Focus on Bias: 05.2020

The Office of Student Financial Aid distributes a monthly email focused on implicit bias with some videos to watch, articles to read, and other events around campus and the community that we encourage you to attend if your schedule allows. June is Pride Month. Most Pride events in Wisconsin have been postponed or cancelled due …

05.27.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   Did you know that May …

05.20.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   Did you know that May …

05.13.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   Did you know that May …

05.06.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   One Way to Improve Your …

SAP in the Time of COVID-19

The CARES Act, passed by Congress back in March, besides providing emergency funding for students, also provides additional flexibilities to institutions regarding the calculation of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).  “An institution of higher education may, as a result of a qualifying emergency, exclude from the quantitative component of the calculation any attempted credits that were …

What Does Deferred Enrollment Really Mean?

UW–Madison’s Deferred Enrollment Process allows incoming freshmen—and in unique situations, transfer students—an opportunity to take up to one year away from education to become involved in unique experiences and opportunities. For example, we see many students interested in enrichment programs abroad, junior hockey commitments, military obligations, volunteering opportunities, or other non-credit programs for a “gap …

The New, Virtual SOAR

The month of June always brings excitement to our campus. Our current Badgers are fresh off their spring semester, feeling good, and looking forward to their summer plans. Meanwhile our new Badgers are preparing to start their own journey on our campus through their SOAR experience. This year we have a whole new SOAR experience …

Emergency Funding: COVID-19, Income Continuation, and the Future!

UW–Madison was one of the first institutions in the nation to begin disbursing emergency aid to students specific to the COVID-19 pandemic.  When the move to alternative course delivery was originally announced, OSFA created an online application where students could request emergency financial assistance.  This move right around spring break required many students to change …

From our Vice Provost

Dear DEM Team, Welcome to the first edition of the DEM Updates!  The goal is to share information about events and activities going on in our respective offices, individually and collectively.  You are our audience and we’d like your feedback on what’s interesting and useful to you as a member of the DEM team.  Once …