Mark Your Calendars for Homecoming 2024! | |
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UW-Parkside is set to host its Homecoming from Oct. 10-13, a weekend that promises to be filled with celebration, reconnection, and school spirit. Alumni, students, and friends of the university are encouraged to take part in the festivities, with a lineup of events designed to engage and inspire.

This year’s Homecoming theme, “Always a Ranger,” celebrates the enduring spirit and lifelong connection of the UW-Parkside community. It reflects the pride and loyalty that graduates and current students share.
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UW-Parkside Receives National Recognition in Forbes for Workforce Development Initiatives | |
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside has been nationally recognized in a recent Forbes article for its innovative approach to workforce development and collaboration with local businesses.
The article, titled "Colleges, Companies, And Communities Are Working Together To Improve Higher Ed," highlights UW-Parkside’s involvement with Higher Expectations for Racine County, working with educational, business, and community partners to improve outcomes for young people across the region.

It also highlights the Parkside Promise Plus program, which covers any tuition not covered by federal and state grant aid and scholarships for Wisconsin students with limited resources.
The Forbes article underscores the university’s commitment to creating practical, real-world learning opportunities for its students. It notes that these collaborations are not only enhancing the educational experience but are also driving economic growth in the region.
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Provost In-service focused on Mental Health, Wellness and Student Success | |
The 2nd Annual Provost In-Service focused on Mental Health, Wellness, and Student Success is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 1– 4:15 p.m. The afternoon will start with Linda Marchlewski, EAB Consultant for Moonshot for Equity sharing a national and state Perspective on Mental Health, Wellness, and Student Success. Click here for the complete afternoon agenda and session locations. | |
Ranger Welcome Volunteer Opportunities | |
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It is hard to believe it is August already and that we will soon be starting the fall 2024 semester! The Ranger Welcome program is set to kick off Sunday, Sept. 1 with Move-in and runs until Friday, Sept. 6. The week is packed with events and resources to welcome new & returning students to campus. We need your help to ensure these programs run smoothly!
Volunteers are needed throughout the week for a variety of tasks including the following:
- Ask Me Tables: Greeting students on the first and second day of classes and helping them find their way to classrooms and answering questions.
- Move-In Help: Greeting and welcoming students and families at the move-in check-in station, checking IDs, and handing out welcome packets.
- Parent/Guest Hospitality Tent: Greeting and mingling with families as they move students into Ranger Hall and Pike River Suites. Handing out swag items such as tote bags, notepads, and pens for parents/guests.
- Kick-Off Speaker: Helping with wayfinding to Main Stage Theatre for our Kick-Off Speaker, Aaron K. Wilson.
- New Student Welcome Party: Helping with distributing t-shirts, snow cones, popcorn, and general crowd control.
- New Student Convocation: Greeting students as they arrive, handing out academic planners and vouchers for the Athletic Open House later that day, seating students, and walking them over to The Commons in Wyllie Hall after the program for the Chancellor’s Picnic.
- Walk Your Schedule: Walking students through the academic buildings to help them find their classrooms prior to the first day of classes.
- Welcome Tables: Taking first-day-of-school photos with cut-out props and handing out fruit cups. These tables are next to the Ask Me Tables in the Rita & Student Center and are also in Ranger Hall & Pike River Suites.
Ask Me Table volunteers will receive a FREE green Ask Me shirt if you do not already have one. If you are volunteering for a different event, you will receive a FREE Ranger Welcome t-shirt (while supplies last). T-shirt pick-up will happen on Thursday, Aug. 29 and Friday, Aug. 30 in Student Engagement & Connection (Student Center L104) from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. You will also receive additional volunteer instructions on Monday, Aug. 26 regarding your volunteer role, such as where to report and what to expect.
Student Engagement & Connection greatly appreciates your help in making Ranger Welcome a success! Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
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The Countdown to the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement is on and we need you! UW-Parkside will be among the many higher ed institutions that submit a proposal for Carnegie Reclassification. We need your help to gather information about community engagement across our institution. We are proud of the history of community engagement at UW-Parkside. We are seeking information about community engagement initiatives, projects and partnerships with which you've been involved. Please fill out this quick survey. Email any questions to karp@uwp.edu.
Relevant links: https://uwparkside.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fW5rdds8rwzu9U
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UW-Parkside Server Migration and Changes | |
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There are changes coming this summer to UW-Parkside servers and applications. This is part of a broader, long-term project to consolidate IT services across the Universities of Wisconsin.
Why the change?
This project aims to consolidate data centers and computing infrastructure to the Hybrid Cloud at UW-Madison to increase efficiency and effectiveness, improve IT disaster recovery and resilience, and significantly reduce cybersecurity risk.
When will this change occur?
In June 2024, we started migrating the data systems and applications from the current environment to the Hybrid Cloud environment hosted at UW-Madison. This transition will continue until the end of the year.
This transition will be a phased approach, where we will be moving data systems and applications individually over the upcoming months.
What do I need to do?
Not everyone will be directly impacted, and you may not be contacted.
When we are preparing to move a data system or application you utilize, you will receive an email with more details about the day of the move, whether you can expect any outages during the move, and or changes you may need to make.
These emails will come from uwsa-harmonyproject@wisconsin.edu. You will not be notified when every data system or application moves, you will only receive notice when your application is moving.
As always, feel free to reach out to the CTS TechBar with any questions you may have, and please look for another email from uwsa-harmonyproject@wisconsin.edu in the coming weeks with more details and what you can expect for this move.
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Marketing and Communications Needs | |
Due to the high volume of requests to University Relations at this time of the year, please utilize the forms below to help us better track and complete requests. | |
Administrative Transformation Program (ATP) Updates | |
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Workday Go-Live Revised to 2025
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a revised timeline for the Administrative Transformation Program Workday implementation. Go-live is now scheduled for July 2025, revised from July 2024. End-user training will begin in March 2025.
The revision will provide adequate time to prepare for a successful implementation. We will continue to partner with ATP as we get ready for the transition to Workday.
ATP will standardize finance, human resources, and research administration processes, such as payroll and expense reporting, across the UW System. To learn more about Workday and subscribe to the ATP Touchpoints newsletter, visit the ATP website.
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What Is ATP?
The Administrative Transformation Program (ATP) is on a mission to rebuild finance, human resources, and research administration systems at every institution within the University of Wisconsin System. The goal is to reduce the complexity of the current administrative environment and refocus valuable staff time on UW’s mission of education, research, and outreach.
To make this vision a reality, we’re working with people across the UW to standardize processes and implement new, best-in-class technology to support these essential functions.
Technology
To standardize business processes and integrate our systems, ATP will implement Workday and Huron Research Suite to replace HRS, SFS, and hundreds of ancillary systems across the UW.
People
ATP's success depends on knowledgeable staff who apply their time, talent, and expertise — both on and off the program team.
Process
Our business process redesign work is based on a tiered governance structure and tested methodology that includes faculty and staff from across the UW System.
Watch the latest ATP video: What’s Changing: Moving from UDDS to Workday Organizations
The newest video from ATP, “What’s Changing: Moving from UDDS to Workday Organizations,” explains how Workday organizations will provide a new structure for Universities of Wisconsin business processes.
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Introducing Top Jobs & Internships This Week

| Every week you will now find Top Jobs & Internships This Week in Midnight Ranger featuring 20 new opportunities to whet your appetite and remind you that Handshake is the #1 platform employers use to post internships and entry-level jobs for college students nationwide. Handshake is available for free to all students, faculty, and staff. Handshake is also where all career events are posted like local and regional career fairs, our on-campus Meet The Recruiter employer visits, employer recruiting events and information sessions, career preparation workshops and more. | |
Kenosha Mammoths Rugby Club Exclusive Scholarship Opportunity | |
Kenosha Mammoths Rugby Club is excited to offer an exclusive scholarship opportunity for students interested in playing rugby for the Kenosha Mammoths Rugby Club.
The Kenosha Mammoths Rugby Club is an amateur men’s rugby club team that plays rugby in the Chicago Area Rugby Football Union.
Whether you are an experienced rugby player or new to the sport, we encourage you to apply for this scholarship and become a part of our dynamic rugby community.

Questions can be emailed to Mammothscholarship@gmail.com
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UW System Regent Policy 4-21 Commitment to Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression | Please take a few minutes to review the policy regarding our commitment to Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression. Please see your immediate supervisor with any questions you may have. | |
Communications Needs: Share your news! | Please submit any requests or inquiries about stories, press releases, social media posts, or other communication needs through the Let Us Know form and we will respond as soon as possible. Thank you for understanding! | |
University Relations: Marketing and design project forms | Use this form to request digital and print design items. If you're looking to promote your event on University social media or via the news media, please use the Share Your News form. Notes: A deadline of less than three weeks is a "rush" job. We may not be able to accommodate the timeline. However, you should still submit the form. Your order will move more quickly through the design process, if you respond to emails with questions and approvals. | |
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AIM is the system that faculty and instructional academic staff use to track and record their teaching, research/scholarship/creative work and service activities, and to prepare their Annual Activity Reports. The information you provide in AIM is used to generate your profile on the UW-Parkside website. Your Dean may also use AIM data for reporting and recognition within the college.
From March 24, 2020 to March 24, 2021, there were more than 97,000 unique page visits to AIM profiles!

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Save Clam Shell Containers for Parkside Community Garden! | Help our community gardeners feed food insecure students and community members by saving your clam shell containers. Bring saved containers to Alex Hobbs in the Student Success and Learning Commons. | |
Paws to You is an employee appreciation program designed to offer gratitude to a fellow coworker. You can show them thanks and appreciation by sending them a Paw they are able to display for all to see in their email signature, and a running total of all Paws will be displayed on the Paws to You website. | |
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Dining Specials

Follow the UW-Parkside Dining Services Instagram account @uwp.campus-dining.com
| Brickstone Grill & Eatery Hours | |
| August 19-23 | 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. & 4-7 p.m. | | August 24, 25 | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. & 4-7 p.m. | | August 26-30 | 7:30 a.m.- 7 p.m. | | August 31-September 2 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. & 4-7 p.m. | | September 3 | 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. | | September 4 | All Dining Locations Open with Fall Hours | | |
Brickstone Grill & Eatery Fall Hours (Beginning 9/4) | |
| Monday, Wednesday, Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. | | Tuesday & Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. | | Saturday | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. & 5–7 p.m. | | Sunday | 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. & 5-8 p.m. | | |
Summer Hours for Dining Services | |
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Wyllie Market
Fall Hours: Beginning 9/4
Monday–Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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Encore
Fall Hours: Beginning 9/4
Monday–Thursday 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
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The Den
Fall Hours: Beginning 9/4
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 7–10 p.m.
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Book & Brew
Fall Hours: Beginning 9/4
Monday–Thursday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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