Faculty & Staff Insider
Welcome to the Faculty & Staff Insider! Here you will find relevant resources and weekly updates to enhance your employment experience at the UW.
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Faculty spotlight

Teaching Online 101
April 13–June 7
This eight-week, fully online, asynchronous course is designed to enhance your digital course design and digital pedagogy skill set.
Staff spotlight

Access LinkedIn Learning recommendations for your development
Use Professional & Organizational Development’s curated picks to identify quality on-demand training to advance your productivity and other business skills.
Student spotlight

Join the on-campus jobs fair in spring
April 1 | 1–4 p.m. | Husky Union Building
Looking for an on-campus student job for next academic year? Campus departments will be promoting their open student jobs, sharing about future hiring and answering questions about their unit.
NEWS AND RESOURCES
View the Friday Feb. 18 issue of UW Insider or request access for an archived issue.
Federal policy updates

As the federal policy landscape evolves, we continue to navigate various situations. Our interest lies in evaluating and monitoring changes and the possible impacts they could have on our community. Although faced with uncertainty, we will continue activities as planned unless we are notified differently. Read all the updates on the Provost’s webpage and find specific resources.
ChatGPT Edu is now available on UWare

This service can help with tasks such as drafting content, summarizing text, answering questions, generating images and supporting workflows. The UW provides access to ChatGPT-5 through UWare, aligning with University data governance standards. University data is securely stored and not used for model training. Learn how to get started.
Selective forest thinning in the eastern Cascades

As climate change nudges weather to extremes, forest managers in the eastern Cascades have a lot to juggle. The University of Washington and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) embarked on an ambitious study whose findings point toward more refined forest management practices capable of optimizing for both wildfire resilience and snowpack.
Preparing for the ADA Title II Digital Accessibility April deadline

The Digital Accessibility Initiative Team’s recent update to supervisors outlines steps for making content accessible. The compliance deadline is Friday, April 24.
Get UW Athletics discounts this spring

Cheer on the Washington baseball and softball teams this spring at Husky Ballpark. Enjoy discounted tickets all season long.
How to find your W-2 in Workday

Ready to prepare your tax return and looking for your W-2? You can quickly access your 2025 tax documents in Workday.
Working at the UW

Find a job that will change your life, and others’ lives too.
– Academic jobs
– Staff jobs
– Student jobs
– UW Medicine jobs
Harness the power of nutrition this March

Celebrate National Nutrition Month with a campus wide bingo challenge from Monday, March 2, through Friday, March 27. Submit your completed board for a chance to win an organic produce box. Register now (NetID required) »
Do a world of good by volunteering

Discover meaningful ways to strengthen your community and support causes you care about by choosing to volunteer in 2026. Find opportunities through the UW Combined Fund Drive.