Maintenance Minute: Safety & Security

You play a critical role in creating a safe community for everyone, and your actions impact everyone else in the community as well as your safety. What can you do to make sure your residence hall space is safe and secure for your community?

Parking Lot Work Continues

Earlier this month, Eagle Heights residents received information about a parking collaboration with Transportation Services that included restriping parking lots C, F, J, L, and Z. These lots are near completion, and the project will continue with other Parking Lots in the Eagle Heights community. The goal is to restripe and relabel all parking stalls …

Inclusive Language Series: Learning & Unlearning Without Guilt

As part of our Inclusive Language Series, we are introducing some terms and resources for you to learn more about this semester to create more inclusive communities. This week’s topic is: learning & unlearning without guilt. Today we are exploring learning and unlearning without guilt. But what does that mean? Sometimes when we learn about …

University Apartments Winter Storage

This policy ensures that University Apartments staff can safely and efficiently remove snow from around your building. Property other than shovels, sleds, and bikes must be moved indoors. Grills are to be placed on the rear patios or aprons of your building where snow removal is not needed.  University Apartment’s Storage Policy Items that currently …

My Benefits Account Computer Labs

Cultural Linguistic Services is hosting computer labs to help UW–Madison employees with English as a second language, set up their new account in My Benefits. All employees will need an account in My Benefits to enroll in benefits, review their benefits, and make changes to benefits information. This process requires a one-time account setup. At these computer …

Workday Cybersecurity Awareness Training

The Cybersecurity Awareness Training for employees became available on Thursday, September 11, 2025. There are three training versions available: Workday has uploaded all employees hired through June 14, 2025. Any new employees hired beginning June 15, 2025 (and in the future), need to be assigned this training by either their manager or by a Learning Partner (HR). …

Inclusive Language Series: Introduction

What exactly is inclusive language? It’s a form of communication and a tool that creates a welcoming environment. It acknowledges diversity of experiences and identities and conveys respect to yourself, other individuals and communities. The language we use and the awareness we bring through understanding certain terminology can help us be more inclusive. We have …

Talking About Walking

I recently had the opportunity and pleasure to join the International Student Welcome and Information Fair hosted by International Student Services. I’ve attended this event many times over the years, and it’s one of my favorites because I get to interact with so many people who are new to our area. When I attend, there …

Don’t Pick It

Harvest season is upon us, and that makes for a great bounty of fruits and vegetables nearly everywhere you look. I recently walked through the Eagle Heights Community Gardens, and some of the plots are bursting with produce. Unfortunately, this is also a time of year when gardeners report people are helping themselves to the …

Leasing Spotlight

Happy September from the University Apartments Leasing Office! Included below are some leasing updates and reminders we have to pass along to the community: Transfer offers resume in October! Current University Apartments residents who wish to move from one neighborhood to another or to a different apartment unit within the same neighborhood should apply for …