During the second full week of April each year, National Student Employment Appreciation Week is celebrated at colleges and universities across the nation. This year the Student Employment team in the Office of Student Financial Aid led a centrally coordinated effort to celebrate all UW–Madison student employees. There were free events such as headshots, crafting, resume review, bowling, …
A new tool is helping the University of Wisconsin–Madison review and process students’ college transcripts more efficiently.
With just a few months remaining before the Administrative Transformation Program goes live across campus, DEM is shifting focus from software development to testing. During February and March, DEM teams coordinated and collaborated on SIS Dress Rehearsal activities in preparation for the July launch. The dress rehearsal was a success, providing reassurances and valuable information …
Stay up-to-date on the comings and goings of DEM Team Members. The following names are individuals with position updates or interim title changes that had a start date or last day on payroll in March. New Hire/New Position Office of the Registrar Sara Sheibani, Records and Enrollment Specialist Departures Office of Admissions and Recruitment Madeline …
The WRS annual statement of benefits is a summary of a team member’s year-end retirement account information, including the effective rate of interest applied to the account. The statement includes your calendar-year earnings, retirement benefit projections, primary beneficiary designation(s) for your WRS account, and more. Team members can expect their WRS 2024 calendar year statements …
On March 21, 2025, Chancellor Mnookin, Provost Isbell and Vice Chancellor Cramer announced additional fiscal controls for FY25 and FY26 (i.e. now through June 30, 2026), including measures to curtail non-essential travel. It is important to emphasize that this is not a restriction on all university travel. Rather, it is an adjustment to ensure that …
Yield—the number of admitted students who enroll—is much more than a number. Yield efforts are about showing students that UW–Madison is where they belong. In OAR, this means high-touch outreach, strategic communications, answering questions, processing transcripts, and hosting events that help students take their next steps as #FutureBadgers. The OAR does an outstanding job with …
A new mentor-match program piloted by the Curricular Services team in the Office of the Registrar aims to connect curricular representatives across campus.
Stay up-to-date on the comings and goings of DEM Team Members. The following names are individuals with position updates or interim title changes that had a start date or last day on payroll in February. New Hire/New Position None. Departures Office of Admissions and Recruitment Amaya Boman, Front Line Services Representative Cortney Mihulka, …
Legal Holidays—There are 9 days of paid legal holidays during the fiscal year July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. All leave-eligible team members (Academic Staff, University Staff, and Limited) should have a current balance of 8 hours of Legal Holiday that will automatically be added for Memorial Day (Monday, May 25, 2025). If you …