News

New Shop@UW Administrator – Casey Wampler

We are excited to announce that Casey Wampler will be (re)joining the MDS/SWAP team on Thursday, February 1st. He will be administering our Shop@UW site as well as leading the Shop@UW Customer Service team. Previously, Casey worked as an IS Customer Sales Tech in the SWAP computer department. Casey is professionally trained in Network Systems Administration. …

Spring 2018 Academic Staff Professional Development Grants

Applications are now being accepted for the Spring 2018 Academic Staff Professional Development Grant program. The program is offered to academic staff members who meet the eligibility requirements and hold at least a 50 percent appointment. Grants are for activities beginning between July 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018. Brown bag sessions will be offered …

Employee Pay Plan Bulletin 2017-2019

Pay adjustments will total 4 percent for faculty and staff UW–Madison is pleased to announce that Faculty, Academic Staff, University Staff, and Limited Appointees will be receiving pay increases totaling 4 percent under the 2017–2019 pay plan. The four percent increase will be phased in, with the first 2 percent taking effect in July 2018 …

Revised UW-Madison International Travel Policy

New changes to the U.S. Department of State’s (DoS) Travel Advisory System will likely impact how UW–Madison students, faculty, and staff plan and prepare for university-affiliated travel to other nations. New changes to the U.S. Department of State’s (DoS) Travel Advisory System will likely impact how UW–Madison students, faculty, and staff plan and prepare for …

AIMS Symantec Antivirus Upgrade

The Symantec Endpoint Protection (antivirus) software on your computer will be upgraded for computers that do not have the current version starting Monday, February 5, 2018.  This upgrade will require a restart of your computer and you may receive a prompt if you are logged into the computer. Although you have the option to delay …