Category: Updates

News and updates about the Division of Enrollment Management.

Hires and Departures – January

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 January.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of the Registrar Aaron Apel, Assistant Registrar for Enrollment and Residency Tristin Marotz, Assistant Registrar …

Expense Report Creation – Tip Sheet

The UW travel and expense team have put together some helpful tip sheets for creating expense reports! The help sheets for completing an expense report can be found in the expense report module. To view help sheets, click on Help in the expense report to open each sheet. Watch the video now, or for a …

Split Benefits Deductions

Starting in April 2021, all UW System employees who are paid biweekly, including UW–Madison team members, will have most deductions for benefits such as health, dental, vision and life insurance split evenly over the first two bi-weekly paychecks each month. In months where there are three pay periods, benefits deductions will not be taken from …

Single (Bi-Weekly) Payroll beginning July 1, 2021 for Monthly-Paid Team Members

Single (Bi-Weekly) Payroll beginning July 1, 2021 for Monthly-Paid Team Members   UW–Madison team members, who are paid monthly, will be moving to a bi-weekly payroll schedule starting on July 1, 2021. The Single Payroll project is a system-wide initiative to standardize UW System payroll by eliminating the monthly payroll cycle. On July 30, 2021, …

Can I sign it? Signatures and Agreements

Do you have a contract or agreement that requires a signature? A purchasing services agent needs to review and sign any contracts or agreements on behalf of UW–Madison. Offices do not have signature authority for agreements with external vendors. If you need a signature on one of those documents, please work with Kelly Layton. Kelly …

Take Your COVID-19 Spring Training

All DEM Team Members, regardless of onsite vs remote assignments, are expected to complete the online COVID-19 Spring Semester Training. This training covers guidelines and expectations for UW–Madison employees in the workplace and for visitors to campus. Most people will be able to complete the training in ten minutes or less. This is also part …

Community Wellness Newsletter

The second edition of the Community Wellness Newsletter is available now! As we continue to develop DEM and OAR community wellness initiatives, we hope to move towards a newsletter that is more representative and inclusive of all DEM.  Please keep an eye out for community wellness events we will be hosting in Feburary! If you …

Trying Something New – The Estimated Financial Aid Offer

OSFA’s conundrum – the information we need from the Department of Education about the Federal Pell Grant isn’t typically available until February (if we’re lucky!) but we begin to admit the incoming freshmen class in December.  These past few years, our team has provided students their financial aid offer in December, but often that original …

A Tale of Two Releases: Early Action Chapter 2

On December 15, we released 15,380 Early Action admissions decisions. These decisions were sent to students from Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, and California, as well as all international applicants, excluding China. We admitted just over 10,000 students and deferred just over 4,000 applicants. On December 15, we released 15,380 Early Action admissions decisions. …

Celebrating, Remembering, and Learning about Diversity

Here are just a few of the opportunities coming in February to celebrate, remember, and learn about diversity and social justice. February is Black History Month. Information about Black History Month events at UW–Madison can be found here.  The Milwaukee Repertory Theater will be presenting four free virtual events as a part of “We Rise: …