Category: Office of Student Financial Aid

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

A Tale of Two FAFSAs

A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA for short) is a necessity for many students but can sometimes be a confusing and even scary situation for them.  The FAFSA is the application that determines which type and how much federal financial aid a student may be eligible for.  Students attending classes in a summer …

Implementing Virtual SOAR

We are LIVE with virtual SOAR! The first week of SOAR began this past Monday and our incoming Badgers have begun the enrollment process.  With the decision to move SOAR to a virtual delivery model it was imperative that students are provided the training and support resources to ensure that they successfully enroll in a …

06.10.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   One Way to Improve Your …

06.03.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu. Due to the deep anguish, frustration, …

Focus on Bias: 05.2020

The Office of Student Financial Aid distributes a monthly email focused on implicit bias with some videos to watch, articles to read, and other events around campus and the community that we encourage you to attend if your schedule allows. June is Pride Month. Most Pride events in Wisconsin have been postponed or cancelled due …

05.27.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   Did you know that May …

05.20.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   Did you know that May …

05.13.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   Did you know that May …

05.06.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   One Way to Improve Your …

SAP in the Time of COVID-19

The CARES Act, passed by Congress back in March, besides providing emergency funding for students, also provides additional flexibilities to institutions regarding the calculation of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).  “An institution of higher education may, as a result of a qualifying emergency, exclude from the quantitative component of the calculation any attempted credits that were …