Annual Leave Conversion – University Staff

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, …

You’re Invited – TTC All-Campus Forums

All UW–Madison employees are invited to attend an informational update on the Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project. New information will be shared, so even if you have attended a previous forum, you are encouraged to join us for this event. Get updates on the TTC Project and how it will impact you. Learn about …

Direct deposit changes now available online

Beginning November 4, you are able to manage direct deposit of your payroll check online through MyUW. You will be able to add, edit, or delete a direct deposit account online from your computer, smart phone, or tablet. It will no longer be necessary to submit a paper form. Visit the UW Direct Deposit page …

Have a lot of receipts? Use your phone to scan documents.

If you travel frequently or just have trouble saving your receipts for reimbursement, try utilizing your phone’s ‘scan document’ functionality. Not only does it help keep things organized, your expense report approvers would appreciate it. iPhone (using Notes app) has a dedicated document scanning feature for the Notes app: https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/11/ios-11-how-to-scan-documents-notes-app/ https://www.macworld.com/article/3390539/how-to-scan-documents-and-make-pdfs-using-notes-on-your-iphone-or-ipad.html (more up to date …

‘No Leave Taken’ – Make sure to Report

Academic staff and limited appointees must report leave, even if no leave was taken. Failure to do this will result is a reduction of sick leave. This is not an empty policy, DEM staff have seen reductions based on this policy. Any faculty, academic staff, or limited appointee who fails to file a report on …

Staff Hires and Departures – October

Stay up-to-date on the coming and going of DEM staff members. The following names are individuals who either had a start date or last day on payroll during October. NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Admissions and Recruitment Kali Hanson, Undergraduate Admissions Administrative Support Katie Hastreiter, Operations Manager Froylan Hernandez, Admissions Counselor Renee Koerner, Assistant Director …

New card readers for 10302/11501/11520

Conference rooms 10302, 11501 and 11520 now have card access. Majority of staff should have access already, but if you do not, contact your unit’s access coordinator. Office of the Vice Provost: Ann Bradshaw Office of Admissions and Recruitment: Cari Anderson Office of Student Financial Aid: Erica Tisdale Office of the Registrar: Angie Rieves

Are you Driver Authorized?

All DEM staff (staff and student) need to drive a vehicle to conduct university business must be ‘Driver Authorized’. Not only does this ensure you are covered under the State’s Liability Protection, it is required in order to claim mileage reimbursement. Currently, there is a large portion of staff that are not authorized. If you …

Infrastructure – Spring 2020 Enrollment Preparation

While priority enrollment starts in November, the work done by Student Services during the month of October truly lays the foundation for a successful Spring 2020 priority enrollment period. Important milestones and processes during this work included, October 3rd – Spring 2020 Enrollment Release Schedule was shared with campus October 5th – Records of students …

Staff represent RO on various boards and committees

Aaron Apel is once again serving as the 2019-2020 Office of the Registrar representative on the Orientation Advising Team (OAT) and on the Advising Architecture Review Board (AARB). OAT is “responsible for planning and implementing the SOAR advising program, as well as exploring the links between SOAR and the fall semester Academic Orientations,” while AARB …