Nearly two dozen people rolled up their sleeves and donated blood during the Division of Enrollment Management’s blood drive on March 7. Twenty-two donors — from within DEM and from outside the Division — took part in the event, which was held on the 11th floor of 333 East Campus Mall. Seven of the donors …
The Student Employment team in OSFA hosted a very successful Student Employee Diversity Forum on March 15th at Gordon Event Center. Over 110 student employees representing a broad range of offices and roles across campus came together to exchange ideas and reflection while engaging in a variety of topics on diversity, identity, equity and inclusion. …
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 None DEPARTURES Office of Admissions and Recruitment Nancy Doernhoefer, Remote Reader Aimee Hasenfus, Remote Reader Nicholas …
Team members will see their Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) annual statements of benefits for 2023 by mid to late April. The annual statement of benefits from the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) is a summary of a team member’s year-end retirement account information, including the effective rate of interest applied to the account. …
OAR and OSFA have teamed up to combine mentorship programs to be more student-centric in the timeline and programming offered. Previously, OAR’s program for underrepresented students of color began with admission and ended on May 1st with a focus on the yield season. OSFA’s program for Pell grant eligible students began in the summer and …
Several members of the Office of the Registrar’s Application Development and Technical Services team received high praise for their presentations on data integrations during the Alliance conference in Phoenix on March 3-6. The annual conference, organized by the Higher Education User Group, brings college and university professionals together to discuss and experience the latest technology …
Recent source code revisions have improved the performance and maintenance of the enrollment process for compliance courses that all incoming degree-seeking undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison take when they first arrive on campus. The changes, which rolled out in February, will allow the developers tasked with supporting enrollment in compliance courses on Canvas …
University of Wisconsin–Madison students now have more flexibility when reviewing how courses at other institutions may transfer to the University. At the beginning of March, the Office of the Registrar’s Credit Evaluation Services team rolled out a new process for current students seeking pre-evaluations for courses they plan to take at other U.S. institutions. Instead …
Receiving a diploma is a momentous milestone marking the successful completion of a student’s educational journey. More than just a piece of paper, diplomas also serve as key educational records that many graduates need to submit to licensing boards, employers, international agencies, and graduate schools to demonstrate they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Thanks to …
Two reports from the Office of the Registrar (RO) were featured on Feb. 16 as part of the annual Love Data Week. Each year, the Big Ten Academic Alliance hosts Love Data Week. As part of this event, the University of Wisconsin–Madison celebrates the analysis and underlying statistics that quantify success and provide key context …