Related Organizations and Resources
Madison Academic Staff
Association (MASA)
MASA, founded in 1975, is an organization of members of the academic
staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison). Its objectives
are to further the professional status of the Madison academic staff;
to share ideas on items of mutual interest relating to professional status,
conditions of employment, and compensation and to establish communications
with other identifiable university groups having similar objectives.
Academic Staff Public Representation
Organization (ASPRO)
Founded in 1989, ASPRO is a non-profit, professional organization
that represents the UW-System academic staff and their interests with
the State Legislature, the Governor's office, the Board of Regents, and
the general public. ASPRO is the official lobbying and public relations
arm of the academic staff. It is not a union nor does it negotiate or
bargain terms of employment.
UW-Madison Retirement
Association
Ann Wallace, akwallac@wisc.edu
The purpose of the UW-Madison Retirement Association is to promote
the interests, health and welfare of its members through a diverse program
of activities and information, to facilitate their support of the University
and the surrounding community through volunteer initiatives, and to maintain
liaison with relevant University and community organizations. UW Madison
Retirement Association welcomes to its membership all current or retired
UW Madison, UW System, UW Extension, UW Colleges, UW Foundation, Wisconsin
Alumni Association, or Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation employees.
The association also extends membership privileges to a spouse, partner,
widow or widower of a current or retired employee.
Emeritus
information from Unclassified Personnel Guidelines, see Ch. 20.
Madison
Academic and Career Advising Association (MACAA)
Founded in 1999, the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Academic and Career Advising Association (MACAA) is an organization for
all persons on campus who are interested in advising. MACAA fosters excellence
in career and academic advising for the benefit of students by promoting
professional development, building collaborative relationships, advocating
for advising and recognizing excellence. For more information about MACAA
you may contact the executive board co-chairs, Kelli Richards
(kjr@athletics.wisc.edu)
or Jane Schimmel (jcschimm@wisc.edu).
Student
Personnel Association (SPA)
The Student Personnel Association (SPA), established in
1956, exists to create cross-campus connections among people who work
with students to support, enhance and reinforce the learning mission of
the University of Wisconsin-Madison in their lives. SPA works informally,
within the UW-Madison decentralized structure, to bring people across
campus who work with students together socially and intellectually, for
campus-wide affirmation and recognition, for personal professional development,
for development of the student services profession and to support the
learning mission of UW-Madison. Members of SPA come from all functional
areas of student services, including, but not limited to: advising, counseling,
housing/residence life, student organizations, the union, multicultural
and international services, and other areas.
UFAS (United Faculty and Academic
Staff)
A union affiliated with the Wisconsin Federation of Teachers and American
Federation of Teachers. UFAS mobilizes grass-roots campaigns to improve
university employment policies, provides information and advocacy to individuals,
and has as its long-term goal full collective-bargaining rights for faculty
and academic staff. Membership dues are through optional payroll deduction.
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)