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Kerry Hillard (Physical Plant-Campus Renovation Services) has been honored with a Project of the Year award from Milliken for her work on the carpet and flooring designs in 333 East Campus Mall. “I really love …

Jorge Ramos Garcia, a custodian on Crew 221 who works in the Veterinary Medicine Building, has been selected as one of eight University Staff Recognition Award winners for 2017. Like other custodians, Ramos Garcia starts …

We received an outstanding score on our site visit review. This is due in part because of the excellent work your staff did in helping us get ready for our site visit review at the …

The search for a permanent Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning & Management continues to move forward. Applications for this position were due on March 24. The search and screen committee conducted initial interviews with …

Margaret Tennessen, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor In January, I had the pleasure of attending a length of service celebration for Otto Oimoen, who recently completed an impressive 40 years of work in the FP&M Physical …

“It is individuals such as Kevin and Joe who make UW a better place, and thus, the world a better place—they care not about their job itself, but they have a profound understanding as to how …

There are two floating holidays that occur at the end of the year: Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year’s Eve (December 31). University Staff. Floating holiday time can be used any time during the …

The FP&M Policy Advisory Review Group (PARG) has recently published a new Computer Use for FP&M Staff Not Issued Their Own Computer policy. This policy establishes guidelines for the use of information technology equipment for …

Margaret Tennessen, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor Over the past few weeks, many of my thoughts have seemed to revolve around two things. The first is uncertainty. In recent months, it feels like we’ve seen more …

Gary Brown, Director–Campus Planning and Landscape Architecture We are nearing the end of the 2016 Partners In Giving campaign—Give a Little…Change a Lot. At the halfway point, FP&M had more than 100 participants providing more …

The FP&M Engagement, Incusion, and Diversity (EID) team is recruiting new members from both the Physical Plant and Environment, Health, and Safety departments. If you are interested, please contact Rob Shively (robert. shively@wisc.edu; 263-9134) or …

United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor recently made a day-long visit to the UW-Madison campus. The UW-Madison Police Department assisted the US Marshal Service with logistics and protection. During the course of the visit, …

Working on the UW-Madison campus provides you with low- or no-cost access to a wide range of resources and services, including the campus libraries. Anyone with a current, valid UW-Madison ID can borrow materials from …

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As we near the end of the calendar year, we wanted to remind you about the vacation carryover policy for University Staff. If vacation is not used within the calendar year it is earned, any …

Bill Elvey, Associate Vice Chancellor Now that the students have returned and temperatures have moderated, I wanted to thank all of you for your hard work during the summer months to make sure that the …

Ninakynyetta Newton passed away on August 28, after a severe car accident in May. She was a second- shift custodian. John Magnuson passed away at the end of August at age 54. He was a …

The inaugural Career Resource Fair for FP&M Frontline Staff, held in two sessions, was by all accounts a resounding success. More than 60 first-shift employees attended the August 24 session and more than 200 second- …