Spring is definitely in the air now, my fellow Academic Staff! And in spring, thoughts turn to our decades-long tradition of the MASN Spring Member’s Meeting. Emails about that will be following soon for staff who were members for 2019-2020 or 2020-2021. And I, as the secretary, will be sending out messages next month about … More April 2021 Secretary’s Report

Happy spring, fellow Madison Academic Staff Members! Hard to believe what a year it has been since last March, but we’re happy that many of you have continued to join us for online events as we all weather the pandemic. We’ve got more events planned for you for March and April before our typical ‘year’ … More March 2021 Secretary’s Report

How about this weather we’re having, fellow Madison academic staff? It’s been quite the month – for many reasons – but we of the MASN board are still on the hunt for virtual activities and events we can put on for you. We’ve got two things in the pipeline right now – in early March, … More February 2021 Secretary’s Report

Welcome to the new year, fellow UW Madison Academic Staff! I think without a doubt, we are all excited for the prospect of improvements over 2020. We had our first meeting of the year last week, discussing more activities we can do virtually for the rest of the 2020-2021 academic year, some ideas of which … More 2021’s January Secretary’s Report

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for a Madison Academic Staff Network quick secretary’s report posting! The board is getting the balls rolling for a few online and remote activities, chosen by our wonderful members in last month’s survey that many of you responded to. Just this week, in fact, we had … More Secretary’s Report – December 2021