It is a great honor to be appointed as the Chief Human Resources Officer at UW–Madison. Thanks to all for the congratulatory e-mails, cards, etc. I really appreciate it! Our HR community is composed of …
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Feature: Shana Ullsvik
Shana Ullsvik Title and Total Compensation Manager, OHR How did you come to work in the field of compensation, and at UW? Maybe it’s my husband’s fault? I met him when we were both working …
TREMS Tip: Creating and Extending Offers
You’ve finished your recruitment process and have selected the perfect candidate—Woo! Hoo! Now it’s time to start the offer process in TREMS. Here are some reminders when creating and extending an offer in TREMS: Selecting …
Essentialism: What is it, and why should we care?
In the “Execution” Module of the HR Competencies Cohort, we work with an excerpt of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown’s 2014 New York Times Bestseller that proposes a discipline for discerning what …
HR Technical Knowledges Coordinator Introduction
What is your background? I have lived in Wisconsin for 30 years. I grew up in Indiana and have a bachelor’s degree from Indiana State University and a master’s degree from Ball State University in …
HR Competencies Learning Specialist Introduction
What is your background? Originally from Canada, eh?!, my family and I moved to Madison six and a half years ago, as my partner started a position as assistant professor in the Communication Arts department …
The HR@UW 2018 Conference in Review: Innovating in HR
UW–Madison’s third annual HR@UW Conference took place on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Union South, drawing roughly 250 members of our campus HR community, an increase from 2017. Registrations—drawing from approximately 110 different departments and …
The 2018 UW–Madison HR Business Partner Award Nominees and Winner
In October, Interim Chief Human Resources Officer Mark Walters invited the UW–Madison HR Community and all UW–Madison managers and supervisors (via the MANAGE newsletter) to nominate HR Professionals who meet the criteria for UW–Madison’s 2018 …
2018 YWCA Racial Justice Summit: White Privilege, Wealth Accumulation, and the Role of Storytelling
Representatives of the Office of Human Resources attended the 2018 YWCA Annual Racial Justice Summit in October at the Monona Terrace. The focus of this year’s summit was on ‘reclaiming our story.’ The HR Communities …
2017 YWCA Racial Justice Summit: Are We Living Racially Just Lives?
Representatives of the Office of Human Resources attended the 2017 YWCA Annual Racial Justice Summit on October 3rd and 4th at the Monona Terrace. The focus of this year’s summit was on ‘living our racial …