Author: lreigstad

RO expands resources available on website

A new year has brought a slew of changes to the Office of the Registrar’s website. With the leadership and coordination of Logan Reigstad, several projects crossed the finish line between mid-November and the end of January, each focused on improving access to information and simplifying the language we use to explain the nuances of …

FVT/GE reporting deadline passes with some questions outstanding

A sigh of relief filled the halls of 333 East Campus Mall on January 15 as UW–Madison met the deadline for higher education institutions to fulfill our reporting requirements in compliance with the federally mandated Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) regulations.

DEM lends a helping hand to support students affected by California wildfires

As wildfires continue to burn across portions of southern California, team members from across the Division of Enrollment Management are working to support students affected by the disasters.

Behind the scenes: How data stewards protect and provide access at UW–Madison

Data stewards ensure UW–Madison’s institutional data is protected and available for appropriate use. DAPIR profiles how data stewards in OSFA and the RO go about their important work.

DEM team shares lessons around the bonfire at Camp WACRAO 🏕️

More than two dozen UW-Madison staff members trekked to Pewaukee from Nov. 6-8 for “Camp WACRAO.”

Warner elected to AACRAO Board of Directors

Interim University Registrar Beth Warner has been elected to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers’ (AACRAO) Board of Directors.

Final push for cloud migration: Moving Jira projects and Confluence spaces

As User Acceptance Testing wraps up and we approach the final phase of migrating our on-premise Jira projects and Confluence spaces to the cloud, we are excited to announce the transition will officially begin at noon on Friday, November 15. At that time our on-premise Jira and Confluence environments will be put into read-only mode. Once …

B1G Ten, big ideas: Gathering of registrars strengthens connections and insights

Exchanging ideas is a key part of the annual assemblage of registrars from across the Big Ten, and this year saw a few additional faces. With four new schools officially joining the Big Ten in August, this year’s Academic Alliance gathering allowed the RO’s Aaron Apel, Will Lipske, Kelly Norton, and Heidi Tuescher-Gille to share …

With KL&A aboard, DEM continues progress toward cloud Jira, Confluence implementation

The cross-functional workgroup continues to make progress on DEM’s effort to migrate on-premise Jira and Confluence into the cloud.

Meet the RO’s newest student employees!

A new academic year brings many changes around campus, including some new faces around the Registrar’s Office. This term, the Student Services team is welcoming six new student employees. Each of them filled out an introduction survey to share a little about themselves; read their answers below. In addition to the six student team members …