FAQ List
Faculty/Staff FAQs
All tabling requests (besides Yellowjacket Union and Marcovich Wellness Center) will go through the Office of Reservations. The tabling request form will then be forwarded to SSC or Facilities Management to ensure resources are provided.
For Yellowjacket Union tabling requests, please contact the Yellowjacket Union.
For Marcovich Wellness Center tabling requests, please contact Campus Recreation.
Please see instructions for how to use WISDM.
In fiscal year 2009-10, the Business Office implemented a centralized invoicing system. This system will be used when you have sold something to a business or organization that is not affiliated with the university and you need to send out an invoice to that customer. Please fill out the invoice request form and send it via e-mail to Invoices{atuws}. Please make sure to fill out all of the information needed on the request form (including the four digit revenue code and the cost center number). If a request form is submitted and it is incomplete, it will be sent back so that the information that is needed can be filled in by the department.
Once an invoice request form is received, the Cashier's Office will generate a paper copy of the invoice and mail it out to the customer. A copy of the invoice in pdf form will also be sent to the cost center manager. Since the Cashier's Office is mailing out a paper copy of the invoice to the customer, there is no need for you to send this invoice to the customer also.
If you have requested an invoice and the customer sends the check directly to your department, please notify the Cashier's Office that this payment is linked to an invoice. If the Cashier's Office is not notified that a payment is linked to an invoice, the payment will not be posted properly, which means that the customer's account will continue to show up as unpaid on the aging schedule.
It is the goal of the Business Office and the Cashier's Office to use this invoicing system to help your department capture all of the revenue that it is entitled to.
***Please note that the invoicing system only applies to external customers (businesses and individuals who are not departments and employees on campus). It is not necessary to generate an invoice in order to chargeback an on campus department if they have used or requested your services.***
If you have any questions about the centralized invoicing system, please contact the Cashier's Office or the Business Office.
How do you know when to process a budget transfer or a revenue/expense transfer in order to move money between two cost centers? Budget transfers are only done for GPR funds (102, 105, 114, 115, and 402). Revenue/expense transfers are done for all other fund types.
Budget Transfer Example
Let's say that Campus Life (Fund 102) is bringing a guest speaker on campus to talk about safety awareness, and the Campus Safety department (also Fund 102) would like to help fund part of this cost ($500) because it fits in with their campus mission. Campus Safety and Campus Life can submit a budget transfer form to the Budget Office that transfers $500 in budget authority from Campus Safety to Campus Life.
Revenue/Expense Transfer Example
If you need to transfer money from a PR cost center (Funds 128, 133, 136, 144, etc) to a GPR cost center (or vice versa), a budget transfer will not work. For example, let's say that when a department purchased something, they accidentally used the department's 102 Pro Card instead of the Pro Card for the lab fees. This means that the expenses were posted to the academic department, and the department needs to be reimbursed. In order to correct this, a transfer form should be filled out and submitted to the Business Office that will move the expenses out of the GPR cost center and into the PR cost center (the lab fee cost center). This has the same effect as giving the academic department money, because when expenses decrease, the amount available to spend in the budget line increases.
Please contact the Business Office or the Budget Office if you have any questions about budget transfers and revenue/expense transfers.
Please see the instructions for how to fill out a chargeback form.
Please see the instructions for how to fill out a transfer form.
For Campus Safety Office building unlock requests, requestor is still responsible to notify the Campus Safety Office of events after hours or on weekends. After a group is done with an event, they need to contact the Campus Safety Office after an event to ensure building and appropriate rooms are locked.
Please allow 48 hours for reservations to be approved. If you need to schedule something in less than 48 hours please contact Office of Reservations.
Facilities Management uses 25Live to block off any spaces on campus that are having service done to them. These times are documented within 25Live.
All computer lab requests need to be done in 25Live.
Yes, academic scheduling will be first priority. After academic departments have scheduled courses we will open scheduling to the rest of campus. May 1st is the deadline for academic departments to make reservations for the Fall Semester.
Academic departments will continue to schedule classrooms on E-Hive when they build class schedules. When academic departments are in lockout mode, classroom changes or additional scheduling of courses go through the Registrar's Office. If you wish to suggest a specific classroom change, please use 25Live to search for available classrooms instead of E-Hive. 25Live is the most accurate way to search room availability.
View the 25Live Training Video.
If you need further assistance please contact Office of Reservations.
25Live is also accessible via the Campus Logins Page, the Office of Reservations page, and in the UW-Superior Mobile App.
All conference rooms, with the exception of the Yellowjacket Union conference rooms, do not require approval from the Conference and Events Manager. Express Scheduling is available on the 25Live Mobile version.
Services such as SSC custodial and Chartwell’s still need to be contacted for catering and custodial needs. If your event requires Campus Safety Office to unlock a building or for security needs, please complete the Building Onlock Request Form.
Public Outlook Conference Room calendars will no longer be used to reserve conference rooms, effective 2/1/18. Please make sure if you have meetings scheduled in these conference rooms that you are entering them in 25Live.
Account
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Information for activating or accessing your University ID account can be found on the UW - Superior Technology Services page.
Any questions regarding your UWS student account should be directed towards the Information Technologies office at 715-394-8300 .
Bias Incident
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University of Wisconsin-Superior has a Bias Incident Response Protocol to guide its response to bias and hate incidents. When the Bias Response Team receives a bias incident report, it coordinates with university partners to provide care and support to community members who may be negatively affected, and engages in a collaborative, restorative process to educate community members about the harmful impact of bias incidents. This process is represented in the chart below:
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This body is not a conduct body. All conduct related concerns will be handled by the Dean of Students Office, Supervisor, or the Office of Human Resources.
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The primary role of BIRT is to manage our bias response form, provide impacted party support, respond to acts of bias as appropriately, educate the campus community on bias, prejudice and hate, and produce routine reports of bias incidents.
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A hate crime, also called a bias crime or bias-related crime, is criminal activity motivated, in whole or in part, by the perpetrator’s bias or attitude against an individual victim or group based on perceived or actual protected class, such as their race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition to the victim, members of the victim’s group and the community as a whole can feel victimized by a hate crime.
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A bias incident is characterized as a behavior or act – verbal, written, or physical – which is directed against or targets an individual or group based on perceived or actual characteristics such as race, color, religious belief, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, religion, disability, veteran status, or age. Bias incidents may be engaged intentionally or unintentionally.
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Bias incidents have one important factor in common: they create a hostile working, learning or living environments and frequently have a negative psychological, emotional, or physical effect on individuals and communities.
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All University of Wisconsin-Superior community members (faculty, staff, and students) are encouraged to inform the Bias Response Teams of bias incidents by clicking here (future link). Reports may be submitted anonymously, but the ability of the Bias Response Team to respond to anonymous reports is limited.
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Faculty, staff, and students can choose report anonymously utilizing the reporting form (not entering anything in the name field) or letting the BIRT member know that they would like to report anonymously.
Reporting anonymously will still provide the University of Wisconsin-Superiorr’s Bias Incident Response Team with information on our campus climate. This data will be used to improve our campus through education, programming, and other activities related to acts of bias, hate, and identity-based violence. The University still reserves the right to act if appropriate.
Canvas
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We will be migrating to Canvas very deliberately over the next two years, with a great deal of work done “behind the scenes” by specific staff in Information Technology. The earliest that the Canvas migration could occur is during the Fall 2018 semester with early adopters, such as graduate programs. As an entire campus, we are planning for a full migration in Fall 2019 so that only one learning management system is used rather than using D2l and Canvas simultaneously.
No migrations will happen during the Spring 2018 semester.
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UW System requested proposals from companies to identify a more effective and innovative learning management system that is aligned with our 2020FWD Strategic Framework. The timing of the proposal was related to ending of the current contract with Desire2Learn. Following feedback from campuses, Canvas was chosen both because of the system and the services they offer. One of the things our design team is most excited about is the 24 hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week support that Canvas will offer for both instructors and students.
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We’re still not sure what a lot of the system will look like yet, but we do know that you’ll be able to copy your courses from one semester to the next in Canvas once your D2L materials have been imported. What is imported is up to you, but there will be a few things that need to be done before it’s exported from D2L, such as cleaning out old materials you no longer use. Also, because they are two different companies and systems, not all the tools/features will work the same, so a list of recommendations that will be shared so instructors know what to expect after the import.
The UW-Superior Canvas Design Team will be offering training sessions and tips/tricks will be posted on this website to help make the transition process as easy as possible for our instructors.
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One of the things that you could be working on as you prepare for your next semester's courses is to remove old files or assignments that you no longer use. It's sometimes easy to forget to remove the outdated items, such as a Word or PDF copy of the previous offering's syllabus, when you copy the materials from one course to another.
The design team is working with UW-System project managers and Canvas staff regarding the Canvas design (the basic tools for courses) and timeline to ensure as much as possible a successful migration. Keep an eye out at beginning of the Spring 2018 semester for regular emails and notices regarding Canvas trainings from our design team. We’ll post opportunities for online and face-to-face trainings and consultations, as well as other information.
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The design team is working hard to ensure that the migration process will take as little work as possible for instructors. The migration is related to the process of using the new learning management system, not changing your course content or learning activities. Think of it as moving to a new house – the look is different, but your furniture and household items are all the same.
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Members of the design team are:
- Co-facilitators: Jim Rink (IT) and Monica Roth Day (Associate Dean of Academic Affairs)
- Harry Anderson (Dean of Students)
- Christina Kline (Interim Director of the Distance Learning Center)
- Representing instructors (Faculty and Academic Staff): Maryjane Burdge (Education Leadership/Graduate Studies), Julie Gard (Writing and Library Science), Kim Lebard-Rankila (Health and Human Performance), Nicholle Schuelke (Teacher Education), and Scott Smith (Communication Arts)
- Representing instructional design and support: Rebecca Graetz (DLC), Stacy Leno (IT), Mike Olson (IT), Tom Tu (CETL), and Del Wright (CETL).
- Representing students: CETL Student Advisory Board and Xander Hintz (IT)
The work of the design team is to:
- Identify policies and/or practices needed for a successful migration.
- Develop a communication plan with our campus, then communicate each step of the process.
- Identify the migration process and timeline, with a focus on the least amount of work and time for instructors.
- Identify necessary trainings, including online and face-to-face opportunities.
Computers, Phones and Other Devices
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- Press Voicemail Button
- Enter current PIN number followed by #
- Option 4
- Option 3
- Option 1
- Follow the prompts
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If you’re a student you should use the uwsuper Wifi. uws-secure is for UW owned wireless devices. If you are a guest, you can request access at the Yellowjacket Union or Technology Help Desk.
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- Using your web browser, go to the My Devices portal. (NOTE: You may get a "certificate error." Select to continue on this page - you may need to do this more than once.)
- Log in to the My Devices portal with your UWS username and password.
- Under "Device ID," put your devices MAC address (sometimes called WiFi address). (NOTE: If you do not know how to find your MAC address, search for it on-line. With so many different types of devices that use a MAC address, it would be hard to have instructions for each device. If you still need help, contact the Technology Help Desk)
- Type a Description.
- Select Submit. You will see the device in the "Your Devices" section.
NOTE: You are only allowed 5 devices in your My Device portal.
E-Hive
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Information for activating or accessing your University ID account can be found on the UW - Superior Technology Services page.
Any questions regarding your UWS student account should be directed towards the Information Technologies office at 715-394-8300 .
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Go to the UW – Superior Portal login page to reset your password. Below the login boxes, you will see the options titled “Change Password” or “New/Forgot Password”. Follow the steps to create a new password. You will be required to enter personal identification information successfully to create a new password and unlock your account. Please see our UW – Superior Password Instructions page.
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Information for activating or accessing your University ID account can be found on the UW - Superior Technology Services page.
Any questions regarding your UWS student account should be directed towards the Information Technologies office at 715-394-8300 .
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Go to the UW – Superior Portal login page to reset your password. Below the login boxes, you will see the options titled “Change Password” or “New/Forgot Password”. Follow the steps to create a new password. You will be required to enter personal identification information successfully to create a new password and unlock your account. Please see our UW – Superior Password Instructions page.
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All UW-Superior students, faculty and staff have a email account. Your e-mail address is username{atuws}, where "username" is your E-Hive login ID username. On campus, PC users use Microsoft Outlook and Mac users use Microsoft Entourage software, found on your computer, to access your email. Off-campus Web access is available through My E-Hive or by using this shortcut https://www.uwsuper.edu/email
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The following explains how to set up your exchange email on an android and an iPhone. If you need further assistance please let us know.
For an android:
Note: What you actually see may vary depending on what smartphone you have and what Android OS version you are using.- Enter the E-mail setup program on your Android smartphone device.
- Press the Menu button, and select Add account.
- Enter your uws email address i.e. jsmith123{atuws}
- Enter your uws password.
- Check: Send email from this account by default if needed
- Select: Manual Setup
- Select Exchange Active Sync. On the Server settings screen, enter:
- Domain:
- Username: Enter your uws email address i.e. jsmith123{atuws}
- Password: your uws password
- Server: outlook.office365.com
- Check: Use secure connection (SSL)
- Select: Next
- If the Remote security administration dialog box appears, select OK to continue.
- Adjust Inbox check frequency and Amount to synchronize as you prefer.
- Check Sync contacts from this account
- Check Sync calendar from account
- Select Next and give your account a name.
- Select Done
- You might get a security setting notification after you finish setting up your account. Select the notification to update your phone's security settings.
- Select: Done
- Domain:
Apple:
- Add your Exchange account. Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Exchange.
- Enter your information. ...
- Connect to the Exchange Server. ... (Server: outlook.office365.com)
- Sync your content.
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To access your email you can go to the UW-Superior website and click on the campus logins link. From there you will find a link that will take you to your email. It will ask you to sign in and you can do this using your UWS credentials, your full email address and password.
ePortfolio
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The Learn@UWSuperior system uses the Document Viewer feature when displaying Word documents, it’s not the true word file that will be displayed. We recommend converting any Word files into PDFs and uploading those instead. PDFs are like a snapshot of the document and will keep the formatting even when viewed through Learn@UWSuperior. One of the options when saving a file in Word is to Save as Adobe PDF, this will convert your Word document into a PDF. The problem might also be the browser you are using when you view or download the document.
If the ePortfolio Presentation reviewer says that they’ve downloaded your Word documents and they are still not able to view all of the information, it could be that they have a different version of Word on their computer.
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You will need to submit or share the presentation, not the individual artifacts unless specifically asked to do so by the reviewer. The presentation icon looks like a pull-down screen or a poster on an easel with a green graph on it.
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The ePortfolo tool is part of our Learn@UWSuperior system. Once you log into the system, you should see an ePortfolio icon on the My Home navigation bar. There are four tabs within the ePortfolio tool – ePortfolio (dashboard), My Items, Explore, and Sharing Groups. Each one has a different purpose, the Teaching & Learning Tools website has more information on how to use the ePortfolio tool.
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The easiest way to keep track of your artifacts is to create a collection for each of the pages or standards you have to include in your ePortfolio Presentation. Once they’ve been created, you can start adding the artifacts that are needed for each page or standard.
For example, the Teacher Education Department’s Presentation has ten standards that the student must include artifacts for that support their understanding in those areas. To organize all of the supporting documentation, the students within the Teacher Education Department should create a collection for each of the 10 standards.
If you were an instructor preparing a retention or tenure ePortfolio Presentation, you could create a collection for each year you have taught or you could create one for Teaching, one for Scholorship, and one for Service. If you have to include supporting documentation for years’ worth of work, add the year in the name.
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If you are a student, you will need to ask your instructor or advisor what information should be included in your presentation. Some departments have specific items they are looking for and in a specific format or order. For example, the Teacher Education department has a Resource Center for their students that includes a section on ePortfolio presentations as well as a specific way they want the students’ responses.
If you are an instructor, you will need to ask your Department Chair or the Dean of Faculties Office what information should be included in your presentation
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Some items you need to leave in your presentation so the reviewer knows what information you were supposed to supply them on a given page, but other information can be removed by clicking the X next to the item you would like to remove.
For example, you shouldn’t remove the descriptions of the artifacts needed from presentation pages, but you should remove the sample documents that may have been included as placeholders.
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There really isn’t that much difference between uploading and importing, both will bring an item into the system. What’s different is how the Learn@UWSuperior system will interpret the contents of the file. All of your artifacts and supporting documentation will need to be uploaded using the Add button on the My Items tab so the system knows they are to be used within a Presentation. Any sample or template zipped packets need to be imported using the Import function. You can find the Import location by using the More Actions dropdown menu, and selecting the Go to Import/Export page menu item.
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The best way to assess your students Presentations is to create a Dropbox Folder in the course that they are working on it in. You create the Dropbox Folder just like you normally would and, after the students have submitted their work, assess the presentations just like you would any other assignment. One of the nice things about doing this is that there will be a record of their submission and your assessment as long as the course is still available in Learn@UWSuperior.
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When you want to share your presentation with a friend or mentor to review your presentation or a potential employer, you would still use the Share feature, but you would use the “Click to share the presentation with an external user” link instead of searching for them within the system. The link will appear just under the list of campus users and above the selected users on the Sharing Settings window.
Helpful Links:
- Sharing Your Presentation Quick Guide
- Note: You can find more information on where to find this in item “C” of step 3 on page 2.
- Sharing Your Presentation Quick Guide
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You can use the Push feature from the dropdown menu next to the Presentation template you would like your students to use. This will send the presentation from your ePortfolio area to the students’. Once it is in their ePortfolio area, they can make any changes needed, but it won’t make changes to your original presentation. You can push a presentation template to an individual student or to an entire class.
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You will need to share it with them. In the dropdown menu to the right of your presentation, you will find the option to share the presentation. You will need to include everyone on the committee and give them permission to at least view the presentation. One recommendation is that you send an invite to the people, this will allow them to remove your presentation from their ePortfolio area when they have finished reviewing your work. If you forget to send the invitation or want to stop sharing your presentation, you will need to go back into the sharing area and manually remove the permissions.
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External Funding
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You can find frequently requested grant information, such as the legal name, DUNS Number, Employer Identification Number, indirect cost rates, and fringe and benefits rates.
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For information on scholarships and gifts contact the UW-Superior Foundation.
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When you receive a grant award provide Sponsored Programs with the award notification letter. Sponsored Programs will work with you to receive the necessary approvals/signatures and setup the grant within the accounting system. Learn more about the grant award process.
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Please contact Sponsored Programs to learn more about potential funding opportunities and the process for applying for external funding. We can assist you in identifying funding opportunities and applying for funds. All grants must go through Sponsored Programs’ internal routing process for approval prior to submission. To learn more visit Sponsored Programs.
General University Info
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UW-Superior is
- a comprehensive public university in the University of Wisconsin System
- a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC)
- accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
Helpdesk Resources
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Technology Services loans media equipment to University of Wisconsin-Superior faculty, staff, and students for university related activities. There are limited quantities of equipment items. All of our equipment is loaned out for up to 3 business days. Please see our Equipment Loan page.
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The Helpdesk is open Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Break and summer hours are Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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The Helpdesk is the place to contact when you have questions about using technology at the university. Our staff can answer questions and provide access to university technology services, from computers to classroom technology to online systems.
Learn@UWSuperior
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Information for activating or accessing your University ID account can be found on the UW - Superior Technology Services page.
Any questions regarding your UWS student account should be directed towards the Information Technologies office at 715-394-8300 .
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You are going to want to do this under the Groups tool. Here's how to get to the correct screen to make these group forums/topics:
- In the course you want to work in, click on the Communications drop-down menu in the navigation bar and select the Groups link.
- Click on the name of the group you would like to edit.
Note: You might have to use the "View Categories" dropdown menu to find the group you want to work on. - Click on the "Edit Discussions Restrictions" link in the Additional Options area.
- Click on the "Automatically create restricted topics" link.
To create new topics in an existing forum, click on the "Add Another" button for the forum listed on the dropdown menu. If you have several topics that you want each group to post messages to within that forum, you will need to click the "Add Another" button for each one you want to create. I recommend changing the titles for each set as you make them to avoid mixing the group topics up. Go to the Discussions area, click on the drop-down menu to the right of the topic name and select the Edit Topic link. Add a more descriptive title, but keep the "Group 1" or "Group 2" in the title as well so you will know which group is which (ex. Project Brainstorming Group 1, Project Brainstorming Group 2 or Case Study Group 1, Case Study Group 2, etc.).
If you need to create multiple forums as well as group topics (ex. week 1, week 2, week 3, etc.), click on the New Forum link next to the Forums dropdown menu. Once you have named the new forum, save it and then click the "Add Another" button for this forum. Keep doing this until you have the number of forums and group topics you need.
Classlist -
If you have recently done a search in your Classlist, you will only see the results of that search. Click the Clear Search link to remove the search criteria you may have used previously. This can also happen in the Enter Grades area.
If the Search For field is empty and you can only see a few members from your class, check to make sure that the View By dropdown menu is set to Users and not Groups.
For more information, please see our Classlist Overview video tutorial.
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If you have more than 20 students in the class and use the E-mail Classlist button, students on other pages may not have received the e-mail. To avoid this, change the number of students per page to higher than the number of students in the course before you send the e-mail.
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If you copied the Content area from another course but didn't copy the course files, you and your students will get a "File associated with this Content topic cannot be found" message. To fix this, you will need to use the copy components again but only select individual items to copy. You don't want to copy everything, just the missing Course Files from the course you originally copied the Contents from.
For more information, please see our Copy Components quick guide or Copy Components video tutorial.
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This happens if you copied the Content Quicklinks from a previous offering but did not copy the corresponding tool item you were linking to at the same time. When you copied the components, you might have taken the Content and Course Files, but forgot the Dropbox folder, Discussions topic, or Quiz, which broke the connection with that item.
There are two ways to fix this, you can delete the Quicklinks and recopy them along with the topic, folder, quiz, etc. Or you can use the editing icon for that Quicklink to fix the problem after you make sure the topic, folder, quiz, etc is in the current course.
For more information, please see our Copy Components quick guide, Copy Components video tutorial, Content Create a Link quick guide, or Content Create a Link video tutorial.
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In this case, the best way to post PowerPoint files is as a PDF document. Your students will be able to view the slides and print them but not be able to make changes to them. It will also take less time for the students to download the file. See an example of this.
Here's how to do this:
- In PowerPoint 2013 (PC), from the File tab, select Print. In PowerPoint 2008 (Mac), select File -> Print.
- PC - from the Printer drop-down menu, select Adobe PDF. Mac - from the PDF button select Save as PDF.
- PC - from the Settings area, select the Layout drop-down menu, select Handouts option you would like to use. Mac - from the Print What drop-down menu, select Handouts
- PC - click Print. The Save PDF File As dialog box will appear.
- PC & Mac - name the PDF file and click Save.
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Think of your Content as an outline for the course materials, with modules as key subjects and topics as the supporting information. In order to create topics, you will need to have at least one module for your Content area. Here is an example of a Content structure that shows modules and topics. If you are working on the Content while the course is available to your students, you can save modules or topics as drafts so your students do not see it until it is ready. You can also put a date restriction on a module or topic so it will only display during a certain time period.
For more information, please see our Content quick guides and Content video tutorials.
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Normally what happens when you click on the "Start a New Thread" button is it opens in a new window. If you have your browser's pop-up blocker turned on, it will look like nothing is happening. You will want to turn off your pop-up blocker for Learn@UWSuperior
- PC users with Internet Explorer: In the browser information at the top of the window, on the Tools drop-down list, select Pop-up Blockers "Pop-up Blocker settings", type "uwsuper.courses.wisconsin.edu" in the Address of website to allow text box and click the Add button. After that, the Compose window will appear after you click the "Start a New Thread" button.
- Mac users with Safari: In the browser information at the top of the window, on the Safari drop-down list there is an option to "Block Pop-up Windows", if you uncheck that item the Compose window will appear after you click the "Start a New Thread" button.
- PC and Mac users with Firefox: In the browser information at the top of the window, click the Open Menu button, and select "Options" from the Tools list. A new window will open, on the content tab is an item called "Block pop-up windows". Instead of unchecking that box, click the "Exceptions" button to the right of the box, type "uwsuper.courses.wisconsin.edu" in the Address of website text box and click the Allow button.
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You have made the forum, but you need to make a topic within the forum for your students to compose posts or reply to existing messages. If you click on the New Topic icon and follow the steps, your students should be able to post messages then.
For more information, please see our Creating a New Forum and Topic quick guide or Creating New Discussions Topics video tutorial.
Dropbox -
The mobile version of Learn@UWSuperior is only meant for viewing (Course Home, Content, Discussions, News, Grades, Calendar, etc.) not uploading files to the Dropbox and taking Quizzes even though they can go to a Desktop Version.
Because of the way files are stored and accessed on some mobile devices, such as an iPad, there really isn't a way to upload files into a Learn@UWSuperior Dropbox other than to e-mail the file to themselves and use a computer (personal, on-campus, or at a public location like the library) to upload the files into the Dropbox folder.
There are a few mobile devices, such as the Windows Surface tablet, that are able to upload a file to a Dropbox folder successfully, but that is because the Surface tablet functions like a computer does when storing and accessing files.
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The Dropbox doesn't have a restriction on file size, but the video file might be too large for your internet connection to download all at once. You might need to have your student compress the file to a smaller file size. If that doesn't work, they might need to break the video down into smaller sections. If the video needs to be a higher quality for grading purposes, you might want to have them make a DVD copy or save it on a Flash drive for you.
If you receive an error message while downloading a video file, write the message down and contact the Technology Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 for assistance.
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How Turnitin works is the company has agreements with a lot of journals, publications, websites, etc. that allow them to look through the websites' materials and check student submissions against it. They aren't able to do this with every website out there, so Turnitin has to rely on those websites to allow their contents to be scanned by the Turnitin website crawlers or robots. Some websites only allow big companies like Google or Yahoo to search their websites. Because of this, Turnitin might not be able to return any results from those websites. Unfortunately, that means that when you see suspicious quotes or paragraph text in a paper but Turnitin it didn't catch it, you still might need to do a search for the information because the website that the existing article or paper are from may not allow Turnitin to search their website for information.
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After your students have submitted their files to the Turnitin enabled Dropbox Folder, they will automatically be sent to Turnitin for processing. Once Turnitin has completed its searches, you will receive a Similarity Report in the Dropbox Folder Submission area for each students’ submission.
You can access the reports two ways, selecting the Turnitin Similarity icon (a percentage and a color) for the first student on the list. You can also access the reports by selecting the Evaluate link, you will just have to select the Turnitin Similarity icon on the individual student’s submission screen.
The first time you enter the Turnitin Feedback Studio you will be able to take a tour of the changes that were made during the Summer 2016 Learn@UWSuperior and Turnitin upgrades. The assessment tools are now located on the right side of the Feedback Studio. Select the Originality Similarity icon to see the report information.
For more information, please see our Using Learn@UWSuperior and Turnitin Together quick guide, Evaluating a Turnitin Enabled Dropbox Folder video tutorial, and Reviewing a Dropbox Turnitin High Similarity Report video tutorial.
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When you created the Turnitin Enabled Dropbox Folder and didn't use an End date, you will receive a message saying there was a communication error between the Dropbox Folder and Turnitin. This happens because the Dropbox Folder Due date doesn't transfer as a Turnitin Due date like it should. Turnitin uses the Dropbox Folder End date to create a Due date and, when one hasn't been selected, it will make its own two weeks after the Start Date or the day you created the Dropbox Folder on. Some or all of the students' submissions may not return a Turnitin Similarity Report because of this.
To fix this issue, you will need to edit the Dropbox Folder and add an End Date on the Restrictions tab. After you click the Save button, go to the Turnitin tab and make sure the Grademark Available to Learners date is after the Dropbox Folder Start Date or the End Date if you prefer.
In the Dropbox Folder's Submissions area, you might see an in-box with a green arrow icon next to some or all of the submissions, this means that you need to submit the files again for the Turnitin Similarity Report to be generated. If the file is still "In Progress" after 10 - 15 minutes, you might need to put a request into the Technology Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 for assistance.
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Dropbox Folders with longer names or special characters (!@#$%^&*) do not function properly during the integration between the two systems. It is recommended that you use a short name for Dropbox Folders, then use the custom instructions area to give your students more information on that Dropbox folder. Dropbox Folder names should be less than 50 characters long.
For example, a Dropbox Folder with "Week 1: Create a 2 page response paper to this week's topic" would need to be changed to "Week 1 Response Paper" as the name and "Create a 2 page response paper to this week's topic" in the custom instructions area along with any other information your students need to know about the assignment.
You might see an in-box with a green arrow icon, this means that you need to submit the file again for the Turnitin Similarity Report to be generated. If the file is still "In Progress" after 10 - 15 minutes, you might need to put a request into the Technology Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 for assistance.
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Yes, when you set up the Dropbox, there is a Grade Item dropdown menu that appears in the settings. Select the grade item you wish to link to from this menu. When you are reviewing each students submission, you can click on the Evaluate link to add the student's grade and leave any feedback for the student. This information will be sent to the Grades area for that assignment.
For more information, please see our Creating a Dropbox Folder quick guide and Creating a Dropbox Folder video tutorial.
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There are a couple of ways you can do this:
- Change the folder end date to a later date, which would open the folder for all the students in the course.
- Add special access to allow the one student to access the folder and keep it closed for everyone else.
- Set up a separate folder for late assignments and have all students submit any late work to this folder. If you want them to use this folder throughout the semester, do not set an end date for this folder.
The best option would be to start using Due Dates as well as End Dates. The Due Date would be the date that you want the assignments submitted by and the End Date would be the last possible day to submit and still receive credit for the assignment. When a student submits a file after the Due Date it will be marked as late by X number of days and you will be able to decide what score they should receive for the late work.
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If the file contains one of the special characters listed below that the system does not allow or has a consecutive period in the name, you will not be able to open the file.
! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) : ;
Note: Mac users may also have a problem if there is a space or underscore before the title " My Homework Assignment1" or "_MyHomeworkAssignment1".
If you download the file to your computer and use the program (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc) to open the file it should work properly. If it does not open after downloading the file, the student will have to resubmit the file to the Dropbox without the special characters in the name.
Another reason you might not be able to open a file your student has submitted is because you do not have the program (Microsoft Works, Word Perfect, or Pages) on your computer. If you download the Works file to your computer and open Microsoft Word, you should be able to open that student's file. It might contain symbols or random characters, but if you scroll down the page, you should start seeing the student's work. If it was saved in Pages, you might need the student to re-save the file in a format you can open and resubmit it.
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If you are a student and enrolled in the course through E-Hive or the Registrars' Office, but it was after the semester started, it takes 24 hours for your registration information to appear in the Learn@UWSuperior system. If you register for a class on a Friday, the course will not appear in the My Superior Courses area until Monday.
Like with students, if an instructor was recently added to a course in E-Hive, it takes 24 hours for your information to appear in the Learn@UWSuperior system. If you were added on a Friday, the course will not appear in the My Superior Courses area until Monday. Note: If you don't see the course in your E-Hive Faculty Center, you should talk to your department assistant because you will first need to be added to the course in E-Hive before it will filter down to Learn@UWSuperior.
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During the Fall and Spring semesters, if it is a traditional on-campus or Continuing Education course students will have access on the first day of the semester. If it is a Distance Learning or an online (W or C section) course, students will have access one week before the first day of class, so they will have time to order their text books and other course materials. Summer College is similar to Fall and Spring except that the sessions have different start dates, students will have access to the course when it is scheduled to start or the week before if it is a Distance Learning course or online course.
Instructors will have access to a course as soon as it has been created in Learn@UWSuperior if they are listed as the instructor in E-Hive. An Instructor will always have access to it until the course itself is removed from the system.
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It could be that extra characters were added to the file name, which could cause the file not to print on Mac computers. For example: "Reading Assignment One.docx" could become "Reading%20Assignment%20One.docx". What you would need to do is download the file to your computer and rename it so there are no spaces in the name, like "ReadingAssignmentOne.docx".
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The Learn@UWSuperior Site Administrator will need to enroll the student in the course(s) for you. Please contact the Technology Helpdesk 715-394-8300 to request that he or she has access to the course(s). Please give the Course name and section number for each course as well as what role you would like them to have:
- Guest/Participant - Like a student except they can’t download materials from the Content area
- Teaching Assistant – Like an instructor, has complete access to the course
- Teaching Assistant without Grades Access – Like an instructor except they can’t enter student assessment scores in the Dropbox, Quizzes, or Grades areas
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At the end of the semester when the class is closed, your student's access to that course is removed. The Learn@UWSuperior Site Administrator will need to extend the access for the student. You will need to contact the Technology Helpdesk 715-394-8300 to request that he or she has extended access to the course. Please give the Course name, section number and semester when you make this request. If the student is making up an incomplete from a previous semester but needs to be added to your current course offering please indicate that as well.
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Yes, there is a feature called Copy Components that will copy all but the student generated content from a previous course. It can be found by clicking on Edit Course in the course you want to add the content to. See our Copy Components quick guide or Copy Components video tutorial for more information.
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On the Learn@UWSuperior login page there is a "Check Your System" link you can use to see if your computer and internet connection meets the requirements.
Please see the latest Brightspace (D2L) Browser Support Information if you have any questions on if your preferred browser is supported.
Note: Some of the older browser versions will not be supported or will have limited support. As of the Summer 2012 upgrade, the most current browser is usually the preferred browser.
*The mobile version of Learn@ UWSuperior is only meant to give limited access to what can be done on a device (tablet, phone, etc.) even though there is a Desktop version. As a student, the mobile version is meant for viewing (Course Home, Content, Discussions, News, Grades, Calendar, etc.) not uploading files to the Dropbox and taking Quizzes. As an instructor, the mobile version offers a few more functions (ability to create News items, Content Modules and Topics, Dropbox Folders, Grade Categories and Items, etc.) but there are still some limits in what can be done.
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File Type Acceptable File Formats Text Document PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, TXT, XML, XLS, WPD, RTF Image JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF Media AVI, WAV, MOV, MP3, MP4, SWF, MPG, MPEG, M4V, M4A, RAM, ASF
What is acceptable also depends on what programs the viewer has on their computers. Keep that in mind when you upload files into Learn@UWSuperior.
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In the Manage Grades area, create a new grade item using Calculated as the grade item type. Give it a name like "mid-term grade" and select the grade items from the list you would like to include. Your list might look something like this (in Learn@UWSuperior the highlight will be green):
- Assignment 1
- Assignment 2
- Assignment 3
- Assignment 4
- Quiz 1
- Quiz 2
- Quiz 3
- Essay 1
- Essay 2
- Essay 3
- Essay 4
- Group Project 1
- Group Project 2
- Peer Review 1
- Peer Review 2
When you have selected your items, click on the Save button.
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In order for extra points to appear for an assignment, you have to check the "Can Exceed" box for the grade item. This will let the system know to include those extra points above the max points for that grade item. If you use categories, make sure you check the "Can Exceed" box for that category as well.
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What that calculator icon means is that your students' final grades are out of date because you have added/removed grade items or added grades for assignments and need to update this information. There are two ways to fix this:
- On the right side of your Grades area, select Grade All from the Final Calculated Grades drop-down menu or the Final Adjusted Grades drop-down menu. Select the Recalculate All from the Final Grades drop-down menu. This will temporarily update the final grades for each student. Next time you add/remove grade items or add grades for assignments, they will be out of date again.
- On the left side of your Grades area, click on the Settings link and click on the Calculation Options tab. In the Grade Calculations section, check the "Auto Update: Automatically keep final grades updated" box. This will permanently keep your Final Grades up-to-date. One drawback is if you have a large class or a lot of grade items, it might take the system a few extra seconds to load your Grade area when you click on the Grades icon in the navigation bar.
For more information, please see our Changing Grade Settings video tutorial.
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If you have recently done a search, you will only see the results of that search. Click the Clear Search link to remove the search criteria you may have used previously. This can also happen in the Classlist area.
If the Search For field is empty and you can only see a few members from your class, check to make sure that the View By dropdown menu is set to Users and not Groups.
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Quizzes have many settings. Chances are, you select many of the same settings repeatedly for each quiz you create i.e. "time limit", "grace period", "submissions", "# of attempts", etc. Instead of making these choices every time you create a new quiz, create a quiz template which has these settings, but has no questions. Start by creating a new quiz. Type template in the "name" field and save your quiz. Make all of the selections that will be the same in your other quizzes, and save the quiz again. Do not set an availability or add any questions.
When you are ready to create a quiz with questions, instead of selecting "New quiz", select "Copy" from the More Actions drop-down menu. Select the template quiz you created from the "Quiz to Copy" drop-down menu. Type in the New Quiz Name. Place a check mark in the "Edit Quiz after Copy Completes" box, and click the "Save" button. All of the changes you made for your template will already be selected in your new quiz. Simply add your questions, set any applicable availability, and save your quiz. You can even copy your template quiz from one course to another.
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This is happening because the weight on the correct answers is 1 instead of 100. For Learn@UWSuperior to know what the correct answer is, you have to put 100 as the weight for it or the system will think it's only a partial answer and gives only partial credit.
Passwords and User Accounts
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Go to the UW – Superior Portal login page to reset your password. Below the login boxes, you will see the options titled “Change Password” or “New/Forgot Password”. Follow the steps to create a new password. You will be required to enter personal identification information successfully to create a new password and unlock your account. Please see our UW – Superior Password Instructions page.
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If you are a student – contact the Registrar's Office
If you are a staff or faculty member – contact the Human Resources Office
In either case, once your records are updated in our system, you will receive an email asking if you want your username changed. Follow the directions in the email.
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Stop by or call (715-394-8300 ) the Helpdesk to get your password reset.
Phones and Voicemail
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Step 1 After listening to the message, select the option (5) Forward the Message.
Step 2 Follow the prompts to record an introduction, address, and send the forwarded message. To pause or resume recording, press 8. To end recording, press #.
- While addressing the message, press ## to switch between spelling and number entry.
- To address the message to a private list, enter the list number by using number entry, or, if the list has a display name in the Messaging Assistant web tool, spell the name by using spelling entry.
- When more than one user matches your addressing entries, Connection plays a list of matches that you can navigate quickly. Press # to select a recipient from a list; press 7 to skip to the previous name and 9 to skip to the next name; and press 77 to skip to the beginning of a list and 99 to skip to the end of a list.
Step 3 After you send the forwarded message, follow the prompts to handle the original message.
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- From off campus phone dial 715-394-8000 or 715-394-8100
- Immediately after system answers, press the * (star) key
- You will then be prompted for your user id followed by # this must be the full number including 1 example: 1715394XXXX#
- Immediately enter your 10 digit pin followed by #
- The voicemail menu will then play your options. Please follow the prompts.
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- Press the Transfer Button
- Dial the extension you would like to transfer the call to
- Press the Transfer Button again
- Hang up receiver
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- Press Voicemail Button
- Enter current PIN number followed by #
- Option 4
- Option 3
- Option 1
- Follow the prompts
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For (715) numbers: Dial 9 + the 10 digit number: example: 9-715-000-0000.
For other area codes: Dial 9+1+10 digit number: example: 9-1-218-000-0000.
For calling a UW-Superior number, you may just dial the extension.
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From On Campus
- Push Voicemail Button (if you do this with the receiver down it will turn on the speaker phone)
- Enter your 10 Digit PIN # followed by the # Key
- Your New Voicemail’s will play automatically
- Follow prompts to delete or save messages
- After messages are played you will be taken to the main Voicemail Menu
- From the Main Menu you can follow prompts to send or review messages or enter Voicemail Setup.
- 0 will bring you to the help menu
- The * Key will exit Voicemail.
From Off Campus
- From off campus phone dial 715-394-8000 or 715-394-8100
- Immediately after system answers enter the * (star) key
- You will then be prompted for your user id followed by # this must be the full number including 1 example 1715394XXXX#
- Immediately enter your 10 digit pin followed by # The voicemail menu will then play your options. Please follow the prompts.
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- BEFORE you start this setup process you need to think of a 10 digit PIN#
- Push voice mail button
- When prompted enter the default PIN # 78283942014
- Follow prompts to record your NAME
- Once you are satisfied with your recorded name press the # Key
- Follow prompts to record your Voicemail Greeting
- Once you are satisfied with your Voicemail Greeting press the # Key
- The voice mail system will then ask you to change your PIN #, your new PIN # needs to be a minimum of 10 digits
- Press the speaker button to end voicemail setup
- Your Voicemail setup is now complete.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact the Technology Services Helpdesk.
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If your phone system is not working or you are switching offices please contact the help desk at 715-294-8300 or email them at helpdesk{atuws}.
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- Police, Fire, Ambulance – Dial 911
- Once 911 has been dialed, the building name, office number and the name of the person associated with the phone will be relayed to the 911 dispatch center
- Non-Emergency and campus assistance, please call campus safety at 715-394-8114 . Officers are on duty and calls are answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Yes, lines can be removed at any time lowering your annual telephone charge by $110.00 per line removed. Any disconnected lines will be put back into a pool of available lines and reused. If your department would like to keep a number that is not in service they may do so, however, you will still be billed for the line on an annual basis.
Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the technology across campus. Please Contact the Technology Services Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 ">715-394-8300 or helpdesk{atuws} with any questions.
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Yes, additional lines can be added at any time. When adding a line you will need to purchase a telephone from Technology Services and your annual bill will increase by $110.00 per line added.
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This is handled through the Services Button on your telephone. Instruction are located at the following link below
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Yes
- With a call on the line, select the Confrn (Conference) soft key.
- Dial the person you want to add to the conference with any additional digits (9-1-area code). If the third party does not answer or does not wish to join, select the EndCall soft key, then the Resume soft key.
- Announce the conference to the new party.
- Select the Confrn soft key again. All lines will be in conference.
- To add another party, repeat the steps above.
Removing Yourself from an Ad-Hoc Conference:
Hang up or press the EndCall soft key.
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Yes, international calls are any country outside of the 50 United States. Each country has a different calling cost. These calls will be restricted and will require this feature to be activated on the phone line. Billing for international calls will be accounted for each month and applied to the extension and associated cost center.
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Yes, all calls within the US 50 States will be free of charge.
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Yes the phones will work anywhere on Campus with an active data (computer) jack. If the office change is permanent Human Resources Office will have to be notified and the helpdesk will receive the information and records will be updated for 911 location.
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- Log into your Voice mailbox.
- Press 4 1.
- Press 3.
- Choose one of the following greetings:
- 1 Standard greeting
- 2 Closed (after hours) greeting
- 3 Alternate greeting
- 4 Busy (when on another call) greeting
- 5 Internal greeting
- 6 Holiday greeting
- You will hear the greeting.
- Pressing:
- 1 Re-records the greeting
- 2 Turns on the Standard greeting
- 3 Turns on the greeting you just heard
- Press * to exit.
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No, all calls will be free local or long distance. International rates will still apply.
Qualtrics Survey Tool
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In order to share a survey with others to edit and review prior to distribution you will need to send a request to ir{atuws} and copy the individuals who need access to the survey on this email. Learn more about the Qualtrics Survey Tool.
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In order to distribute a survey through Qualtrics you will need to submit a request to ir{atuws} requesting distribution rights. You will need to include evidence of your Institutional Review Board approval or proof that you do not need approval along with this request. Learn more about the Qualtrics Survey Tool.
Software and Resources
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We encourage use of the G: drive to back up your important files. Any files you place there will have backup copies made nightly as part of the university's data backup system.
Log in to your G: drive using your university credentials.
You will then have access to your files. Please select the User Manual located at the top of the log-in page for detailed information.
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Please see our Conference Room Guidelines and Scheduling Procedures page.
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Each UW-Superior student has 300 megabytes of file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs in campus labs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later in any lab. Our backup system ensures that your files will be there when needed.
For Faculty and Staff
Each UW-Superior faculty and staff member has file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later at any campus computer.
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The Daily E-Mail Digests are sent at noon with the messages posted to it in the past 24 hours. The digest collects various announcements and bundles them as a single email that includes a table of contents for the recipients to select from.
Students receive the Student Digest and Staff and Faculty receive the Staff Digest.
Student Digest
Who does it reach?
All currently enrolled Students including Graduate and Distance Learning Students.
Who can post messages?
Campus Administrators, Academic Department Chairs and Non-Academic Unit Directors, Program Assistants, Student Government Officials and Student Organization representatives approved by Student Government.
What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.
Staff Digest
Who does it reach?
All current Faculty and Staff.
Who can post messages?
All current Faculty and Staff.
What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.
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Receive voice mail, text messages, and emails about critical UW-Superior campus information.
Information of S.A.F.E. Alerts can be found here:https://www.uwsuper.edu/safety/alerts/index.cfm
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Visit www.uwsuper.edu/survey
Sign in to Qualtrics using your university username and password
You can start building your survey in Qualtrics immediately after login. To activate your survey distribution rights, please contact Institutional Effectiveness after your initial login into the Qualtrics system. You will need either an IRB approval number or indicate that the survey is IRB exempt. Institutional Effectiveness will need the last name or userID associated with the survey to activate distribution rights.
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Lynda.com is an online training library featuring a wide range of tutorials dedicated to specific skills, subject areas and software. UW-Superior students and staff have access to Lynda.com, a continually growing and evolving library of training videos and tutorials covering a wide range of software, technologies and business topics. Students and staff members can take advantage of free 24/7 access to the entire library of training; this includes:
- Over 5,000 courses and 190,000 tutorials with new releases every week.
- My Training - bookmark videos, chapters or courses for future reference, or stop and restart a course where you left off.
- Search for courses by subject, software, author or keyword.
UW-Superior users will get an email to set-up their Lynda.com profile. They will get 7 days to complete the set-up, if they miss this 7 day window, contact the Technology Services Help Desk to request a new email that allows for the set-up. View our tutorial video on How to Setup and Use Your Lynda.com Account for more information.
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Office 365 Education is a collection of services that allows you to collaborate and share your schoolwork. It’s available for free to students, faculty and staff at UW-Superior. The service includes Office Online (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and 1TB of OneDrive storage. You can install the full Office applications on up to 5 PCs or Macs for free.
Technology Help Desk
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VPN or Virtual Private Networks allow users to access the campus network from campus issued devices such as laptop or notebook computers when they are off campus and have access to the internet. The VPN uses technology to ensure that the data going over the public internet is encrypted and secure.
Turnitin
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Turnitin abides by a strict privacy policy to protect sensitive data. Student information and papers are secured digitally through industry-standard SSL encryption and physically through stringent security measures at Turnitin's server facilities. Turnitin does not require student names to be associated with submitted papers. Upon request from the institution, a specific paper can be removed from the database.
The Turnitin service complies with FERPA, COPPA and copyright laws and requirements.
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Since July 2006, UW-Superior has used Turnitin to help instructors improve their students' critical thinking and composition skills as well as check for improper citation or potential plagiarism. It also protects our students' original work from being used without citation by another person, and serves as a learning tool to help instructors and students better identify and correct unintentional plagiarism.
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Instructors can submit students' papers electronically to Turnitin or create a Dropbox folder in Learn@ UWSuperior that allows the students to submit the papers. The papers are checked against the database to determine the originality of the work. A report comes back with a score indicating how likely the paper is to be original work, including the sources of matches found. If the matching source is determined to be from a paper authored by another student, the instructor may then request a copy of the original paper to review. The instructor who is reviewing the paper would seek permission from the instructor whose student's work was listed as a source. Permission must be granted before the paper is released. The Turnitin service does not govern the release of the student's work; it just facilitates the connection between the instructors.
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Turnitin is a web based service that creates unique digital "fingerprints" of each document submitted to the system. These fingerprints are compared with others in the database for originality. The system also uses information from academic resources, online encyclopedias, news agencies, and other sources likely to be used for plagiarism.
University Data
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View University data, such as enrollment numbers, retention rates, student demographics, etc.
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To submit a data request, fill out and submit a data request form.
University of Wisconsin – Superior Foundation, Inc.
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To secure, invest and manage financial resources that support exceptional opportunities for the University of Wisconsin-Superior, its students, faculty, and facilities.
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In addition to executing the mission, some basic duties of the Foundation are:
- balance the budget
- execute donor wishes
- oversee and manage investment assets
- meet financial obligations
- obtain annual audit by independent accounting firm
- maintain effective internal control environment
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The Foundation is a private foundation. It is a non-stock, not-for-profit entity and is incorporated under Chapter 181 of the laws of the State of Wisconsin. It is also registered as a § 501c3 not-for-profit corporation within the meaning and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States. The legal name is University of Wisconsin – Superior Foundation, Inc. and its office is located on the UW-Superior campus in Superior, Wisconsin.
The Foundation’s annual meeting is held in September or October in Superior, Wisconsin. The Board of Directors also meets two or three other times during each year.
The Foundation has three categories of Directors: (1) Voting Director; (2) ex officio Director; and (3) Emeritus Director. Ex officio and Emeritus Directors are not eligible to vote on matters that come before the Board.
The Voting Directors (not less than ten and no more than thirty) control and manage the affairs and business of the Foundation. Directors may reside at any location. A Voting Director’s term of office is three years. Upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee, the Board may elect a Voting Director for three consecutive terms.
The Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement may be non-voting ex officio Board members. An Emeritus Director is a distinguished former Voting Director.
The Foundation officers, who are elected from the Voting Directors, are the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The immediate Past President also serves as an Officer. The UW-Superior Vice Chancellor for University Advancement may serve as the Executive Director of the Foundation and as the liaison between the Foundation and the university.
The Foundation has three standing committees: (1) Advancement (plans approaches to solicit/acquire contributions and steward donors); (2) Governance (makes recommendations for the Foundation’s corporate governance): and (3) Finance (informs and advises the Board of Directors on financial matters.)
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After evaluating the qualifications of each Director candidate, any Director or other individual may suggest an individual to the Chair of the Governance Committee for election as a Director. The Governance Committee brings the name of a Director candidate before the Board of Directors for vote. Once the Board decides to approve the appointment of a new Director, the Governance Committee assigns a mentor to the new Director for the purposes of orientation and guidance for the first year
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The goal of the Board is 100% participation in a gift amount of each Director’s choosing. As a § 501c3 not-for-profit corporation within the meaning and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions to the Foundation may be tax deductible to the extent of state and federal law.
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Yes. Please refer to the Foundation Gift Policy and contact a member of the Advancement staff for further details.
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The Foundation is connected to the university’s fundraising, alumni relations and development operations. Through a full spectrum of fundraising programs, the Foundation provides resources that advance the mission of the university. The Foundation’s sole purpose is to support the university and encourage and manage gifts (receive, invest and guarantee good stewardship) for the benefit of the university and its community.
The Foundation is a legally separate entity from the university and must maintain appropriate, legally mandated independence from the responsibilities of the university. As such, the Foundation has no formal or legal role in the governance of the university, the setting of academic priorities, payment of university employees or other matters that are part of the university’s responsibilities. Likewise, the university does not have a formal or legal role in the governance of the Foundation.
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The Foundation works closely with the Alumni Association but the Alumni Association is a separate entity. The Alumni Association works to foster life-long pride and loyalty among alumni and friends by offering opportunities to strengthen their continued relationships with the university.
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By executing its mission and following donor intent. In FY17, the Foundation supported the university with over $1.2 million, broken down between scholarships and other institutional/programmatic support. In addition, the Foundation funds its own annual operating budget ($450,000) as does the Alumni Association ($77,000).
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Endowment Funds result from donor contributions which are made for a particular purpose, such as a specific scholarship, and are established as a permanently restricted fund by the donor.
Board Designated Funds are funds that the donor does not designate as permanently restricted, but because of their nature and purpose, are designated as such by the Foundation Board of Directors.
Unless expressly instructed or authorized by the donor, for both endowed and board designated funds, the original gift remains intact and only the investment income generated may be used for the payment of administration fees, investment management fees and for the donor’s or the Foundation’s stated purpose. The earnings from the endowment funds are used to fund the criteria established for each fund. The principal (or charitable contribution amount) is not distributed and the fund lives into perpetuity. A Foundation spending policy is used to calculate annual distributions from each fund – currently 4% of the trailing 3-year average June 30 market values of each fund – as long as that amount is less than the accumulated earnings of the fund. The minimum amount to establish an endowment fund is $10,000.
The Foundation’s investment and financial management firm manages the endowment funds.
Temporary Restricted Funds consist of contributions restricted to a specific use but are expected to be completely used within a short period of time. (E.g. a building fund) Earnings from temporary restricted funds are credited to the unrestricted fund.
Unrestricted Funds are funds from donor contributions without a specific designation. Fees and interest earned from temporary funds and certain other funds are credited to the unrestricted fund. Unrestricted funds are used to fund the administration of the Foundation in compliance with its annual budget. Funds are also used for university institutional support and undergraduate research.
As of June 30, 2017, total assets grew to over $16 million.
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There are presently 23 academic and non-academic university scholarship committees that award scholarships. Each scholarship committee receives a Foundation report in January that summarizes its scholarships and the criteria for each, along with the award amounts. Each scholarship committee accepts student applications and from those reviews and selects the student recipients that best meet the stated criteria. The number of scholarships per committee varies.
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Each scholarship committee forwards its recommended student recipient applications to the Advancement Office where the scholarship amounts and criteria are verified. The Advancement Office then notifies the student recipients of their selection along with the scholarship name, contact person(s) and the amount of the scholarship.
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The university business office invoices the Foundation after the scholarships post to student accounts. The Foundation submits payment to the university.
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The donor receives an annual scholarship report packet each November that includes:
- A thank you letter co-signed by the Foundation President and Finance Committee Chair that includes investment performance information and other economic info, a financial report of the fund which includes beginning balance, contributions received, market gains/losses, administrative fee charged, scholarship amount awarded, and an ending balance – as of June 30 of each year, a summary of the scholarship criteria and the names and award amounts for the student recipients
- A thank you letter from the Chancellor
- Student thank you letters
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Temporary restricted funds whose distribution is determined by donor wishes. The Foundation has many institutional funds and each has a fund manager who administers the fund according to the Advancement Office document called the Foundation Fund Management Guideline. The Foundation reports the activity of these funds to the respective fund manager. Examples of these funds include: athletic team funds and academic/ program specific funds.
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The Foundation operating budget is not funded by the university. It is partially funded by unrestricted “Superior Fund” gifts and an administrative fee charged on endowment funds – currently 2.25%. The Vice Chancellor for University Advancement approves all expense payments, and any payment request of $5,000 or greater is additionally approved by the Foundation President and Chair of the Finance Committee.
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There are currently more than 400 funds to which you may contribute. If you wish to establish your own fund, please contact an Advancement staff member for further details.
VPN
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Here are a few steps to help you secure your VPN connection and your campus devices:
- Always disconnect from VPN when you have completed your work or are going to be away from your device for any period of time.
- Never keep your VPN credentials on your device or your device carrying case.
- Store all critical data files on your network drives and password protect those files
- Never allow you device to "Save Passwords"
- Avoid leaving devices in cars, hotel rooms or in checked luggage
- Pay particular attention to your devices in airports or other public places
- If your device is stolen, immediately contact the technology help desk or after hours contact the campus safety office.
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Return the device to the help desk, the software will need to be reinstalled.
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There is no need. The software will give you an error that it "can't find a network" if it detects that you are already connected to the campus network.
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How you disconnect depends on the device, but in general you launch the "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client" dashboard from the system tray or list of programs and click the DISCONNECT button on the dashboard.
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The steps depend on the device that you are connecting with, but in general:
- Navigate to the All Programs list and click the link to the "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
- Click the CONNECT button
- Read the "Use Statement" dialog box and click the ACCEPT button
- Enter the user name and password that was assigned to you for this type of connection and click the continue button.
Note that your user name and password may be different than your campus login credentials.
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No. You will be issued separate credentials (username and password that may be different than those that you use on campus).
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Polices for using this service are included in the broader Remote Access Policy. All other University policies including Appropriate Use Guidelines must be followed when connecting through VPN. For a complete list of policies, visit our Technology Policies web page.
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Faculty and Staff can submit a request for installation to the technology help desk. The request must include the academic or business reason for the access. Once the request is approved, you will be required to bring the device to the technology help desk in Swenson Hall. Our network technicians will complete the necessary configurations and install the VPN software (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client). The process for installation can take up to 5 business days depending on current work load.
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Yes. The installation and steps for logging on are slightly different than for PC installation but most MAC devices are supported.
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No. VPN is only available for installation on UW-Superior owned devices.
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Currently VPN connections are only available to Faculty and Staff with an approved academic or business need.
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No. Because data you are sending and receiving must be encrypted and decrypted, you will sacrifice some performance. The speed of the connection is also dependent on the speed of your internet connection. The campus network is typically much faster than most hotels, airports or other public networks.
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No. VPN secures data as it is transmitted over the internet. You are still responsible for the security of the data that resides on your device and responsible for the physical security of the device.
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You can access any campus network resource the same as if you were on campus including access to network drives (i.e. your g: drive), email, and any other network based software that you would have access to if you were connected on campus.
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VPN or Virtual Private Networks allow users to access the campus network from campus issued devices such as laptop or notebook computers when they are off campus and have access to the internet. The VPN uses technology to ensure that the data going over the public internet is encrypted and secure.
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Contact the technology help desk for instructions on changing passwords.
Workers' Compensation
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You must report the injury to your employer within two years to qualify for worker's compensation. If the injury is reported or a payment is made within two years, the claim is usually held open by law for 12 years from the date of the injury or the date of last payment to you, whichever is later. This can be important if your condition changes during this time. In the case of an occupational disease, such as an occupational hearing loss, carpal tunnel, etc., there is no time limit for filing a claim. It is important to save your records of the last payment for 12 years.
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If an employer has not followed a state or federal safety order and an injury results, the employer must pay 15 percent increased compensation, up to a maximum of $15,000. This is in addition to any other compensation. Payment is due even if the employee's carelessness caused the injury.
If you believe that you should be paid increased compensation because your employer did not observe a safety order, you may apply for a hearing and must prove that your employer was at fault.
If a worker fails to follow published and enforced safety rules, compensation may be decreased by 15 percent, but not by more than $15,000.
Double or treble compensation may be due for injuries to minors who do not have valid work permits. It is the UW Superior's responsibility to make sure that minors have valid working permits.
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Some workers may not be able to return to the same type of work they did before injury or illness. Keep in contact with your employer and your doctor to see if you can return to work early on a restricted basis, perhaps in a modified job if necessary. This could help ease you back into working again.
If your doctor or employer indicates that you cannot return to your former job, you may contact the insurer to request assistance from either public or private vocational rehabilitation services. One resource is the State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), which has offices throughout the state (see your local telephone directory under State of Wisconsin, Department of Workforce Development). General questions about your claim should be addressed to the UW Superior Office of Human Resources, or UW System,, or the Worker's Compensation Division. For further information, call the WC Division at 266-1340 "> (608) 266-1340 ">(608) 266-1340 .
If you do not have a job at the end of your healing period (temporary total or partial disability), you may apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits by calling 1-800-822-5246.
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The law does not guarantee a job after an injury, and the employer is not required to hold one open or create one. However, up to one year's back pay may be due if an employer "unreasonably refuses" to rehire an injured worker. Employees who believe they have been so refused may request a hearing.
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Your employer or the insurance company may ask you to sign a written agreement to settle your case. This is called a compromise.
If there is valid dispute over the amount of disability or whether an injury is work-related, you and UW System may decide to settle your claim. All compromises must be approved by the Division to make sure they are reasonable. Before signing a compromise it is important that you understand what future benefits you may be giving up. After you agree to a compromise, it is legally very difficult to change it. Normally, you will not receive additional compensation beyond the amount of the compromise.
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If you hire an attorney in a disputed case, you can be charged only up to 20 percent of the amount the attorney obtains for you. You will also have to pay for your attorney's costs. The fees and costs will be deducted from your payments. Your county bar association may be able to recommend an attorney who is experienced in worker's compensation.
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If there is a dispute over your claim between you and UW System, that cannot be settled by talking it over, you may request the Division to resolve it by holding a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge and issuing an order.
You may file an application for a hearing if your employer does not report your accident, or if you believe you can prove that you did not receive all your benefits. You must have medical proof of your claim. This proof is the written opinion of a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist, dentist or surgeon. Send the medical report with the application.
You should contact UW Superior/UW System before applying for a hearing to find out exactly what is disputed.
You may request the forms to apply for a hearing by contacting any of the Division offices, or you may obtain these forms from the Division of Workforce Development (DWD) website. You will also receive additional written information explaining the hearing process.
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After you have healed as much as possible from your injury, your doctor will determine if you have any permanent disability.
For a permanent disability, you will receive additional compensation of up to $262 weekly. Benefits are paid monthly, not in one lump sum.
A specific number of weeks of compensation is paid for the loss of a finger, hand, arm, leg, foot, eye, etc. This compensation is paid in addition to the compensation paid during the healing period. Different amounts of compensation are due for the loss of different parts of the body.
If there is no amputation, but there is pain or loss of motion or strength in a limb, then fewer weeks of compensation are paid. For example, 10 percent disability at the shoulder would equal 10 percent of 500 weeks of compensation, or 50 weeks.
Some other kinds of permanent injuries are compensated in a different manner that involves a determination of future wage loss.
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In most cases, the first payment will be made on your next normal payroll date.
If your payments later stop, or if you have any other problem, contact the UW Superior Office of Human Resources to find out the reason. If you need more help, contact the Division. You may cash compensation checks and sign receipts without any fear of losing any of your legal rights.
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During the time you are healing from your injury, you will get two-thirds of your weekly wage up to $805 a week.
Payment is made on the basis of a six-day workweek, Monday through Saturday, regardless of the number of days a week you actually work. This means that your daily payment is one-sixth of your weekly payment. For example, if you are eligible for just three days of compensation, you will receive three-sixths of your weekly rate.
There is a waiting period before benefits can be paid. The waiting period is the first three days, excluding Sunday, after the accident. You do not receive compensation for these three days if you are disabled only during the first three days. If you are disabled for any time beyond the seventh day, you will receive compensation for the first three days. Worker's compensation is never paid for the day of injury.
The Division of Workforce Development reviews all benefit payments to make sure they are accurate. If you doubt that you are receiving the correct amount of compensation, please contact the Division.
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UW System is required to pay your medical expenses and mileage. If you paid any of your medical expenses, send itemized receipts to the UW Superior Office of Human Resources, for reimbursement, or if you receive any bills for payment.
UW System may challenge a health care provider's fee as unreasonable or treatment as unnecessary. If so, it may refuse to pay the charge in question and must notify the provider of the dispute. Once a provider receives notice of a dispute about fees or treatment, the provider may not ask you to pay the bill. If you receive a bill for treatment when such a dispute exists, please contact the UW Superior Office of Human Resources.
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You may choose any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist or dentist licensed in the state. You may choose any doctor for your care. If you later select a second doctor, you must notify the UW Superior Office of Human Resources.
Key Steps in Worker's Compensation
If you are hurt at work or become ill because of what you think is work-related exposure:
- Immediately report your accident or ailment to your supervisor. Continue to keep your employer informed about any changes in your injury.
- Seek first aid and medical attention.
- Remember that delays can affect not only your health, but also possible compensation benefits.
UW Superior will then report to UW System, who will report it to the Worker's Compensation Division. You do not have to file a claim yourself if you reported the injury.
Your medical costs will be paid. If you miss more than three days of work and are found eligible, you will receive compensation for lost wages. Worker's Compensation also provides benefits to dependents of workers who die after work-related accidents.
If your injury or illness is compensable:
- You will get a check from the State of Wisconsin on your normal payroll date.
- There is a three-day waiting period. However, if you are off work more than seven days, you will receive compensation for the first three days after the injury date, excluding Sunday. Any additional compensation for a permanent disability, such as an amputated limb, will be determined later, after you return to work or the healing period ends.
It is important that you make every effort to return to work, within medical restrictions, as soon as possible after an injury. UW Superior and your doctor must agree to your returning to some form of work; it is important that you talk to them about returning. If you cannot return at all because of your accident, other options may be available.
In an emergency, UW Superior may arrange for your treatment until you are able to choose your own doctor. UW System has the right to have you examined occasionally by a doctor of its choice. Your compensation may be delayed if you do not agree to have these examinations.
You have the right to every type of treatment which is reasonable and necessary to cure you, as ordered by your doctor. This includes hospitalization, therapy, tests and prosthetic devices. Medicine is paid for, as is any reasonable travel expense necessary to receive treatment.
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All employees of UW-Superior are covered by workers' compensation law. This includes Student employees, Limited Term Employees, Permanent and Project Classified Employees, Academic Staff and Faculty.
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The law covers both mental and physical injury from either accidents or occupational diseases.
If you are required to travel, you are covered at all times while traveling, including the time you are eating or sleeping, unless you deviate from regular work duties for a private or personal reason.
Generally, workers' compensation must be paid even if the injury was your fault. (See section relating to increased or decreased compensation.)
All compensation and medical payments are based on medical reports from your doctor. If your doctor does not make prompt and regular reports to the insurance company or your employer (if self-insured), your payments may be delayed. Explain this to your doctor.
If UW System, who is self insured, refuses to make payments, they must notify you within 14 days after it receives notice of the injury that it is investigating your claim. They must explain the reason(s) for refusing payment and inform you within 7 days of its decision of your appeal rights.
Writing Center
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During the fall and spring semesters, your students can meet with our consultants in the Writing Center (Swenson 1030) or online during the following hours: MWTH, 9:00-5:00; Tues., 9:00-9:00; Fri., 9:00-4:00.
The Center also offers online consultations from 6-11 pm on Sunday evenings during the fall and spring semesters.
In the summer, the Center has an online-only service, available in the evenings (M-Th).
Your students can make appointments by going to http://www.uwsuper.edu/writingcenter/.
Appointments can also be made by phone at (715) 394-8095 , or in person in Swenson 1030.
Drop-in consultations are often available for in-person consultations, but to be certain to be able to see a consultant, students should make appointments!
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Because our mission is to support students as they become better writers, our consultants do not proofread and correct student papers but, rather, support the students as they learn strategies to better proofread their own papers. Our consultants do not take over authorship of the students’ work; instead, they hold conversations with students about the written work and offer suggestions, while leaving authorship in the students’ hands. Further, our consultants do not discuss with students any personal comments about the writing assignments or grading of student work; that is strictly between instructor and student.
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Encourage your students to bring the assignment details with them to the consultation. Your students can make use of Writing Center consultations at any stage in the writing process, but regardless of the stage, it is helpful for our consultants to know the overall requirements for the assignment. If a consultation will concern a rough draft, encourage your students to bring the drafts with them for in-person consultations or to have them on hand and ready to paste onto the online whiteboard for online consultations.
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Simply ask your students to request “instructor notification” of the consultation and make sure your students know your campus e-mail address. You will then receive an e-mail letting you know your student completed a Writing Center consultation.
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Surveys of UW-Superior Writing Center clients have shown that instructor encouragement is the most frequently cited reason for student visits to the Writing Center. Here are a few ways you can encourage your students to make use of this service:
Have one of our consultants visit your class. The Writing Center consultants will be happy to visit your classes to talk to your students about the Writing Center. A classroom visit takes only ten minutes of class time. To schedule a visit, contact Yvonne Rutford, Assistant Director of the Writing Center, yrutford{atuws}.
Arrange to have your class visit the Writing Center as a group to hear about its services. A Writing Consultant will talk to your students briefly about the services while the students are there to see firsthand what the Center is like. A group visit must be pre-arranged; to make the arrangements, contact Yvonne Rutford at yrutford{atuws}.
Require, or offer extra credit for, a Writing Center consultation. Many instructors build a required Writing Center consultation into student writing assignments. If you choose to require a Writing Center consultation, you can help our consultants prepare by notifying us what the writing assignment is and when we can expect your students to visit. (Tip: Please allow adequate time for your students to complete their Writing Center visit. Depending on the class size, up to two weeks’ notice will help ensure that all your students can make appointments.) If there are specific expectations of the genre, it would also be helpful if you could provide a model. You can e-mail this information to Yvonne Rutford, yrutford{atuws}.
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The Writing Center consultants are UW-Superior undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines. Each consultant must demonstrate excellent writing skill and “people skills” prior to being hired and then must complete a comprehensive training process.
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Our consultants will set an agenda with your students on arrival for consultations. Setting an agenda helps focus a consultation on a student’s needs, whether that be topic ideas, thesis statements, organization, research and citation, or other needs. The consultant then talks with the student about his or her writing, offering suggestions and working together with the student to help arrive at ideas for the written work.
Face-to-face consultations typically last 30 minutes (though 60-minute sessions are also available); online sessions require 45-60 minutes.
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Any UW-Superior undergraduate or graduate student (campus or distance learning) can use the services of the Writing Center for any piece of writing they are doing for any class or for their internships and on-campus jobs. We also see students about writing that is not assigned in classes—for instance, resumes.
Faculty and staff can also schedule individual writing consultations with the Writing Center director or assistant director. For more information, contact Dr. Deborah Schlacks, Director of the Writing Center, dschlack{atuws} or (715) 394-8235 .
If you have recently done a search in your Classlist, you will only see the results of that search. Click the Clear Search link to remove the search criteria you may have used previously. This can also happen in the Enter Grades area.
If the Search For field is empty and you can only see a few members from your class, check to make sure that the View By dropdown menu is set to Users and not Groups.
For more information, please see our Classlist Overview video tutorial.
If you have more than 20 students in the class and use the E-mail Classlist button, students on other pages may not have received the e-mail. To avoid this, change the number of students per page to higher than the number of students in the course before you send the e-mail.
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If you copied the Content area from another course but didn't copy the course files, you and your students will get a "File associated with this Content topic cannot be found" message. To fix this, you will need to use the copy components again but only select individual items to copy. You don't want to copy everything, just the missing Course Files from the course you originally copied the Contents from.
For more information, please see our Copy Components quick guide or Copy Components video tutorial.
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This happens if you copied the Content Quicklinks from a previous offering but did not copy the corresponding tool item you were linking to at the same time. When you copied the components, you might have taken the Content and Course Files, but forgot the Dropbox folder, Discussions topic, or Quiz, which broke the connection with that item.
There are two ways to fix this, you can delete the Quicklinks and recopy them along with the topic, folder, quiz, etc. Or you can use the editing icon for that Quicklink to fix the problem after you make sure the topic, folder, quiz, etc is in the current course.
For more information, please see our Copy Components quick guide, Copy Components video tutorial, Content Create a Link quick guide, or Content Create a Link video tutorial.
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In this case, the best way to post PowerPoint files is as a PDF document. Your students will be able to view the slides and print them but not be able to make changes to them. It will also take less time for the students to download the file. See an example of this.
Here's how to do this:
- In PowerPoint 2013 (PC), from the File tab, select Print. In PowerPoint 2008 (Mac), select File -> Print.
- PC - from the Printer drop-down menu, select Adobe PDF. Mac - from the PDF button select Save as PDF.
- PC - from the Settings area, select the Layout drop-down menu, select Handouts option you would like to use. Mac - from the Print What drop-down menu, select Handouts
- PC - click Print. The Save PDF File As dialog box will appear.
- PC & Mac - name the PDF file and click Save.
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Think of your Content as an outline for the course materials, with modules as key subjects and topics as the supporting information. In order to create topics, you will need to have at least one module for your Content area. Here is an example of a Content structure that shows modules and topics. If you are working on the Content while the course is available to your students, you can save modules or topics as drafts so your students do not see it until it is ready. You can also put a date restriction on a module or topic so it will only display during a certain time period.
For more information, please see our Content quick guides and Content video tutorials.
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Normally what happens when you click on the "Start a New Thread" button is it opens in a new window. If you have your browser's pop-up blocker turned on, it will look like nothing is happening. You will want to turn off your pop-up blocker for Learn@UWSuperior
- PC users with Internet Explorer: In the browser information at the top of the window, on the Tools drop-down list, select Pop-up Blockers "Pop-up Blocker settings", type "uwsuper.courses.wisconsin.edu" in the Address of website to allow text box and click the Add button. After that, the Compose window will appear after you click the "Start a New Thread" button.
- Mac users with Safari: In the browser information at the top of the window, on the Safari drop-down list there is an option to "Block Pop-up Windows", if you uncheck that item the Compose window will appear after you click the "Start a New Thread" button.
- PC and Mac users with Firefox: In the browser information at the top of the window, click the Open Menu button, and select "Options" from the Tools list. A new window will open, on the content tab is an item called "Block pop-up windows". Instead of unchecking that box, click the "Exceptions" button to the right of the box, type "uwsuper.courses.wisconsin.edu" in the Address of website text box and click the Allow button.
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You have made the forum, but you need to make a topic within the forum for your students to compose posts or reply to existing messages. If you click on the New Topic icon and follow the steps, your students should be able to post messages then.
For more information, please see our Creating a New Forum and Topic quick guide or Creating New Discussions Topics video tutorial.
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The mobile version of Learn@UWSuperior is only meant for viewing (Course Home, Content, Discussions, News, Grades, Calendar, etc.) not uploading files to the Dropbox and taking Quizzes even though they can go to a Desktop Version.
Because of the way files are stored and accessed on some mobile devices, such as an iPad, there really isn't a way to upload files into a Learn@UWSuperior Dropbox other than to e-mail the file to themselves and use a computer (personal, on-campus, or at a public location like the library) to upload the files into the Dropbox folder.
There are a few mobile devices, such as the Windows Surface tablet, that are able to upload a file to a Dropbox folder successfully, but that is because the Surface tablet functions like a computer does when storing and accessing files.
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The Dropbox doesn't have a restriction on file size, but the video file might be too large for your internet connection to download all at once. You might need to have your student compress the file to a smaller file size. If that doesn't work, they might need to break the video down into smaller sections. If the video needs to be a higher quality for grading purposes, you might want to have them make a DVD copy or save it on a Flash drive for you.
If you receive an error message while downloading a video file, write the message down and contact the Technology Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 for assistance.
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How Turnitin works is the company has agreements with a lot of journals, publications, websites, etc. that allow them to look through the websites' materials and check student submissions against it. They aren't able to do this with every website out there, so Turnitin has to rely on those websites to allow their contents to be scanned by the Turnitin website crawlers or robots. Some websites only allow big companies like Google or Yahoo to search their websites. Because of this, Turnitin might not be able to return any results from those websites. Unfortunately, that means that when you see suspicious quotes or paragraph text in a paper but Turnitin it didn't catch it, you still might need to do a search for the information because the website that the existing article or paper are from may not allow Turnitin to search their website for information.
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After your students have submitted their files to the Turnitin enabled Dropbox Folder, they will automatically be sent to Turnitin for processing. Once Turnitin has completed its searches, you will receive a Similarity Report in the Dropbox Folder Submission area for each students’ submission.
You can access the reports two ways, selecting the Turnitin Similarity icon (a percentage and a color) for the first student on the list. You can also access the reports by selecting the Evaluate link, you will just have to select the Turnitin Similarity icon on the individual student’s submission screen.
The first time you enter the Turnitin Feedback Studio you will be able to take a tour of the changes that were made during the Summer 2016 Learn@UWSuperior and Turnitin upgrades. The assessment tools are now located on the right side of the Feedback Studio. Select the Originality Similarity icon to see the report information.
For more information, please see our Using Learn@UWSuperior and Turnitin Together quick guide, Evaluating a Turnitin Enabled Dropbox Folder video tutorial, and Reviewing a Dropbox Turnitin High Similarity Report video tutorial.
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When you created the Turnitin Enabled Dropbox Folder and didn't use an End date, you will receive a message saying there was a communication error between the Dropbox Folder and Turnitin. This happens because the Dropbox Folder Due date doesn't transfer as a Turnitin Due date like it should. Turnitin uses the Dropbox Folder End date to create a Due date and, when one hasn't been selected, it will make its own two weeks after the Start Date or the day you created the Dropbox Folder on. Some or all of the students' submissions may not return a Turnitin Similarity Report because of this.
To fix this issue, you will need to edit the Dropbox Folder and add an End Date on the Restrictions tab. After you click the Save button, go to the Turnitin tab and make sure the Grademark Available to Learners date is after the Dropbox Folder Start Date or the End Date if you prefer.
In the Dropbox Folder's Submissions area, you might see an in-box with a green arrow icon next to some or all of the submissions, this means that you need to submit the files again for the Turnitin Similarity Report to be generated. If the file is still "In Progress" after 10 - 15 minutes, you might need to put a request into the Technology Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 for assistance.
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Dropbox Folders with longer names or special characters (!@#$%^&*) do not function properly during the integration between the two systems. It is recommended that you use a short name for Dropbox Folders, then use the custom instructions area to give your students more information on that Dropbox folder. Dropbox Folder names should be less than 50 characters long.
For example, a Dropbox Folder with "Week 1: Create a 2 page response paper to this week's topic" would need to be changed to "Week 1 Response Paper" as the name and "Create a 2 page response paper to this week's topic" in the custom instructions area along with any other information your students need to know about the assignment.
You might see an in-box with a green arrow icon, this means that you need to submit the file again for the Turnitin Similarity Report to be generated. If the file is still "In Progress" after 10 - 15 minutes, you might need to put a request into the Technology Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 for assistance.
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Yes, when you set up the Dropbox, there is a Grade Item dropdown menu that appears in the settings. Select the grade item you wish to link to from this menu. When you are reviewing each students submission, you can click on the Evaluate link to add the student's grade and leave any feedback for the student. This information will be sent to the Grades area for that assignment.
For more information, please see our Creating a Dropbox Folder quick guide and Creating a Dropbox Folder video tutorial.
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There are a couple of ways you can do this:
- Change the folder end date to a later date, which would open the folder for all the students in the course.
- Add special access to allow the one student to access the folder and keep it closed for everyone else.
- Set up a separate folder for late assignments and have all students submit any late work to this folder. If you want them to use this folder throughout the semester, do not set an end date for this folder.
The best option would be to start using Due Dates as well as End Dates. The Due Date would be the date that you want the assignments submitted by and the End Date would be the last possible day to submit and still receive credit for the assignment. When a student submits a file after the Due Date it will be marked as late by X number of days and you will be able to decide what score they should receive for the late work.
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If the file contains one of the special characters listed below that the system does not allow or has a consecutive period in the name, you will not be able to open the file.
! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) : ;
Note: Mac users may also have a problem if there is a space or underscore before the title " My Homework Assignment1" or "_MyHomeworkAssignment1".
If you download the file to your computer and use the program (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc) to open the file it should work properly. If it does not open after downloading the file, the student will have to resubmit the file to the Dropbox without the special characters in the name.
Another reason you might not be able to open a file your student has submitted is because you do not have the program (Microsoft Works, Word Perfect, or Pages) on your computer. If you download the Works file to your computer and open Microsoft Word, you should be able to open that student's file. It might contain symbols or random characters, but if you scroll down the page, you should start seeing the student's work. If it was saved in Pages, you might need the student to re-save the file in a format you can open and resubmit it.
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If you are a student and enrolled in the course through E-Hive or the Registrars' Office, but it was after the semester started, it takes 24 hours for your registration information to appear in the Learn@UWSuperior system. If you register for a class on a Friday, the course will not appear in the My Superior Courses area until Monday.
Like with students, if an instructor was recently added to a course in E-Hive, it takes 24 hours for your information to appear in the Learn@UWSuperior system. If you were added on a Friday, the course will not appear in the My Superior Courses area until Monday. Note: If you don't see the course in your E-Hive Faculty Center, you should talk to your department assistant because you will first need to be added to the course in E-Hive before it will filter down to Learn@UWSuperior.
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During the Fall and Spring semesters, if it is a traditional on-campus or Continuing Education course students will have access on the first day of the semester. If it is a Distance Learning or an online (W or C section) course, students will have access one week before the first day of class, so they will have time to order their text books and other course materials. Summer College is similar to Fall and Spring except that the sessions have different start dates, students will have access to the course when it is scheduled to start or the week before if it is a Distance Learning course or online course.
Instructors will have access to a course as soon as it has been created in Learn@UWSuperior if they are listed as the instructor in E-Hive. An Instructor will always have access to it until the course itself is removed from the system.
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It could be that extra characters were added to the file name, which could cause the file not to print on Mac computers. For example: "Reading Assignment One.docx" could become "Reading%20Assignment%20One.docx". What you would need to do is download the file to your computer and rename it so there are no spaces in the name, like "ReadingAssignmentOne.docx".
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The Learn@UWSuperior Site Administrator will need to enroll the student in the course(s) for you. Please contact the Technology Helpdesk 715-394-8300 to request that he or she has access to the course(s). Please give the Course name and section number for each course as well as what role you would like them to have:
- Guest/Participant - Like a student except they can’t download materials from the Content area
- Teaching Assistant – Like an instructor, has complete access to the course
- Teaching Assistant without Grades Access – Like an instructor except they can’t enter student assessment scores in the Dropbox, Quizzes, or Grades areas
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At the end of the semester when the class is closed, your student's access to that course is removed. The Learn@UWSuperior Site Administrator will need to extend the access for the student. You will need to contact the Technology Helpdesk 715-394-8300 to request that he or she has extended access to the course. Please give the Course name, section number and semester when you make this request. If the student is making up an incomplete from a previous semester but needs to be added to your current course offering please indicate that as well.
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Yes, there is a feature called Copy Components that will copy all but the student generated content from a previous course. It can be found by clicking on Edit Course in the course you want to add the content to. See our Copy Components quick guide or Copy Components video tutorial for more information.
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On the Learn@UWSuperior login page there is a "Check Your System" link you can use to see if your computer and internet connection meets the requirements.
Please see the latest Brightspace (D2L) Browser Support Information if you have any questions on if your preferred browser is supported.
Note: Some of the older browser versions will not be supported or will have limited support. As of the Summer 2012 upgrade, the most current browser is usually the preferred browser.
*The mobile version of Learn@ UWSuperior is only meant to give limited access to what can be done on a device (tablet, phone, etc.) even though there is a Desktop version. As a student, the mobile version is meant for viewing (Course Home, Content, Discussions, News, Grades, Calendar, etc.) not uploading files to the Dropbox and taking Quizzes. As an instructor, the mobile version offers a few more functions (ability to create News items, Content Modules and Topics, Dropbox Folders, Grade Categories and Items, etc.) but there are still some limits in what can be done.
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File Type Acceptable File Formats Text Document PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, TXT, XML, XLS, WPD, RTF Image JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF Media AVI, WAV, MOV, MP3, MP4, SWF, MPG, MPEG, M4V, M4A, RAM, ASF
What is acceptable also depends on what programs the viewer has on their computers. Keep that in mind when you upload files into Learn@UWSuperior.
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In the Manage Grades area, create a new grade item using Calculated as the grade item type. Give it a name like "mid-term grade" and select the grade items from the list you would like to include. Your list might look something like this (in Learn@UWSuperior the highlight will be green):
- Assignment 1
- Assignment 2
- Assignment 3
- Assignment 4
- Quiz 1
- Quiz 2
- Quiz 3
- Essay 1
- Essay 2
- Essay 3
- Essay 4
- Group Project 1
- Group Project 2
- Peer Review 1
- Peer Review 2
When you have selected your items, click on the Save button.
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In order for extra points to appear for an assignment, you have to check the "Can Exceed" box for the grade item. This will let the system know to include those extra points above the max points for that grade item. If you use categories, make sure you check the "Can Exceed" box for that category as well.
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What that calculator icon means is that your students' final grades are out of date because you have added/removed grade items or added grades for assignments and need to update this information. There are two ways to fix this:
- On the right side of your Grades area, select Grade All from the Final Calculated Grades drop-down menu or the Final Adjusted Grades drop-down menu. Select the Recalculate All from the Final Grades drop-down menu. This will temporarily update the final grades for each student. Next time you add/remove grade items or add grades for assignments, they will be out of date again.
- On the left side of your Grades area, click on the Settings link and click on the Calculation Options tab. In the Grade Calculations section, check the "Auto Update: Automatically keep final grades updated" box. This will permanently keep your Final Grades up-to-date. One drawback is if you have a large class or a lot of grade items, it might take the system a few extra seconds to load your Grade area when you click on the Grades icon in the navigation bar.
For more information, please see our Changing Grade Settings video tutorial.
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If you have recently done a search, you will only see the results of that search. Click the Clear Search link to remove the search criteria you may have used previously. This can also happen in the Classlist area.
If the Search For field is empty and you can only see a few members from your class, check to make sure that the View By dropdown menu is set to Users and not Groups.
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Quizzes have many settings. Chances are, you select many of the same settings repeatedly for each quiz you create i.e. "time limit", "grace period", "submissions", "# of attempts", etc. Instead of making these choices every time you create a new quiz, create a quiz template which has these settings, but has no questions. Start by creating a new quiz. Type template in the "name" field and save your quiz. Make all of the selections that will be the same in your other quizzes, and save the quiz again. Do not set an availability or add any questions.
When you are ready to create a quiz with questions, instead of selecting "New quiz", select "Copy" from the More Actions drop-down menu. Select the template quiz you created from the "Quiz to Copy" drop-down menu. Type in the New Quiz Name. Place a check mark in the "Edit Quiz after Copy Completes" box, and click the "Save" button. All of the changes you made for your template will already be selected in your new quiz. Simply add your questions, set any applicable availability, and save your quiz. You can even copy your template quiz from one course to another.
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This is happening because the weight on the correct answers is 1 instead of 100. For Learn@UWSuperior to know what the correct answer is, you have to put 100 as the weight for it or the system will think it's only a partial answer and gives only partial credit.
Passwords and User Accounts
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Go to the UW – Superior Portal login page to reset your password. Below the login boxes, you will see the options titled “Change Password” or “New/Forgot Password”. Follow the steps to create a new password. You will be required to enter personal identification information successfully to create a new password and unlock your account. Please see our UW – Superior Password Instructions page.
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If you are a student – contact the Registrar's Office
If you are a staff or faculty member – contact the Human Resources Office
In either case, once your records are updated in our system, you will receive an email asking if you want your username changed. Follow the directions in the email.
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Stop by or call (715-394-8300 ) the Helpdesk to get your password reset.
Phones and Voicemail
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Step 1 After listening to the message, select the option (5) Forward the Message.
Step 2 Follow the prompts to record an introduction, address, and send the forwarded message. To pause or resume recording, press 8. To end recording, press #.
- While addressing the message, press ## to switch between spelling and number entry.
- To address the message to a private list, enter the list number by using number entry, or, if the list has a display name in the Messaging Assistant web tool, spell the name by using spelling entry.
- When more than one user matches your addressing entries, Connection plays a list of matches that you can navigate quickly. Press # to select a recipient from a list; press 7 to skip to the previous name and 9 to skip to the next name; and press 77 to skip to the beginning of a list and 99 to skip to the end of a list.
Step 3 After you send the forwarded message, follow the prompts to handle the original message.
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- From off campus phone dial 715-394-8000 or 715-394-8100
- Immediately after system answers, press the * (star) key
- You will then be prompted for your user id followed by # this must be the full number including 1 example: 1715394XXXX#
- Immediately enter your 10 digit pin followed by #
- The voicemail menu will then play your options. Please follow the prompts.
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- Press the Transfer Button
- Dial the extension you would like to transfer the call to
- Press the Transfer Button again
- Hang up receiver
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- Press Voicemail Button
- Enter current PIN number followed by #
- Option 4
- Option 3
- Option 1
- Follow the prompts
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For (715) numbers: Dial 9 + the 10 digit number: example: 9-715-000-0000.
For other area codes: Dial 9+1+10 digit number: example: 9-1-218-000-0000.
For calling a UW-Superior number, you may just dial the extension.
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From On Campus
- Push Voicemail Button (if you do this with the receiver down it will turn on the speaker phone)
- Enter your 10 Digit PIN # followed by the # Key
- Your New Voicemail’s will play automatically
- Follow prompts to delete or save messages
- After messages are played you will be taken to the main Voicemail Menu
- From the Main Menu you can follow prompts to send or review messages or enter Voicemail Setup.
- 0 will bring you to the help menu
- The * Key will exit Voicemail.
From Off Campus
- From off campus phone dial 715-394-8000 or 715-394-8100
- Immediately after system answers enter the * (star) key
- You will then be prompted for your user id followed by # this must be the full number including 1 example 1715394XXXX#
- Immediately enter your 10 digit pin followed by # The voicemail menu will then play your options. Please follow the prompts.
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- BEFORE you start this setup process you need to think of a 10 digit PIN#
- Push voice mail button
- When prompted enter the default PIN # 78283942014
- Follow prompts to record your NAME
- Once you are satisfied with your recorded name press the # Key
- Follow prompts to record your Voicemail Greeting
- Once you are satisfied with your Voicemail Greeting press the # Key
- The voice mail system will then ask you to change your PIN #, your new PIN # needs to be a minimum of 10 digits
- Press the speaker button to end voicemail setup
- Your Voicemail setup is now complete.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact the Technology Services Helpdesk.
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If your phone system is not working or you are switching offices please contact the help desk at 715-294-8300 or email them at helpdesk{atuws}.
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- Police, Fire, Ambulance – Dial 911
- Once 911 has been dialed, the building name, office number and the name of the person associated with the phone will be relayed to the 911 dispatch center
- Non-Emergency and campus assistance, please call campus safety at 715-394-8114 . Officers are on duty and calls are answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Yes, lines can be removed at any time lowering your annual telephone charge by $110.00 per line removed. Any disconnected lines will be put back into a pool of available lines and reused. If your department would like to keep a number that is not in service they may do so, however, you will still be billed for the line on an annual basis.
Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the technology across campus. Please Contact the Technology Services Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 ">715-394-8300 or helpdesk{atuws} with any questions.
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Yes, additional lines can be added at any time. When adding a line you will need to purchase a telephone from Technology Services and your annual bill will increase by $110.00 per line added.
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This is handled through the Services Button on your telephone. Instruction are located at the following link below
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Yes
- With a call on the line, select the Confrn (Conference) soft key.
- Dial the person you want to add to the conference with any additional digits (9-1-area code). If the third party does not answer or does not wish to join, select the EndCall soft key, then the Resume soft key.
- Announce the conference to the new party.
- Select the Confrn soft key again. All lines will be in conference.
- To add another party, repeat the steps above.
Removing Yourself from an Ad-Hoc Conference:
Hang up or press the EndCall soft key.
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Yes, international calls are any country outside of the 50 United States. Each country has a different calling cost. These calls will be restricted and will require this feature to be activated on the phone line. Billing for international calls will be accounted for each month and applied to the extension and associated cost center.
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Yes, all calls within the US 50 States will be free of charge.
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Yes the phones will work anywhere on Campus with an active data (computer) jack. If the office change is permanent Human Resources Office will have to be notified and the helpdesk will receive the information and records will be updated for 911 location.
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- Log into your Voice mailbox.
- Press 4 1.
- Press 3.
- Choose one of the following greetings:
- 1 Standard greeting
- 2 Closed (after hours) greeting
- 3 Alternate greeting
- 4 Busy (when on another call) greeting
- 5 Internal greeting
- 6 Holiday greeting
- You will hear the greeting.
- Pressing:
- 1 Re-records the greeting
- 2 Turns on the Standard greeting
- 3 Turns on the greeting you just heard
- Press * to exit.
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No, all calls will be free local or long distance. International rates will still apply.
Qualtrics Survey Tool
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In order to share a survey with others to edit and review prior to distribution you will need to send a request to ir{atuws} and copy the individuals who need access to the survey on this email. Learn more about the Qualtrics Survey Tool.
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In order to distribute a survey through Qualtrics you will need to submit a request to ir{atuws} requesting distribution rights. You will need to include evidence of your Institutional Review Board approval or proof that you do not need approval along with this request. Learn more about the Qualtrics Survey Tool.
Software and Resources
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We encourage use of the G: drive to back up your important files. Any files you place there will have backup copies made nightly as part of the university's data backup system.
Log in to your G: drive using your university credentials.
You will then have access to your files. Please select the User Manual located at the top of the log-in page for detailed information.
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Please see our Conference Room Guidelines and Scheduling Procedures page.
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Each UW-Superior student has 300 megabytes of file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs in campus labs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later in any lab. Our backup system ensures that your files will be there when needed.
For Faculty and Staff
Each UW-Superior faculty and staff member has file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later at any campus computer.
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The Daily E-Mail Digests are sent at noon with the messages posted to it in the past 24 hours. The digest collects various announcements and bundles them as a single email that includes a table of contents for the recipients to select from.
Students receive the Student Digest and Staff and Faculty receive the Staff Digest.
Student Digest
Who does it reach?
All currently enrolled Students including Graduate and Distance Learning Students.
Who can post messages?
Campus Administrators, Academic Department Chairs and Non-Academic Unit Directors, Program Assistants, Student Government Officials and Student Organization representatives approved by Student Government.
What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.
Staff Digest
Who does it reach?
All current Faculty and Staff.
Who can post messages?
All current Faculty and Staff.
What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.
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Receive voice mail, text messages, and emails about critical UW-Superior campus information.
Information of S.A.F.E. Alerts can be found here:https://www.uwsuper.edu/safety/alerts/index.cfm
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Visit www.uwsuper.edu/survey
Sign in to Qualtrics using your university username and password
You can start building your survey in Qualtrics immediately after login. To activate your survey distribution rights, please contact Institutional Effectiveness after your initial login into the Qualtrics system. You will need either an IRB approval number or indicate that the survey is IRB exempt. Institutional Effectiveness will need the last name or userID associated with the survey to activate distribution rights.
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Lynda.com is an online training library featuring a wide range of tutorials dedicated to specific skills, subject areas and software. UW-Superior students and staff have access to Lynda.com, a continually growing and evolving library of training videos and tutorials covering a wide range of software, technologies and business topics. Students and staff members can take advantage of free 24/7 access to the entire library of training; this includes:
- Over 5,000 courses and 190,000 tutorials with new releases every week.
- My Training - bookmark videos, chapters or courses for future reference, or stop and restart a course where you left off.
- Search for courses by subject, software, author or keyword.
UW-Superior users will get an email to set-up their Lynda.com profile. They will get 7 days to complete the set-up, if they miss this 7 day window, contact the Technology Services Help Desk to request a new email that allows for the set-up. View our tutorial video on How to Setup and Use Your Lynda.com Account for more information.
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Office 365 Education is a collection of services that allows you to collaborate and share your schoolwork. It’s available for free to students, faculty and staff at UW-Superior. The service includes Office Online (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and 1TB of OneDrive storage. You can install the full Office applications on up to 5 PCs or Macs for free.
Technology Help Desk
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VPN or Virtual Private Networks allow users to access the campus network from campus issued devices such as laptop or notebook computers when they are off campus and have access to the internet. The VPN uses technology to ensure that the data going over the public internet is encrypted and secure.
Turnitin
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Turnitin abides by a strict privacy policy to protect sensitive data. Student information and papers are secured digitally through industry-standard SSL encryption and physically through stringent security measures at Turnitin's server facilities. Turnitin does not require student names to be associated with submitted papers. Upon request from the institution, a specific paper can be removed from the database.
The Turnitin service complies with FERPA, COPPA and copyright laws and requirements.
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Since July 2006, UW-Superior has used Turnitin to help instructors improve their students' critical thinking and composition skills as well as check for improper citation or potential plagiarism. It also protects our students' original work from being used without citation by another person, and serves as a learning tool to help instructors and students better identify and correct unintentional plagiarism.
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Instructors can submit students' papers electronically to Turnitin or create a Dropbox folder in Learn@ UWSuperior that allows the students to submit the papers. The papers are checked against the database to determine the originality of the work. A report comes back with a score indicating how likely the paper is to be original work, including the sources of matches found. If the matching source is determined to be from a paper authored by another student, the instructor may then request a copy of the original paper to review. The instructor who is reviewing the paper would seek permission from the instructor whose student's work was listed as a source. Permission must be granted before the paper is released. The Turnitin service does not govern the release of the student's work; it just facilitates the connection between the instructors.
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Turnitin is a web based service that creates unique digital "fingerprints" of each document submitted to the system. These fingerprints are compared with others in the database for originality. The system also uses information from academic resources, online encyclopedias, news agencies, and other sources likely to be used for plagiarism.
University Data
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View University data, such as enrollment numbers, retention rates, student demographics, etc.
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To submit a data request, fill out and submit a data request form.
University of Wisconsin – Superior Foundation, Inc.
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To secure, invest and manage financial resources that support exceptional opportunities for the University of Wisconsin-Superior, its students, faculty, and facilities.
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In addition to executing the mission, some basic duties of the Foundation are:
- balance the budget
- execute donor wishes
- oversee and manage investment assets
- meet financial obligations
- obtain annual audit by independent accounting firm
- maintain effective internal control environment
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The Foundation is a private foundation. It is a non-stock, not-for-profit entity and is incorporated under Chapter 181 of the laws of the State of Wisconsin. It is also registered as a § 501c3 not-for-profit corporation within the meaning and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States. The legal name is University of Wisconsin – Superior Foundation, Inc. and its office is located on the UW-Superior campus in Superior, Wisconsin.
The Foundation’s annual meeting is held in September or October in Superior, Wisconsin. The Board of Directors also meets two or three other times during each year.
The Foundation has three categories of Directors: (1) Voting Director; (2) ex officio Director; and (3) Emeritus Director. Ex officio and Emeritus Directors are not eligible to vote on matters that come before the Board.
The Voting Directors (not less than ten and no more than thirty) control and manage the affairs and business of the Foundation. Directors may reside at any location. A Voting Director’s term of office is three years. Upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee, the Board may elect a Voting Director for three consecutive terms.
The Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement may be non-voting ex officio Board members. An Emeritus Director is a distinguished former Voting Director.
The Foundation officers, who are elected from the Voting Directors, are the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The immediate Past President also serves as an Officer. The UW-Superior Vice Chancellor for University Advancement may serve as the Executive Director of the Foundation and as the liaison between the Foundation and the university.
The Foundation has three standing committees: (1) Advancement (plans approaches to solicit/acquire contributions and steward donors); (2) Governance (makes recommendations for the Foundation’s corporate governance): and (3) Finance (informs and advises the Board of Directors on financial matters.)
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After evaluating the qualifications of each Director candidate, any Director or other individual may suggest an individual to the Chair of the Governance Committee for election as a Director. The Governance Committee brings the name of a Director candidate before the Board of Directors for vote. Once the Board decides to approve the appointment of a new Director, the Governance Committee assigns a mentor to the new Director for the purposes of orientation and guidance for the first year
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The goal of the Board is 100% participation in a gift amount of each Director’s choosing. As a § 501c3 not-for-profit corporation within the meaning and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions to the Foundation may be tax deductible to the extent of state and federal law.
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Yes. Please refer to the Foundation Gift Policy and contact a member of the Advancement staff for further details.
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The Foundation is connected to the university’s fundraising, alumni relations and development operations. Through a full spectrum of fundraising programs, the Foundation provides resources that advance the mission of the university. The Foundation’s sole purpose is to support the university and encourage and manage gifts (receive, invest and guarantee good stewardship) for the benefit of the university and its community.
The Foundation is a legally separate entity from the university and must maintain appropriate, legally mandated independence from the responsibilities of the university. As such, the Foundation has no formal or legal role in the governance of the university, the setting of academic priorities, payment of university employees or other matters that are part of the university’s responsibilities. Likewise, the university does not have a formal or legal role in the governance of the Foundation.
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The Foundation works closely with the Alumni Association but the Alumni Association is a separate entity. The Alumni Association works to foster life-long pride and loyalty among alumni and friends by offering opportunities to strengthen their continued relationships with the university.
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By executing its mission and following donor intent. In FY17, the Foundation supported the university with over $1.2 million, broken down between scholarships and other institutional/programmatic support. In addition, the Foundation funds its own annual operating budget ($450,000) as does the Alumni Association ($77,000).
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Endowment Funds result from donor contributions which are made for a particular purpose, such as a specific scholarship, and are established as a permanently restricted fund by the donor.
Board Designated Funds are funds that the donor does not designate as permanently restricted, but because of their nature and purpose, are designated as such by the Foundation Board of Directors.
Unless expressly instructed or authorized by the donor, for both endowed and board designated funds, the original gift remains intact and only the investment income generated may be used for the payment of administration fees, investment management fees and for the donor’s or the Foundation’s stated purpose. The earnings from the endowment funds are used to fund the criteria established for each fund. The principal (or charitable contribution amount) is not distributed and the fund lives into perpetuity. A Foundation spending policy is used to calculate annual distributions from each fund – currently 4% of the trailing 3-year average June 30 market values of each fund – as long as that amount is less than the accumulated earnings of the fund. The minimum amount to establish an endowment fund is $10,000.
The Foundation’s investment and financial management firm manages the endowment funds.
Temporary Restricted Funds consist of contributions restricted to a specific use but are expected to be completely used within a short period of time. (E.g. a building fund) Earnings from temporary restricted funds are credited to the unrestricted fund.
Unrestricted Funds are funds from donor contributions without a specific designation. Fees and interest earned from temporary funds and certain other funds are credited to the unrestricted fund. Unrestricted funds are used to fund the administration of the Foundation in compliance with its annual budget. Funds are also used for university institutional support and undergraduate research.
As of June 30, 2017, total assets grew to over $16 million.
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There are presently 23 academic and non-academic university scholarship committees that award scholarships. Each scholarship committee receives a Foundation report in January that summarizes its scholarships and the criteria for each, along with the award amounts. Each scholarship committee accepts student applications and from those reviews and selects the student recipients that best meet the stated criteria. The number of scholarships per committee varies.
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Each scholarship committee forwards its recommended student recipient applications to the Advancement Office where the scholarship amounts and criteria are verified. The Advancement Office then notifies the student recipients of their selection along with the scholarship name, contact person(s) and the amount of the scholarship.
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The university business office invoices the Foundation after the scholarships post to student accounts. The Foundation submits payment to the university.
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The donor receives an annual scholarship report packet each November that includes:
- A thank you letter co-signed by the Foundation President and Finance Committee Chair that includes investment performance information and other economic info, a financial report of the fund which includes beginning balance, contributions received, market gains/losses, administrative fee charged, scholarship amount awarded, and an ending balance – as of June 30 of each year, a summary of the scholarship criteria and the names and award amounts for the student recipients
- A thank you letter from the Chancellor
- Student thank you letters
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Temporary restricted funds whose distribution is determined by donor wishes. The Foundation has many institutional funds and each has a fund manager who administers the fund according to the Advancement Office document called the Foundation Fund Management Guideline. The Foundation reports the activity of these funds to the respective fund manager. Examples of these funds include: athletic team funds and academic/ program specific funds.
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The Foundation operating budget is not funded by the university. It is partially funded by unrestricted “Superior Fund” gifts and an administrative fee charged on endowment funds – currently 2.25%. The Vice Chancellor for University Advancement approves all expense payments, and any payment request of $5,000 or greater is additionally approved by the Foundation President and Chair of the Finance Committee.
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There are currently more than 400 funds to which you may contribute. If you wish to establish your own fund, please contact an Advancement staff member for further details.
VPN
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Here are a few steps to help you secure your VPN connection and your campus devices:
- Always disconnect from VPN when you have completed your work or are going to be away from your device for any period of time.
- Never keep your VPN credentials on your device or your device carrying case.
- Store all critical data files on your network drives and password protect those files
- Never allow you device to "Save Passwords"
- Avoid leaving devices in cars, hotel rooms or in checked luggage
- Pay particular attention to your devices in airports or other public places
- If your device is stolen, immediately contact the technology help desk or after hours contact the campus safety office.
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Return the device to the help desk, the software will need to be reinstalled.
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There is no need. The software will give you an error that it "can't find a network" if it detects that you are already connected to the campus network.
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How you disconnect depends on the device, but in general you launch the "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client" dashboard from the system tray or list of programs and click the DISCONNECT button on the dashboard.
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The steps depend on the device that you are connecting with, but in general:
- Navigate to the All Programs list and click the link to the "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
- Click the CONNECT button
- Read the "Use Statement" dialog box and click the ACCEPT button
- Enter the user name and password that was assigned to you for this type of connection and click the continue button.
Note that your user name and password may be different than your campus login credentials.
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No. You will be issued separate credentials (username and password that may be different than those that you use on campus).
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Polices for using this service are included in the broader Remote Access Policy. All other University policies including Appropriate Use Guidelines must be followed when connecting through VPN. For a complete list of policies, visit our Technology Policies web page.
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Faculty and Staff can submit a request for installation to the technology help desk. The request must include the academic or business reason for the access. Once the request is approved, you will be required to bring the device to the technology help desk in Swenson Hall. Our network technicians will complete the necessary configurations and install the VPN software (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client). The process for installation can take up to 5 business days depending on current work load.
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Yes. The installation and steps for logging on are slightly different than for PC installation but most MAC devices are supported.
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No. VPN is only available for installation on UW-Superior owned devices.
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Currently VPN connections are only available to Faculty and Staff with an approved academic or business need.
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No. Because data you are sending and receiving must be encrypted and decrypted, you will sacrifice some performance. The speed of the connection is also dependent on the speed of your internet connection. The campus network is typically much faster than most hotels, airports or other public networks.
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No. VPN secures data as it is transmitted over the internet. You are still responsible for the security of the data that resides on your device and responsible for the physical security of the device.
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You can access any campus network resource the same as if you were on campus including access to network drives (i.e. your g: drive), email, and any other network based software that you would have access to if you were connected on campus.
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VPN or Virtual Private Networks allow users to access the campus network from campus issued devices such as laptop or notebook computers when they are off campus and have access to the internet. The VPN uses technology to ensure that the data going over the public internet is encrypted and secure.
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Contact the technology help desk for instructions on changing passwords.
Workers' Compensation
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You must report the injury to your employer within two years to qualify for worker's compensation. If the injury is reported or a payment is made within two years, the claim is usually held open by law for 12 years from the date of the injury or the date of last payment to you, whichever is later. This can be important if your condition changes during this time. In the case of an occupational disease, such as an occupational hearing loss, carpal tunnel, etc., there is no time limit for filing a claim. It is important to save your records of the last payment for 12 years.
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If an employer has not followed a state or federal safety order and an injury results, the employer must pay 15 percent increased compensation, up to a maximum of $15,000. This is in addition to any other compensation. Payment is due even if the employee's carelessness caused the injury.
If you believe that you should be paid increased compensation because your employer did not observe a safety order, you may apply for a hearing and must prove that your employer was at fault.
If a worker fails to follow published and enforced safety rules, compensation may be decreased by 15 percent, but not by more than $15,000.
Double or treble compensation may be due for injuries to minors who do not have valid work permits. It is the UW Superior's responsibility to make sure that minors have valid working permits.
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Some workers may not be able to return to the same type of work they did before injury or illness. Keep in contact with your employer and your doctor to see if you can return to work early on a restricted basis, perhaps in a modified job if necessary. This could help ease you back into working again.
If your doctor or employer indicates that you cannot return to your former job, you may contact the insurer to request assistance from either public or private vocational rehabilitation services. One resource is the State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), which has offices throughout the state (see your local telephone directory under State of Wisconsin, Department of Workforce Development). General questions about your claim should be addressed to the UW Superior Office of Human Resources, or UW System,, or the Worker's Compensation Division. For further information, call the WC Division at 266-1340 "> (608) 266-1340 ">(608) 266-1340 .
If you do not have a job at the end of your healing period (temporary total or partial disability), you may apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits by calling 1-800-822-5246.
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The law does not guarantee a job after an injury, and the employer is not required to hold one open or create one. However, up to one year's back pay may be due if an employer "unreasonably refuses" to rehire an injured worker. Employees who believe they have been so refused may request a hearing.
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Your employer or the insurance company may ask you to sign a written agreement to settle your case. This is called a compromise.
If there is valid dispute over the amount of disability or whether an injury is work-related, you and UW System may decide to settle your claim. All compromises must be approved by the Division to make sure they are reasonable. Before signing a compromise it is important that you understand what future benefits you may be giving up. After you agree to a compromise, it is legally very difficult to change it. Normally, you will not receive additional compensation beyond the amount of the compromise.
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If you hire an attorney in a disputed case, you can be charged only up to 20 percent of the amount the attorney obtains for you. You will also have to pay for your attorney's costs. The fees and costs will be deducted from your payments. Your county bar association may be able to recommend an attorney who is experienced in worker's compensation.
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If there is a dispute over your claim between you and UW System, that cannot be settled by talking it over, you may request the Division to resolve it by holding a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge and issuing an order.
You may file an application for a hearing if your employer does not report your accident, or if you believe you can prove that you did not receive all your benefits. You must have medical proof of your claim. This proof is the written opinion of a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist, dentist or surgeon. Send the medical report with the application.
You should contact UW Superior/UW System before applying for a hearing to find out exactly what is disputed.
You may request the forms to apply for a hearing by contacting any of the Division offices, or you may obtain these forms from the Division of Workforce Development (DWD) website. You will also receive additional written information explaining the hearing process.
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After you have healed as much as possible from your injury, your doctor will determine if you have any permanent disability.
For a permanent disability, you will receive additional compensation of up to $262 weekly. Benefits are paid monthly, not in one lump sum.
A specific number of weeks of compensation is paid for the loss of a finger, hand, arm, leg, foot, eye, etc. This compensation is paid in addition to the compensation paid during the healing period. Different amounts of compensation are due for the loss of different parts of the body.
If there is no amputation, but there is pain or loss of motion or strength in a limb, then fewer weeks of compensation are paid. For example, 10 percent disability at the shoulder would equal 10 percent of 500 weeks of compensation, or 50 weeks.
Some other kinds of permanent injuries are compensated in a different manner that involves a determination of future wage loss.
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In most cases, the first payment will be made on your next normal payroll date.
If your payments later stop, or if you have any other problem, contact the UW Superior Office of Human Resources to find out the reason. If you need more help, contact the Division. You may cash compensation checks and sign receipts without any fear of losing any of your legal rights.
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During the time you are healing from your injury, you will get two-thirds of your weekly wage up to $805 a week.
Payment is made on the basis of a six-day workweek, Monday through Saturday, regardless of the number of days a week you actually work. This means that your daily payment is one-sixth of your weekly payment. For example, if you are eligible for just three days of compensation, you will receive three-sixths of your weekly rate.
There is a waiting period before benefits can be paid. The waiting period is the first three days, excluding Sunday, after the accident. You do not receive compensation for these three days if you are disabled only during the first three days. If you are disabled for any time beyond the seventh day, you will receive compensation for the first three days. Worker's compensation is never paid for the day of injury.
The Division of Workforce Development reviews all benefit payments to make sure they are accurate. If you doubt that you are receiving the correct amount of compensation, please contact the Division.
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UW System is required to pay your medical expenses and mileage. If you paid any of your medical expenses, send itemized receipts to the UW Superior Office of Human Resources, for reimbursement, or if you receive any bills for payment.
UW System may challenge a health care provider's fee as unreasonable or treatment as unnecessary. If so, it may refuse to pay the charge in question and must notify the provider of the dispute. Once a provider receives notice of a dispute about fees or treatment, the provider may not ask you to pay the bill. If you receive a bill for treatment when such a dispute exists, please contact the UW Superior Office of Human Resources.
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You may choose any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist or dentist licensed in the state. You may choose any doctor for your care. If you later select a second doctor, you must notify the UW Superior Office of Human Resources.
Key Steps in Worker's Compensation
If you are hurt at work or become ill because of what you think is work-related exposure:
- Immediately report your accident or ailment to your supervisor. Continue to keep your employer informed about any changes in your injury.
- Seek first aid and medical attention.
- Remember that delays can affect not only your health, but also possible compensation benefits.
UW Superior will then report to UW System, who will report it to the Worker's Compensation Division. You do not have to file a claim yourself if you reported the injury.
Your medical costs will be paid. If you miss more than three days of work and are found eligible, you will receive compensation for lost wages. Worker's Compensation also provides benefits to dependents of workers who die after work-related accidents.
If your injury or illness is compensable:
- You will get a check from the State of Wisconsin on your normal payroll date.
- There is a three-day waiting period. However, if you are off work more than seven days, you will receive compensation for the first three days after the injury date, excluding Sunday. Any additional compensation for a permanent disability, such as an amputated limb, will be determined later, after you return to work or the healing period ends.
It is important that you make every effort to return to work, within medical restrictions, as soon as possible after an injury. UW Superior and your doctor must agree to your returning to some form of work; it is important that you talk to them about returning. If you cannot return at all because of your accident, other options may be available.
In an emergency, UW Superior may arrange for your treatment until you are able to choose your own doctor. UW System has the right to have you examined occasionally by a doctor of its choice. Your compensation may be delayed if you do not agree to have these examinations.
You have the right to every type of treatment which is reasonable and necessary to cure you, as ordered by your doctor. This includes hospitalization, therapy, tests and prosthetic devices. Medicine is paid for, as is any reasonable travel expense necessary to receive treatment.
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All employees of UW-Superior are covered by workers' compensation law. This includes Student employees, Limited Term Employees, Permanent and Project Classified Employees, Academic Staff and Faculty.
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The law covers both mental and physical injury from either accidents or occupational diseases.
If you are required to travel, you are covered at all times while traveling, including the time you are eating or sleeping, unless you deviate from regular work duties for a private or personal reason.
Generally, workers' compensation must be paid even if the injury was your fault. (See section relating to increased or decreased compensation.)
All compensation and medical payments are based on medical reports from your doctor. If your doctor does not make prompt and regular reports to the insurance company or your employer (if self-insured), your payments may be delayed. Explain this to your doctor.
If UW System, who is self insured, refuses to make payments, they must notify you within 14 days after it receives notice of the injury that it is investigating your claim. They must explain the reason(s) for refusing payment and inform you within 7 days of its decision of your appeal rights.
Writing Center
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During the fall and spring semesters, your students can meet with our consultants in the Writing Center (Swenson 1030) or online during the following hours: MWTH, 9:00-5:00; Tues., 9:00-9:00; Fri., 9:00-4:00.
The Center also offers online consultations from 6-11 pm on Sunday evenings during the fall and spring semesters.
In the summer, the Center has an online-only service, available in the evenings (M-Th).
Your students can make appointments by going to http://www.uwsuper.edu/writingcenter/.
Appointments can also be made by phone at (715) 394-8095 , or in person in Swenson 1030.
Drop-in consultations are often available for in-person consultations, but to be certain to be able to see a consultant, students should make appointments!
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Because our mission is to support students as they become better writers, our consultants do not proofread and correct student papers but, rather, support the students as they learn strategies to better proofread their own papers. Our consultants do not take over authorship of the students’ work; instead, they hold conversations with students about the written work and offer suggestions, while leaving authorship in the students’ hands. Further, our consultants do not discuss with students any personal comments about the writing assignments or grading of student work; that is strictly between instructor and student.
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Encourage your students to bring the assignment details with them to the consultation. Your students can make use of Writing Center consultations at any stage in the writing process, but regardless of the stage, it is helpful for our consultants to know the overall requirements for the assignment. If a consultation will concern a rough draft, encourage your students to bring the drafts with them for in-person consultations or to have them on hand and ready to paste onto the online whiteboard for online consultations.
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Simply ask your students to request “instructor notification” of the consultation and make sure your students know your campus e-mail address. You will then receive an e-mail letting you know your student completed a Writing Center consultation.
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Surveys of UW-Superior Writing Center clients have shown that instructor encouragement is the most frequently cited reason for student visits to the Writing Center. Here are a few ways you can encourage your students to make use of this service:
Have one of our consultants visit your class. The Writing Center consultants will be happy to visit your classes to talk to your students about the Writing Center. A classroom visit takes only ten minutes of class time. To schedule a visit, contact Yvonne Rutford, Assistant Director of the Writing Center, yrutford{atuws}.
Arrange to have your class visit the Writing Center as a group to hear about its services. A Writing Consultant will talk to your students briefly about the services while the students are there to see firsthand what the Center is like. A group visit must be pre-arranged; to make the arrangements, contact Yvonne Rutford at yrutford{atuws}.
Require, or offer extra credit for, a Writing Center consultation. Many instructors build a required Writing Center consultation into student writing assignments. If you choose to require a Writing Center consultation, you can help our consultants prepare by notifying us what the writing assignment is and when we can expect your students to visit. (Tip: Please allow adequate time for your students to complete their Writing Center visit. Depending on the class size, up to two weeks’ notice will help ensure that all your students can make appointments.) If there are specific expectations of the genre, it would also be helpful if you could provide a model. You can e-mail this information to Yvonne Rutford, yrutford{atuws}.
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The Writing Center consultants are UW-Superior undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines. Each consultant must demonstrate excellent writing skill and “people skills” prior to being hired and then must complete a comprehensive training process.
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Our consultants will set an agenda with your students on arrival for consultations. Setting an agenda helps focus a consultation on a student’s needs, whether that be topic ideas, thesis statements, organization, research and citation, or other needs. The consultant then talks with the student about his or her writing, offering suggestions and working together with the student to help arrive at ideas for the written work.
Face-to-face consultations typically last 30 minutes (though 60-minute sessions are also available); online sessions require 45-60 minutes.
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Any UW-Superior undergraduate or graduate student (campus or distance learning) can use the services of the Writing Center for any piece of writing they are doing for any class or for their internships and on-campus jobs. We also see students about writing that is not assigned in classes—for instance, resumes.
Faculty and staff can also schedule individual writing consultations with the Writing Center director or assistant director. For more information, contact Dr. Deborah Schlacks, Director of the Writing Center, dschlack{atuws} or (715) 394-8235 .
Normally what happens when you click on the "Start a New Thread" button is it opens in a new window. If you have your browser's pop-up blocker turned on, it will look like nothing is happening. You will want to turn off your pop-up blocker for Learn@UWSuperior
- PC users with Internet Explorer: In the browser information at the top of the window, on the Tools drop-down list, select Pop-up Blockers "Pop-up Blocker settings", type "uwsuper.courses.wisconsin.edu" in the Address of website to allow text box and click the Add button. After that, the Compose window will appear after you click the "Start a New Thread" button.
- Mac users with Safari: In the browser information at the top of the window, on the Safari drop-down list there is an option to "Block Pop-up Windows", if you uncheck that item the Compose window will appear after you click the "Start a New Thread" button.
- PC and Mac users with Firefox: In the browser information at the top of the window, click the Open Menu button, and select "Options" from the Tools list. A new window will open, on the content tab is an item called "Block pop-up windows". Instead of unchecking that box, click the "Exceptions" button to the right of the box, type "uwsuper.courses.wisconsin.edu" in the Address of website text box and click the Allow button.
You have made the forum, but you need to make a topic within the forum for your students to compose posts or reply to existing messages. If you click on the New Topic icon and follow the steps, your students should be able to post messages then.
For more information, please see our Creating a New Forum and Topic quick guide or Creating New Discussions Topics video tutorial.
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The mobile version of Learn@UWSuperior is only meant for viewing (Course Home, Content, Discussions, News, Grades, Calendar, etc.) not uploading files to the Dropbox and taking Quizzes even though they can go to a Desktop Version.
Because of the way files are stored and accessed on some mobile devices, such as an iPad, there really isn't a way to upload files into a Learn@UWSuperior Dropbox other than to e-mail the file to themselves and use a computer (personal, on-campus, or at a public location like the library) to upload the files into the Dropbox folder.
There are a few mobile devices, such as the Windows Surface tablet, that are able to upload a file to a Dropbox folder successfully, but that is because the Surface tablet functions like a computer does when storing and accessing files.
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The Dropbox doesn't have a restriction on file size, but the video file might be too large for your internet connection to download all at once. You might need to have your student compress the file to a smaller file size. If that doesn't work, they might need to break the video down into smaller sections. If the video needs to be a higher quality for grading purposes, you might want to have them make a DVD copy or save it on a Flash drive for you.
If you receive an error message while downloading a video file, write the message down and contact the Technology Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 for assistance.
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How Turnitin works is the company has agreements with a lot of journals, publications, websites, etc. that allow them to look through the websites' materials and check student submissions against it. They aren't able to do this with every website out there, so Turnitin has to rely on those websites to allow their contents to be scanned by the Turnitin website crawlers or robots. Some websites only allow big companies like Google or Yahoo to search their websites. Because of this, Turnitin might not be able to return any results from those websites. Unfortunately, that means that when you see suspicious quotes or paragraph text in a paper but Turnitin it didn't catch it, you still might need to do a search for the information because the website that the existing article or paper are from may not allow Turnitin to search their website for information.
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After your students have submitted their files to the Turnitin enabled Dropbox Folder, they will automatically be sent to Turnitin for processing. Once Turnitin has completed its searches, you will receive a Similarity Report in the Dropbox Folder Submission area for each students’ submission.
You can access the reports two ways, selecting the Turnitin Similarity icon (a percentage and a color) for the first student on the list. You can also access the reports by selecting the Evaluate link, you will just have to select the Turnitin Similarity icon on the individual student’s submission screen.
The first time you enter the Turnitin Feedback Studio you will be able to take a tour of the changes that were made during the Summer 2016 Learn@UWSuperior and Turnitin upgrades. The assessment tools are now located on the right side of the Feedback Studio. Select the Originality Similarity icon to see the report information.
For more information, please see our Using Learn@UWSuperior and Turnitin Together quick guide, Evaluating a Turnitin Enabled Dropbox Folder video tutorial, and Reviewing a Dropbox Turnitin High Similarity Report video tutorial.
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When you created the Turnitin Enabled Dropbox Folder and didn't use an End date, you will receive a message saying there was a communication error between the Dropbox Folder and Turnitin. This happens because the Dropbox Folder Due date doesn't transfer as a Turnitin Due date like it should. Turnitin uses the Dropbox Folder End date to create a Due date and, when one hasn't been selected, it will make its own two weeks after the Start Date or the day you created the Dropbox Folder on. Some or all of the students' submissions may not return a Turnitin Similarity Report because of this.
To fix this issue, you will need to edit the Dropbox Folder and add an End Date on the Restrictions tab. After you click the Save button, go to the Turnitin tab and make sure the Grademark Available to Learners date is after the Dropbox Folder Start Date or the End Date if you prefer.
In the Dropbox Folder's Submissions area, you might see an in-box with a green arrow icon next to some or all of the submissions, this means that you need to submit the files again for the Turnitin Similarity Report to be generated. If the file is still "In Progress" after 10 - 15 minutes, you might need to put a request into the Technology Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 for assistance.
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Dropbox Folders with longer names or special characters (!@#$%^&*) do not function properly during the integration between the two systems. It is recommended that you use a short name for Dropbox Folders, then use the custom instructions area to give your students more information on that Dropbox folder. Dropbox Folder names should be less than 50 characters long.
For example, a Dropbox Folder with "Week 1: Create a 2 page response paper to this week's topic" would need to be changed to "Week 1 Response Paper" as the name and "Create a 2 page response paper to this week's topic" in the custom instructions area along with any other information your students need to know about the assignment.
You might see an in-box with a green arrow icon, this means that you need to submit the file again for the Turnitin Similarity Report to be generated. If the file is still "In Progress" after 10 - 15 minutes, you might need to put a request into the Technology Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 for assistance.
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Yes, when you set up the Dropbox, there is a Grade Item dropdown menu that appears in the settings. Select the grade item you wish to link to from this menu. When you are reviewing each students submission, you can click on the Evaluate link to add the student's grade and leave any feedback for the student. This information will be sent to the Grades area for that assignment.
For more information, please see our Creating a Dropbox Folder quick guide and Creating a Dropbox Folder video tutorial.
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There are a couple of ways you can do this:
- Change the folder end date to a later date, which would open the folder for all the students in the course.
- Add special access to allow the one student to access the folder and keep it closed for everyone else.
- Set up a separate folder for late assignments and have all students submit any late work to this folder. If you want them to use this folder throughout the semester, do not set an end date for this folder.
The best option would be to start using Due Dates as well as End Dates. The Due Date would be the date that you want the assignments submitted by and the End Date would be the last possible day to submit and still receive credit for the assignment. When a student submits a file after the Due Date it will be marked as late by X number of days and you will be able to decide what score they should receive for the late work.
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If the file contains one of the special characters listed below that the system does not allow or has a consecutive period in the name, you will not be able to open the file.
! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) : ;
Note: Mac users may also have a problem if there is a space or underscore before the title " My Homework Assignment1" or "_MyHomeworkAssignment1".
If you download the file to your computer and use the program (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc) to open the file it should work properly. If it does not open after downloading the file, the student will have to resubmit the file to the Dropbox without the special characters in the name.
Another reason you might not be able to open a file your student has submitted is because you do not have the program (Microsoft Works, Word Perfect, or Pages) on your computer. If you download the Works file to your computer and open Microsoft Word, you should be able to open that student's file. It might contain symbols or random characters, but if you scroll down the page, you should start seeing the student's work. If it was saved in Pages, you might need the student to re-save the file in a format you can open and resubmit it.
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If you are a student and enrolled in the course through E-Hive or the Registrars' Office, but it was after the semester started, it takes 24 hours for your registration information to appear in the Learn@UWSuperior system. If you register for a class on a Friday, the course will not appear in the My Superior Courses area until Monday.
Like with students, if an instructor was recently added to a course in E-Hive, it takes 24 hours for your information to appear in the Learn@UWSuperior system. If you were added on a Friday, the course will not appear in the My Superior Courses area until Monday. Note: If you don't see the course in your E-Hive Faculty Center, you should talk to your department assistant because you will first need to be added to the course in E-Hive before it will filter down to Learn@UWSuperior.
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During the Fall and Spring semesters, if it is a traditional on-campus or Continuing Education course students will have access on the first day of the semester. If it is a Distance Learning or an online (W or C section) course, students will have access one week before the first day of class, so they will have time to order their text books and other course materials. Summer College is similar to Fall and Spring except that the sessions have different start dates, students will have access to the course when it is scheduled to start or the week before if it is a Distance Learning course or online course.
Instructors will have access to a course as soon as it has been created in Learn@UWSuperior if they are listed as the instructor in E-Hive. An Instructor will always have access to it until the course itself is removed from the system.
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It could be that extra characters were added to the file name, which could cause the file not to print on Mac computers. For example: "Reading Assignment One.docx" could become "Reading%20Assignment%20One.docx". What you would need to do is download the file to your computer and rename it so there are no spaces in the name, like "ReadingAssignmentOne.docx".
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The Learn@UWSuperior Site Administrator will need to enroll the student in the course(s) for you. Please contact the Technology Helpdesk 715-394-8300 to request that he or she has access to the course(s). Please give the Course name and section number for each course as well as what role you would like them to have:
- Guest/Participant - Like a student except they can’t download materials from the Content area
- Teaching Assistant – Like an instructor, has complete access to the course
- Teaching Assistant without Grades Access – Like an instructor except they can’t enter student assessment scores in the Dropbox, Quizzes, or Grades areas
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At the end of the semester when the class is closed, your student's access to that course is removed. The Learn@UWSuperior Site Administrator will need to extend the access for the student. You will need to contact the Technology Helpdesk 715-394-8300 to request that he or she has extended access to the course. Please give the Course name, section number and semester when you make this request. If the student is making up an incomplete from a previous semester but needs to be added to your current course offering please indicate that as well.
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Yes, there is a feature called Copy Components that will copy all but the student generated content from a previous course. It can be found by clicking on Edit Course in the course you want to add the content to. See our Copy Components quick guide or Copy Components video tutorial for more information.
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On the Learn@UWSuperior login page there is a "Check Your System" link you can use to see if your computer and internet connection meets the requirements.
Please see the latest Brightspace (D2L) Browser Support Information if you have any questions on if your preferred browser is supported.
Note: Some of the older browser versions will not be supported or will have limited support. As of the Summer 2012 upgrade, the most current browser is usually the preferred browser.
*The mobile version of Learn@ UWSuperior is only meant to give limited access to what can be done on a device (tablet, phone, etc.) even though there is a Desktop version. As a student, the mobile version is meant for viewing (Course Home, Content, Discussions, News, Grades, Calendar, etc.) not uploading files to the Dropbox and taking Quizzes. As an instructor, the mobile version offers a few more functions (ability to create News items, Content Modules and Topics, Dropbox Folders, Grade Categories and Items, etc.) but there are still some limits in what can be done.
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File Type Acceptable File Formats Text Document PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, TXT, XML, XLS, WPD, RTF Image JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF Media AVI, WAV, MOV, MP3, MP4, SWF, MPG, MPEG, M4V, M4A, RAM, ASF
What is acceptable also depends on what programs the viewer has on their computers. Keep that in mind when you upload files into Learn@UWSuperior.
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In the Manage Grades area, create a new grade item using Calculated as the grade item type. Give it a name like "mid-term grade" and select the grade items from the list you would like to include. Your list might look something like this (in Learn@UWSuperior the highlight will be green):
- Assignment 1
- Assignment 2
- Assignment 3
- Assignment 4
- Quiz 1
- Quiz 2
- Quiz 3
- Essay 1
- Essay 2
- Essay 3
- Essay 4
- Group Project 1
- Group Project 2
- Peer Review 1
- Peer Review 2
When you have selected your items, click on the Save button.
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In order for extra points to appear for an assignment, you have to check the "Can Exceed" box for the grade item. This will let the system know to include those extra points above the max points for that grade item. If you use categories, make sure you check the "Can Exceed" box for that category as well.
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What that calculator icon means is that your students' final grades are out of date because you have added/removed grade items or added grades for assignments and need to update this information. There are two ways to fix this:
- On the right side of your Grades area, select Grade All from the Final Calculated Grades drop-down menu or the Final Adjusted Grades drop-down menu. Select the Recalculate All from the Final Grades drop-down menu. This will temporarily update the final grades for each student. Next time you add/remove grade items or add grades for assignments, they will be out of date again.
- On the left side of your Grades area, click on the Settings link and click on the Calculation Options tab. In the Grade Calculations section, check the "Auto Update: Automatically keep final grades updated" box. This will permanently keep your Final Grades up-to-date. One drawback is if you have a large class or a lot of grade items, it might take the system a few extra seconds to load your Grade area when you click on the Grades icon in the navigation bar.
For more information, please see our Changing Grade Settings video tutorial.
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If you have recently done a search, you will only see the results of that search. Click the Clear Search link to remove the search criteria you may have used previously. This can also happen in the Classlist area.
If the Search For field is empty and you can only see a few members from your class, check to make sure that the View By dropdown menu is set to Users and not Groups.
Quizzes -
Quizzes have many settings. Chances are, you select many of the same settings repeatedly for each quiz you create i.e. "time limit", "grace period", "submissions", "# of attempts", etc. Instead of making these choices every time you create a new quiz, create a quiz template which has these settings, but has no questions. Start by creating a new quiz. Type template in the "name" field and save your quiz. Make all of the selections that will be the same in your other quizzes, and save the quiz again. Do not set an availability or add any questions.
When you are ready to create a quiz with questions, instead of selecting "New quiz", select "Copy" from the More Actions drop-down menu. Select the template quiz you created from the "Quiz to Copy" drop-down menu. Type in the New Quiz Name. Place a check mark in the "Edit Quiz after Copy Completes" box, and click the "Save" button. All of the changes you made for your template will already be selected in your new quiz. Simply add your questions, set any applicable availability, and save your quiz. You can even copy your template quiz from one course to another.
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This is happening because the weight on the correct answers is 1 instead of 100. For Learn@UWSuperior to know what the correct answer is, you have to put 100 as the weight for it or the system will think it's only a partial answer and gives only partial credit.
Passwords and User Accounts
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Go to the UW – Superior Portal login page to reset your password. Below the login boxes, you will see the options titled “Change Password” or “New/Forgot Password”. Follow the steps to create a new password. You will be required to enter personal identification information successfully to create a new password and unlock your account. Please see our UW – Superior Password Instructions page.
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If you are a student – contact the Registrar's Office
If you are a staff or faculty member – contact the Human Resources Office
In either case, once your records are updated in our system, you will receive an email asking if you want your username changed. Follow the directions in the email.
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Stop by or call (715-394-8300 ) the Helpdesk to get your password reset.
Phones and Voicemail
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Step 1 After listening to the message, select the option (5) Forward the Message.
Step 2 Follow the prompts to record an introduction, address, and send the forwarded message. To pause or resume recording, press 8. To end recording, press #.
- While addressing the message, press ## to switch between spelling and number entry.
- To address the message to a private list, enter the list number by using number entry, or, if the list has a display name in the Messaging Assistant web tool, spell the name by using spelling entry.
- When more than one user matches your addressing entries, Connection plays a list of matches that you can navigate quickly. Press # to select a recipient from a list; press 7 to skip to the previous name and 9 to skip to the next name; and press 77 to skip to the beginning of a list and 99 to skip to the end of a list.
Step 3 After you send the forwarded message, follow the prompts to handle the original message.
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- From off campus phone dial 715-394-8000 or 715-394-8100
- Immediately after system answers, press the * (star) key
- You will then be prompted for your user id followed by # this must be the full number including 1 example: 1715394XXXX#
- Immediately enter your 10 digit pin followed by #
- The voicemail menu will then play your options. Please follow the prompts.
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- Press the Transfer Button
- Dial the extension you would like to transfer the call to
- Press the Transfer Button again
- Hang up receiver
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- Press Voicemail Button
- Enter current PIN number followed by #
- Option 4
- Option 3
- Option 1
- Follow the prompts
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For (715) numbers: Dial 9 + the 10 digit number: example: 9-715-000-0000.
For other area codes: Dial 9+1+10 digit number: example: 9-1-218-000-0000.
For calling a UW-Superior number, you may just dial the extension.
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From On Campus
- Push Voicemail Button (if you do this with the receiver down it will turn on the speaker phone)
- Enter your 10 Digit PIN # followed by the # Key
- Your New Voicemail’s will play automatically
- Follow prompts to delete or save messages
- After messages are played you will be taken to the main Voicemail Menu
- From the Main Menu you can follow prompts to send or review messages or enter Voicemail Setup.
- 0 will bring you to the help menu
- The * Key will exit Voicemail.
From Off Campus
- From off campus phone dial 715-394-8000 or 715-394-8100
- Immediately after system answers enter the * (star) key
- You will then be prompted for your user id followed by # this must be the full number including 1 example 1715394XXXX#
- Immediately enter your 10 digit pin followed by # The voicemail menu will then play your options. Please follow the prompts.
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- BEFORE you start this setup process you need to think of a 10 digit PIN#
- Push voice mail button
- When prompted enter the default PIN # 78283942014
- Follow prompts to record your NAME
- Once you are satisfied with your recorded name press the # Key
- Follow prompts to record your Voicemail Greeting
- Once you are satisfied with your Voicemail Greeting press the # Key
- The voice mail system will then ask you to change your PIN #, your new PIN # needs to be a minimum of 10 digits
- Press the speaker button to end voicemail setup
- Your Voicemail setup is now complete.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact the Technology Services Helpdesk.
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If your phone system is not working or you are switching offices please contact the help desk at 715-294-8300 or email them at helpdesk{atuws}.
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- Police, Fire, Ambulance – Dial 911
- Once 911 has been dialed, the building name, office number and the name of the person associated with the phone will be relayed to the 911 dispatch center
- Non-Emergency and campus assistance, please call campus safety at 715-394-8114 . Officers are on duty and calls are answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Yes, lines can be removed at any time lowering your annual telephone charge by $110.00 per line removed. Any disconnected lines will be put back into a pool of available lines and reused. If your department would like to keep a number that is not in service they may do so, however, you will still be billed for the line on an annual basis.
Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the technology across campus. Please Contact the Technology Services Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 ">715-394-8300 or helpdesk{atuws} with any questions.
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Yes, additional lines can be added at any time. When adding a line you will need to purchase a telephone from Technology Services and your annual bill will increase by $110.00 per line added.
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This is handled through the Services Button on your telephone. Instruction are located at the following link below
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Yes
- With a call on the line, select the Confrn (Conference) soft key.
- Dial the person you want to add to the conference with any additional digits (9-1-area code). If the third party does not answer or does not wish to join, select the EndCall soft key, then the Resume soft key.
- Announce the conference to the new party.
- Select the Confrn soft key again. All lines will be in conference.
- To add another party, repeat the steps above.
Removing Yourself from an Ad-Hoc Conference:
Hang up or press the EndCall soft key.
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Yes, international calls are any country outside of the 50 United States. Each country has a different calling cost. These calls will be restricted and will require this feature to be activated on the phone line. Billing for international calls will be accounted for each month and applied to the extension and associated cost center.
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Yes, all calls within the US 50 States will be free of charge.
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Yes the phones will work anywhere on Campus with an active data (computer) jack. If the office change is permanent Human Resources Office will have to be notified and the helpdesk will receive the information and records will be updated for 911 location.
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- Log into your Voice mailbox.
- Press 4 1.
- Press 3.
- Choose one of the following greetings:
- 1 Standard greeting
- 2 Closed (after hours) greeting
- 3 Alternate greeting
- 4 Busy (when on another call) greeting
- 5 Internal greeting
- 6 Holiday greeting
- You will hear the greeting.
- Pressing:
- 1 Re-records the greeting
- 2 Turns on the Standard greeting
- 3 Turns on the greeting you just heard
- Press * to exit.
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No, all calls will be free local or long distance. International rates will still apply.
Qualtrics Survey Tool
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In order to share a survey with others to edit and review prior to distribution you will need to send a request to ir{atuws} and copy the individuals who need access to the survey on this email. Learn more about the Qualtrics Survey Tool.
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In order to distribute a survey through Qualtrics you will need to submit a request to ir{atuws} requesting distribution rights. You will need to include evidence of your Institutional Review Board approval or proof that you do not need approval along with this request. Learn more about the Qualtrics Survey Tool.
Software and Resources
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We encourage use of the G: drive to back up your important files. Any files you place there will have backup copies made nightly as part of the university's data backup system.
Log in to your G: drive using your university credentials.
You will then have access to your files. Please select the User Manual located at the top of the log-in page for detailed information.
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Please see our Conference Room Guidelines and Scheduling Procedures page.
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Each UW-Superior student has 300 megabytes of file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs in campus labs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later in any lab. Our backup system ensures that your files will be there when needed.
For Faculty and Staff
Each UW-Superior faculty and staff member has file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later at any campus computer.
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The Daily E-Mail Digests are sent at noon with the messages posted to it in the past 24 hours. The digest collects various announcements and bundles them as a single email that includes a table of contents for the recipients to select from.
Students receive the Student Digest and Staff and Faculty receive the Staff Digest.
Student Digest
Who does it reach?
All currently enrolled Students including Graduate and Distance Learning Students.
Who can post messages?
Campus Administrators, Academic Department Chairs and Non-Academic Unit Directors, Program Assistants, Student Government Officials and Student Organization representatives approved by Student Government.
What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.
Staff Digest
Who does it reach?
All current Faculty and Staff.
Who can post messages?
All current Faculty and Staff.
What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.
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Receive voice mail, text messages, and emails about critical UW-Superior campus information.
Information of S.A.F.E. Alerts can be found here:https://www.uwsuper.edu/safety/alerts/index.cfm
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Visit www.uwsuper.edu/survey
Sign in to Qualtrics using your university username and password
You can start building your survey in Qualtrics immediately after login. To activate your survey distribution rights, please contact Institutional Effectiveness after your initial login into the Qualtrics system. You will need either an IRB approval number or indicate that the survey is IRB exempt. Institutional Effectiveness will need the last name or userID associated with the survey to activate distribution rights.
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Lynda.com is an online training library featuring a wide range of tutorials dedicated to specific skills, subject areas and software. UW-Superior students and staff have access to Lynda.com, a continually growing and evolving library of training videos and tutorials covering a wide range of software, technologies and business topics. Students and staff members can take advantage of free 24/7 access to the entire library of training; this includes:
- Over 5,000 courses and 190,000 tutorials with new releases every week.
- My Training - bookmark videos, chapters or courses for future reference, or stop and restart a course where you left off.
- Search for courses by subject, software, author or keyword.
UW-Superior users will get an email to set-up their Lynda.com profile. They will get 7 days to complete the set-up, if they miss this 7 day window, contact the Technology Services Help Desk to request a new email that allows for the set-up. View our tutorial video on How to Setup and Use Your Lynda.com Account for more information.
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Office 365 Education is a collection of services that allows you to collaborate and share your schoolwork. It’s available for free to students, faculty and staff at UW-Superior. The service includes Office Online (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and 1TB of OneDrive storage. You can install the full Office applications on up to 5 PCs or Macs for free.
Technology Help Desk
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VPN or Virtual Private Networks allow users to access the campus network from campus issued devices such as laptop or notebook computers when they are off campus and have access to the internet. The VPN uses technology to ensure that the data going over the public internet is encrypted and secure.
Turnitin
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Turnitin abides by a strict privacy policy to protect sensitive data. Student information and papers are secured digitally through industry-standard SSL encryption and physically through stringent security measures at Turnitin's server facilities. Turnitin does not require student names to be associated with submitted papers. Upon request from the institution, a specific paper can be removed from the database.
The Turnitin service complies with FERPA, COPPA and copyright laws and requirements.
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Since July 2006, UW-Superior has used Turnitin to help instructors improve their students' critical thinking and composition skills as well as check for improper citation or potential plagiarism. It also protects our students' original work from being used without citation by another person, and serves as a learning tool to help instructors and students better identify and correct unintentional plagiarism.
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Instructors can submit students' papers electronically to Turnitin or create a Dropbox folder in Learn@ UWSuperior that allows the students to submit the papers. The papers are checked against the database to determine the originality of the work. A report comes back with a score indicating how likely the paper is to be original work, including the sources of matches found. If the matching source is determined to be from a paper authored by another student, the instructor may then request a copy of the original paper to review. The instructor who is reviewing the paper would seek permission from the instructor whose student's work was listed as a source. Permission must be granted before the paper is released. The Turnitin service does not govern the release of the student's work; it just facilitates the connection between the instructors.
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Turnitin is a web based service that creates unique digital "fingerprints" of each document submitted to the system. These fingerprints are compared with others in the database for originality. The system also uses information from academic resources, online encyclopedias, news agencies, and other sources likely to be used for plagiarism.
University Data
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View University data, such as enrollment numbers, retention rates, student demographics, etc.
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To submit a data request, fill out and submit a data request form.
University of Wisconsin – Superior Foundation, Inc.
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To secure, invest and manage financial resources that support exceptional opportunities for the University of Wisconsin-Superior, its students, faculty, and facilities.
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In addition to executing the mission, some basic duties of the Foundation are:
- balance the budget
- execute donor wishes
- oversee and manage investment assets
- meet financial obligations
- obtain annual audit by independent accounting firm
- maintain effective internal control environment
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The Foundation is a private foundation. It is a non-stock, not-for-profit entity and is incorporated under Chapter 181 of the laws of the State of Wisconsin. It is also registered as a § 501c3 not-for-profit corporation within the meaning and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States. The legal name is University of Wisconsin – Superior Foundation, Inc. and its office is located on the UW-Superior campus in Superior, Wisconsin.
The Foundation’s annual meeting is held in September or October in Superior, Wisconsin. The Board of Directors also meets two or three other times during each year.
The Foundation has three categories of Directors: (1) Voting Director; (2) ex officio Director; and (3) Emeritus Director. Ex officio and Emeritus Directors are not eligible to vote on matters that come before the Board.
The Voting Directors (not less than ten and no more than thirty) control and manage the affairs and business of the Foundation. Directors may reside at any location. A Voting Director’s term of office is three years. Upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee, the Board may elect a Voting Director for three consecutive terms.
The Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement may be non-voting ex officio Board members. An Emeritus Director is a distinguished former Voting Director.
The Foundation officers, who are elected from the Voting Directors, are the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The immediate Past President also serves as an Officer. The UW-Superior Vice Chancellor for University Advancement may serve as the Executive Director of the Foundation and as the liaison between the Foundation and the university.
The Foundation has three standing committees: (1) Advancement (plans approaches to solicit/acquire contributions and steward donors); (2) Governance (makes recommendations for the Foundation’s corporate governance): and (3) Finance (informs and advises the Board of Directors on financial matters.)
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After evaluating the qualifications of each Director candidate, any Director or other individual may suggest an individual to the Chair of the Governance Committee for election as a Director. The Governance Committee brings the name of a Director candidate before the Board of Directors for vote. Once the Board decides to approve the appointment of a new Director, the Governance Committee assigns a mentor to the new Director for the purposes of orientation and guidance for the first year
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The goal of the Board is 100% participation in a gift amount of each Director’s choosing. As a § 501c3 not-for-profit corporation within the meaning and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions to the Foundation may be tax deductible to the extent of state and federal law.
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Yes. Please refer to the Foundation Gift Policy and contact a member of the Advancement staff for further details.
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The Foundation is connected to the university’s fundraising, alumni relations and development operations. Through a full spectrum of fundraising programs, the Foundation provides resources that advance the mission of the university. The Foundation’s sole purpose is to support the university and encourage and manage gifts (receive, invest and guarantee good stewardship) for the benefit of the university and its community.
The Foundation is a legally separate entity from the university and must maintain appropriate, legally mandated independence from the responsibilities of the university. As such, the Foundation has no formal or legal role in the governance of the university, the setting of academic priorities, payment of university employees or other matters that are part of the university’s responsibilities. Likewise, the university does not have a formal or legal role in the governance of the Foundation.
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The Foundation works closely with the Alumni Association but the Alumni Association is a separate entity. The Alumni Association works to foster life-long pride and loyalty among alumni and friends by offering opportunities to strengthen their continued relationships with the university.
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By executing its mission and following donor intent. In FY17, the Foundation supported the university with over $1.2 million, broken down between scholarships and other institutional/programmatic support. In addition, the Foundation funds its own annual operating budget ($450,000) as does the Alumni Association ($77,000).
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Endowment Funds result from donor contributions which are made for a particular purpose, such as a specific scholarship, and are established as a permanently restricted fund by the donor.
Board Designated Funds are funds that the donor does not designate as permanently restricted, but because of their nature and purpose, are designated as such by the Foundation Board of Directors.
Unless expressly instructed or authorized by the donor, for both endowed and board designated funds, the original gift remains intact and only the investment income generated may be used for the payment of administration fees, investment management fees and for the donor’s or the Foundation’s stated purpose. The earnings from the endowment funds are used to fund the criteria established for each fund. The principal (or charitable contribution amount) is not distributed and the fund lives into perpetuity. A Foundation spending policy is used to calculate annual distributions from each fund – currently 4% of the trailing 3-year average June 30 market values of each fund – as long as that amount is less than the accumulated earnings of the fund. The minimum amount to establish an endowment fund is $10,000.
The Foundation’s investment and financial management firm manages the endowment funds.
Temporary Restricted Funds consist of contributions restricted to a specific use but are expected to be completely used within a short period of time. (E.g. a building fund) Earnings from temporary restricted funds are credited to the unrestricted fund.
Unrestricted Funds are funds from donor contributions without a specific designation. Fees and interest earned from temporary funds and certain other funds are credited to the unrestricted fund. Unrestricted funds are used to fund the administration of the Foundation in compliance with its annual budget. Funds are also used for university institutional support and undergraduate research.
As of June 30, 2017, total assets grew to over $16 million.
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There are presently 23 academic and non-academic university scholarship committees that award scholarships. Each scholarship committee receives a Foundation report in January that summarizes its scholarships and the criteria for each, along with the award amounts. Each scholarship committee accepts student applications and from those reviews and selects the student recipients that best meet the stated criteria. The number of scholarships per committee varies.
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Each scholarship committee forwards its recommended student recipient applications to the Advancement Office where the scholarship amounts and criteria are verified. The Advancement Office then notifies the student recipients of their selection along with the scholarship name, contact person(s) and the amount of the scholarship.
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The university business office invoices the Foundation after the scholarships post to student accounts. The Foundation submits payment to the university.
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The donor receives an annual scholarship report packet each November that includes:
- A thank you letter co-signed by the Foundation President and Finance Committee Chair that includes investment performance information and other economic info, a financial report of the fund which includes beginning balance, contributions received, market gains/losses, administrative fee charged, scholarship amount awarded, and an ending balance – as of June 30 of each year, a summary of the scholarship criteria and the names and award amounts for the student recipients
- A thank you letter from the Chancellor
- Student thank you letters
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Temporary restricted funds whose distribution is determined by donor wishes. The Foundation has many institutional funds and each has a fund manager who administers the fund according to the Advancement Office document called the Foundation Fund Management Guideline. The Foundation reports the activity of these funds to the respective fund manager. Examples of these funds include: athletic team funds and academic/ program specific funds.
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The Foundation operating budget is not funded by the university. It is partially funded by unrestricted “Superior Fund” gifts and an administrative fee charged on endowment funds – currently 2.25%. The Vice Chancellor for University Advancement approves all expense payments, and any payment request of $5,000 or greater is additionally approved by the Foundation President and Chair of the Finance Committee.
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There are currently more than 400 funds to which you may contribute. If you wish to establish your own fund, please contact an Advancement staff member for further details.
VPN
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Here are a few steps to help you secure your VPN connection and your campus devices:
- Always disconnect from VPN when you have completed your work or are going to be away from your device for any period of time.
- Never keep your VPN credentials on your device or your device carrying case.
- Store all critical data files on your network drives and password protect those files
- Never allow you device to "Save Passwords"
- Avoid leaving devices in cars, hotel rooms or in checked luggage
- Pay particular attention to your devices in airports or other public places
- If your device is stolen, immediately contact the technology help desk or after hours contact the campus safety office.
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Return the device to the help desk, the software will need to be reinstalled.
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There is no need. The software will give you an error that it "can't find a network" if it detects that you are already connected to the campus network.
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How you disconnect depends on the device, but in general you launch the "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client" dashboard from the system tray or list of programs and click the DISCONNECT button on the dashboard.
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The steps depend on the device that you are connecting with, but in general:
- Navigate to the All Programs list and click the link to the "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
- Click the CONNECT button
- Read the "Use Statement" dialog box and click the ACCEPT button
- Enter the user name and password that was assigned to you for this type of connection and click the continue button.
Note that your user name and password may be different than your campus login credentials.
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No. You will be issued separate credentials (username and password that may be different than those that you use on campus).
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Polices for using this service are included in the broader Remote Access Policy. All other University policies including Appropriate Use Guidelines must be followed when connecting through VPN. For a complete list of policies, visit our Technology Policies web page.
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Faculty and Staff can submit a request for installation to the technology help desk. The request must include the academic or business reason for the access. Once the request is approved, you will be required to bring the device to the technology help desk in Swenson Hall. Our network technicians will complete the necessary configurations and install the VPN software (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client). The process for installation can take up to 5 business days depending on current work load.
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Yes. The installation and steps for logging on are slightly different than for PC installation but most MAC devices are supported.
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No. VPN is only available for installation on UW-Superior owned devices.
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Currently VPN connections are only available to Faculty and Staff with an approved academic or business need.
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No. Because data you are sending and receiving must be encrypted and decrypted, you will sacrifice some performance. The speed of the connection is also dependent on the speed of your internet connection. The campus network is typically much faster than most hotels, airports or other public networks.
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No. VPN secures data as it is transmitted over the internet. You are still responsible for the security of the data that resides on your device and responsible for the physical security of the device.
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You can access any campus network resource the same as if you were on campus including access to network drives (i.e. your g: drive), email, and any other network based software that you would have access to if you were connected on campus.
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VPN or Virtual Private Networks allow users to access the campus network from campus issued devices such as laptop or notebook computers when they are off campus and have access to the internet. The VPN uses technology to ensure that the data going over the public internet is encrypted and secure.
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Contact the technology help desk for instructions on changing passwords.
Workers' Compensation
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You must report the injury to your employer within two years to qualify for worker's compensation. If the injury is reported or a payment is made within two years, the claim is usually held open by law for 12 years from the date of the injury or the date of last payment to you, whichever is later. This can be important if your condition changes during this time. In the case of an occupational disease, such as an occupational hearing loss, carpal tunnel, etc., there is no time limit for filing a claim. It is important to save your records of the last payment for 12 years.
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If an employer has not followed a state or federal safety order and an injury results, the employer must pay 15 percent increased compensation, up to a maximum of $15,000. This is in addition to any other compensation. Payment is due even if the employee's carelessness caused the injury.
If you believe that you should be paid increased compensation because your employer did not observe a safety order, you may apply for a hearing and must prove that your employer was at fault.
If a worker fails to follow published and enforced safety rules, compensation may be decreased by 15 percent, but not by more than $15,000.
Double or treble compensation may be due for injuries to minors who do not have valid work permits. It is the UW Superior's responsibility to make sure that minors have valid working permits.
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Some workers may not be able to return to the same type of work they did before injury or illness. Keep in contact with your employer and your doctor to see if you can return to work early on a restricted basis, perhaps in a modified job if necessary. This could help ease you back into working again.
If your doctor or employer indicates that you cannot return to your former job, you may contact the insurer to request assistance from either public or private vocational rehabilitation services. One resource is the State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), which has offices throughout the state (see your local telephone directory under State of Wisconsin, Department of Workforce Development). General questions about your claim should be addressed to the UW Superior Office of Human Resources, or UW System,, or the Worker's Compensation Division. For further information, call the WC Division at 266-1340 "> (608) 266-1340 ">(608) 266-1340 .
If you do not have a job at the end of your healing period (temporary total or partial disability), you may apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits by calling 1-800-822-5246.
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The law does not guarantee a job after an injury, and the employer is not required to hold one open or create one. However, up to one year's back pay may be due if an employer "unreasonably refuses" to rehire an injured worker. Employees who believe they have been so refused may request a hearing.
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Your employer or the insurance company may ask you to sign a written agreement to settle your case. This is called a compromise.
If there is valid dispute over the amount of disability or whether an injury is work-related, you and UW System may decide to settle your claim. All compromises must be approved by the Division to make sure they are reasonable. Before signing a compromise it is important that you understand what future benefits you may be giving up. After you agree to a compromise, it is legally very difficult to change it. Normally, you will not receive additional compensation beyond the amount of the compromise.
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If you hire an attorney in a disputed case, you can be charged only up to 20 percent of the amount the attorney obtains for you. You will also have to pay for your attorney's costs. The fees and costs will be deducted from your payments. Your county bar association may be able to recommend an attorney who is experienced in worker's compensation.
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If there is a dispute over your claim between you and UW System, that cannot be settled by talking it over, you may request the Division to resolve it by holding a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge and issuing an order.
You may file an application for a hearing if your employer does not report your accident, or if you believe you can prove that you did not receive all your benefits. You must have medical proof of your claim. This proof is the written opinion of a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist, dentist or surgeon. Send the medical report with the application.
You should contact UW Superior/UW System before applying for a hearing to find out exactly what is disputed.
You may request the forms to apply for a hearing by contacting any of the Division offices, or you may obtain these forms from the Division of Workforce Development (DWD) website. You will also receive additional written information explaining the hearing process.
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After you have healed as much as possible from your injury, your doctor will determine if you have any permanent disability.
For a permanent disability, you will receive additional compensation of up to $262 weekly. Benefits are paid monthly, not in one lump sum.
A specific number of weeks of compensation is paid for the loss of a finger, hand, arm, leg, foot, eye, etc. This compensation is paid in addition to the compensation paid during the healing period. Different amounts of compensation are due for the loss of different parts of the body.
If there is no amputation, but there is pain or loss of motion or strength in a limb, then fewer weeks of compensation are paid. For example, 10 percent disability at the shoulder would equal 10 percent of 500 weeks of compensation, or 50 weeks.
Some other kinds of permanent injuries are compensated in a different manner that involves a determination of future wage loss.
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In most cases, the first payment will be made on your next normal payroll date.
If your payments later stop, or if you have any other problem, contact the UW Superior Office of Human Resources to find out the reason. If you need more help, contact the Division. You may cash compensation checks and sign receipts without any fear of losing any of your legal rights.
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During the time you are healing from your injury, you will get two-thirds of your weekly wage up to $805 a week.
Payment is made on the basis of a six-day workweek, Monday through Saturday, regardless of the number of days a week you actually work. This means that your daily payment is one-sixth of your weekly payment. For example, if you are eligible for just three days of compensation, you will receive three-sixths of your weekly rate.
There is a waiting period before benefits can be paid. The waiting period is the first three days, excluding Sunday, after the accident. You do not receive compensation for these three days if you are disabled only during the first three days. If you are disabled for any time beyond the seventh day, you will receive compensation for the first three days. Worker's compensation is never paid for the day of injury.
The Division of Workforce Development reviews all benefit payments to make sure they are accurate. If you doubt that you are receiving the correct amount of compensation, please contact the Division.
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UW System is required to pay your medical expenses and mileage. If you paid any of your medical expenses, send itemized receipts to the UW Superior Office of Human Resources, for reimbursement, or if you receive any bills for payment.
UW System may challenge a health care provider's fee as unreasonable or treatment as unnecessary. If so, it may refuse to pay the charge in question and must notify the provider of the dispute. Once a provider receives notice of a dispute about fees or treatment, the provider may not ask you to pay the bill. If you receive a bill for treatment when such a dispute exists, please contact the UW Superior Office of Human Resources.
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You may choose any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist or dentist licensed in the state. You may choose any doctor for your care. If you later select a second doctor, you must notify the UW Superior Office of Human Resources.
Key Steps in Worker's Compensation
If you are hurt at work or become ill because of what you think is work-related exposure:
- Immediately report your accident or ailment to your supervisor. Continue to keep your employer informed about any changes in your injury.
- Seek first aid and medical attention.
- Remember that delays can affect not only your health, but also possible compensation benefits.
UW Superior will then report to UW System, who will report it to the Worker's Compensation Division. You do not have to file a claim yourself if you reported the injury.
Your medical costs will be paid. If you miss more than three days of work and are found eligible, you will receive compensation for lost wages. Worker's Compensation also provides benefits to dependents of workers who die after work-related accidents.
If your injury or illness is compensable:
- You will get a check from the State of Wisconsin on your normal payroll date.
- There is a three-day waiting period. However, if you are off work more than seven days, you will receive compensation for the first three days after the injury date, excluding Sunday. Any additional compensation for a permanent disability, such as an amputated limb, will be determined later, after you return to work or the healing period ends.
It is important that you make every effort to return to work, within medical restrictions, as soon as possible after an injury. UW Superior and your doctor must agree to your returning to some form of work; it is important that you talk to them about returning. If you cannot return at all because of your accident, other options may be available.
In an emergency, UW Superior may arrange for your treatment until you are able to choose your own doctor. UW System has the right to have you examined occasionally by a doctor of its choice. Your compensation may be delayed if you do not agree to have these examinations.
You have the right to every type of treatment which is reasonable and necessary to cure you, as ordered by your doctor. This includes hospitalization, therapy, tests and prosthetic devices. Medicine is paid for, as is any reasonable travel expense necessary to receive treatment.
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All employees of UW-Superior are covered by workers' compensation law. This includes Student employees, Limited Term Employees, Permanent and Project Classified Employees, Academic Staff and Faculty.
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The law covers both mental and physical injury from either accidents or occupational diseases.
If you are required to travel, you are covered at all times while traveling, including the time you are eating or sleeping, unless you deviate from regular work duties for a private or personal reason.
Generally, workers' compensation must be paid even if the injury was your fault. (See section relating to increased or decreased compensation.)
All compensation and medical payments are based on medical reports from your doctor. If your doctor does not make prompt and regular reports to the insurance company or your employer (if self-insured), your payments may be delayed. Explain this to your doctor.
If UW System, who is self insured, refuses to make payments, they must notify you within 14 days after it receives notice of the injury that it is investigating your claim. They must explain the reason(s) for refusing payment and inform you within 7 days of its decision of your appeal rights.
Writing Center
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During the fall and spring semesters, your students can meet with our consultants in the Writing Center (Swenson 1030) or online during the following hours: MWTH, 9:00-5:00; Tues., 9:00-9:00; Fri., 9:00-4:00.
The Center also offers online consultations from 6-11 pm on Sunday evenings during the fall and spring semesters.
In the summer, the Center has an online-only service, available in the evenings (M-Th).
Your students can make appointments by going to http://www.uwsuper.edu/writingcenter/.
Appointments can also be made by phone at (715) 394-8095 , or in person in Swenson 1030.
Drop-in consultations are often available for in-person consultations, but to be certain to be able to see a consultant, students should make appointments!
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Because our mission is to support students as they become better writers, our consultants do not proofread and correct student papers but, rather, support the students as they learn strategies to better proofread their own papers. Our consultants do not take over authorship of the students’ work; instead, they hold conversations with students about the written work and offer suggestions, while leaving authorship in the students’ hands. Further, our consultants do not discuss with students any personal comments about the writing assignments or grading of student work; that is strictly between instructor and student.
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Encourage your students to bring the assignment details with them to the consultation. Your students can make use of Writing Center consultations at any stage in the writing process, but regardless of the stage, it is helpful for our consultants to know the overall requirements for the assignment. If a consultation will concern a rough draft, encourage your students to bring the drafts with them for in-person consultations or to have them on hand and ready to paste onto the online whiteboard for online consultations.
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Simply ask your students to request “instructor notification” of the consultation and make sure your students know your campus e-mail address. You will then receive an e-mail letting you know your student completed a Writing Center consultation.
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Surveys of UW-Superior Writing Center clients have shown that instructor encouragement is the most frequently cited reason for student visits to the Writing Center. Here are a few ways you can encourage your students to make use of this service:
Have one of our consultants visit your class. The Writing Center consultants will be happy to visit your classes to talk to your students about the Writing Center. A classroom visit takes only ten minutes of class time. To schedule a visit, contact Yvonne Rutford, Assistant Director of the Writing Center, yrutford{atuws}.
Arrange to have your class visit the Writing Center as a group to hear about its services. A Writing Consultant will talk to your students briefly about the services while the students are there to see firsthand what the Center is like. A group visit must be pre-arranged; to make the arrangements, contact Yvonne Rutford at yrutford{atuws}.
Require, or offer extra credit for, a Writing Center consultation. Many instructors build a required Writing Center consultation into student writing assignments. If you choose to require a Writing Center consultation, you can help our consultants prepare by notifying us what the writing assignment is and when we can expect your students to visit. (Tip: Please allow adequate time for your students to complete their Writing Center visit. Depending on the class size, up to two weeks’ notice will help ensure that all your students can make appointments.) If there are specific expectations of the genre, it would also be helpful if you could provide a model. You can e-mail this information to Yvonne Rutford, yrutford{atuws}.
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The Writing Center consultants are UW-Superior undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines. Each consultant must demonstrate excellent writing skill and “people skills” prior to being hired and then must complete a comprehensive training process.
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Our consultants will set an agenda with your students on arrival for consultations. Setting an agenda helps focus a consultation on a student’s needs, whether that be topic ideas, thesis statements, organization, research and citation, or other needs. The consultant then talks with the student about his or her writing, offering suggestions and working together with the student to help arrive at ideas for the written work.
Face-to-face consultations typically last 30 minutes (though 60-minute sessions are also available); online sessions require 45-60 minutes.
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Any UW-Superior undergraduate or graduate student (campus or distance learning) can use the services of the Writing Center for any piece of writing they are doing for any class or for their internships and on-campus jobs. We also see students about writing that is not assigned in classes—for instance, resumes.
Faculty and staff can also schedule individual writing consultations with the Writing Center director or assistant director. For more information, contact Dr. Deborah Schlacks, Director of the Writing Center, dschlack{atuws} or (715) 394-8235 .
If you are a student and enrolled in the course through E-Hive or the Registrars' Office, but it was after the semester started, it takes 24 hours for your registration information to appear in the Learn@UWSuperior system. If you register for a class on a Friday, the course will not appear in the My Superior Courses area until Monday.
Like with students, if an instructor was recently added to a course in E-Hive, it takes 24 hours for your information to appear in the Learn@UWSuperior system. If you were added on a Friday, the course will not appear in the My Superior Courses area until Monday. Note: If you don't see the course in your E-Hive Faculty Center, you should talk to your department assistant because you will first need to be added to the course in E-Hive before it will filter down to Learn@UWSuperior.
During the Fall and Spring semesters, if it is a traditional on-campus or Continuing Education course students will have access on the first day of the semester. If it is a Distance Learning or an online (W or C section) course, students will have access one week before the first day of class, so they will have time to order their text books and other course materials. Summer College is similar to Fall and Spring except that the sessions have different start dates, students will have access to the course when it is scheduled to start or the week before if it is a Distance Learning course or online course.
Instructors will have access to a course as soon as it has been created in Learn@UWSuperior if they are listed as the instructor in E-Hive. An Instructor will always have access to it until the course itself is removed from the system.
It could be that extra characters were added to the file name, which could cause the file not to print on Mac computers. For example: "Reading Assignment One.docx" could become "Reading%20Assignment%20One.docx". What you would need to do is download the file to your computer and rename it so there are no spaces in the name, like "ReadingAssignmentOne.docx".
The Learn@UWSuperior Site Administrator will need to enroll the student in the course(s) for you. Please contact the Technology Helpdesk 715-394-8300 to request that he or she has access to the course(s). Please give the Course name and section number for each course as well as what role you would like them to have:
- Guest/Participant - Like a student except they can’t download materials from the Content area
- Teaching Assistant – Like an instructor, has complete access to the course
- Teaching Assistant without Grades Access – Like an instructor except they can’t enter student assessment scores in the Dropbox, Quizzes, or Grades areas
At the end of the semester when the class is closed, your student's access to that course is removed. The Learn@UWSuperior Site Administrator will need to extend the access for the student. You will need to contact the Technology Helpdesk 715-394-8300 to request that he or she has extended access to the course. Please give the Course name, section number and semester when you make this request. If the student is making up an incomplete from a previous semester but needs to be added to your current course offering please indicate that as well.
Yes, there is a feature called Copy Components that will copy all but the student generated content from a previous course. It can be found by clicking on Edit Course in the course you want to add the content to. See our Copy Components quick guide or Copy Components video tutorial for more information.
On the Learn@UWSuperior login page there is a "Check Your System" link you can use to see if your computer and internet connection meets the requirements.
Please see the latest Brightspace (D2L) Browser Support Information if you have any questions on if your preferred browser is supported.
Note: Some of the older browser versions will not be supported or will have limited support. As of the Summer 2012 upgrade, the most current browser is usually the preferred browser.
*The mobile version of Learn@ UWSuperior is only meant to give limited access to what can be done on a device (tablet, phone, etc.) even though there is a Desktop version. As a student, the mobile version is meant for viewing (Course Home, Content, Discussions, News, Grades, Calendar, etc.) not uploading files to the Dropbox and taking Quizzes. As an instructor, the mobile version offers a few more functions (ability to create News items, Content Modules and Topics, Dropbox Folders, Grade Categories and Items, etc.) but there are still some limits in what can be done.
| File Type | Acceptable File Formats |
| Text Document | PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, TXT, XML, XLS, WPD, RTF |
| Image | JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF |
| Media | AVI, WAV, MOV, MP3, MP4, SWF, MPG, MPEG, M4V, M4A, RAM, ASF |
What is acceptable also depends on what programs the viewer has on their computers. Keep that in mind when you upload files into Learn@UWSuperior.
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In the Manage Grades area, create a new grade item using Calculated as the grade item type. Give it a name like "mid-term grade" and select the grade items from the list you would like to include. Your list might look something like this (in Learn@UWSuperior the highlight will be green):
- Assignment 1
- Assignment 2
- Assignment 3
- Assignment 4
- Quiz 1
- Quiz 2
- Quiz 3
- Essay 1
- Essay 2
- Essay 3
- Essay 4
- Group Project 1
- Group Project 2
- Peer Review 1
- Peer Review 2
When you have selected your items, click on the Save button.
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In order for extra points to appear for an assignment, you have to check the "Can Exceed" box for the grade item. This will let the system know to include those extra points above the max points for that grade item. If you use categories, make sure you check the "Can Exceed" box for that category as well.
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What that calculator icon means is that your students' final grades are out of date because you have added/removed grade items or added grades for assignments and need to update this information. There are two ways to fix this:
- On the right side of your Grades area, select Grade All from the Final Calculated Grades drop-down menu or the Final Adjusted Grades drop-down menu. Select the Recalculate All from the Final Grades drop-down menu. This will temporarily update the final grades for each student. Next time you add/remove grade items or add grades for assignments, they will be out of date again.
- On the left side of your Grades area, click on the Settings link and click on the Calculation Options tab. In the Grade Calculations section, check the "Auto Update: Automatically keep final grades updated" box. This will permanently keep your Final Grades up-to-date. One drawback is if you have a large class or a lot of grade items, it might take the system a few extra seconds to load your Grade area when you click on the Grades icon in the navigation bar.
For more information, please see our Changing Grade Settings video tutorial.
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If you have recently done a search, you will only see the results of that search. Click the Clear Search link to remove the search criteria you may have used previously. This can also happen in the Classlist area.
If the Search For field is empty and you can only see a few members from your class, check to make sure that the View By dropdown menu is set to Users and not Groups.
Quizzes -
Quizzes have many settings. Chances are, you select many of the same settings repeatedly for each quiz you create i.e. "time limit", "grace period", "submissions", "# of attempts", etc. Instead of making these choices every time you create a new quiz, create a quiz template which has these settings, but has no questions. Start by creating a new quiz. Type template in the "name" field and save your quiz. Make all of the selections that will be the same in your other quizzes, and save the quiz again. Do not set an availability or add any questions.
When you are ready to create a quiz with questions, instead of selecting "New quiz", select "Copy" from the More Actions drop-down menu. Select the template quiz you created from the "Quiz to Copy" drop-down menu. Type in the New Quiz Name. Place a check mark in the "Edit Quiz after Copy Completes" box, and click the "Save" button. All of the changes you made for your template will already be selected in your new quiz. Simply add your questions, set any applicable availability, and save your quiz. You can even copy your template quiz from one course to another.
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This is happening because the weight on the correct answers is 1 instead of 100. For Learn@UWSuperior to know what the correct answer is, you have to put 100 as the weight for it or the system will think it's only a partial answer and gives only partial credit.
Passwords and User Accounts
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Go to the UW – Superior Portal login page to reset your password. Below the login boxes, you will see the options titled “Change Password” or “New/Forgot Password”. Follow the steps to create a new password. You will be required to enter personal identification information successfully to create a new password and unlock your account. Please see our UW – Superior Password Instructions page.
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If you are a student – contact the Registrar's Office
If you are a staff or faculty member – contact the Human Resources Office
In either case, once your records are updated in our system, you will receive an email asking if you want your username changed. Follow the directions in the email.
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Stop by or call (715-394-8300 ) the Helpdesk to get your password reset.
Phones and Voicemail
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Step 1 After listening to the message, select the option (5) Forward the Message.
Step 2 Follow the prompts to record an introduction, address, and send the forwarded message. To pause or resume recording, press 8. To end recording, press #.
- While addressing the message, press ## to switch between spelling and number entry.
- To address the message to a private list, enter the list number by using number entry, or, if the list has a display name in the Messaging Assistant web tool, spell the name by using spelling entry.
- When more than one user matches your addressing entries, Connection plays a list of matches that you can navigate quickly. Press # to select a recipient from a list; press 7 to skip to the previous name and 9 to skip to the next name; and press 77 to skip to the beginning of a list and 99 to skip to the end of a list.
Step 3 After you send the forwarded message, follow the prompts to handle the original message.
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- From off campus phone dial 715-394-8000 or 715-394-8100
- Immediately after system answers, press the * (star) key
- You will then be prompted for your user id followed by # this must be the full number including 1 example: 1715394XXXX#
- Immediately enter your 10 digit pin followed by #
- The voicemail menu will then play your options. Please follow the prompts.
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- Press the Transfer Button
- Dial the extension you would like to transfer the call to
- Press the Transfer Button again
- Hang up receiver
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- Press Voicemail Button
- Enter current PIN number followed by #
- Option 4
- Option 3
- Option 1
- Follow the prompts
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For (715) numbers: Dial 9 + the 10 digit number: example: 9-715-000-0000.
For other area codes: Dial 9+1+10 digit number: example: 9-1-218-000-0000.
For calling a UW-Superior number, you may just dial the extension.
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From On Campus
- Push Voicemail Button (if you do this with the receiver down it will turn on the speaker phone)
- Enter your 10 Digit PIN # followed by the # Key
- Your New Voicemail’s will play automatically
- Follow prompts to delete or save messages
- After messages are played you will be taken to the main Voicemail Menu
- From the Main Menu you can follow prompts to send or review messages or enter Voicemail Setup.
- 0 will bring you to the help menu
- The * Key will exit Voicemail.
From Off Campus
- From off campus phone dial 715-394-8000 or 715-394-8100
- Immediately after system answers enter the * (star) key
- You will then be prompted for your user id followed by # this must be the full number including 1 example 1715394XXXX#
- Immediately enter your 10 digit pin followed by # The voicemail menu will then play your options. Please follow the prompts.
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- BEFORE you start this setup process you need to think of a 10 digit PIN#
- Push voice mail button
- When prompted enter the default PIN # 78283942014
- Follow prompts to record your NAME
- Once you are satisfied with your recorded name press the # Key
- Follow prompts to record your Voicemail Greeting
- Once you are satisfied with your Voicemail Greeting press the # Key
- The voice mail system will then ask you to change your PIN #, your new PIN # needs to be a minimum of 10 digits
- Press the speaker button to end voicemail setup
- Your Voicemail setup is now complete.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact the Technology Services Helpdesk.
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If your phone system is not working or you are switching offices please contact the help desk at 715-294-8300 or email them at helpdesk{atuws}.
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- Police, Fire, Ambulance – Dial 911
- Once 911 has been dialed, the building name, office number and the name of the person associated with the phone will be relayed to the 911 dispatch center
- Non-Emergency and campus assistance, please call campus safety at 715-394-8114 . Officers are on duty and calls are answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Yes, lines can be removed at any time lowering your annual telephone charge by $110.00 per line removed. Any disconnected lines will be put back into a pool of available lines and reused. If your department would like to keep a number that is not in service they may do so, however, you will still be billed for the line on an annual basis.
Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the technology across campus. Please Contact the Technology Services Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 ">715-394-8300 or helpdesk{atuws} with any questions.
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Yes, additional lines can be added at any time. When adding a line you will need to purchase a telephone from Technology Services and your annual bill will increase by $110.00 per line added.
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This is handled through the Services Button on your telephone. Instruction are located at the following link below
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Yes
- With a call on the line, select the Confrn (Conference) soft key.
- Dial the person you want to add to the conference with any additional digits (9-1-area code). If the third party does not answer or does not wish to join, select the EndCall soft key, then the Resume soft key.
- Announce the conference to the new party.
- Select the Confrn soft key again. All lines will be in conference.
- To add another party, repeat the steps above.
Removing Yourself from an Ad-Hoc Conference:
Hang up or press the EndCall soft key.
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Yes, international calls are any country outside of the 50 United States. Each country has a different calling cost. These calls will be restricted and will require this feature to be activated on the phone line. Billing for international calls will be accounted for each month and applied to the extension and associated cost center.
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Yes, all calls within the US 50 States will be free of charge.
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Yes the phones will work anywhere on Campus with an active data (computer) jack. If the office change is permanent Human Resources Office will have to be notified and the helpdesk will receive the information and records will be updated for 911 location.
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- Log into your Voice mailbox.
- Press 4 1.
- Press 3.
- Choose one of the following greetings:
- 1 Standard greeting
- 2 Closed (after hours) greeting
- 3 Alternate greeting
- 4 Busy (when on another call) greeting
- 5 Internal greeting
- 6 Holiday greeting
- You will hear the greeting.
- Pressing:
- 1 Re-records the greeting
- 2 Turns on the Standard greeting
- 3 Turns on the greeting you just heard
- Press * to exit.
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No, all calls will be free local or long distance. International rates will still apply.
Qualtrics Survey Tool
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In order to share a survey with others to edit and review prior to distribution you will need to send a request to ir{atuws} and copy the individuals who need access to the survey on this email. Learn more about the Qualtrics Survey Tool.
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In order to distribute a survey through Qualtrics you will need to submit a request to ir{atuws} requesting distribution rights. You will need to include evidence of your Institutional Review Board approval or proof that you do not need approval along with this request. Learn more about the Qualtrics Survey Tool.
Software and Resources
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We encourage use of the G: drive to back up your important files. Any files you place there will have backup copies made nightly as part of the university's data backup system.
Log in to your G: drive using your university credentials.
You will then have access to your files. Please select the User Manual located at the top of the log-in page for detailed information.
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Please see our Conference Room Guidelines and Scheduling Procedures page.
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Each UW-Superior student has 300 megabytes of file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs in campus labs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later in any lab. Our backup system ensures that your files will be there when needed.
For Faculty and Staff
Each UW-Superior faculty and staff member has file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later at any campus computer.
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The Daily E-Mail Digests are sent at noon with the messages posted to it in the past 24 hours. The digest collects various announcements and bundles them as a single email that includes a table of contents for the recipients to select from.
Students receive the Student Digest and Staff and Faculty receive the Staff Digest.
Student Digest
Who does it reach?
All currently enrolled Students including Graduate and Distance Learning Students.
Who can post messages?
Campus Administrators, Academic Department Chairs and Non-Academic Unit Directors, Program Assistants, Student Government Officials and Student Organization representatives approved by Student Government.
What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.
Staff Digest
Who does it reach?
All current Faculty and Staff.
Who can post messages?
All current Faculty and Staff.
What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.
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Receive voice mail, text messages, and emails about critical UW-Superior campus information.
Information of S.A.F.E. Alerts can be found here:https://www.uwsuper.edu/safety/alerts/index.cfm
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Visit www.uwsuper.edu/survey
Sign in to Qualtrics using your university username and password
You can start building your survey in Qualtrics immediately after login. To activate your survey distribution rights, please contact Institutional Effectiveness after your initial login into the Qualtrics system. You will need either an IRB approval number or indicate that the survey is IRB exempt. Institutional Effectiveness will need the last name or userID associated with the survey to activate distribution rights.
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Lynda.com is an online training library featuring a wide range of tutorials dedicated to specific skills, subject areas and software. UW-Superior students and staff have access to Lynda.com, a continually growing and evolving library of training videos and tutorials covering a wide range of software, technologies and business topics. Students and staff members can take advantage of free 24/7 access to the entire library of training; this includes:
- Over 5,000 courses and 190,000 tutorials with new releases every week.
- My Training - bookmark videos, chapters or courses for future reference, or stop and restart a course where you left off.
- Search for courses by subject, software, author or keyword.
UW-Superior users will get an email to set-up their Lynda.com profile. They will get 7 days to complete the set-up, if they miss this 7 day window, contact the Technology Services Help Desk to request a new email that allows for the set-up. View our tutorial video on How to Setup and Use Your Lynda.com Account for more information.
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Office 365 Education is a collection of services that allows you to collaborate and share your schoolwork. It’s available for free to students, faculty and staff at UW-Superior. The service includes Office Online (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and 1TB of OneDrive storage. You can install the full Office applications on up to 5 PCs or Macs for free.
Technology Help Desk
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VPN or Virtual Private Networks allow users to access the campus network from campus issued devices such as laptop or notebook computers when they are off campus and have access to the internet. The VPN uses technology to ensure that the data going over the public internet is encrypted and secure.
Turnitin
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Turnitin abides by a strict privacy policy to protect sensitive data. Student information and papers are secured digitally through industry-standard SSL encryption and physically through stringent security measures at Turnitin's server facilities. Turnitin does not require student names to be associated with submitted papers. Upon request from the institution, a specific paper can be removed from the database.
The Turnitin service complies with FERPA, COPPA and copyright laws and requirements.
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Since July 2006, UW-Superior has used Turnitin to help instructors improve their students' critical thinking and composition skills as well as check for improper citation or potential plagiarism. It also protects our students' original work from being used without citation by another person, and serves as a learning tool to help instructors and students better identify and correct unintentional plagiarism.
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Instructors can submit students' papers electronically to Turnitin or create a Dropbox folder in Learn@ UWSuperior that allows the students to submit the papers. The papers are checked against the database to determine the originality of the work. A report comes back with a score indicating how likely the paper is to be original work, including the sources of matches found. If the matching source is determined to be from a paper authored by another student, the instructor may then request a copy of the original paper to review. The instructor who is reviewing the paper would seek permission from the instructor whose student's work was listed as a source. Permission must be granted before the paper is released. The Turnitin service does not govern the release of the student's work; it just facilitates the connection between the instructors.
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Turnitin is a web based service that creates unique digital "fingerprints" of each document submitted to the system. These fingerprints are compared with others in the database for originality. The system also uses information from academic resources, online encyclopedias, news agencies, and other sources likely to be used for plagiarism.
University Data
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View University data, such as enrollment numbers, retention rates, student demographics, etc.
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To submit a data request, fill out and submit a data request form.
University of Wisconsin – Superior Foundation, Inc.
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To secure, invest and manage financial resources that support exceptional opportunities for the University of Wisconsin-Superior, its students, faculty, and facilities.
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In addition to executing the mission, some basic duties of the Foundation are:
- balance the budget
- execute donor wishes
- oversee and manage investment assets
- meet financial obligations
- obtain annual audit by independent accounting firm
- maintain effective internal control environment
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The Foundation is a private foundation. It is a non-stock, not-for-profit entity and is incorporated under Chapter 181 of the laws of the State of Wisconsin. It is also registered as a § 501c3 not-for-profit corporation within the meaning and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States. The legal name is University of Wisconsin – Superior Foundation, Inc. and its office is located on the UW-Superior campus in Superior, Wisconsin.
The Foundation’s annual meeting is held in September or October in Superior, Wisconsin. The Board of Directors also meets two or three other times during each year.
The Foundation has three categories of Directors: (1) Voting Director; (2) ex officio Director; and (3) Emeritus Director. Ex officio and Emeritus Directors are not eligible to vote on matters that come before the Board.
The Voting Directors (not less than ten and no more than thirty) control and manage the affairs and business of the Foundation. Directors may reside at any location. A Voting Director’s term of office is three years. Upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee, the Board may elect a Voting Director for three consecutive terms.
The Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement may be non-voting ex officio Board members. An Emeritus Director is a distinguished former Voting Director.
The Foundation officers, who are elected from the Voting Directors, are the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The immediate Past President also serves as an Officer. The UW-Superior Vice Chancellor for University Advancement may serve as the Executive Director of the Foundation and as the liaison between the Foundation and the university.
The Foundation has three standing committees: (1) Advancement (plans approaches to solicit/acquire contributions and steward donors); (2) Governance (makes recommendations for the Foundation’s corporate governance): and (3) Finance (informs and advises the Board of Directors on financial matters.)
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After evaluating the qualifications of each Director candidate, any Director or other individual may suggest an individual to the Chair of the Governance Committee for election as a Director. The Governance Committee brings the name of a Director candidate before the Board of Directors for vote. Once the Board decides to approve the appointment of a new Director, the Governance Committee assigns a mentor to the new Director for the purposes of orientation and guidance for the first year
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The goal of the Board is 100% participation in a gift amount of each Director’s choosing. As a § 501c3 not-for-profit corporation within the meaning and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions to the Foundation may be tax deductible to the extent of state and federal law.
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Yes. Please refer to the Foundation Gift Policy and contact a member of the Advancement staff for further details.
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The Foundation is connected to the university’s fundraising, alumni relations and development operations. Through a full spectrum of fundraising programs, the Foundation provides resources that advance the mission of the university. The Foundation’s sole purpose is to support the university and encourage and manage gifts (receive, invest and guarantee good stewardship) for the benefit of the university and its community.
The Foundation is a legally separate entity from the university and must maintain appropriate, legally mandated independence from the responsibilities of the university. As such, the Foundation has no formal or legal role in the governance of the university, the setting of academic priorities, payment of university employees or other matters that are part of the university’s responsibilities. Likewise, the university does not have a formal or legal role in the governance of the Foundation.
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The Foundation works closely with the Alumni Association but the Alumni Association is a separate entity. The Alumni Association works to foster life-long pride and loyalty among alumni and friends by offering opportunities to strengthen their continued relationships with the university.
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By executing its mission and following donor intent. In FY17, the Foundation supported the university with over $1.2 million, broken down between scholarships and other institutional/programmatic support. In addition, the Foundation funds its own annual operating budget ($450,000) as does the Alumni Association ($77,000).
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Endowment Funds result from donor contributions which are made for a particular purpose, such as a specific scholarship, and are established as a permanently restricted fund by the donor.
Board Designated Funds are funds that the donor does not designate as permanently restricted, but because of their nature and purpose, are designated as such by the Foundation Board of Directors.
Unless expressly instructed or authorized by the donor, for both endowed and board designated funds, the original gift remains intact and only the investment income generated may be used for the payment of administration fees, investment management fees and for the donor’s or the Foundation’s stated purpose. The earnings from the endowment funds are used to fund the criteria established for each fund. The principal (or charitable contribution amount) is not distributed and the fund lives into perpetuity. A Foundation spending policy is used to calculate annual distributions from each fund – currently 4% of the trailing 3-year average June 30 market values of each fund – as long as that amount is less than the accumulated earnings of the fund. The minimum amount to establish an endowment fund is $10,000.
The Foundation’s investment and financial management firm manages the endowment funds.
Temporary Restricted Funds consist of contributions restricted to a specific use but are expected to be completely used within a short period of time. (E.g. a building fund) Earnings from temporary restricted funds are credited to the unrestricted fund.
Unrestricted Funds are funds from donor contributions without a specific designation. Fees and interest earned from temporary funds and certain other funds are credited to the unrestricted fund. Unrestricted funds are used to fund the administration of the Foundation in compliance with its annual budget. Funds are also used for university institutional support and undergraduate research.
As of June 30, 2017, total assets grew to over $16 million.
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There are presently 23 academic and non-academic university scholarship committees that award scholarships. Each scholarship committee receives a Foundation report in January that summarizes its scholarships and the criteria for each, along with the award amounts. Each scholarship committee accepts student applications and from those reviews and selects the student recipients that best meet the stated criteria. The number of scholarships per committee varies.
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Each scholarship committee forwards its recommended student recipient applications to the Advancement Office where the scholarship amounts and criteria are verified. The Advancement Office then notifies the student recipients of their selection along with the scholarship name, contact person(s) and the amount of the scholarship.
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The university business office invoices the Foundation after the scholarships post to student accounts. The Foundation submits payment to the university.
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The donor receives an annual scholarship report packet each November that includes:
- A thank you letter co-signed by the Foundation President and Finance Committee Chair that includes investment performance information and other economic info, a financial report of the fund which includes beginning balance, contributions received, market gains/losses, administrative fee charged, scholarship amount awarded, and an ending balance – as of June 30 of each year, a summary of the scholarship criteria and the names and award amounts for the student recipients
- A thank you letter from the Chancellor
- Student thank you letters
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Temporary restricted funds whose distribution is determined by donor wishes. The Foundation has many institutional funds and each has a fund manager who administers the fund according to the Advancement Office document called the Foundation Fund Management Guideline. The Foundation reports the activity of these funds to the respective fund manager. Examples of these funds include: athletic team funds and academic/ program specific funds.
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The Foundation operating budget is not funded by the university. It is partially funded by unrestricted “Superior Fund” gifts and an administrative fee charged on endowment funds – currently 2.25%. The Vice Chancellor for University Advancement approves all expense payments, and any payment request of $5,000 or greater is additionally approved by the Foundation President and Chair of the Finance Committee.
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There are currently more than 400 funds to which you may contribute. If you wish to establish your own fund, please contact an Advancement staff member for further details.
VPN
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Here are a few steps to help you secure your VPN connection and your campus devices:
- Always disconnect from VPN when you have completed your work or are going to be away from your device for any period of time.
- Never keep your VPN credentials on your device or your device carrying case.
- Store all critical data files on your network drives and password protect those files
- Never allow you device to "Save Passwords"
- Avoid leaving devices in cars, hotel rooms or in checked luggage
- Pay particular attention to your devices in airports or other public places
- If your device is stolen, immediately contact the technology help desk or after hours contact the campus safety office.
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Return the device to the help desk, the software will need to be reinstalled.
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There is no need. The software will give you an error that it "can't find a network" if it detects that you are already connected to the campus network.
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How you disconnect depends on the device, but in general you launch the "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client" dashboard from the system tray or list of programs and click the DISCONNECT button on the dashboard.
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The steps depend on the device that you are connecting with, but in general:
- Navigate to the All Programs list and click the link to the "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
- Click the CONNECT button
- Read the "Use Statement" dialog box and click the ACCEPT button
- Enter the user name and password that was assigned to you for this type of connection and click the continue button.
Note that your user name and password may be different than your campus login credentials.
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No. You will be issued separate credentials (username and password that may be different than those that you use on campus).
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Polices for using this service are included in the broader Remote Access Policy. All other University policies including Appropriate Use Guidelines must be followed when connecting through VPN. For a complete list of policies, visit our Technology Policies web page.
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Faculty and Staff can submit a request for installation to the technology help desk. The request must include the academic or business reason for the access. Once the request is approved, you will be required to bring the device to the technology help desk in Swenson Hall. Our network technicians will complete the necessary configurations and install the VPN software (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client). The process for installation can take up to 5 business days depending on current work load.
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Yes. The installation and steps for logging on are slightly different than for PC installation but most MAC devices are supported.
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No. VPN is only available for installation on UW-Superior owned devices.
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Currently VPN connections are only available to Faculty and Staff with an approved academic or business need.
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No. Because data you are sending and receiving must be encrypted and decrypted, you will sacrifice some performance. The speed of the connection is also dependent on the speed of your internet connection. The campus network is typically much faster than most hotels, airports or other public networks.
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No. VPN secures data as it is transmitted over the internet. You are still responsible for the security of the data that resides on your device and responsible for the physical security of the device.
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You can access any campus network resource the same as if you were on campus including access to network drives (i.e. your g: drive), email, and any other network based software that you would have access to if you were connected on campus.
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VPN or Virtual Private Networks allow users to access the campus network from campus issued devices such as laptop or notebook computers when they are off campus and have access to the internet. The VPN uses technology to ensure that the data going over the public internet is encrypted and secure.
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Contact the technology help desk for instructions on changing passwords.
Workers' Compensation
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You must report the injury to your employer within two years to qualify for worker's compensation. If the injury is reported or a payment is made within two years, the claim is usually held open by law for 12 years from the date of the injury or the date of last payment to you, whichever is later. This can be important if your condition changes during this time. In the case of an occupational disease, such as an occupational hearing loss, carpal tunnel, etc., there is no time limit for filing a claim. It is important to save your records of the last payment for 12 years.
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If an employer has not followed a state or federal safety order and an injury results, the employer must pay 15 percent increased compensation, up to a maximum of $15,000. This is in addition to any other compensation. Payment is due even if the employee's carelessness caused the injury.
If you believe that you should be paid increased compensation because your employer did not observe a safety order, you may apply for a hearing and must prove that your employer was at fault.
If a worker fails to follow published and enforced safety rules, compensation may be decreased by 15 percent, but not by more than $15,000.
Double or treble compensation may be due for injuries to minors who do not have valid work permits. It is the UW Superior's responsibility to make sure that minors have valid working permits.
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Some workers may not be able to return to the same type of work they did before injury or illness. Keep in contact with your employer and your doctor to see if you can return to work early on a restricted basis, perhaps in a modified job if necessary. This could help ease you back into working again.
If your doctor or employer indicates that you cannot return to your former job, you may contact the insurer to request assistance from either public or private vocational rehabilitation services. One resource is the State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), which has offices throughout the state (see your local telephone directory under State of Wisconsin, Department of Workforce Development). General questions about your claim should be addressed to the UW Superior Office of Human Resources, or UW System,, or the Worker's Compensation Division. For further information, call the WC Division at 266-1340 "> (608) 266-1340 ">(608) 266-1340 .
If you do not have a job at the end of your healing period (temporary total or partial disability), you may apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits by calling 1-800-822-5246.
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The law does not guarantee a job after an injury, and the employer is not required to hold one open or create one. However, up to one year's back pay may be due if an employer "unreasonably refuses" to rehire an injured worker. Employees who believe they have been so refused may request a hearing.
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Your employer or the insurance company may ask you to sign a written agreement to settle your case. This is called a compromise.
If there is valid dispute over the amount of disability or whether an injury is work-related, you and UW System may decide to settle your claim. All compromises must be approved by the Division to make sure they are reasonable. Before signing a compromise it is important that you understand what future benefits you may be giving up. After you agree to a compromise, it is legally very difficult to change it. Normally, you will not receive additional compensation beyond the amount of the compromise.
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If you hire an attorney in a disputed case, you can be charged only up to 20 percent of the amount the attorney obtains for you. You will also have to pay for your attorney's costs. The fees and costs will be deducted from your payments. Your county bar association may be able to recommend an attorney who is experienced in worker's compensation.
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If there is a dispute over your claim between you and UW System, that cannot be settled by talking it over, you may request the Division to resolve it by holding a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge and issuing an order.
You may file an application for a hearing if your employer does not report your accident, or if you believe you can prove that you did not receive all your benefits. You must have medical proof of your claim. This proof is the written opinion of a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist, dentist or surgeon. Send the medical report with the application.
You should contact UW Superior/UW System before applying for a hearing to find out exactly what is disputed.
You may request the forms to apply for a hearing by contacting any of the Division offices, or you may obtain these forms from the Division of Workforce Development (DWD) website. You will also receive additional written information explaining the hearing process.
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After you have healed as much as possible from your injury, your doctor will determine if you have any permanent disability.
For a permanent disability, you will receive additional compensation of up to $262 weekly. Benefits are paid monthly, not in one lump sum.
A specific number of weeks of compensation is paid for the loss of a finger, hand, arm, leg, foot, eye, etc. This compensation is paid in addition to the compensation paid during the healing period. Different amounts of compensation are due for the loss of different parts of the body.
If there is no amputation, but there is pain or loss of motion or strength in a limb, then fewer weeks of compensation are paid. For example, 10 percent disability at the shoulder would equal 10 percent of 500 weeks of compensation, or 50 weeks.
Some other kinds of permanent injuries are compensated in a different manner that involves a determination of future wage loss.
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In most cases, the first payment will be made on your next normal payroll date.
If your payments later stop, or if you have any other problem, contact the UW Superior Office of Human Resources to find out the reason. If you need more help, contact the Division. You may cash compensation checks and sign receipts without any fear of losing any of your legal rights.
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During the time you are healing from your injury, you will get two-thirds of your weekly wage up to $805 a week.
Payment is made on the basis of a six-day workweek, Monday through Saturday, regardless of the number of days a week you actually work. This means that your daily payment is one-sixth of your weekly payment. For example, if you are eligible for just three days of compensation, you will receive three-sixths of your weekly rate.
There is a waiting period before benefits can be paid. The waiting period is the first three days, excluding Sunday, after the accident. You do not receive compensation for these three days if you are disabled only during the first three days. If you are disabled for any time beyond the seventh day, you will receive compensation for the first three days. Worker's compensation is never paid for the day of injury.
The Division of Workforce Development reviews all benefit payments to make sure they are accurate. If you doubt that you are receiving the correct amount of compensation, please contact the Division.
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UW System is required to pay your medical expenses and mileage. If you paid any of your medical expenses, send itemized receipts to the UW Superior Office of Human Resources, for reimbursement, or if you receive any bills for payment.
UW System may challenge a health care provider's fee as unreasonable or treatment as unnecessary. If so, it may refuse to pay the charge in question and must notify the provider of the dispute. Once a provider receives notice of a dispute about fees or treatment, the provider may not ask you to pay the bill. If you receive a bill for treatment when such a dispute exists, please contact the UW Superior Office of Human Resources.
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You may choose any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist or dentist licensed in the state. You may choose any doctor for your care. If you later select a second doctor, you must notify the UW Superior Office of Human Resources.
Key Steps in Worker's Compensation
If you are hurt at work or become ill because of what you think is work-related exposure:
- Immediately report your accident or ailment to your supervisor. Continue to keep your employer informed about any changes in your injury.
- Seek first aid and medical attention.
- Remember that delays can affect not only your health, but also possible compensation benefits.
UW Superior will then report to UW System, who will report it to the Worker's Compensation Division. You do not have to file a claim yourself if you reported the injury.
Your medical costs will be paid. If you miss more than three days of work and are found eligible, you will receive compensation for lost wages. Worker's Compensation also provides benefits to dependents of workers who die after work-related accidents.
If your injury or illness is compensable:
- You will get a check from the State of Wisconsin on your normal payroll date.
- There is a three-day waiting period. However, if you are off work more than seven days, you will receive compensation for the first three days after the injury date, excluding Sunday. Any additional compensation for a permanent disability, such as an amputated limb, will be determined later, after you return to work or the healing period ends.
It is important that you make every effort to return to work, within medical restrictions, as soon as possible after an injury. UW Superior and your doctor must agree to your returning to some form of work; it is important that you talk to them about returning. If you cannot return at all because of your accident, other options may be available.
In an emergency, UW Superior may arrange for your treatment until you are able to choose your own doctor. UW System has the right to have you examined occasionally by a doctor of its choice. Your compensation may be delayed if you do not agree to have these examinations.
You have the right to every type of treatment which is reasonable and necessary to cure you, as ordered by your doctor. This includes hospitalization, therapy, tests and prosthetic devices. Medicine is paid for, as is any reasonable travel expense necessary to receive treatment.
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All employees of UW-Superior are covered by workers' compensation law. This includes Student employees, Limited Term Employees, Permanent and Project Classified Employees, Academic Staff and Faculty.
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The law covers both mental and physical injury from either accidents or occupational diseases.
If you are required to travel, you are covered at all times while traveling, including the time you are eating or sleeping, unless you deviate from regular work duties for a private or personal reason.
Generally, workers' compensation must be paid even if the injury was your fault. (See section relating to increased or decreased compensation.)
All compensation and medical payments are based on medical reports from your doctor. If your doctor does not make prompt and regular reports to the insurance company or your employer (if self-insured), your payments may be delayed. Explain this to your doctor.
If UW System, who is self insured, refuses to make payments, they must notify you within 14 days after it receives notice of the injury that it is investigating your claim. They must explain the reason(s) for refusing payment and inform you within 7 days of its decision of your appeal rights.
Writing Center
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During the fall and spring semesters, your students can meet with our consultants in the Writing Center (Swenson 1030) or online during the following hours: MWTH, 9:00-5:00; Tues., 9:00-9:00; Fri., 9:00-4:00.
The Center also offers online consultations from 6-11 pm on Sunday evenings during the fall and spring semesters.
In the summer, the Center has an online-only service, available in the evenings (M-Th).
Your students can make appointments by going to http://www.uwsuper.edu/writingcenter/.
Appointments can also be made by phone at (715) 394-8095 , or in person in Swenson 1030.
Drop-in consultations are often available for in-person consultations, but to be certain to be able to see a consultant, students should make appointments!
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Because our mission is to support students as they become better writers, our consultants do not proofread and correct student papers but, rather, support the students as they learn strategies to better proofread their own papers. Our consultants do not take over authorship of the students’ work; instead, they hold conversations with students about the written work and offer suggestions, while leaving authorship in the students’ hands. Further, our consultants do not discuss with students any personal comments about the writing assignments or grading of student work; that is strictly between instructor and student.
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Encourage your students to bring the assignment details with them to the consultation. Your students can make use of Writing Center consultations at any stage in the writing process, but regardless of the stage, it is helpful for our consultants to know the overall requirements for the assignment. If a consultation will concern a rough draft, encourage your students to bring the drafts with them for in-person consultations or to have them on hand and ready to paste onto the online whiteboard for online consultations.
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Simply ask your students to request “instructor notification” of the consultation and make sure your students know your campus e-mail address. You will then receive an e-mail letting you know your student completed a Writing Center consultation.
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Surveys of UW-Superior Writing Center clients have shown that instructor encouragement is the most frequently cited reason for student visits to the Writing Center. Here are a few ways you can encourage your students to make use of this service:
Have one of our consultants visit your class. The Writing Center consultants will be happy to visit your classes to talk to your students about the Writing Center. A classroom visit takes only ten minutes of class time. To schedule a visit, contact Yvonne Rutford, Assistant Director of the Writing Center, yrutford{atuws}.
Arrange to have your class visit the Writing Center as a group to hear about its services. A Writing Consultant will talk to your students briefly about the services while the students are there to see firsthand what the Center is like. A group visit must be pre-arranged; to make the arrangements, contact Yvonne Rutford at yrutford{atuws}.
Require, or offer extra credit for, a Writing Center consultation. Many instructors build a required Writing Center consultation into student writing assignments. If you choose to require a Writing Center consultation, you can help our consultants prepare by notifying us what the writing assignment is and when we can expect your students to visit. (Tip: Please allow adequate time for your students to complete their Writing Center visit. Depending on the class size, up to two weeks’ notice will help ensure that all your students can make appointments.) If there are specific expectations of the genre, it would also be helpful if you could provide a model. You can e-mail this information to Yvonne Rutford, yrutford{atuws}.
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The Writing Center consultants are UW-Superior undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines. Each consultant must demonstrate excellent writing skill and “people skills” prior to being hired and then must complete a comprehensive training process.
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Our consultants will set an agenda with your students on arrival for consultations. Setting an agenda helps focus a consultation on a student’s needs, whether that be topic ideas, thesis statements, organization, research and citation, or other needs. The consultant then talks with the student about his or her writing, offering suggestions and working together with the student to help arrive at ideas for the written work.
Face-to-face consultations typically last 30 minutes (though 60-minute sessions are also available); online sessions require 45-60 minutes.
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Any UW-Superior undergraduate or graduate student (campus or distance learning) can use the services of the Writing Center for any piece of writing they are doing for any class or for their internships and on-campus jobs. We also see students about writing that is not assigned in classes—for instance, resumes.
Faculty and staff can also schedule individual writing consultations with the Writing Center director or assistant director. For more information, contact Dr. Deborah Schlacks, Director of the Writing Center, dschlack{atuws} or (715) 394-8235 .
Quizzes have many settings. Chances are, you select many of the same settings repeatedly for each quiz you create i.e. "time limit", "grace period", "submissions", "# of attempts", etc. Instead of making these choices every time you create a new quiz, create a quiz template which has these settings, but has no questions. Start by creating a new quiz. Type template in the "name" field and save your quiz. Make all of the selections that will be the same in your other quizzes, and save the quiz again. Do not set an availability or add any questions.
When you are ready to create a quiz with questions, instead of selecting "New quiz", select "Copy" from the More Actions drop-down menu. Select the template quiz you created from the "Quiz to Copy" drop-down menu. Type in the New Quiz Name. Place a check mark in the "Edit Quiz after Copy Completes" box, and click the "Save" button. All of the changes you made for your template will already be selected in your new quiz. Simply add your questions, set any applicable availability, and save your quiz. You can even copy your template quiz from one course to another.
This is happening because the weight on the correct answers is 1 instead of 100. For Learn@UWSuperior to know what the correct answer is, you have to put 100 as the weight for it or the system will think it's only a partial answer and gives only partial credit.
Go to the UW – Superior Portal login page to reset your password. Below the login boxes, you will see the options titled “Change Password” or “New/Forgot Password”. Follow the steps to create a new password. You will be required to enter personal identification information successfully to create a new password and unlock your account. Please see our UW – Superior Password Instructions page.
If you are a student – contact the Registrar's Office
If you are a staff or faculty member – contact the Human Resources Office
In either case, once your records are updated in our system, you will receive an email asking if you want your username changed. Follow the directions in the email.
Stop by or call (
Step 1 After listening to the message, select the option (5) Forward the Message.
Step 2 Follow the prompts to record an introduction, address, and send the forwarded message. To pause or resume recording, press 8. To end recording, press #.
- While addressing the message, press ## to switch between spelling and number entry.
- To address the message to a private list, enter the list number by using number entry, or, if the list has a display name in the Messaging Assistant web tool, spell the name by using spelling entry.
- When more than one user matches your addressing entries, Connection plays a list of matches that you can navigate quickly. Press # to select a recipient from a list; press 7 to skip to the previous name and 9 to skip to the next name; and press 77 to skip to the beginning of a list and 99 to skip to the end of a list.
Step 3 After you send the forwarded message, follow the prompts to handle the original message.
- From off campus phone dial 715-394-8000 or 715-394-8100
- Immediately after system answers, press the * (star) key
- You will then be prompted for your user id followed by # this must be the full number including 1 example: 1715394XXXX#
- Immediately enter your 10 digit pin followed by #
- The voicemail menu will then play your options. Please follow the prompts.
- Press the Transfer Button
- Dial the extension you would like to transfer the call to
- Press the Transfer Button again
- Hang up receiver
- Press Voicemail Button
- Enter current PIN number followed by #
- Option 4
- Option 3
- Option 1
- Follow the prompts
For (715) numbers: Dial 9 + the 10 digit number: example: 9-715-000-0000.
For other area codes: Dial 9+1+10 digit number: example: 9-1-218-000-0000.
For calling a UW-Superior number, you may just dial the extension.
From On Campus
- Push Voicemail Button (if you do this with the receiver down it will turn on the speaker phone)
- Enter your 10 Digit PIN # followed by the # Key
- Your New Voicemail’s will play automatically
- Follow prompts to delete or save messages
- After messages are played you will be taken to the main Voicemail Menu
- From the Main Menu you can follow prompts to send or review messages or enter Voicemail Setup.
- 0 will bring you to the help menu
- The * Key will exit Voicemail.
From Off Campus
- From off campus phone dial 715-394-8000 or 715-394-8100
- Immediately after system answers enter the * (star) key
- You will then be prompted for your user id followed by # this must be the full number including 1 example 1715394XXXX#
- Immediately enter your 10 digit pin followed by # The voicemail menu will then play your options. Please follow the prompts.
- BEFORE you start this setup process you need to think of a 10 digit PIN#
- Push voice mail button
- When prompted enter the default PIN # 78283942014
- Follow prompts to record your NAME
- Once you are satisfied with your recorded name press the # Key
- Follow prompts to record your Voicemail Greeting
- Once you are satisfied with your Voicemail Greeting press the # Key
- The voice mail system will then ask you to change your PIN #, your new PIN # needs to be a minimum of 10 digits
- Press the speaker button to end voicemail setup
- Your Voicemail setup is now complete.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact the Technology Services Helpdesk.
If your phone system is not working or you are switching offices please contact the help desk at 715-294-8300 or email them at helpdesk{atuws}.
- Police, Fire, Ambulance – Dial 911
- Once 911 has been dialed, the building name, office number and the name of the person associated with the phone will be relayed to the 911 dispatch center
- Non-Emergency and campus assistance, please call campus safety at 715-394-8114 . Officers are on duty and calls are answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Yes, lines can be removed at any time lowering your annual telephone charge by $110.00 per line removed. Any disconnected lines will be put back into a pool of available lines and reused. If your department would like to keep a number that is not in service they may do so, however, you will still be billed for the line on an annual basis.
Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the technology across campus. Please Contact the Technology Services Helpdesk at 715-394-8300 ">715-394-8300 or helpdesk{atuws} with any questions.
Yes, additional lines can be added at any time. When adding a line you will need to purchase a telephone from Technology Services and your annual bill will increase by $110.00 per line added.
This is handled through the Services Button on your telephone. Instruction are located at the following link below
Yes
- With a call on the line, select the Confrn (Conference) soft key.
- Dial the person you want to add to the conference with any additional digits (9-1-area code). If the third party does not answer or does not wish to join, select the EndCall soft key, then the Resume soft key.
- Announce the conference to the new party.
- Select the Confrn soft key again. All lines will be in conference.
- To add another party, repeat the steps above.
Removing Yourself from an Ad-Hoc Conference:
Hang up or press the EndCall soft key.
Yes, international calls are any country outside of the 50 United States. Each country has a different calling cost. These calls will be restricted and will require this feature to be activated on the phone line. Billing for international calls will be accounted for each month and applied to the extension and associated cost center.
Yes, all calls within the US 50 States will be free of charge.
Yes the phones will work anywhere on Campus with an active data (computer) jack. If the office change is permanent Human Resources Office will have to be notified and the helpdesk will receive the information and records will be updated for 911 location.
- Log into your Voice mailbox.
- Press 4 1.
- Press 3.
- Choose one of the following greetings:
- 1 Standard greeting
- 2 Closed (after hours) greeting
- 3 Alternate greeting
- 4 Busy (when on another call) greeting
- 5 Internal greeting
- 6 Holiday greeting
- You will hear the greeting.
- Pressing:
- 1 Re-records the greeting
- 2 Turns on the Standard greeting
- 3 Turns on the greeting you just heard
- Press * to exit.
No, all calls will be free local or long distance. International rates will still apply.
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We encourage use of the G: drive to back up your important files. Any files you place there will have backup copies made nightly as part of the university's data backup system.
Log in to your G: drive using your university credentials.
You will then have access to your files. Please select the User Manual located at the top of the log-in page for detailed information.
Please see our Conference Room Guidelines and Scheduling Procedures page.
Each UW-Superior student has 300 megabytes of file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs in campus labs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later in any lab. Our backup system ensures that your files will be there when needed.
For Faculty and Staff
Each UW-Superior faculty and staff member has file storage space on the university network. Your online storage drive appears as the G: drive when you open the "My Computer" icon on Windows PCs. You can save your work there, then retrieve it later at any campus computer.
The Daily E-Mail Digests are sent at noon with the messages posted to it in the past 24 hours. The digest collects various announcements and bundles them as a single email that includes a table of contents for the recipients to select from.
Students receive the Student Digest and Staff and Faculty receive the Staff Digest.
Student Digest
Who does it reach?
All currently enrolled Students including Graduate and Distance Learning Students.
Who can post messages?
Campus Administrators, Academic Department Chairs and Non-Academic Unit Directors, Program Assistants, Student Government Officials and Student Organization representatives approved by Student Government.
What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.
Staff Digest
Who does it reach?
All current Faculty and Staff.
Who can post messages?
All current Faculty and Staff.
What are the appropriate uses of this communications method?
Information from communication should be pertinent to at least 30% of the potential recipients and should be University Business that is open to the public.
Receive voice mail, text messages, and emails about critical UW-Superior campus information.
Information of S.A.F.E. Alerts can be found here:https://www.uwsuper.edu/safety/alerts/index.cfm
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Lynda.com is an online training library featuring a wide range of tutorials dedicated to specific skills, subject areas and software. UW-Superior students and staff have access to Lynda.com, a continually growing and evolving library of training videos and tutorials covering a wide range of software, technologies and business topics. Students and staff members can take advantage of free 24/7 access to the entire library of training; this includes:
- Over 5,000 courses and 190,000 tutorials with new releases every week.
- My Training - bookmark videos, chapters or courses for future reference, or stop and restart a course where you left off.
- Search for courses by subject, software, author or keyword.
UW-Superior users will get an email to set-up their Lynda.com profile. They will get 7 days to complete the set-up, if they miss this 7 day window, contact the Technology Services Help Desk to request a new email that allows for the set-up. View our tutorial video on How to Setup and Use Your Lynda.com Account for more information.
Office 365 Education is a collection of services that allows you to collaborate and share your schoolwork. It’s available for free to students, faculty and staff at UW-Superior. The service includes Office Online (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and 1TB of OneDrive storage. You can install the full Office applications on up to 5 PCs or Macs for free.
VPN or Virtual Private Networks allow users to access the campus network from campus issued devices such as laptop or notebook computers when they are off campus and have access to the internet. The VPN uses technology to ensure that the data going over the public internet is encrypted and secure.
Turnitin abides by a strict privacy policy to protect sensitive data. Student information and papers are secured digitally through industry-standard SSL encryption and physically through stringent security measures at Turnitin's server facilities. Turnitin does not require student names to be associated with submitted papers. Upon request from the institution, a specific paper can be removed from the database.
The Turnitin service complies with FERPA, COPPA and copyright laws and requirements.
Since July 2006, UW-Superior has used Turnitin to help instructors improve their students' critical thinking and composition skills as well as check for improper citation or potential plagiarism. It also protects our students' original work from being used without citation by another person, and serves as a learning tool to help instructors and students better identify and correct unintentional plagiarism.
Instructors can submit students' papers electronically to Turnitin or create a Dropbox folder in Learn@ UWSuperior that allows the students to submit the papers. The papers are checked against the database to determine the originality of the work. A report comes back with a score indicating how likely the paper is to be original work, including the sources of matches found. If the matching source is determined to be from a paper authored by another student, the instructor may then request a copy of the original paper to review. The instructor who is reviewing the paper would seek permission from the instructor whose student's work was listed as a source. Permission must be granted before the paper is released. The Turnitin service does not govern the release of the student's work; it just facilitates the connection between the instructors.
Turnitin is a web based service that creates unique digital "fingerprints" of each document submitted to the system. These fingerprints are compared with others in the database for originality. The system also uses information from academic resources, online encyclopedias, news agencies, and other sources likely to be used for plagiarism.
View University data, such as enrollment numbers, retention rates, student demographics, etc.
To submit a data request, fill out and submit a data request form.
To secure, invest and manage financial resources that support exceptional opportunities for the University of Wisconsin-Superior, its students, faculty, and facilities.
In addition to executing the mission, some basic duties of the Foundation are:
- balance the budget
- execute donor wishes
- oversee and manage investment assets
- meet financial obligations
- obtain annual audit by independent accounting firm
- maintain effective internal control environment
The Foundation is a private foundation. It is a non-stock, not-for-profit entity and is incorporated under Chapter 181 of the laws of the State of Wisconsin. It is also registered as a § 501c3 not-for-profit corporation within the meaning and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States. The legal name is University of Wisconsin – Superior Foundation, Inc. and its office is located on the UW-Superior campus in Superior, Wisconsin.
The Foundation’s annual meeting is held in September or October in Superior, Wisconsin. The Board of Directors also meets two or three other times during each year.
The Foundation has three categories of Directors: (1) Voting Director; (2) ex officio Director; and (3) Emeritus Director. Ex officio and Emeritus Directors are not eligible to vote on matters that come before the Board.
The Voting Directors (not less than ten and no more than thirty) control and manage the affairs and business of the Foundation. Directors may reside at any location. A Voting Director’s term of office is three years. Upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee, the Board may elect a Voting Director for three consecutive terms.
The Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement may be non-voting ex officio Board members. An Emeritus Director is a distinguished former Voting Director.
The Foundation officers, who are elected from the Voting Directors, are the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The immediate Past President also serves as an Officer. The UW-Superior Vice Chancellor for University Advancement may serve as the Executive Director of the Foundation and as the liaison between the Foundation and the university.
The Foundation has three standing committees: (1) Advancement (plans approaches to solicit/acquire contributions and steward donors); (2) Governance (makes recommendations for the Foundation’s corporate governance): and (3) Finance (informs and advises the Board of Directors on financial matters.)
After evaluating the qualifications of each Director candidate, any Director or other individual may suggest an individual to the Chair of the Governance Committee for election as a Director. The Governance Committee brings the name of a Director candidate before the Board of Directors for vote. Once the Board decides to approve the appointment of a new Director, the Governance Committee assigns a mentor to the new Director for the purposes of orientation and guidance for the first year
The goal of the Board is 100% participation in a gift amount of each Director’s choosing. As a § 501c3 not-for-profit corporation within the meaning and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions to the Foundation may be tax deductible to the extent of state and federal law.
Yes. Please refer to the Foundation Gift Policy and contact a member of the Advancement staff for further details.
The Foundation is connected to the university’s fundraising, alumni relations and development operations. Through a full spectrum of fundraising programs, the Foundation provides resources that advance the mission of the university. The Foundation’s sole purpose is to support the university and encourage and manage gifts (receive, invest and guarantee good stewardship) for the benefit of the university and its community.
The Foundation is a legally separate entity from the university and must maintain appropriate, legally mandated independence from the responsibilities of the university. As such, the Foundation has no formal or legal role in the governance of the university, the setting of academic priorities, payment of university employees or other matters that are part of the university’s responsibilities. Likewise, the university does not have a formal or legal role in the governance of the Foundation.
The Foundation works closely with the Alumni Association but the Alumni Association is a separate entity. The Alumni Association works to foster life-long pride and loyalty among alumni and friends by offering opportunities to strengthen their continued relationships with the university.
By executing its mission and following donor intent. In FY17, the Foundation supported the university with over $1.2 million, broken down between scholarships and other institutional/programmatic support. In addition, the Foundation funds its own annual operating budget ($450,000) as does the Alumni Association ($77,000).
Endowment Funds result from donor contributions which are made for a particular purpose, such as a specific scholarship, and are established as a permanently restricted fund by the donor.
Board Designated Funds are funds that the donor does not designate as permanently restricted, but because of their nature and purpose, are designated as such by the Foundation Board of Directors.
Unless expressly instructed or authorized by the donor, for both endowed and board designated funds, the original gift remains intact and only the investment income generated may be used for the payment of administration fees, investment management fees and for the donor’s or the Foundation’s stated purpose. The earnings from the endowment funds are used to fund the criteria established for each fund. The principal (or charitable contribution amount) is not distributed and the fund lives into perpetuity. A Foundation spending policy is used to calculate annual distributions from each fund – currently 4% of the trailing 3-year average June 30 market values of each fund – as long as that amount is less than the accumulated earnings of the fund. The minimum amount to establish an endowment fund is $10,000.
The Foundation’s investment and financial management firm manages the endowment funds.
Temporary Restricted Funds consist of contributions restricted to a specific use but are expected to be completely used within a short period of time. (E.g. a building fund) Earnings from temporary restricted funds are credited to the unrestricted fund.
Unrestricted Funds are funds from donor contributions without a specific designation. Fees and interest earned from temporary funds and certain other funds are credited to the unrestricted fund. Unrestricted funds are used to fund the administration of the Foundation in compliance with its annual budget. Funds are also used for university institutional support and undergraduate research.
As of June 30, 2017, total assets grew to over $16 million.
There are presently 23 academic and non-academic university scholarship committees that award scholarships. Each scholarship committee receives a Foundation report in January that summarizes its scholarships and the criteria for each, along with the award amounts. Each scholarship committee accepts student applications and from those reviews and selects the student recipients that best meet the stated criteria. The number of scholarships per committee varies.
Each scholarship committee forwards its recommended student recipient applications to the Advancement Office where the scholarship amounts and criteria are verified. The Advancement Office then notifies the student recipients of their selection along with the scholarship name, contact person(s) and the amount of the scholarship.
The university business office invoices the Foundation after the scholarships post to student accounts. The Foundation submits payment to the university.
The donor receives an annual scholarship report packet each November that includes:
- A thank you letter co-signed by the Foundation President and Finance Committee Chair that includes investment performance information and other economic info, a financial report of the fund which includes beginning balance, contributions received, market gains/losses, administrative fee charged, scholarship amount awarded, and an ending balance – as of June 30 of each year, a summary of the scholarship criteria and the names and award amounts for the student recipients
- A thank you letter from the Chancellor
- Student thank you letters
Temporary restricted funds whose distribution is determined by donor wishes. The Foundation has many institutional funds and each has a fund manager who administers the fund according to the Advancement Office document called the Foundation Fund Management Guideline. The Foundation reports the activity of these funds to the respective fund manager. Examples of these funds include: athletic team funds and academic/ program specific funds.
The Foundation operating budget is not funded by the university. It is partially funded by unrestricted “Superior Fund” gifts and an administrative fee charged on endowment funds – currently 2.25%. The Vice Chancellor for University Advancement approves all expense payments, and any payment request of $5,000 or greater is additionally approved by the Foundation President and Chair of the Finance Committee.
There are currently more than 400 funds to which you may contribute. If you wish to establish your own fund, please contact an Advancement staff member for further details.
Here are a few steps to help you secure your VPN connection and your campus devices:
- Always disconnect from VPN when you have completed your work or are going to be away from your device for any period of time.
- Never keep your VPN credentials on your device or your device carrying case.
- Store all critical data files on your network drives and password protect those files
- Never allow you device to "Save Passwords"
- Avoid leaving devices in cars, hotel rooms or in checked luggage
- Pay particular attention to your devices in airports or other public places
- If your device is stolen, immediately contact the technology help desk or after hours contact the campus safety office.
Return the device to the help desk, the software will need to be reinstalled.
There is no need. The software will give you an error that it "can't find a network" if it detects that you are already connected to the campus network.
How you disconnect depends on the device, but in general you launch the "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client" dashboard from the system tray or list of programs and click the DISCONNECT button on the dashboard.
The steps depend on the device that you are connecting with, but in general:
- Navigate to the All Programs list and click the link to the "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
- Click the CONNECT button
- Read the "Use Statement" dialog box and click the ACCEPT button
- Enter the user name and password that was assigned to you for this type of connection and click the continue button.
Note that your user name and password may be different than your campus login credentials.
No. You will be issued separate credentials (username and password that may be different than those that you use on campus).
Polices for using this service are included in the broader Remote Access Policy. All other University policies including Appropriate Use Guidelines must be followed when connecting through VPN. For a complete list of policies, visit our Technology Policies web page.
Faculty and Staff can submit a request for installation to the technology help desk. The request must include the academic or business reason for the access. Once the request is approved, you will be required to bring the device to the technology help desk in Swenson Hall. Our network technicians will complete the necessary configurations and install the VPN software (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client). The process for installation can take up to 5 business days depending on current work load.
Yes. The installation and steps for logging on are slightly different than for PC installation but most MAC devices are supported.
No. VPN is only available for installation on UW-Superior owned devices.
Currently VPN connections are only available to Faculty and Staff with an approved academic or business need.
No. Because data you are sending and receiving must be encrypted and decrypted, you will sacrifice some performance. The speed of the connection is also dependent on the speed of your internet connection. The campus network is typically much faster than most hotels, airports or other public networks.
No. VPN secures data as it is transmitted over the internet. You are still responsible for the security of the data that resides on your device and responsible for the physical security of the device.
You can access any campus network resource the same as if you were on campus including access to network drives (i.e. your g: drive), email, and any other network based software that you would have access to if you were connected on campus.
VPN or Virtual Private Networks allow users to access the campus network from campus issued devices such as laptop or notebook computers when they are off campus and have access to the internet. The VPN uses technology to ensure that the data going over the public internet is encrypted and secure.
Contact the technology help desk for instructions on changing passwords.
You must report the injury to your employer within two years to qualify for worker's compensation. If the injury is reported or a payment is made within two years, the claim is usually held open by law for 12 years from the date of the injury or the date of last payment to you, whichever is later. This can be important if your condition changes during this time. In the case of an occupational disease, such as an occupational hearing loss, carpal tunnel, etc., there is no time limit for filing a claim. It is important to save your records of the last payment for 12 years.
If an employer has not followed a state or federal safety order and an injury results, the employer must pay 15 percent increased compensation, up to a maximum of $15,000. This is in addition to any other compensation. Payment is due even if the employee's carelessness caused the injury.
If you believe that you should be paid increased compensation because your employer did not observe a safety order, you may apply for a hearing and must prove that your employer was at fault.
If a worker fails to follow published and enforced safety rules, compensation may be decreased by 15 percent, but not by more than $15,000.
Double or treble compensation may be due for injuries to minors who do not have valid work permits. It is the UW Superior's responsibility to make sure that minors have valid working permits.
Some workers may not be able to return to the same type of work they did before injury or illness. Keep in contact with your employer and your doctor to see if you can return to work early on a restricted basis, perhaps in a modified job if necessary. This could help ease you back into working again.
If your doctor or employer indicates that you cannot return to your former job, you may contact the insurer to request assistance from either public or private vocational rehabilitation services. One resource is the State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), which has offices throughout the state (see your local telephone directory under State of Wisconsin, Department of Workforce Development). General questions about your claim should be addressed to the UW Superior Office of Human Resources, or UW System,, or the Worker's Compensation Division. For further information, call the WC Division at 266-1340 "> (608) 266-1340 ">(608) 266-1340 .
If you do not have a job at the end of your healing period (temporary total or partial disability), you may apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits by calling 1-800-822-5246.
The law does not guarantee a job after an injury, and the employer is not required to hold one open or create one. However, up to one year's back pay may be due if an employer "unreasonably refuses" to rehire an injured worker. Employees who believe they have been so refused may request a hearing.
Your employer or the insurance company may ask you to sign a written agreement to settle your case. This is called a compromise.
If there is valid dispute over the amount of disability or whether an injury is work-related, you and UW System may decide to settle your claim. All compromises must be approved by the Division to make sure they are reasonable. Before signing a compromise it is important that you understand what future benefits you may be giving up. After you agree to a compromise, it is legally very difficult to change it. Normally, you will not receive additional compensation beyond the amount of the compromise.
If you hire an attorney in a disputed case, you can be charged only up to 20 percent of the amount the attorney obtains for you. You will also have to pay for your attorney's costs. The fees and costs will be deducted from your payments. Your county bar association may be able to recommend an attorney who is experienced in worker's compensation.
If there is a dispute over your claim between you and UW System, that cannot be settled by talking it over, you may request the Division to resolve it by holding a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge and issuing an order.
You may file an application for a hearing if your employer does not report your accident, or if you believe you can prove that you did not receive all your benefits. You must have medical proof of your claim. This proof is the written opinion of a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist, dentist or surgeon. Send the medical report with the application.
You should contact UW Superior/UW System before applying for a hearing to find out exactly what is disputed.
You may request the forms to apply for a hearing by contacting any of the Division offices, or you may obtain these forms from the Division of Workforce Development (DWD) website. You will also receive additional written information explaining the hearing process.
After you have healed as much as possible from your injury, your doctor will determine if you have any permanent disability.
For a permanent disability, you will receive additional compensation of up to $262 weekly. Benefits are paid monthly, not in one lump sum.
A specific number of weeks of compensation is paid for the loss of a finger, hand, arm, leg, foot, eye, etc. This compensation is paid in addition to the compensation paid during the healing period. Different amounts of compensation are due for the loss of different parts of the body.
If there is no amputation, but there is pain or loss of motion or strength in a limb, then fewer weeks of compensation are paid. For example, 10 percent disability at the shoulder would equal 10 percent of 500 weeks of compensation, or 50 weeks.
Some other kinds of permanent injuries are compensated in a different manner that involves a determination of future wage loss.
In most cases, the first payment will be made on your next normal payroll date.
If your payments later stop, or if you have any other problem, contact the UW Superior Office of Human Resources to find out the reason. If you need more help, contact the Division. You may cash compensation checks and sign receipts without any fear of losing any of your legal rights.
During the time you are healing from your injury, you will get two-thirds of your weekly wage up to $805 a week.
Payment is made on the basis of a six-day workweek, Monday through Saturday, regardless of the number of days a week you actually work. This means that your daily payment is one-sixth of your weekly payment. For example, if you are eligible for just three days of compensation, you will receive three-sixths of your weekly rate.
There is a waiting period before benefits can be paid. The waiting period is the first three days, excluding Sunday, after the accident. You do not receive compensation for these three days if you are disabled only during the first three days. If you are disabled for any time beyond the seventh day, you will receive compensation for the first three days. Worker's compensation is never paid for the day of injury.
The Division of Workforce Development reviews all benefit payments to make sure they are accurate. If you doubt that you are receiving the correct amount of compensation, please contact the Division.
UW System is required to pay your medical expenses and mileage. If you paid any of your medical expenses, send itemized receipts to the UW Superior Office of Human Resources, for reimbursement, or if you receive any bills for payment.
UW System may challenge a health care provider's fee as unreasonable or treatment as unnecessary. If so, it may refuse to pay the charge in question and must notify the provider of the dispute. Once a provider receives notice of a dispute about fees or treatment, the provider may not ask you to pay the bill. If you receive a bill for treatment when such a dispute exists, please contact the UW Superior Office of Human Resources.
You may choose any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist or dentist licensed in the state. You may choose any doctor for your care. If you later select a second doctor, you must notify the UW Superior Office of Human Resources.
Key Steps in Worker's Compensation
If you are hurt at work or become ill because of what you think is work-related exposure:
- Immediately report your accident or ailment to your supervisor. Continue to keep your employer informed about any changes in your injury.
- Seek first aid and medical attention.
- Remember that delays can affect not only your health, but also possible compensation benefits.
UW Superior will then report to UW System, who will report it to the Worker's Compensation Division. You do not have to file a claim yourself if you reported the injury.
Your medical costs will be paid. If you miss more than three days of work and are found eligible, you will receive compensation for lost wages. Worker's Compensation also provides benefits to dependents of workers who die after work-related accidents.
If your injury or illness is compensable:
- You will get a check from the State of Wisconsin on your normal payroll date.
- There is a three-day waiting period. However, if you are off work more than seven days, you will receive compensation for the first three days after the injury date, excluding Sunday. Any additional compensation for a permanent disability, such as an amputated limb, will be determined later, after you return to work or the healing period ends.
It is important that you make every effort to return to work, within medical restrictions, as soon as possible after an injury. UW Superior and your doctor must agree to your returning to some form of work; it is important that you talk to them about returning. If you cannot return at all because of your accident, other options may be available.
In an emergency, UW Superior may arrange for your treatment until you are able to choose your own doctor. UW System has the right to have you examined occasionally by a doctor of its choice. Your compensation may be delayed if you do not agree to have these examinations.
You have the right to every type of treatment which is reasonable and necessary to cure you, as ordered by your doctor. This includes hospitalization, therapy, tests and prosthetic devices. Medicine is paid for, as is any reasonable travel expense necessary to receive treatment.
All employees of UW-Superior are covered by workers' compensation law. This includes Student employees, Limited Term Employees, Permanent and Project Classified Employees, Academic Staff and Faculty.
The law covers both mental and physical injury from either accidents or occupational diseases.
If you are required to travel, you are covered at all times while traveling, including the time you are eating or sleeping, unless you deviate from regular work duties for a private or personal reason.
Generally, workers' compensation must be paid even if the injury was your fault. (See section relating to increased or decreased compensation.)
All compensation and medical payments are based on medical reports from your doctor. If your doctor does not make prompt and regular reports to the insurance company or your employer (if self-insured), your payments may be delayed. Explain this to your doctor.
If UW System, who is self insured, refuses to make payments, they must notify you within 14 days after it receives notice of the injury that it is investigating your claim. They must explain the reason(s) for refusing payment and inform you within 7 days of its decision of your appeal rights.
During the fall and spring semesters, your students can meet with our consultants in the Writing Center (Swenson 1030) or online during the following hours: MWTH, 9:00-5:00; Tues., 9:00-9:00; Fri., 9:00-4:00.
The Center also offers online consultations from 6-11 pm on Sunday evenings during the fall and spring semesters.
In the summer, the Center has an online-only service, available in the evenings (M-Th).
Your students can make appointments by going to http://www.uwsuper.edu/writingcenter/.
Appointments can also be made by phone at (715) 394-8095 , or in person in Swenson 1030.
Drop-in consultations are often available for in-person consultations, but to be certain to be able to see a consultant, students should make appointments!
Because our mission is to support students as they become better writers, our consultants do not proofread and correct student papers but, rather, support the students as they learn strategies to better proofread their own papers. Our consultants do not take over authorship of the students’ work; instead, they hold conversations with students about the written work and offer suggestions, while leaving authorship in the students’ hands. Further, our consultants do not discuss with students any personal comments about the writing assignments or grading of student work; that is strictly between instructor and student.
Encourage your students to bring the assignment details with them to the consultation. Your students can make use of Writing Center consultations at any stage in the writing process, but regardless of the stage, it is helpful for our consultants to know the overall requirements for the assignment. If a consultation will concern a rough draft, encourage your students to bring the drafts with them for in-person consultations or to have them on hand and ready to paste onto the online whiteboard for online consultations.
Simply ask your students to request “instructor notification” of the consultation and make sure your students know your campus e-mail address. You will then receive an e-mail letting you know your student completed a Writing Center consultation.
Surveys of UW-Superior Writing Center clients have shown that instructor encouragement is the most frequently cited reason for student visits to the Writing Center. Here are a few ways you can encourage your students to make use of this service:
Have one of our consultants visit your class. The Writing Center consultants will be happy to visit your classes to talk to your students about the Writing Center. A classroom visit takes only ten minutes of class time. To schedule a visit, contact Yvonne Rutford, Assistant Director of the Writing Center, yrutford{atuws}.
Arrange to have your class visit the Writing Center as a group to hear about its services. A Writing Consultant will talk to your students briefly about the services while the students are there to see firsthand what the Center is like. A group visit must be pre-arranged; to make the arrangements, contact Yvonne Rutford at yrutford{atuws}.
Require, or offer extra credit for, a Writing Center consultation. Many instructors build a required Writing Center consultation into student writing assignments. If you choose to require a Writing Center consultation, you can help our consultants prepare by notifying us what the writing assignment is and when we can expect your students to visit. (Tip: Please allow adequate time for your students to complete their Writing Center visit. Depending on the class size, up to two weeks’ notice will help ensure that all your students can make appointments.) If there are specific expectations of the genre, it would also be helpful if you could provide a model. You can e-mail this information to Yvonne Rutford, yrutford{atuws}.
The Writing Center consultants are UW-Superior undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines. Each consultant must demonstrate excellent writing skill and “people skills” prior to being hired and then must complete a comprehensive training process.
Our consultants will set an agenda with your students on arrival for consultations. Setting an agenda helps focus a consultation on a student’s needs, whether that be topic ideas, thesis statements, organization, research and citation, or other needs. The consultant then talks with the student about his or her writing, offering suggestions and working together with the student to help arrive at ideas for the written work.
Face-to-face consultations typically last 30 minutes (though 60-minute sessions are also available); online sessions require 45-60 minutes.
Any UW-Superior undergraduate or graduate student (campus or distance learning) can use the services of the Writing Center for any piece of writing they are doing for any class or for their internships and on-campus jobs. We also see students about writing that is not assigned in classes—for instance, resumes.
Faculty and staff can also schedule individual writing consultations with the Writing Center director or assistant director. For more information, contact Dr. Deborah Schlacks, Director of the Writing Center, dschlack{atuws} or (715) 394-8235 .