Category: Planners’ Picks Newsletters and Other Updates

The last page.

CSN’s final book club for The Clover Practice is this afternoon, and we will be blessed with author Kathleen A. Paris at the session. We are so grateful for her partnership during this summer’s book club offering, and for her willingness to join us for this last discussion group. Thanks Kathleen! Also, if you are …

Tell someone about CSN!

Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! So you know about Campus Supervisors Network, but do your peers in management also know about us? So often, at one of our informative sessions or book club meetings, we hear someone say “I didn’t know about CSN until I stumbled upon your website” or “Susan told me about …

Do you use LinkedIn? So does CSN!

Our group is growing! Today we surpassed 50 members for CSN’s online group — and we are just getting started! Along with our email list of over 400 subscribers, LinkedIn offers another platform for CSN to communicate our mission and share information between members. For those of you unfamiliar with the LinkedIn group for Campus …

Statue of Liberty on Lake Mendota

Did You Know? Many years ago, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Pail and Shovel Party promised that, if elected to student government, they would move the Statue of Liberty to Lake Mendota, and they made good on their promise. In February 1979 an astonishing sight appeared on Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. The top of the Statue of …

Principles of Supervision and Management (PSM) program August 16th

There’s still time to join the CSN team and Julie Kovalaske from Learning and Talent Development on Wednesday, August 16th to learn about the newly-revised Principles of Supervision and Management (PSM) program. You will get a mini overview of what the updated program has to offer and an opportunity to participate in activities from the …

Final Stretch – The Clover Practice

Book it: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 • 2:00PM-3:30PM Just a reminder that we are in the final stretch of our book club focusing on The Clover Practice. the last discussion is scheduled for: Wednesday, August 9th at 2:00pm. Kathleen Paris will join us at Lathrop Hall for snacks, light refreshments, and conversation as we wrap …

Communicating Goals to Staff? We can help!

Get Help Writing Effective Performance Review Goals! Shelly Vils Havel is the Performance Management Coordinator at the UW’s Talent Recruitment & Engagement department at the Office of Human Resources. Back in January, Shelly presented information on best practices of performance management to CSN attendees, covering each step – setting goals, providing feedback, tips for effective …

PSM Training Overview Coming Aug 16!

Please join us: Wednesday, August 16, 2:00-3:00pm 21 North Park – Rooms 1106 & 1108 Registration link:  http://go.wisc.edu/h2kqf7 Registration is still open for our overview mini-session regarding the updated Principles of Supervision and Management (PSM) training program. On August 16, Julie Kovalaske from Learning and Talent Development will join the CSN crew to cover the …

“Did you know?” the history of Der Rathskeller in the Memorial Union

Der Rathskeller opened in 1928 in the Memorial Union, and only male students were allowed inside. In response, the Union Women Affairs Committee established a meeting place in the Paul Bunyan room in 1934, and called it “Der Catskeller”. Finally, in 1941, women were allowed to use Der Rathskeller, but only after 2:30 PM. (These …

Help us Deliver

The goal of the CSN planning committee is to deliver information, resources and more to managers on campus so they can perform their duties more successfully. How are we doing? You can help us deliver on our goals by telling us your needs: what training you seek, what type of networking works for you, and …