Housing Employee Award Nominations

Nominations for 2024 Awards are now open! Nominate an individual or team that has exhibited outstanding service with University Housing throughout 2024 to receive an award in recognition of their excellent work performance.

Winners will be recognized at the Housing Division Breakfast on May 22 at the Kohl Center. Submit a nomination between now and January 31.

Prompts for Restart Beginning January 13

To better align with cybersecurity best practices, beginning Monday, January 13, 2025, DoIT Departmental Support (DS) will begin prompting computers that have been up for more than 30 days to restart.

Computers previously supported by AIMS are already set to this threshold. This change also modifies a previous policy for legacy devices supported by DS, which had a 60-day threshold.

You will receive a prompt (Source: KB 104201) to restart your computer if it hasn’t been restarted in the last 30 days. You can defer the prompt but it cannot be canceled and will force a restart after 7 days.

Contact DoIT Departmental Support if you have a business need to be exempt from automatic restarts. Exemption requests may be reviewed with your supervisor and/or director.

UW Housing's 49th Gutterball

Mark your calendars for UW Housing's 49th Gutterball at Schwoegler's Park Towne Lanes on Friday, June 20, from 3:30 - 6:30pm. Plan ahead for your best team costumes and take home a prize!

Dining Hours During Winter Break

If you're a frequent dining-market-lunch-goer, you may want to pack food from home for portions of winter break! Weekdays on January 2 - 11, the Flamingo Runs in Four Lakes and Gordon will be open from 10am - 5pm and Starbucks will open 7am - 2pm.

January 12 - 17, Four Lakes and Gordon Ave Markets will open under modified hours as will Starbucks and Shake Smart. Regular semester dining hours will resume on January 18.

Active Shooter Response Training

All staff are highly encouraged to participate in this training!

The UW-Madison Police Department conducts this Active Shooter Response Training module, of which will review the skills needed to survive a violent event. The focus is on situational awareness, decision making and the Run, Hide, Fight method of dealing with an active threat. The training incudes research results, data from survivors and practical simulations to re-enforce the material. This training also educates staff on the UWPD response, WiscAlerts, and other key safety information.

Our instructors are experienced law enforcement trainers whose main goal is to share tactics and techniques that can and will help you survive a crisis- specifically, to survive and active shooter incident.

As you complete this training: What you do matters, and we encourage you to remember these three key steps: RUN, HIDE, and FIGHT.

Online Training is available by logging in with your net ID.

In-person training is available on Monday, January 27 from 2:00 - 3:30pm at Carson’s Market - Upper Level. CLS will be available in S, T, C, N translations. Hmong Translations will not be available. Register here.

HR News

Welcome, New Housing Employees!

Join us in welcoming new staff who joined the team in December.

Andrew Pulda, UHF

Sonam Kyitsang, UHF

Topgyal Taksang, DCS

Check Your Knowledge

Which of these is a Public Record?

Reference Materials
Personal Notes
Drafts/Working Papers
Work Emails

We all create business records. Therefore, it is recommended that employees refresh their understanding on this information every 3 years.

The Office of Compliance offers a quick online training on Wisconsin Public Records Law Basics for State Employees. Follow this link to find the answer and take the training.