Hires and Departures – October

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 October. New Hire/New Position Office of Admissions and Recruitment Ben Chapman, Wisconsin/Minnesota Recruitment Manager Kelly Bloss, Remote Reader Judy Christensen, Remote …

Intended Completion Term rolls out for degree-seeking students

UW–Madison advisors and deans’ offices will soon have information directly from degree-seeking students about when they plan to graduate. In October, what is now called the Intended Completion Term (ICT) debuted. This field, also known internally in SIS as Expected Graduation Term (EGT), gives applicable staff members a clearer picture of when undergraduate, graduate, and …

An Update on Act 15 and Core General Education Requirements

By now you’ve likely heard of Act 15, the biennial state budget that Gov. Tony Evers signed into law in July, and its provisions related to higher education. Included in the law is a requirement that “no later than September 1, 2026, all credits for core general education courses [CGER courses]… are transferable between institutions …

Organizing and Storing Process Documentation RAMP project

Staff from across the Division of Enrollment Management participated this summer in the RAMP leadership program, and groups prepared projects answering pressing questions that affect the Division as a whole. Our group explored the following question: How can the Division of Enrollment Management create efficiencies to support responsible stewardship of resources and promote a culture …

Hires and Departures – September

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 September. New Hire/New Position Office of Admissions and Recruitment Katie Hastreiter, Associate Director for Operations and Front Line Services Departures  

DEM Wisconsin Welcomes Pathway & BANNER Scholars

Ice Cream Social @ The Chazen Museum of Art Instagram Video Review» Instagram Scholar Interviews» Orientation @ Shannon Hall Kickback @ Brittingham Park

Sustainability Meets Student Support: Badger Reclaim Begins!

During move-in week, the Basic Needs team in the Office of Student Financial Aid partnered with Mad City Moving and University Housing Sustainability to implement Badger Reclaim. This initiative provided hundreds of free household items like desks, headboards, fans, shelving, and much more to UW–Madison students. Demand for these items was so strong that everything …

Data viz compiles course, enrollment info for responsible research trainings

A new tool created by the RO will provide more enrollment information for the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) trainings that UW–Madison researchers take.

New Canvas course offers staff expanded DARS training

Academic advisors and staff now have access to a new tool designed to provide a foundational overview of the university’s degree audit application.

2025 Student Job Fair

On September 9th, 2025 the OSFA Student Employment team hosted the annual UW–Madison Student Job Fair. The event was comprised of Off Campus Federal Work Study partners as well as UW–Madison employers from various departments across campus. This event gave students an opportunity to explore the many job offerings available as well as engage with …