As the transition of undergraduate transfer credit evaluation and posting from the Office of Admissions & Recruitment to the Office of the Registrar enters its second year, OAR and RO team members have hit an important milestone in shifting the technical and functional processes for Advanced Placement Credit into the RO purview. Given that UW–Madison …
Due to ongoing uncertainties in the spring around the state of COVID response this fall, campus deviated somewhat from standard practices around scheduling classes for fall. When building the schedule of classes for a typical upcoming term, departmental curricular representatives request General Assignment (GA) classrooms as needed. The Curricular Services team reviews class setups for …
The recent upgrade to PeopleTools 858 felt a little like going to the dentist: you knew that it was necessary and that it probably was going to hurt a little. The recent upgrade to PeopleTools 858 felt a little like going to the dentist: you knew that it was necessary and that it probably was …
The next DEM Session will be a Reimbursement/Travel Policy Refresher hosted by Kelly Layton on July 30th from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. This optional training will provide an overview for submitting a reimbursement request and important travel policy to consider before planning a trip.
Round 2 of Campus-Wide, Intermittent Furlough ended on June 30, 2021. Monthly-paid team members who over-used furlough hours will receive reimbursements on the July 30 paycheck. If team members did not complete their furlough hours, the remaining hours automatically will be deducted from earnings on July 30. Biweekly exempt team members who over-used furlough hours …
Car rentals through the end of this calendar year (and likely into early 2022) are very limited and travelers are likely having to find other alternatives to our preferred vendors. The University participates in the Big Ten contract with Enterprise and National which provides significant savings, especially for long-distance, short-duration trips. Contract Rentals must be reserved through Concur. …
Faculty, Academic Staff and Limited appointees (who have an active leave-eligible appointment) must submit missing leave reports by June 30, 2021 for fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021). If you have not submitted all your FY21 leave (July-June), please do so ASAP. A reminder email is sent monthly to team members …
With the UW travel ban lifted, many of you are likely starting to plan conference or recruitment travel in the upcoming months. Here are some reminders and links to common travel policy. If you have any questions about reimbursement or travel policy, feel free to reach out to Kelly Layton (klayton@wisc.edu). Kelly will be hosting …
The Basic Needs Team within the Office of Student Financial Aid successfully launched a new way to meet students’ immediate and essential needs. In June, Purposity was officially brought to UW–Madison with the goal of connecting the individual and specific needs of our students with the broader campus community for support. If you have not …
Beginning in July 2021, all UW–Madison and UW System team members who are paid monthly will be moved to a biweekly payroll schedule. Beginning with the first pay period in August, team members will receive paychecks on a biweekly schedule, with a paycheck every other Thursday. The July 30 paycheck is paid for July 1-17, …