Congrats, ROSE Award Winners!

Every year, University Housing celebrates the top-performing 1% of our student employees at the Recognition of Student Employee (ROSE) Award ceremony. This year, twenty students were recognized for their outstanding work performance and contributions to Housing. The 2024 ROSE Award ceremony was held on Thursday, April 11. If you work alongside any of this year's winners, be sure to congratulate them!

You'll Never be Bored in Madison Again

If you're looking for a fun new adventure, a tasty dinner, an activity to bring your family to, or just something to fill an afternoon, check out our list of 175 Things to Do, in celebration of UW–Madison's 175th anniversary! Whether you enjoy some campus activities or want to travel out a little farther, you're bound to have a great time. Summer bucket list, anyone?

Help Residents Move Out Sustainably

Over 100,000 pounds of material is diverted from the landfill annually through University Housing's Sustainable Move-Out initiative. This benefits over 12 Madison-area community organizations, and we're looking for a few more volunteers as site volunteers and rover drivers this year. Shifts are in 2-hour increments and can be a great opportunity to get outside and meet students or other colleagues in Housing. Sign up for a shift or contact sustainability@housing.wisc.edu with questions.

HR News

Welcome, New Housing Staff!

Join us in welcoming new employees who joined the team in March!

Jace DelValle, Dining & Culinary Services

Zeiah Schilz-Rivera, Dining & Culinary Services

Did You Know?

After taking a professional development course or a training, you can review your learning transcripts and training records. After logging in with your Net ID, click on “Review Your Course History,” then click on “Transcript.”

Comp Time Carryover Reminder for University Staff

As a reminder, any Comp Time Carryover (from 2023) that is not used by April 30, 2024, will be paid out on the May A paycheck. It will be paid out at your regular hourly rate. Employees have two options. First, you can use the Comp Time Carryover by April 30, 2024 by choosing the CompUsed pay code in Kronos when they are taken time off. Second, you can save the Comp Time Carryover to get a large payout on the May A check. Any unused Comp Time Carryover remaining on May 1, 2024 will be paid out on May 16th, 2024 pay check. Please work with your supervisor to ensure that your Comp Time Carryover is used in the way you prefer.

Wisconsin Retirement System Annual Statement of Benefits Now Available Online

The Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) Annual Statement of Benefits provides you with information about your Wisconsin Retirement System account as of January 1, 2024. This statement, now viewable through the Benefits Information widget in MyUW, includes 2023 WRS earnings and creditable service, total years of WRS creditable service, and separation and death benefit calculations. You should review your statement closely for accuracy. Review that your contact information and beneficiary designations are correct, and see an all-staff email sent by Housing Payroll on April 16 for more information and resources.

Slam Dunk for Bracket Challenge Winners

Another March Madness Bracket Challenge, hosted by Housing Engagement and Recognition Team (HEaRT), is in the books! Thank you to all forty-one individuals who joined in on the fun, including seventeen Bracket Challenge newbies. Thirty-two individuals even took the time to complete both a men’s and women’s bracket! Congratulations to our winners who will receive a traveling trophy and, of course, bragging rights. They'll also get a copy of an award poster to share in their area. A permanent home for these and past winners will be displayed in the Slichter Residence Hall break room.

Men’s Tournament Winner: Kelly Giese (Res Life)

Women’s Tournament Winner: Geb Lefeber (University Apartments)

Combined Overall Tournament Winner: Geb Lefeber (University Apartments)

Take the 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Training

The 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Training is now available in English (visual and text), and translated text versions will be available in the near future. This annual training is mandatory for all employees (including undergraduate and graduate student employees) who access UW–Madison information technology resources. The deadline to complete training is one year or 365 days from the day that you last completed training. Learning how to be more cyber secure is an important part of keeping data, privacy, and IT systems protected and safe. The information and cybersecurity practices you will learn in this training will not only protect UW–Madison’s data and systems, but your personal data as well.

Save the Date: Gutterball

Get ready for a night of strikes, spares and gutterballs at this year's annual bowling social! We'll see you on June 4 at Dream Lanes for some friendly competition.