2021 and Saturday, January 1, 2022

Since December 25, 2021 (Christmas Day) and January 1, 2022 (New Year’s Day) fall on a Saturday this year, leave-eligible team members can use 8 hours of “floating holiday” for each day (16 total hours). These floating holiday hours must be used in the calendar year or the fiscal year in which they occur. University …

Hires and Departures – 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 September.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Admissions and Recruitment Hyewon Chung, University Services Program Associate Cara Textoris, Remote Reader Susan …

TTC (Title and Total Compensation) Project November 7, 2021 Implementation

As a result of the implementation of the Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project on November 7, 2021, academic staff, university staff, and limited appointees will have updated job titles and new position descriptions. UW–Madison will also have a market-informed title and salary structure to attract, recruit, and retain a highly qualified workforce. Please refer …

Updated Tip Sheets for E-Reimbursement and FAQ

Business Services recently updated the tips sheets for creating, modifying, and submitting expense reports in the Shared Financial System (SFS).  The tip sheets can be found here: https://www.wisconsin.edu/travel/2021/09/14/how-to-create-modify-and-resubmit-an-expense-reimbursement-in-e-reimbursement/ They also created a new E-Reimbursement FAQ. The complete list of questions can be found here: https://www.wisconsin.edu/travel/2021/09/14/faqs-e-reimbursement-traveler-expense-report/ Please work with your office approvers or reach out to …