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After 53 years, Witte Residence Hall, located in the Southeast neighborhood of UW-Madison’s campus, is set to be renovated. Read full article at: http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2017/03/pretty-witte-set-to-break-ground-in-march-2017

When winter pummels Madison, UW grounds department crews work long hours to clear pathways for faculty, staff, and students. Read full article at: https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/calculation/snow-removal/

Daniel Okoli, who was the university architect and director of capital planning and development in the Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M), left UW–Madison to assume the newly created position of vice president for capital planning …

The removal of 141 coin meters on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will be replaced with signs for a new mobile pay system called ‘Parkmobile.’ Read full article at: http://www.channel3000.com/news/UW-Transportation-Services-switches-from-meter-to-mobile/41040938

There is a $112 million nine-story renovation of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Daniels Chemistry Building slated for opening in the fall of 2019. Read full article at: http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/uw-madison-proposing-nine-story-chemistry-building-renovation/article_a082f4ac-3048-5448-9a24-8d616f956ff5.html

With a non-existent state fund for repairs, the University of Wisconsin will have a harder time keeping campus functional in the coming years. Read full article at: https://badgerherald.com/news/2016/10/26/uws-backlog-of-facility-repairs-totals-nearly-750-million/

Demolishing and rebuilding the SERF will increase the square footage by nearly 50,000. Read full article at: https://badgerherald.com/news/2016/09/27/rec-sports-renovation-plans-will-make-serf-look-less-like-a-dungeon/

Bill Elvey, associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management, is becoming senior vice president at Children’s Health System in Texas. Read full article at: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/uw-facilities-director-leaving-for-texas-post/article_4f650719-88f1-55de-b22f-a9ebb28d1088.html

UW-Madison students and faulty are finding alternative transportations methods as a result of the UW-Madison campus having fewer parking spaces than any of its 22 peer universities. Read full article at: http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/university/uw-madison-has-fewer-parking-spots-than-most-peer-campuses/article_7d3d03c2-cf39-57c6-ae1f-6c1748bba390.html