News for University Housing staff
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Midpoint Evaluations
UW Housing successfully finalizes 398 Midpoint Evaluations in Workday!
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Our next Performance Review is in July 2026! A task will appear in your dashboard once launched. Annual Performance evaluations will rate performance for the previous 12-month period. Completion is expected 90 days after initiation.
The Annual Evaluation is a structured discussion for growth, recognition, and strategic alignment, which includes:
- A formal review of an employee's performance over the past year
- Providing feedback on achievements and challenges
- Fostering communication
- Identifying strengths and weaknesses
- Setting future goals
- Aligning individual work with broader organizational objectives
- Supporting professional development
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Housing Employee Award Nominees
The following Housing employees have been nominated to receive a Housing Employee Award for exhibiting outstanding service with University Housing! We received 41 total nominations, with 36 individual nominations and 5 team nominations.
Winners will be announced and recognized at the Housing Division Breakfast on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Union South Varsity Hall from 7:30am-10am.
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Humphrey and Jorns Halls to Become Part of Kronshage
Starting May 11, 2026, Humphrey and Jorns will officially shift in our Housing systems to being houses within Kronshage, bringing Kronshage to a new total of 10 houses.
Kronshage Residence Hall will consist of Chamberlin, Conover, Gilman, Humphrey, Jones, Jorns, Mack, Showerman, Swenson, and Turner Houses, plus Kronshage Main. For visual reference, see the residence halls map below, which has already been updated. Learn more here!
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ROSE Award Winners
Congratulations again to our student employees who received a 2026 Housing Recognition of Outstanding Student Achievement (ROSE) Award!
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Sustainability Move Out Volunteer Sign Up
Did you know that anything from our residents’ rooms can be donated or recycled? In 2025, residents and their families diverted nearly 175,000 pounds of material during Sustainable Move Out. Want to help direct students and their families on how to recycle during move out? Sign up to staff one of the sites!
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Dining Market Closures
Please note that all dining markets will be closed on May 11 and May 14 for Dining’s manager retreat and training day. On May 21, Rheta’s will be closed during breakfast service for the Housing Breakfast event and will reopen for lunch and dinner.
Summer dining hours begin on May 12, with Rheta’s Market open to the public. Other markets are open based on summer camps and conferences. Visit our online menu for daily hours.
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Save the Date
UW Housing's 50th Gutterball
Housing Breakfast and Awards
Award season is coming up! Housing Employee Awards will be presented at the Housing Breakfast on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Union South Varsity Hall from 7:30am-10am.
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HR News
Compliance Training Reminder
Is your PSHSV - Prevent Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Training up to date?
- All UW-Madison faculty, academic staff, university staff, and limited appointees who receive a paycheck from the University are required to complete this training. This includes employees-in-training, temporary employees, and employees on a project appointment. This training must be renewed every four years.
Is your Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Training up to date?
- This annual training is mandatory for all employees (including undergraduate and graduate student employees), who access UW–Madison information technology resources per UWSA Policy 1032.
Employees who do not complete these two compliance trainings, will not be eligible for general wage adjustments or performance pay increases. It is best to wait to retake a course until the system notifies that you are due for retraining! You will receive instructions on how to complete the retraining. It is fine to take the training early, but ensure that you retake the course and not view the course again.
Below are steps to reset your expiration date and retake the training before receiving notifications:
To retake the training in the Workday and get credit for retaking the course, please follow these steps:
- Log into Workday
- On the left margin, hover over personal and click Learning
- Click on My Transcript
- Find the training in the Learning History and click the name of the training
- Click View Course Again
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WRS Annual Statement of Benefits Now Available
If you were covered by the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) in 2025, your WRS Annual Statement of Benefits is now available.
To access your statement:
- Login to Workday
- Click Personal from the menu on the left, then select Benefits and Pay.
- Under Suggested Links on the left, select My Benefits.
- My Benefits for Members will open in a new webpage; click Login.
- After logging into the My Benefits for Members web page, go to the section My Annual Statement of Benefits, choose the appropriate annual statement to view, and select Go to Annual Statement.
Additional Information:
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Updates to Housing's Career Employee Referral Bonus Program
Updates have recently been made to University Housing's Career Employee Referral Bonus Program. These updates align housing's program with the campus referral policy.
- Employees are no longer eligible for a referral bonus if they refer immediate family members
- In order to be eligible for a referral bonus, the applicant cannot be a current UW-Madison employee
- In order to be eligible for a referral bonus, the applicant cannot have worked for UW-Madison (in any capacity) in the past 18 months
Referrals submitted by April 1, 2026 and provided to HR will be paid in accordance with the prior criteria. Please contact University Housing Human Resources if you have any questions.
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