At the February DEM All Team Meeting, team members with work milestones for 2020 and 2021 were recognized. Please join DEM Updates in congratulating them for their 644 years of service! 41 years: Kim Alling (RO) 35 Years: Paula Gates (OVP) 31 Years: Dave Ableman (RO) 26 Years: Harriet Allen (OAR), Jeff Armstrong (RO), Cheryl Wise (RO) 21 Years: Aaron Apel (RO), Corey …
The second edition of the Community Wellness Newsletter is available now! As we continue to develop DEM and OAR community wellness initiatives, we hope to move towards a newsletter that is more representative and inclusive of all DEM. Please keep an eye out for community wellness events we will be hosting in Feburary! If you …
OSFA’s conundrum – the information we need from the Department of Education about the Federal Pell Grant isn’t typically available until February (if we’re lucky!) but we begin to admit the incoming freshmen class in December. These past few years, our team has provided students their financial aid offer in December, but often that original …
Passed by the Senate by a 91-7 vote hours after the House passed it easily, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 will have some major impacts to financial aid. Most of the changes go into effect July 1, 2023, with the 2023-24 FAFSA reflecting those changes available starting October 1, 2022. Here are some brief highlights: …
Verification. The process used by the institution to check the accuracy of the information the student and, in the case of a dependent student, the student’s parents, provided when applying for Title IV (aka Federal) financial aid via the FAFSA. In order to complete the verification process, students are required to provide certain documents to …
As you read about in last month’s edition, the Faculty Senate voted to adjust the Spring 2021 academic calendar and the team in the Registrar’s Office worked closely with the Academic Affairs Continuity team (AACT) to make quick changes to the Schedule of Classes to reflect the decision. And when the academic calendar changes with …
Your DEM Wellness Team is focusing on movement this month. 30 Day Wellness Challenge. Click here for a November calendar filled with suggestions to add more fun and healthy activities to your day! November 30 is the First Annual DEM Wellness Step Challenge! Did you indulge a little too much? Want to start December on …
The Teacher Pledge Program is a new School of Education loan forgiveness program. UW–Madison students who take the Pledge receive loans to pay their in-state tuition, fees, testing, and licensure. After teaching K-12 in Wisconsin for three to four years, the loans are completely forgiven. The goal of this program is to encourage a diverse …
What do Sevastopol and Monona Grove High Schools have in common? That’s not the beginning of a corny joke…but believe me, we tried to make it one. These schools, physically located roughly 200 miles apart, heard the same financial aid information on the same night- all thanks to COVID. Most aspects of living through a …
The Student Employment team in the Office of Student Financial Aid aligns with the UW–Madison Institutional Diversity Statement and places a deep value and importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Their team is always looking for ways to enhance the student employment experience and recognized a chance to boost the resources and opportunities available to …