Today marks the beginning of the University Personnel System (UPS), a new Human Resources system designed for the UW System to give the tools necessary for attracting, developing and retaining the talent focused on the mission of the University.
In 2011, the state legislature granted authority for the creation of a new personnel system, which we begin today. While UPS has the largest immediate impacts on University staff (formerly classified staff), the new system will affect all employees in one way or another. We ask for your patience as we work diligently to update campus resources to reflect these new policies and procedures.
While certain changes do take effect today, UPS has a strategic and long-term vision of how we attract and manage the talent across UW System. For this reason, the full implementation will be ongoing for some time.
This new system is based on the organizational principles of simplicity, consistency and coherence. With these principles in mind, the system is, and will continue to be defined to allow the UW System to thrive as a great university system for years to come.
Thank you for your patience as we begin this transition!