Campus use of Class Section Builder/CSB (the name given to UW–Madison’s implementation of the CourseLeaf CLSS module) was officially suspended on February 18. To support the campus transition back to relying solely on SIS to create and maintain the Schedule of Classes, five half-day SIS trainings were held throughout February, along with two open labs …
Office of the Registrar Facts & Figures: February 2019 Activity Volume Interesting Tidbits Grade changes Processed* 411 Degrees posted* 319 Graudated with Distinctions Honors Posted 1,370 GWD is only run once the majority of degree posting activity is complete for a term Deans actions processed* 216 133 students granted permission to enroll part-time in the …
The DoIT Enroll team responsible for the development of the Course Search & Enroll (CS&E) app and the Degree Planner determined that to complete all the committed deliverables pre-SOAR 2019, they needed to increase their average pace of development. Toward that end, the team engaged in a two-week focused sprint (increasing the pace of development …
Eric Durkee and Maria Peters started as Data Specialists with the Office of the Registrar on February 18th. The Data Specialists are integral to the official student and curricular reporting functions of the office and university. These positions provide academic data and information to UW–Madison faculty and staff and to the public, as well as …
For 10 days in February, the RO hosted two members of the NU Registrar’s Office staff – Saltanat Beisembina and Olzhas Tuyakbayev. The main goals of their visit were to learn best practices around student services and classroom scheduling. A number of campus partners met with our visitors for meetings and building tours to introduce …
Special-events scheduling in general-assignment classrooms is a regular activity handled by the Curricular Services team, with a large push at the start of each term. Since the current semester got underway, over 2,500 special events – including midterm exams, review sessions, student organization meetings, and much more – have been scheduled.
Office of the Registrar (RO) is excited to announce the search for a Communication Specialist. The RO supports the teaching and learning mission of the University of Wisconsin–Madison by providing essential enrollment, curricular, and student-record services to the campus community. As part of the office’s mission, successful communications and content management is essential to properly …
In support of the Policy on Credit by Departmental Exam, we have implemented a new Credit by Departmental Examination Form. The form enhances the submission of information to the Office of the Registrar for recording examination attempts by student and streamlines the posting of credit to the student record when a student has successfully achieved …
On Friday, February 1st, a pipe burst in the Chemistry building pouring an estimated 50-75,000 gallons of water in the building. The campus Emergency Operations Committee (EOC) was assembled to help support the department of Chemistry and enact their Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan. Will Lipske represented the Office of the Registrar in the EOC. …
UW–Madison Inclement Weather Guidelines for Employees The chancellor is responsible for determining if classes will be canceled or postponed or some university services suspended due to inclement weather. The chancellor’s decisions will be based on the safety and welfare of students, faculty and staff. Colleges, schools and other campus units will not close on their …