The WiGROW Supervising Students Mini-Conference was held virtually on January 17th and reached over 50 student supervisors across campus. Workshops included Listening with Purpose: Active Listening to Support Effective Communication; WiGROW Beyond the Basics: A student & supervisor panel; Supporting Students in Crisis & Basic Needs Referrals; and Student Development through Employment & WiGROW. WiGROW …
On December 6, 2023, Governor Evers signed into law 2023 Wisconsin Act 80. This legislation updated state statutes relating to student financial aid, effective beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. The focus was primarily on bringing state statutes into better alignment with the recent changes to federal financial aid policy and processes, and on improving …
With the start of the fall season marks the end of the Hmong festivals and the beginning of the Hmong New Year celebrations. The Hmong New Year is an annual cultural tradition taking place in states and towns across the United States where there are large Hmong communities. At these celebrations, you can find a …
The Student Employment team in the Office of Student Financial Aid has been hearing from professional staff who supervise students that there’s a need for community building, resource sharing, and troubleshooting among this population. Encouraged by the great turnout and interest shared at the Student Employment Summer Summit – the Student Employment team launched a …
The team at OSFA hosted a variety of events to get the semester started strong for both our new and continuing students. Bucky’ Pell Pathway and BANNER Events Three events in three days to give our incoming students a chance to engage with our team and build community as soon as they get to campus. …
The UW–Madison LEAP (Learn, Experience, Advance, Participate) Forward Internship wrapped up it’s fourth successful summer of the program. LEAP was piloted in the summer of 2018 as a part of UW–Madison’s Anchor Partner Commitment to the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and the Personalized Pathways Program. LEAP Forward has been designed as an equitable opportunity …
The Office of Student Financial Aid’s Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH) Support Team hosted an exciting event that fostered collaboration, knowledge exchange, and innovation within the realm of scholarship management. As part of the ongoing efforts to enhance scholarship processes across the Wisconsin higher education institutions, the Wisconsin Blackbaud Award Management (BAM) User Group gathered for …
On July 2, I accepted the gavel at the National Association of Student Aid Administrators’ (NASFAA) annual conference in San Diego, marking the beginning of my term as 2023-24 National Chair. NASFAA provides training and professional development to our members while also engaging in advocacy in the public policy space. NASFAA member institutions serve 9 …
The Student Employment Team in OSFA hosted the Student Employment Summer Summit on Wednesday, July 12th. Despite the rain over 115 staff from campus, off campus work study partners, and colleagues from across the state joined in an afternoon of learning and networking to enhance the student employment experience. Dr. Terrell Strayhorn’s keynote on College …
The Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) continues to work collaboratively with the Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) Summer Term to expand summer aid for our students in financial aid promise programs. In early 2023, a group from OSFA and DCS met to determine how we could combine our efforts to provide additional institutional aid …