The rollout of the 2024-2025 FAFSA continues to be bumpy. Unfortunately, since the last newsletter, very little has changed. Many of the same issues that existed in early January continue to be unresolved. Parents who don’t have a Social Security Number are still unable to contribute to or electronically sign their students’ FAFSA. Federal Student …
Helen Faith, Director of the Office of Student Financial Aid, and Katy Weisenburger, Assistant Director of Federal Awards, met with Wisconsin legislative staff in Washington, D.C. David Bagby, Director of Federal Relations, assisted them by scheduling and accompanied them to the meetings. They met with legislative staff from the offices of Senator Baldwin, Senator Johnson, Representative …
The 2024-2025 Better FAFSA® is still soft launching! Students and families who are able to complete the FAFSA® are pleasantly surprised to find that the FAFSA application takes them less time than previous years. Many have reported that it’s taken them less than 10 minutes from start to finish! The speed can likely be attributed …
The WiGROW Supervising Students Mini-Conference was held virtually on January 17th and reached over 50 student supervisors across campus. Workshops included Listening with Purpose: Active Listening to Support Effective Communication; WiGROW Beyond the Basics: A student & supervisor panel; Supporting Students in Crisis & Basic Needs Referrals; and Student Development through Employment & WiGROW. WiGROW …
On December 6, 2023, Governor Evers signed into law 2023 Wisconsin Act 80. This legislation updated state statutes relating to student financial aid, effective beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. The focus was primarily on bringing state statutes into better alignment with the recent changes to federal financial aid policy and processes, and on improving …
With the start of the fall season marks the end of the Hmong festivals and the beginning of the Hmong New Year celebrations. The Hmong New Year is an annual cultural tradition taking place in states and towns across the United States where there are large Hmong communities. At these celebrations, you can find a …
The Student Employment team in the Office of Student Financial Aid has been hearing from professional staff who supervise students that there’s a need for community building, resource sharing, and troubleshooting among this population. Encouraged by the great turnout and interest shared at the Student Employment Summer Summit – the Student Employment team launched a …
The team at OSFA hosted a variety of events to get the semester started strong for both our new and continuing students. Bucky’ Pell Pathway and BANNER Events Three events in three days to give our incoming students a chance to engage with our team and build community as soon as they get to campus. …
Net Price Calculator The Office of Student Financial Aid will be moving to a vendor product for the federally required Net Price Calculator. Our current Net Price Calculator will continue to be used for the 2023-2024 year; however, beginning with the 2024-2025, we will partner with Meadow to launch a new and improved Net Price …
OSFA is abuzz with the FAFSA Simplification Act, which passed as part of the 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act (i.e., the federal budget bill). FAFSA Simplification streamlines the financial aid application process while implementing sweeping financial aid changes, including new terminology and changes to the financial aid eligibility calculation. The 2024-25 application will be delayed from …