Originally developed by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 1980, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes are assigned to every academic plan in SIS as a way to enable an “apples to apples” comparison of programs across the country, since relying on the institutional program names don’t always align. …
Greg Offerman, Associate Director in the Office of Student Financial Aid and Beth Warner, Associate Registrar, are members of a working group that has been convened by Dean of Students Christina Olstad and Vice Provost/Director of Academic Planning and Institutional Research Jocelyn Milner. This group is seeking to give cross-college attention to undergraduate, degree-seeking students …
The Office of Admissions and Recruitment often receives questions from prospective students and their families about the difference between Early Action and Early Decision. These terms are used quite frequently in the college search and can lead to confusion about the processes in place at different institutions. We hope to provide you with a helpful …
The Office of the Registrar has been helping implement various, new campus-wide initiatives this fall, helping the university improve on addressing racial inequities and ensure accountability of the Badger Pledge. The Office of the Registrar has been helping implement various, new campus-wide initiatives this fall, helping the university improve on addressing racial inequities and ensure …
The Office of the Registrar’s Degree Audit team, with technical support from DoIT developers, have begun work on a DARS Audit Updater project. The Office of the Registrar’s Degree Audit team, with technical support from DoIT developers, have begun work on a DARS Audit Updater project.
On Monday, August 17, the entire Office of Admissions & Recruitment professional staff came together for our annual retreat. It was offered in a virtual format for the first time. This year’s programming was centered around the theme: Reimagining Our Work: Teamwork and Wellness. Our goals were building community, engaging in shared learning that contributes …
With the essential nature of our work, the Division of Enrollment Management has been able to continue to add new members to our teams and units. We are excited about the expertise, insight, and experiences these individuals will bring to their new roles. Please join us in welcoming our newest team members! With the essential …
After the entire team worked to complete the SIS 9.2 Upgrade, the Registrar’s Office began a journey in fiscal year 2020 (FY20) to create a project portfolio from the ground up. Due to various competing project and task priorities and a commitment to deliver to the campus community, they brought in a project portfolio manager, …
We are officially launching our 2021 recruitment season! As we know, both the Common Application and the UW System Application went live this past Saturday, August 1. While we will not begin to process or read applications until later this month, it is officially fall recruitment season. We are officially launching our 2021 recruitment season! …
This summer the Curricular and Academic Management Services team worked with CourseLeaf to make updates and enhancements to software. CourseLeaf is the academic catalog software that is used to gather information about courses. UW–Madison refers to the faculty-facing interface for the software as Lumen. Lumen is the gateway for faculty, curricular representatives, and governance bodies …