On August 21, the Office of Admissions and Recruitment hosted their annual retreat at the Discovery Center. The baseball-themed event featured baseball attire, custom baseball cards, and themed team building. The day’s activities included exercises focused on the OAR Strategic Framework and the OAR Process Inventory initiatives. Each team also introduced their team members and …
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 …
With thousands of class sections offered at the university every term, finding an appropriate home for each class is no small feat.
An under-the-hood update to the process through which academic load exceptions are handled is about to launch with a number of operational improvements in tow. After just over a year of work, the rewritten process is set to go live on September 4, the first class day of the Fall 2024 term. What’s new The …
In late July, WordPress administrators and editors from around the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus got a peek behind the curtain at the work that went into creating the Office of the Registrar’s new website homepage.
We want to encourage those who can to consider giving blood. Not only can a blood donation save up to three lives, it feels good to help others and can boost your mental health. Also, anyone who gives blood that day will receive a $15 e-gift card! To help with these efforts, we’re excited to …
As the shift from the on-premise versions of Atlassian’s Jira and Confluence approaches, the Division of Enrollment Management is planning on partnering with Kunz, Leigh and Associates (KL&A) to serve as an implementation partner, pending final agreement negotiations.
Team members across the Division of Enrollment Management (DEM) continue to make progress on several SIS-related fronts in anticipation of the upcoming Finance and HR Workday implementation. The Cross-DEM/SIS workgroup meets regularly to collaborate on the planning, testing, and implementation of the changes that will be impacting the SIS environment and the downstream ancillary systems. …
A sunny summer afternoon proved a nearly picture-perfect opportunity for the Office of the Registrar (RO) to show its gratitude to the hardworking curricular and enrollment representatives from across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Interim University Registrar Beth Warner took the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s perspective on various higher education issues directly to lawmakers in Washington, D.C. in late July as part of the annual Congressional Hill Day organized by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).