One year after DEM migrated from on-premise to cloud-hosted instances of Jira and Confluence, the number of teams using these workflow tools is growing. Within the RO, several teams, including Enrollment and Residency, Data Reporting and Eligibility, and Communications, have moved project management and tracking to Jira. This move goes beyond IT development, leveraging Jira’s …
UW–Madison advisors and deans’ offices will soon have information directly from degree-seeking students about when they plan to graduate. In October, what is now called the Intended Completion Term (ICT) debuted. This field, also known internally in SIS as Expected Graduation Term (EGT), gives applicable staff members a clearer picture of when undergraduate, graduate, and …
By now you’ve likely heard of Act 15, the biennial state budget that Gov. Tony Evers signed into law in July, and its provisions related to higher education. Included in the law is a requirement that “no later than September 1, 2026, all credits for core general education courses [CGER courses]… are transferable between institutions …
A new tool created by the RO will provide more enrollment information for the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) trainings that UW–Madison researchers take.
Academic advisors and staff now have access to a new tool designed to provide a foundational overview of the university’s degree audit application.
UW–Madison has updated its policy on when incomplete grades lapse to Fs to ensure consistency for undergraduate and university special students across all schools and colleges.
Several new and improved resources from the RO have been implemented to help the campus community better understand FERPA.
Members of the RO team got to tour Morgridge Hall on July 17.
The 2025-2026 edition of the Guide – the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s comprehensive course catalog – has been published and is now available!
The UW-Madison Office of Human Resources has created tools designed to make it easier to navigate new systems, understand updated HR processes, and stay aligned with HR best practices.