Category: Kudos

Awards, thank yous, and other kudos to team members.

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.

OAR Fall Event Successes

This fall, the Office of Admissions and Recruitment hosted a number of on-campus events including our largest one to date. The fall Experience Wisconsin Open House took place on Friday, October 18, and was the largest on-campus event OAR has hosted to date, with 1,551 students and guests. Experience Wisconsin Open House is a full-day …

Meet the 8th Cohort of King-Morgridge Scholars

The Global Initiatives Team in the Office of Admissions & Recruitment helped welcome the newest cohort of King-Morgridge Scholars to campus this August. This group of six students, representing four different world regions, was selected from the most competitive pool to date, with over 800 scholarship applications submitted through WiSH. Members of the Global Initiatives …

OAR’s Grand Slam Summer Retreat

On August 21, the Office of Admissions and Recruitment hosted their annual retreat at the Discovery Center. The baseball-themed event featured baseball attire, custom baseball cards, and themed team building. The day’s activities included exercises focused on the OAR Strategic Framework and the OAR Process Inventory initiatives. Each team also introduced their team members and …

Karla Weber Wandel (OSFA) and Greer Davis (OAR) Represent DEM at the RNL National Conference

In late July, Karla Weber Wandel (OSFA) and Greer Davis (OAR) traveled to Dallas, Texas to present at this year’s Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL)’s National Conference. Karla and Greer  co-presented “Let’s Get Together, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah – Why Don’t Admissions and Financial Aid Communications Combine.” The session, littered with Parent Trap references and trivia, details …

RO serves up some sweetness in appreciation of campus curricular, enrollment reps

A sunny summer afternoon proved a nearly picture-perfect opportunity for the Office of the Registrar (RO) to show its gratitude to the hardworking curricular and enrollment representatives from across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.

Warner goes to Washington: Interim registrar takes AACRAO’s case to lawmakers

Interim University Registrar Beth Warner took the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s perspective on various higher education issues directly to lawmakers in Washington, D.C. in late July as part of the annual Congressional Hill Day organized by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).

OAR Staff Elected to Organization Leadership Positions

Congratulations to members of OAR recently elected to leadership positions within their organizations: Michael Rutkowski was elected treasurer of WACAC (the Wisconsin Association for College Admission Counseling). WACAC is the state-level affiliate of NACAC and brings college admissions and high school counseling personal together. Their primary objective is to help students in Wisconsin to prepare …

Spring Commencement 2024 caps a year of campus celebrations

“The commencement ceremony was amazing! It was beautiful weather and impactful advice from our Keynote Speaker and Student Body President!” As we look back on another successful commencement weekend, these words from a member of UW–Madison’s Class of 2024 highlight just how meaningful the celebrations of nearly 8,600 newly-minted graduates’ academic achievements were for these students …

22 give blood during DEM’s March blood drive

Nearly two dozen people rolled up their sleeves and donated blood during the Division of Enrollment Management’s blood drive on March 7. Twenty-two donors — from within DEM and from outside the Division — took part in the event, which was held on the 11th floor of 333 East Campus Mall. Seven of the donors …