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• CLS interpreters break down language barriers May 7, 2013 On an early spring morning, about 10 Spanish-speaking UW–Madison employees are having a lively discussion around a table in the Gordon Dining and Event Center. In the center of the group are Carmen Romero González, training officer supervisor, and Blanca García, training officer with the Office of Human Resource Development’s Cultural Linguistic Services (CLS) unit.
• Reminder: Guidelines on campus political activities Oct. 22, 2012 Officials provide guidance on where political activity, including the circulation of petitions, is permissible on campus grounds.
• Care for mildly ill children will be in-home Sept. 11, 2012 Care for mildly ill children of eligible UW–Madison students, faculty and staff has switched from the Chicken Soup location at 3553 University Ave. to Maxim Healthcare, a contracted in-home provider, the Office of Child Care and Family Resources (OCCFR) has announced.
• Ward statement on Chadima review process Jan. 23, 2012 An independent review team met with Interim Chancellor David Ward Monday and delivered its final report outlining its analysis of the misconduct allegations against John Chadima.
• Billups memorial set for Sunday, Dec. 11 Dec. 8, 2011 LaMarr Billups, former senior special assistant to the chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and well-known Madison community leader, passed away on Friday, Nov. 11 at his home in Northern Virginia.
• Track manager, philanthropist: Campus Services supervisor gives back Nov. 17, 2011 UW-Madison's Dave Grueneberg digs deep to match his employees' contributions to the Partners in Giving campaign.
• Update: Phone service restored to Bascom Hill Sept. 9, 2011 Phone service to most or all of Bascom Hall, North Hall, South Hall and possibly other nearby buildings will be unavailable beginning the evening of Friday, Sept. 9. The outage will last through the weekend.
• Friends, colleagues remember UW-Madison electrician July 29, 2011 From years of supporting racing teams to the meticulous attention he paid to his home renovations, much of Brad Krause’s life involved working with his hands.
• OHR: Impact of budget, budget repair for benefits and collective bargaining July 6, 2011
• Update: Maureen Grant remembered by campus community June 23, 2011 Maureen Grant, a 26-year employee of UW Libraries, is being remembered as a talented colleague and conversationalist. Grant was identified Thursday afternoon as the victim of Wednesday’s fatal University Avenue accident involving a Madison Metro bus.
• Hilliard named Multicultural Student Center director June 4, 2011
• Chancellor message to Japanese students, faculty, staff and alumni March 12, 2011
• Chancellor Martin reacts to proposed budget repair bill Feb. 14, 2011 Chancellor emails the campus community her reaction to Gov. Walker's budget repair proposal of Feb. 11
• Instrument makers give essential support to research enterprise Feb. 2, 2011 In engineering and the physical, medical and psychological sciences, equipment is often a critical barrier between a bright hypothesis and a scientific achievement. Science by definition involves doing something new, and that something new often requires a one-of-a-kind instrument. A whatchamacallit. A gadget. Anything from a specialized bolt to a self-propelled machine.
• Reaching beyond the boundaries of the university Sept. 22, 2010 David O’Connor, admission counselor and UW–Madison’s American Indian recruiter, is no stranger to travel.
• Academic staff gallery features artwork of Georgene Pomplun Sept. 22, 2010 From scenes of rolling green hills and red barns in warm evening sunlight to the distinctive architecture of the UW campus, the oil paintings of Georgene Pomplun evoke the essence of life in south central Wisconsin.
• Professional development tools offered at institute for academic staff March 22, 2010 Academic staff members will have opportunities to brush up on important issues, learn new skills and techniques, and learn about organizations and programs available to them during this year’s academic staff institute.
• Showcase will offer approaches for addressing complex issues March 22, 2010 Helping each other find ways to address complex issues that travel across traditional campus boundaries will be a primary focus of Showcase 2010.
• University community continues Haitian relief efforts March 10, 2010 Events across the UW-Madison campus continue to provide support for Haitian earthquake relief. Thousands of dollars worth of donations have poured in already, as the university community responds to the devastation in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
• New art gallery to feature work of academic staff March 10, 2010 The Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff is an unlikely place for an art gallery. But a recent remodeling of the office left a more open room, lots of sunlight and bare white walls that called out for some color.