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Team Member Retirements – October

This month we say goodbye to some long time employees of the university.  We thank them for their years of service and for the opportunity we have had to get to know them and work with them.  Please join us in saying congratulations and wishing them well in the next chapter of their lives. This …

Quick Work to Implement Spring 2021 Date Changes

During September, the Faculty Senate voted to adjust the Spring 2021 academic calendar, as a response to the university’s commitment to student and staff safety during the COVID -19 pandemic. The changes reflect a delay in the start of instruction to January 25 and elimination of the usual spring break in favor of a long …

Establishing Virtual Learning Spaces for Students

Prior to the start of the semester, several forums were held to inform students, parents and others the university serves, about what could be expected for the Fall semester. One of the concerns that kept coming up in these forums was the availability of safe, non-instructional, spaces on campus to study or do work. The …

New Tableau Enrollment Reports

The Data Reporting team from the RO is happy to announce that the new Summer 2020 Tableau Enrollment Report and Fall 2020 Preliminary Report are now available and published on our Enrollment Report webpage.   The Data Reporting team from the RO is happy to announce that the new Summer 2020 Tableau Enrollment Report and Fall …

Quick Collaboration to Implement Refund Deadline Flexibility

With the quick change and decision to pause in-person instruction for two weeks in September, other decisions also needed to be made quickly. One such decision was the increased flexibility of the deadline to withdraw from the university and receive a 100% tuition refund. This flexibility pushed the deadline to midnight on September 18th for …

Undergraduate Admissions Goes Test Optional

In July, the university announced that prospective freshmen would not be required to submit an ACT or SAT score when applying before December 31, 2020. Recently, the Regents extended the waiver of the requirement to students applying through the summer 2023 term. In July, the university announced that prospective freshmen would not be required to …

Looking up at the SSTAR Lab

Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab partners the School of Education and DEM to apply academic research to practical issues.  This series will turn the telescope in the direction of the SSTAR Lab to see how their research is helping us improve college access and enrollment management. Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab …

DEM Annual Report

The 2019-2020 DEM Annual Report is out!  Want to see highlights of what we accomplished together this past year? The 2019-2020 DEM Annual Report is out!  Want to see highlights of what we accomplished together this past year?

Virtual Open Houses Get a Reboot for Fall

This summer, we launched our first ever summer Virtual Open House events. In addition to being offered virtually, it was the first time we were able to offer summer programming for prospective students. Traditionally, we hosted three Open House events every October and did not host any other larger prospective student events the rest of …

Global Initiatives Leads the Way in Virtual Recruitment

When the university closed in March and events and recruitment were moved to a new virtual world, the OAR Global Initiatives Team was ready. With the impacts of COVID-19 being felt around the world at the beginning of the year, it was clear that we would need to react quickly to accommodate our future Badgers …