OSFA hosted the 5th annual Kick Off for their student employees. This event brings the students together for team building, knowledge sharing, and more. This year kicked off with an OSFA Leadership panel so student could ask questions about how they got to where they were, lessons learned along the way, and other wisdom they …
Along with our goals of eliminating financial barriers and helping students complete the FAFSA, the Advising & Outreach team aims to create greater support for work/life balance. As such, here are three lessons from our annual Pool Party hosted by our Associate Director, Greg Offerman and his family: A Relaxed Atmosphere Encourages Communication: Exiting the …
The SMPH Financial Aid and Financial Wellness Team was thrilled to welcome our first- and second-year medical students to campus for the 2024-2025 academic year! The team was able to play an instrumental role in helping our medical students feel welcomed and informed on what to expect this year. We were able to have encouraging …
OSFA team members, MollyJo Bautch and CC Vang, met with students attending the summer residential science camps hosted by the Morgridge Institute for Research on July 18 and 25. Over 100 Upward Bound students and counselors from all over Wisconsin attended and were able to learn about financial aid options and support available to them. …
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 …
The Student Employment team in the Office of Student Financial Aid hosted the 5th annual Student Employment Summer Summit. With 135 attendees, including colleagues from other UW system schools, the turnout was great but even more importantly the engagement was stellar! The team pivoted quickly and didn’t allow flight cancellations prohibiting the keynote speaker from …
The UW–Madison LEAP (Learn, Experience, Advance, Participate) Forward Internship wrapped up it’s fifth successful summer of the program. LEAP was piloted in the summer of 2018 as a part of UW–Madison’s Anchor Partner Commitment to the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and the Personalized Pathways Program. LEAP Forward has been designed as an equitable opportunity for …
Kari Temkin (OSFA) partnered with colleagues at the Center for Leadership and Involvement to present about the Engaged Leaders Through Employment Program at the Association of Leadership Educators conference in Minneapolis on July 15. Participants at this conference ranged from leadership researchers, educators, and practitioners. The session was well received and even piqued future research …
Izi Knoernschild, OSFA’s Student Employment Administrative Assistant, shares her experience visiting a partner site this summer. The Student Employment Team is excited to share an update about the Federal Work-Study Partner Site Visit Initiative that launched in October 2022. Our team aims to visit one Federal Work-Study Partner monthly to learn more about their mission …
Brianne Camacho, OSFA’s School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Director of Financial Aid & Financial Wellness Advising, gives her firsthand experience attending the AAMC Leading for Impact conference at the end of June. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) leads and serves the academic medicine community for the purpose of improvement. The AAMC …