Wednesday, May 16, 2012
MASA Annual Meeting and Luncheon

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
University Club

Guest Speaker
Barbara Lawton, former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor

Barbara Lawton now chairs the Wisconsin Arts Board, serves on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service, and has worked with UW-Madison to establish the Green Entrepreneurship Seminar. Her extensive accomplishments have earned her wide recognition both locally and nationally.
Come join your MASA colleagues for information, networking, business, and good food and company.

Registration
Register here. Registration deadline: Wednesday, May 9th

Payment Options
Because we are trying to make annual membership dues more convenient for our members, we are including payment options that allow for concurrent lunch payment and membership renewal.

1. Current MASA Members (including all who attended this year’s Academic Staff Institute):

• Lunch: $6.00
• Lunch and membership renewal for 2012-13: $16

2. Non-members:

• Lunch: $12
• Lunch and membership renewal for 2012-13: $16

MASA Business Item
We will be voting to amend MASA By-law Article IV, deleting reference to payroll deduction as that is no longer an option members have for dues payment (this may change in the future).

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Tour of the Kohl Center

See the Chihuly glass sculpture, arena, inside of a suite, practice pavilion, coaches’ offices, strength and conditioning center, and study area.

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Kohl Center (meet inside Gate B)

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tour of the Dairy Cattle Center

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Dairy Cattle Center, 1815 Linden

Learn about this important campus center, which houses 88 milking cows in a tie-stall bar, and see the afternoon milking.

Thursday, March 22, 2012
Academic Staff Institute

Union South, TITU
8:30 a.m – 2:30 p.m.

This event is hosted by the Madison Academic Staff Association (MASA), Provost’s Office, Academic Staff Executive Committee (ASEC), and the Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff.

REGISTRATION

• Please register here. Fee is $10; lunch is included.
• All new ASPRO members will receive free registration to the Academic Staff Institute. To become a member of ASPRO, please visit www.aspro.net. New members should register for the conference but not pay the conference fee.
• Registration Deadline: Friday, March 9, 2012
• Payment is due at close of registration with exception of new ASPRO members. No cancellations after March 9.
• The registration fee includes free membership for the remainder of the year to the Madison Academic Staff Association (MASA).
• Membership includes invitations to tours and events as  well as reduced price for the luncheon in May.

SPEAKERS

• Jon Erpenbach, State Senator, Keynote
• Jim Wells, Grad School, “Engaging Your Strengths”
• Dawn Crim, School of Education, “Striving for Work/Life Balance: Practical Tips to Get You Through the Week”
• Don Schutt, Office of Human Resource Development, “Working Together to Achieve Shared Goals”
• Daniel Okoli, University Architect, “Campus Design”
• Harry Webne-Behrmen, Office of Human Resources, “Negotiating Difficult Conversations and Advocating for Yourself”
• Gwen Drury, Community Partnerships Outreach (CPO) Staff Network/Division of Continuing Studies, “Wisconsin Idea:  Attitude, Not Platitude”
• Kathleen Paris, Office of Quality Improvement, “Communicating with The Clover Practice”
• Several Sessions On The HR Redesign Project

Thursday, January 26, 2012
January Social

Study Pub, 8th Floor, Fluno Center
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Join us for drinks and appetizers!