
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

Alignment: A new addition to the Faculty Code
Join faculty panelists as they discuss integrating this new core element of effective teaching, recently adopted into the UW Faculty Code.
Staff spotlight

Questions about applying for staff jobs in Workday?
Join a guided tour of the new internal applicant “Jobs Hub” or drop in for one-on-one support for help. Sessions are available now through October.
Student spotlight

Connect with alumni at work
New for 2025: For the first time, Huskies@Work is expanding to offer alumni-to-alumni contacts. It’s an effective way to gain career insights in a casual setting, whether you’re a recent grad or are considering a career shift.
NEWS AND RESOURCES
View the Oct. 8, 2025 issue of UW Insider or request access for an archived issue.
President Jones’ Inaugural Address

The President will share his vision for advancing the UW’s public mission: expanding access to an excellent education for all students; strengthening connections with our communities; and accelerating research, discovery and innovation for the public good. Register to attend in-person.
Transparency in medical AI systems is vital

In a recent paper, UW researchers argue that a key standard for deploying medical AI is transparency — that is, using various methods to clarify how a medical AI system arrives at its diagnoses and outputs.
New: 2026 Awards of Excellence now open

For more than 50 years, the UW’s Awards of Excellence have celebrated outstanding faculty and academic personnel, staff, students and alumni whose achievements exemplify the University’s mission. Honor someone you know by making a nomination today.
Action required: Install CrowdStrike Falcon

CrowdStrike Falcon provides robust antivirus and endpoint protection for laptops, desktops and servers. Learn more about adding the anti-virus software to your UW-owned devices. If you haven’t already, uninstall Sophos first.
UW Yoga Month 2025

This November, celebrate UW Yoga Month with 15 days of movement, mindfulness and connection. Enjoy live virtual classes, daily yoga videos and a community challenge with prizes. (NetID required)
Haggard Childcare Resources at the UW

Four Seattle childcare centers offer infant-preschool care. Currently, a two-to-three-year waitlist will cover all locations. Join the waitlist early.
Workday Recruiting is here

Learn more about what’s different with Workday Recruiting – including guidance on how to post and manage job requisitions, track a candidate through the seven stages of the application process and communicate with candidates directly from Workday. Learn about this change.
The mental side of training: Finding focus and motivation

On Monday, Oct. 27, join the UW Endurance Club and The Whole U for a session on building motivation, resilience and mindset strategies to stay consistent in training and life.
Join the We Give Blood Drive

Big Ten schools compete to get the most blood donors and the school with the most wins $1 million. The campaign runs until Friday, Dec. 5, at which point the winner will be announced.