University Health Services announced its new director of prevention services and campus health Thursday, who will address issues like excessive alcohol use and sexual assault on campus.
Thomas Sieger, a UW-Madison alum, currently serves as the deputy administrator for the Wisconsin Division of Public Health.
At the Division of Public Health Sieger was responsible for emergency response, and recently worked as the leader of the Wisconsin H1N1 influenza response.
""Tom Sieger brings a wealth of public health expertise that spans health promotion, disease prevention, environmental and occupational health, and communicable disease control,"" UHS Executive Director Sarah Van Orman said in a statement. ""I'm delighted he's going to join us.
He will be a tremendous asset to UHS and to the campus.""
Sieger, whose predecessor resigned in August, officially begins the job Monday, April 12 and will receive a salary of $104,000.
