The OSFA Advising and Outreach team is excited to work with a new community partner, Our Scholarship, in our efforts to support more Federal Pell Grant-eligible students in their journey to and through higher education. Our Scholarship is a non-profit organization based in Milwaukee that seeks to increase access to higher education for the Southeast …
Those members of the OSFA team that attended the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)’s annual conference last month in Milwaukee, WI share some reflections and photos from their time together. Ah Ha! Moments: Financial Aid & NASFAA It’s a nice reminder to hear out loud that financial aid administrators have many things …
The Student Engagement team in the Office of Student Financial Aid is excited to host the 5th Annual Student Employment Summer Summit Wednesday, July 24, 2024. This one day event will bring together supervisors, hiring managers, and others who support student employment at UW–Madison and beyond for professional development and networking. Save the date and …
A few team members were able to (only sort of) escape the FAFSA chaos a few weeks back and attended the Wisconsin Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA)’s Annual Conference in Appleton, WI. There, they were able to attend sessions and network with colleagues from around the state. OSFA members, Katy Weisenburger and Jeff …
During the second full week of April each year, National Student Employment Appreciation Week is celebrated at colleges and universities across the nation. This year the Student Employment team in the Office of Student Financial Aid led a centrally coordinated effort to celebrate all UW–Madison student employees. There were free events such as headshots, bowling, …
The Student Employment team in OSFA hosted a very successful Student Employee Diversity Forum on March 15th at Gordon Event Center. Over 110 student employees representing a broad range of offices and roles across campus came together to exchange ideas and reflection while engaging in a variety of topics on diversity, identity, equity and inclusion. …
OAR and OSFA have teamed up to combine mentorship programs to be more student-centric in the timeline and programming offered. Previously, OAR’s program for underrepresented students of color began with admission and ended on May 1st with a focus on the yield season. OSFA’s program for Pell grant eligible students began in the summer and …
The rollout of the 2024-2025 FAFSA continues to be bumpy. Unfortunately, since the last newsletter, very little has changed. Many of the same issues that existed in early January continue to be unresolved. Parents who don’t have a Social Security Number are still unable to contribute to or electronically sign their students’ FAFSA. Federal Student …
Helen Faith, Director of the Office of Student Financial Aid, and Katy Weisenburger, Assistant Director of Federal Awards, met with Wisconsin legislative staff in Washington, D.C. David Bagby, Director of Federal Relations, assisted them by scheduling and accompanied them to the meetings. They met with legislative staff from the offices of Senator Baldwin, Senator Johnson, Representative …
The 2024-2025 Better FAFSA® is still soft launching! Students and families who are able to complete the FAFSA® are pleasantly surprised to find that the FAFSA application takes them less time than previous years. Many have reported that it’s taken them less than 10 minutes from start to finish! The speed can likely be attributed …