Let’s count steps together for fun and well-being with this spring tradition
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AVC Cindy Torstveit leads Governor on tour of UW–Madison Facilities
FP&M Associate Vice Chancellor Cindy Torstveit led Governor Tony Evers on a tour of key UW–Madison facilities on March 13. The visit included stops at Chadbourne Hall, Rheta’s Market, and the Humanities Building, three facilities identified for improvements or demolition in the governor’s draft capital budget.
March Madness 2025
The Wellness committee invites everyone to play the March Madness bracket challenge. Sign up by tip-off on March 20 for the Men’s bracket and March 21 for the Women’s bracket.
Silvie Marlette appointed Physical Plant’s new Interim Director of Customer Service
FP&M Physical Plant has introduced a new unit that builds on the department’s strong foundation of delivering high-quality customer service to the campus community. On Feb. 20, Silvie Marlette was tasked with leading this unit …
What’s your job? Campus mail room coordination with Dan Schroeder
Learn more about Dan and the work needed to sort and deliver mail both accurately and promptly.
Shout-outs – March 12, 2025
See shout-outs for Grounds, Jenna Suhr and Stores staff.
Upcoming open houses provide a hands-on preview of Workday
New hires, promotions and retirements
New hires, promotions and retirements from February 2025.
FY25 year-end financial transaction deadlines
Know and prepare for the fiscal year-end deadlines financial transaction deadlines in March, May and June 2025 related to ShopUW+, Direct Payment, E-reimbursements for travel and personal expenses and Purchasing Card transactions.
What’s your job? Tile setting with Aaron Yerk, Preston Bagley and Nick Tjugum
Learn about three of the tile setters that lay the foundation for our vibrant campus
Shout-outs – February 26, 2025
See shout-outs for Waste & Recycling; FP&M Physical Plant Services, Transportation Services, Marketing & Communications team and Andrew Brunner; Custodial Crew 105; Cameron Radewan and Jesse Goplin; Sue Thalacker; David Skuban, Steve Walls, Mikhail Saranov, Mohamed Outayeb, Ray Bailey, Steve Lazewski, Sue Hamann, Jacob Pauley, Perry Keyser, Zach Carlson, …
Recognize great work by March 14
Highlight an FP&M employee: submitting your nomination by March 14. Print flyers in English, Español / Spanish, Hmoob / Hmong, བོད་སྐད / Tibetan, 中文 / Chinese, नेपाली / Nepali to spread the word!
Crazylegs Classic: join the FP&M Fun & Fitness Team
Register for the annual Crazylegs Classic on FP&M’s Fun & Fitness Team for 20% off. Price increases after February 28. Register by April 15 at 4 p.m.
Employee recognition: defining a culture of workplace excellence over the years
What would you nominate a coworker for? Here is a look at each category, with a special peek back at the amazing recipients over the years!
Shout-outs – February 12, 2025
See shout-outs for Jesse Decker, Chris Strang, Jim Bogan and Holly Laux O’Higgins; Kyle Garthwaite; Alma Lara; All of FP&M; Matt Lundgren; Brad Herrick; Corry Signorile.
What’s your job? Campus gardening and maintenance with the greenhouse gardeners
Physical Plant’s four gardeners not only create their own annual display designs, but also plant and maintain them
Update on Workday training
You may have seen a recent email about Workday and wondered when training on this new software will begin for you. Most employees will gain access to training resources starting in May, ahead of Workday’s …
Explore the FP&M and Workday webpage
By now, you’ve probably heard about Workday, a cloud-based software platform UW-Madison will begin using in July. Workday will replace multiple administrative systems to help streamline human resources (HR), payroll, and financial data in one system …
New hires, promotions and retirements
New hires, promotions and retirements from January 2025.
Campus transportation modes survey launched
Transportation Services randomly issued its biennial survey this week.