UW-Madison must comply with Board of Regent policy 20-19 that mandates that all UW institutions conduct a criminal background check on all new employees (with limited exceptions). This policy went into effect December 1, 2007. (more…)
As described in a companion announcement this week in eCALS, all UW institutions must conduct a criminal background check on all new employees (with limited exceptions). The cost of performing such a check can be applied to a sponsored project if the individual hired is fully funded on that sponsored project and dedicated to the project for at least one full year. (If an individual resigns within the one-year period, or their funding changes within the one-year period, the cost assessed for the criminal background check must be removed from the sponsored project to an unrestricted fund.) (more…)
The annual ERA enrollment period is October 8 – November 16, 2007 . You must enroll annually! This fall, for the first time, the ERA enrollment information is being provided to employees electronically. You may download the ERA Summary Guide at http://etf.wi.gov/publications/era_2008summary_guide.pdf. The summary guide contains important and useful information. We suggest that you retain the URL for reference throughout the year. The ERA program is administered by Fringe Benefits Management Company (FBMC). (more…)
The annual Dual-Choice Enrollment period is October 8 - 26, 2007. During the Dual-Choice Enrollment period you may elect to: a) Change health plans or b) Change from single to family coverage without restrictions. (more…)
The UW Madison campus is once again offering a Classified Staff Child Care Grant for permanent employees of the UW Madison in order to address the high cost of child care and retention challenges for members of the classified staff. (more…)
The Council for Non-represented Classified Staff (CNCS) is pleased to announce a continuation of the Professional Development Grant Program that provides units with matching grants for the professional development of classified non-represented staff. All UW-Madison classified permanent non-represented staff holding at least a 50 percent appointment are eligible for this program. (more…)
An information session, presented by Emuye Asfaw from the Academic Personnel Office, will focus on the various types of rate and/or title change reasons applicable for different categories of academic staff. (more…)
Deadline is Oct. 12 for the Academic Staff Professional Development Grant Program. The competition is for fiscal year 2007-2008 and will cover activities that occur all or in part between January 1 and June 30. This is a tremendous professional development opportunity for Academic Staff. (more…)
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a governance system under which faculty, academic staff and students share responsibility for campus governance. Section 36.09 (4m) of the Wisconsin Statutes authorizes shared governance participation by members of the academic staff. Additionally, both the Academic Staff Articles of Organization and a faculty Senate Resolution (March 2, 1987) encourage and support academic staff participation. These documents direct units and supervisors to provide flexibility in work scheduling so that academic staff may serve on appropriate committees or on governance bodies such as the Academic Staff Executive Committee (ASEC), the Academic Staff Assembly, and the Committees on Academic Staff Issues (CASIs).
CALS supports the UW-Madison’s commitment to improve our campus climate and enhance the quality of our environment for work, teaching and learning, research and customer service. One key climate initiative, the Sexual Harassment Information and Resources Project, is an ongoing, comprehensive initiative to heighten campus awareness about sexual harassment issues and to increase our effectiveness in addressing this important campus concern. This project includes a variety of initiatives that includes the presentation of sexual harassment informational sessions to all academic, administrative and service units. (more…)