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Mark your calendar: Forum on human resource policies and procedures overhaul.

Friday, March 9th, 2012

In case you haven’t already heard of it, the campus is undergoing a major effort to come up with revised Human Resource policies and procedures covering all aspects of HR (compensation, benefits, recruiting, professional development, etc).   It is impossible to overstate the significance of this effort for campus personnel, especially classified and academic staff.  We encourage all to pay close attention to what the proposed changes could mean for you.

Here are a couple of opportunities coming up to get educated about the HR Design project and to ask questions: (more…)

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Connecting Engaged Scholarship with the Wisconsin Idea

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Presentation and Panel Discussion

October 25, 2011

A Year of the Wisconsin Idea Event

Over the last quarter century, a national conversation about the societal relevance of higher education has gained considerable momentum. At the core of this dialogue lie the concepts of engagement and engaged scholarship, which call for universities to partner with their communities in addressing societal ills and creating positive change. A growing demand has emerged on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus for a public discussion of these issues, as symbolized by the ongoing Year of the Wisconsin Idea.

To contribute to this dialogue, three national engagement experts and a panel of UW–Madison scholars will lead a conversation surrounding the following question: “How can engaged scholarship help advance the Wisconsin Idea by reconciling UW–Madison’s competing obligations as both a land-grant and research intensive university?” (more…)

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