International Academic Program’s (IAP) Global Gateway (GG) launched in 2014 with a goal to provide access to study abroad experiences for lower income students who are less likely to study abroad than their higher resourced peers. Building upon successful cohorts, in 2018 IAP sought out the Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) as a new …
On Friday, March 11, the Office of Admissions and Recruitment hosted our first Your UW Day of the year. This was our first large in-person admitted student event in two years. We saw 655 attendees, including 268 admitted students. Students and families were able to choose from a variety of afternoon academic and optional sessions, …
This year the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) hosted their annual conference in Denver, CO. AEFP is an organization for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners tackling the most important education finance and policy issues in education. Several SSTAR Lab team members attended and quite a few presented. Here is a list of the presentations …
As many of you are aware, we were lucky enough to have Dr. Carol Griggs speak at our DEM All-Team Meeting on March 2nd. We recorded the session for folks who may be interested in going back and watching again. The recording can be found in this Box folder. In addition to the recording, we …
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 2021 calendar year statements …
On March 14th, 2022, campus released updated guidance about cost comparison requirements. We are now able to conduct cost comparisons using Concur again. Contacting a Travel Inc agent is no longer the only allowable way to obtain a cost comparison. You can continue to reach out to Travel Inc if that is your preferred method …
Leave Reminders as we approach the end of the Fiscal Year 2022 (June 30, 2022) for Academic Staff and Limited Team Members Legal Holidays—There are 9 days of paid legal holidays during the fiscal year July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. When a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, eligible team members are granted …
The UW agency for individual travel, Travel Incorporated, is currently experiencing a high volume of calls and requests leading to exceptionally long hold times. Travelers that do not need immediate assistance are advised to either email Travel Incorporated with their travel requests or postpone their call until closer to their trip. In addition, travelers and arrangers can …
UW is implementing a new door security system across campus called Lenel. Several DEM team members have been working with UWPD to set up our new door access structure. 333 East Campus Mall implementation is scheduled to start on April 18. 702 West Johnson will occur at a later date still to be determined. What …
Recently the recipients of the Administrative Improvement Award (AIA) were announced and the Office of the Registrar (RO) was among them. The AIA recognizes excellence in process design or redesign, innovation, development, or customer service that resulted in improved efficiency, increased revenue channels, cost savings, and/or improved service delivery. This year there were more than …