Category: Office of the Vice Provost

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

Hires and Departures – September

Stay up-to-date on the comings and goings 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 in September. New Hire/New Position Office of Admissions and Recruitment Katie Hastreiter, Associate Director for Operations and Front Line Services Departures  

Hires and Departures – August

Stay up-to-date on the comings and goings 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 in June. New Hire/New Position Office of Admissions and Recruitment Erin Weiss, Front Line Services Representative Office of Student Financial Aid Julian …

Benefits 2026 Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment is October 6 to October 31, 2025. It is the only time you can make changes to certain benefits without having an eligible life event (for example, marriage, birth, or divorce) or a qualifying employment change during the year. Changes made during this period will be effective January 1, 2026. Certain benefits require …

Parking Updates for 2025-26

Round 2 parking permit offers were sent via email on July 30, 2025. If you were offered a permit in round 2, please make sure to accept it by August 12, 2025.   You can renew or purchase a bus pass starting August 1. Please visit the Employee Bus Pass Program for more information: https://transportation.wisc.edu/commuter-solutions/bus/employee-bus-pass-program/ …

Annual Banked Leave Conversion Information (for those who are eligible)

You may be eligible to bank unused Vacation/Carryover Vacation into a Paid Leave Bank (formerly known as ALRA) or to receive cash payouts (for eligible University Staff only). Banking of leave hours comes from the team member’s Vacation Carryover or Vacation balances on June 30, 2025.   More information can be found in the UW–Madison …

Hires and Departures – July

Stay up-to-date on the comings and goings 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 in July. New Hire/New Position Office of Student Financial Aid David Marty, Software Engineer/Developer Departures None

DEM Session: Workday Expense Reimbursement Training and Demonstration

Please join Kelly Layton, Mallory Oller, Samantha Monson and Steve Sisson for a demonstration on how to navigate Workday for expense report entry. Wednesday, July 30, 2025 1:30-3:00 p.m. Teams meeting—watch for an invitation The following topics will be demonstrated and discussed:     How to Create a New Expense Report     Funding   …

DEM Travel Guidance for FY26+

There has be an update to the DEM Travel Guidance we issued on March 25, 2025. You may recall this guidance was issued to curtail non-essential travel. It is important to emphasize that this is not a restriction on all university travel. Rather, it is an adjustment to ensure that vital travel continues while protecting …

Hires and Departures – June

Stay up-to-date on the comings and goings 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 in June. New Hire/New Position Office of Student Financial Aid Tora Frank, Basic Needs Manager Office of the Registrar Dale Redmond, Software …

DEM Optional Session: Workday Navigation and Time and Absence Entry and Approval

Please join the DEM Admin team for a demonstration on how to navigate Workday, which goes live on Monday, July 7.  Tuesday, July 8, 2025 2:00-3:00pm MS Teams   The following topics will be demonstrated:  Requesting and Editing Time Off in Workday  Manager Entry and Approval of Time Worked  Manager Time Off Request in Workday  …