Category: Office of Student Financial Aid

Notes, highlights, and other updates from the Office of Student Financial Aid.

Upcoming DEM Wellness Events

Your DEM Wellness Team has been finding new ways to help you virtually.  Check out some of their upcoming events here: Join the DEM Wellness Team for some fun and play October Wellness BINGO with us. Attached is the DEM October Wellness BINGO Card. Complete the task in the square and mark off the square …

Quick Collaboration to Implement Refund Deadline Flexibility

With the quick change and decision to pause in-person instruction for two weeks in September, other decisions also needed to be made quickly. One such decision was the increased flexibility of the deadline to withdraw from the university and receive a 100% tuition refund. This flexibility pushed the deadline to midnight on September 18th for …

DEM Annual Report

The 2019-2020 DEM Annual Report is out!  Want to see highlights of what we accomplished together this past year? The 2019-2020 DEM Annual Report is out!  Want to see highlights of what we accomplished together this past year?

The Frenzy is BACK! – FAFSA Frenzy

The Office of Student Financial Aid will be hosting its annual FAFSA Frenzy events again this fall. The FAFSA Frenzy events are opportunities for our students to receive assistance with filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This year we will be offering the events in a virtual format via the Blackboard …

Financial Wellness Insights and Advice

As higher education administrators, it’s crucial for us to consider and be aware of issues that may be impacting the students we serve. In the Office of Student Financial Aid specifically, we are especially passionate about helping our students with financial aid and financial wellness. The Trellis Company – a non-profit organization charged with helping …

OSFA Offers a Warm (though virtual) Wisconsin Welcome

The Office of Student Financial Aid kicked off Wisconsin Welcome, in partnership with the Center for First Year Experience, with a virtual activity for students to complete. The Search for Success Scavenger Hunt prompted students to explore important services, including Student Jobs, Office of Student Financial Aid Success Services, and the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH), …

What are CIP Codes and Why Were They Updated?

Originally developed by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 1980, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes are assigned to every academic plan in SIS as a way to enable an “apples to apples” comparison of programs across the country, since relying on the institutional program names don’t always align. …

Working Group to Improve Enrollment with Stopped Out Students

Greg Offerman, Associate Director in the Office of Student Financial Aid and Beth Warner, Associate Registrar, are members of a working group that has been convened by Dean of Students Christina Olstad and Vice Provost/Director of Academic Planning and Institutional Research Jocelyn Milner. This group is seeking to give cross-college attention to undergraduate, degree-seeking students …

Welcoming New Team Members – August!

With the essential nature of our work, the Division of Enrollment Management has been able to continue to add new members to our teams and units. We are excited about the expertise, insight, and experiences these individuals will bring to their new roles. Please join us in welcoming our newest team members! With the essential …

Disbursing Financial Aid – How Do Students Get Their $$? Spring 2022 Update

We joke that it happens auto-magically, but that’s not totally untrue.  We’ll describe it in two ways. First – what do students need to know? Financial aid disburses about a week before classes begin each semester.  Students will start to see their spring semester financial aid apply to their student account (tuition, fees, on-campus housing …