The CARES Act, passed by Congress back in March, besides providing emergency funding for students, also provides additional flexibilities to institutions regarding the calculation of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). “An institution of higher education may, as a result of a qualifying emergency, exclude from the quantitative component of the calculation any attempted credits that were …
UW–Madison’s Deferred Enrollment Process allows incoming freshmen—and in unique situations, transfer students—an opportunity to take up to one year away from education to become involved in unique experiences and opportunities. For example, we see many students interested in enrichment programs abroad, junior hockey commitments, military obligations, volunteering opportunities, or other non-credit programs for a “gap …
The month of June always brings excitement to our campus. Our current Badgers are fresh off their spring semester, feeling good, and looking forward to their summer plans. Meanwhile our new Badgers are preparing to start their own journey on our campus through their SOAR experience. This year we have a whole new SOAR experience …
UW–Madison was one of the first institutions in the nation to begin disbursing emergency aid to students specific to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the move to alternative course delivery was originally announced, OSFA created an online application where students could request emergency financial assistance. This move right around spring break required many students to change …
Dear DEM Team, Welcome to the first edition of the DEM Updates! The goal is to share information about events and activities going on in our respective offices, individually and collectively. You are our audience and we’d like your feedback on what’s interesting and useful to you as a member of the DEM team. Once …
Summer oftentimes presents an opportunity for students to work more hours, complete an internship, or become involved in important projects at their work place. Unfortunately, as is the case for many items, there figures to continue to be significant interruptions to our student’s employment experiences throughout summer. Summer oftentimes presents an opportunity for students to …
By: Todd Reck The LEAP Forward Internship Program was suspended for summer 2020, but that does not mean that DEM’s commitment to local high school students was suspended. Read more about how the LEAP Forward team has developed an Online Classroom to help more Madison students become college and career ready. By: Todd Reck The …
The Office of Admissions and Recruitment will be hosting ten virtual counselor/advisor events in May and June to connect with high school counselors and two-year college advisors. We will host two high school counselor events specifically for Wisconsin high school counselors, one specifically for Illinois counselors, and one specifically for Minnesota counselors. The Office of …
As we continue to admit students off of the wait list and work to finalize decisions for students who requested an extension to June 1, our admitted student programming has continued throughout May and will run throughout June and July. We will offer weekly Admitted Student Information Sessions along with weekly Next Steps Panels, which …
As with most other things this semester, commencement went virtual. Normally, the student employees in the Student Services team of the Office of the Registrar typically assemble 8,500 diploma covers each Spring semester for distribution at commencement events. Since our staff are working remotely and the Spring 2020 Commencement ceremony has been postponed, “stuffing” the …