Tag Campus policies & processes

UW–Madison Preferred products now available for purchase

November 27, 2012

Purchasing Services, with the support of an Administrative Excellence team, announced that several UW–Madison Preferred products, including common office supplies such as pens, writing pads, copy paper and remanufactured ink and toner, are now available for purchase.

Kerner named assistant vice chancellor for business services

March 29, 2012

Martha Kerner, administrator of the Division of Administrative Services in the Wisconsin Department of Administration, has been named the University of Wisconsin–Madison's assistant vice chancellor for business services.

Campus visits set for business services post

February 21, 2012

Members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison community will have opportunities in the next two weeks to meet and talk with finalists for the position of assistant vice chancellor for business services.

Finalists named for UW–Madison business services post

February 17, 2012

Five finalists have been selected in the search for a new assistant vice chancellor for business services at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Darrell Bazzell, vice chancellor for administration, said today.

350 tons of e-waste recycled by UW–Madison

December 1, 2011

More than 350 tons of computers, monitors, and peripheral equipment have been recycled by UW–Madison between July 2010 and June 2011, according to recent tallies.

Comments sought as part of UW–Madison reaccreditation

February 25, 2009

As part of its reaccreditation process, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking written public comments on the quality of the university and its academic programs.

Graduate student’s software innovation helps harness brainstorming

February 11, 2009

One success of the UW–Madison Reaccreditation Project gave rise to an even bigger challenge: namely, what to make of tens of thousands of open-ended observations about the university’s future? One clever software solution, developed by math graduate student Erik Andrejko, may end up finding a useful home with any organization in the throes of strategic planning.

Reaccreditation video project: Being a responsible and sustainable campus

October 15, 2008

The third installment in a weekly video report showcasing major ideas emerging from the UW–Madison 2009 Reaccreditation Project features housing director Paul Evans and library sciences professor Louise Robbins.

Second installment of Reaccreditation Project video report available

October 8, 2008

The second installment in a weekly video report showcasing major ideas emerging from the UW–Madison 2009 Reaccreditation Project features history professor Jeremi Suri.

Video project offers leadership perspectives on 2009 reaccreditation

October 1, 2008

A six-part weekly video report that showcases some of the major ideas emerging from the UW–Madison 2009 Reaccreditation Project debuts today (Oct. 1) on the Wisconsin Week Wire.

Sessions set to prepare for reaccreditation visit

May 9, 2007

Every 10 years the university must be reaccredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The next site visit will be in April 2009.

Reaccreditation effort set to lead a conversation about UW–Madison’s future

March 28, 2007

What will it mean to be a great public university in a changing world? And how will UW–Madison embody this greatness? These core questions will face the UW–Madison community as the campus embarks on the 2009 Reaccreditation Project.

Campus program works on efficiency

March 28, 2007

Developing more efficient ways for the campus to conduct business — built from the ground up with employee involvement — is the aim of a new cross-campus program.

Campus financial changes planned

March 28, 2007

A series of business process changes are set to take effect on July 1, with additional changes planned for coming months, and campus financial offices can plan for the adjustment. The goal of the changes is to eliminate UW–Madison’s legacy Accounting Control system, built in the 1970s, and replace it with processes running in the UW System’s Shared Financial System (SFS)