In December Ann Bradshaw joined Paula Gates in passing the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-CP) examination. The certification process begins with an HR professional having at least three years of experience in HR. Ann and Paula’s decades of UW experience more than fit the bill. They studied various aspects of HR including functional HR …
Passed by the Senate by a 91-7 vote hours after the House passed it easily, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 will have some major impacts to financial aid. Most of the changes go into effect July 1, 2023, with the 2023-24 FAFSA reflecting those changes available starting October 1, 2022. Here are some brief highlights: …
Like Fall 2020, the Office of the Registrar (RO) anticipated that Spring 2021 was going to look different. Many partners across campus – Academic Advising and Policy Leaders (AAPL), Academic Affairs Continuity Team (AACt), School/College Associate/Assistant Deans, Department Curricular and Enrollment Reps – worked with the RO to, yet again, help adjust for the semester …
In recent months the Degree Audit Updater Project, a plan to change the way DARS data is both warehoused and accessed, has begun at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During the Big Ten Academic Alliance meeting on November 2-3, 2020, Assistant Registrar Eric MacKay, learned that the University of Iowa was beginning work on projects using …
A PeopleSoft (PS) Query Community of Practice was formed in late November with two primary goals: A PeopleSoft (PS) Query Community of Practice was formed in late November with two primary goals:
The Student Information System (SIS) is the backbone and data source for much of what the Division of Enrollment Management does: academic records, curricular schedule build, and much more. Recently, several working groups have been developed to help prioritize initiatives and implement improvements within SIS. The Student Information System (SIS) is the backbone and data …
Utilizing shared knowledge, creativity, and innovation to examine unique circumstances is one of the core values of the Office of the Registrar. This value continues to be met in many ways, and was evident in a recent example where Associate Registrar for Academic Services Will Lipske participated in discussions with Youngstown State University (YSU) about …
When most people think about college football bowl games, pictures of travel, trophies and parades may run through their heads. Football games are fought hard and student-athletes train the whole year, not to mention their lives, for the chance to compete for bowl game trophies. An aspect that may not be as widely known is …
UW recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a legal holiday with paid leave. MLK Jr. Day is Monday, January 18, 2021.
Stay up-to-date on the coming and going 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 during December. NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Admissions and Recruitment Kayla Jensen, Interim Manager, Wisconsin Initiatives and Pathway Partnerships Note: This …