Some unexpected issues with campus buildings have kept the Curricular Services team in the Office of the Registrar on their toes in the last year, including disruptions affecting Van Hise and Humanities, as well as the new tower and older portions of the Chemistry Building. Some unexpected issues with campus buildings have kept the Curricular …
Recently the recipients of the Administrative Improvement Award (AIA) were announced and the Office of the Registrar (RO) was among them. The AIA recognizes excellence in process design or redesign, innovation, development, or customer service that resulted in improved efficiency, increased revenue channels, cost savings, and/or improved service delivery. This year there were more than …
By the time you read this article, the Office of the Registrar will have just completed bug/customization and workflow testing for PUM (Peoplesoft Update Manager) 22/23. By the time you read this article, the Office of the Registrar will have just completed bug/customization and workflow testing for PUM (Peoplesoft Update Manager) 22/23.
Eric MacKay (Assistant Registrar for Degree Audit and Academic Programs, Office of the Registrar) collaborated with Kala Grove (Coordinator for New Advisor Training, Office of Undergraduate Advising), Emily Schmidt (Assistant Director, Cross-College Advising Service), and Jeff Shokler (Director for Technology & Assessment, Office of Undergraduate Advising) to provide a “DARS and Tech Overview” virtual training …
It’s time to register for classes! Imagine you are a student, you go to the Course Search & Enroll app, you search for some courses and see the following prerequisites: So St. High school alg & geom. Not open to those who have had a 200-level Physics crse. Open to Fr? No requisite is listed …
In late December Will Lipske, associate registrar for academic services, was given a distinct recognition by the College of Letters and Science chairs, directors, and administrators as a show of appreciation for his tireless work and commitment to partners and support of the L&S departments. In late December Will Lipske, associate registrar for academic services, …
The work our offices do is very important, which means how we communicate about it is equally important. We strive to make sure our audiences get the information they need and understand it easily. One of the main ways the Office of the Registrar (RO) does this is through our website. Over the past two …
In mid-November, the Office of the Registrar (RO) published a new Tableau workbook that provides valuable information about the editing status and approval workflow for the 1,500+ Guide pages that are edited, reviewed and published annually. The workbook, which includes both a filterable data table and a data exporter, was authored by Jennifer Donahoe (Data …
In May 2019, the University Curriculum Committee (UCC) approved a departmental placement exam policy establishing the practice of creating and posting the results of a department-administered placement exam. This policy was meant to work in concert with the existing Credit by Departmental Exam Policy, which had been approved in 2017. In May 2019, the University …
On October 29, 2021, Assistant Registrars Jeff Armstrong and Eric MacKay served as panelists for a virtual “Birds of a Feather” session sponsored by the Higher Education User Group (HEUG). Organized and moderated by Rachael Daniel of UW-Milwaukee, the session focused on a broad array of topics under the umbrella of curricular management. Several dozen …