We are genuinely grateful to everyone who completed our inaugural bi-weekly DEM Pulse Survey sent on August 4. Your participation and candid feedback are what make this program so valuable. 144 of you responded to the first survey–that’s a 73% participation rate. You also did a great job getting it done first thing–84 participants responded …
Business analysts, product owners, and other professionals connected on June 23 to enjoy food, refreshments, and interesting discussions at a free networking event at Erin’s Snug Irish Pub in Madison. Attendees included professionals representing state government, higher education, medical software, insurance, healthcare, and more. Some topics discussed ranged from generative AI, agile methodology, project management …
On August 8, OAR team members Stephanie Benson-Gonzales, Emilie Dickson, Cameron Olson, and Joshua Rybaski presented at the annual KnowledgeBase (KB) User Group Meeting. Their presentation, titled Revitalizing the OAR KnowledgeBase, included their rationale for recently beginning to use the KB and the rollout of OAR Salesforce documentation on the platform. The group also spoke to their …
Katie Seibel brought OAR insights to the national stage at the 2025 AACRAO Technology and Transfer Summit, held in Arlington, VA. Technology and Transfer: A Learning Mobility Summit offered professional development to individuals in higher education who were looking to expand their depth of knowledge and awareness about emerging trends in technology, transfer, or both. Katie …
While OAR gathered in a virtual space, this year’s retreat, with its theme of Virtual Reality, was powerfully genuine. Focused on OAR’s shared goal of community connection, the event brought to life the authentic ways we connect, collaborate, and support one another, offering a valuable opportunity for us to reflect and grow together. A heartfelt …
This May, Rachel Tatge, Assistant Director of Events in OAR, presented at her third annual Collegiate Visitor and Information Services Association (CIVSA) conference in Charlotte, NC. CIVSA is an organization designed for admissions professionals who oversee visits and events and has 631 member institutions. The 2025 conference was the largest yet, with over 700 attendees. …
In its second year, the College for Rural Wisconsin (CRW) program just keeps expanding! Three new UW–Madison students joined us, growing the Rural Peer Advisor team to six. More awareness of the program and a bigger team allowed us to more than double the number of rural and small-town schools and rural youth-serving organizations we …
Yield—the number of admitted students who enroll—is much more than a number. Yield efforts are about showing students that UW–Madison is where they belong. In OAR, this means high-touch outreach, strategic communications, answering questions, processing transcripts, and hosting events that help students take their next steps as #FutureBadgers. The OAR does an outstanding job with …
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.
More than two dozen UW-Madison staff members trekked to Pewaukee from Nov. 6-8 for “Camp WACRAO.”