Category: Office of the Vice Provost

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

Leave Reminders for June 30 End of Fiscal Year (Academic Staff & Limited Team Members)

Check Your Legal Holiday Balance (https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/calendars-schedules/legal-holidays/)—if a Legal Holiday falls on a Saturday (such as July 4, 2020), team members have 8 hours of Legal Holiday that can be used on any day they choose during the current fiscal year, and it is reported in MyUW using “Request Absence.” Academic Staff and Limited team members …

Annual Banked Leave Conversion (formerly ALRA) for Academic and Limited Team Members

Academic staff and limited team members with a 12-month appointment are eligible to bank vacation into a Paid Leave Bank, formerly known as Annual Leave Reserve Account (ALRA), after they have completed 10 or more fiscal years of continuous employment. Ann Bradshaw and Paula Gates will host an optional ‘DEM Session – Annual Banked Leave …

Summer 2021 and Parking Year (PY) 2021-22 Information

As team members are planning their “return to campus” preferences, whether it is a working on-site and/or a hybrid model of working remote, here is information regarding summer 2021 and PY 2021-22 parking. DEM Administration has updated the parking priority assignments based on number of days working on-site per week versus using salary. If several …

Updated Parking Prioritization Process

DEM is required to submit a prioritized list of team members to Transportation Services in June to determine parking priority for the upcoming year. Historically, DEM used an antiquated formula largely based on salary and years of service. This created equity concerns since, generally, higher paid team members received a higher priority. DEM will no …

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

The TTC implementation date has been announced for November 7, 2021. The project will implement a new title and salary structure that applies to academic staff, university staff, and limited appointees. What does the November 7 TTC implementation date mean for DEM Team Members? DEM team members and their managers/supervisors will continue conversations to confirm …

Hires and Departures – March

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 March.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of the Registrar Sarah Duford, Credit Evaluation Services Assistant DEPARTURES Office of Admissions and Recruitment …

Discontinuation of DEM COVID Onsite Log

Effective immediately, team members who are onsite do not need to complete the DEM COVID Onsite Log. This change was made since its no longer a value-added step as DEM navigates through the pandemic. Outside of the lower COVID cases and increased vaccinations, there are other factors to consider: Based on responding to previous COVID+ …

ShopUW+ and P2P Project

You may have seen announcements regarding ShopUW+ and other initiatives related to the Procure-to-Pay project that launches on April 16. Two pieces of good news: (1) These changes are great improvements on the university purchasing front and (2) they do not impact the majority of DEM team members. Only a select few DEM team members …

Upcoming DEM Sessions on Single Payroll

With Single Payroll beginning July 1, 2021 for monthly-paid team members, Ann and Paula will host sessions to review the new payroll process. Optional calendar invites have been sent to monthly-paid team members in DEM. Thursday, May 26, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, 10:00-11:00 a.m. The Single Payroll project is a system-wide initiative to standardize …

It’s a Girl! Welcome Baby Makenzie to the DEM Admin Team.

Congratulations to Kelly Layton on the birth of her daughter, Makenzie. She was born on March 20, 2021 at 8:13 am, weighing in at 7 lbs, 8 ozs.  Mom, dad and older sisters are all doing well.     Kelly be out of leave until May 10, 2021. Please reach out to the following individuals …