This has been an exciting semester for the RO Student Services team as we have doubled our student employee team. In an effort to support the expansion of the student services scope, we needed to increase our student staff. This Fall, student employees will be trained on student records & enrollment, credit evaluation services, and …
As the transition of undergraduate transfer credit evaluation and posting from the Office of Admissions & Recruitment to the Office of the Registrar enters its second year, OAR and RO team members have hit an important milestone in shifting the technical and functional processes for Advanced Placement Credit into the RO purview. Given that UW–Madison …
Due to ongoing uncertainties in the spring around the state of COVID response this fall, campus deviated somewhat from standard practices around scheduling classes for fall. When building the schedule of classes for a typical upcoming term, departmental curricular representatives request General Assignment (GA) classrooms as needed. The Curricular Services team reviews class setups for …
The recent upgrade to PeopleTools 858 felt a little like going to the dentist: you knew that it was necessary and that it probably was going to hurt a little. The recent upgrade to PeopleTools 858 felt a little like going to the dentist: you knew that it was necessary and that it probably was …
Certified Electronic Diplomas (CeDiploma) are official PDF versions of a diploma that enables students to download and verify their degrees. CeDiplomas are available to any student who has graduated since December of 2015. The pandemic increased demand for electronic diplomas, particularly for international students, and this new opportunity allows for diplomas to be digitally and …
In the month of June the eligibility team in the Office of the Registrar (RO) compile, analyze and complete the annual NCAA Graduation Success Rate report on behalf of the Chancellor. This is the only report submitted to the NCAA that requires the review of the Chancellor. In the month of June the eligibility team …
In April, Client Services Coordinator Ally Bartelme met with Martina Ubaldo of UC-Santa Barbara to discuss all things student employees. In April, Client Services Coordinator Ally Bartelme met with Martina Ubaldo of UC-Santa Barbara to discuss all things student employees.
In March 2021, after extensive document review, policy analysis, emails and meetings of cross-campus stakeholders facilitated by Degree Audit Encoder Sharon Sumner of the RO and Academic Planner Karen Mittlestadt of APIR, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs Jocelyn Milner sent out a memo to Associate Deans, Capstone Certificate Coordinators and Academic Planners, to make campus …
We have all noticed the effects of the pandemic in our work and personal lives, and we know that students are no exception to these effects. The pandemic unfortunately has heightened the hardships of food insecurity for students. This past month the Office of the Registrar (RO) worked to minimize that hardship by working with …
You may have heard references to PUMs and not known what that meant. PUMs, or Peoplesoft Update Managers, are necessary updates to PeopleSoft that happen quarterly and are similar to other cyclical work within the Office of the Registrar, and others that use the software. The Office of the Registrar just completed PUM 19, after …