The SMPH Financial Aid and Financial Wellness Team was thrilled to welcome our first- and second-year medical students to campus for the 2024-2025 academic year! The team was able to play an instrumental role in helping our medical students feel welcomed and informed on what to expect this year. We were able to have encouraging …
The transition to higher education is a pivotal moment in a student’s life, marked by excitement and uncertainty. One crucial aspect of this transition is the Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration process, known as SOAR. In October 2019, the Credit Evaluation Services (CES) team took on the responsibility of transfer credit evaluations, ushering in a …
SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) is one of the first ways students transition to UW–Madison. Hosted by the Center for First-Year Experience (CFYE), several offices across campus help with the transition process as consultants while students begin learning about academic advising, degree requirements, enrollment, and campus resources. The RO helped students, faculty and staff …
Eric MacKay (Assistant Registrar for Degree Audit and Academic Programs, Office of the Registrar) collaborated with Kala Grove (Coordinator for New Advisor Training, Office of Undergraduate Advising), Emily Schmidt (Assistant Director, Cross-College Advising Service), and Jeff Shokler (Director for Technology & Assessment, Office of Undergraduate Advising) to provide a “DARS and Tech Overview” virtual training …
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 …
There are many moving parts and lots of questions surrounding this coming fall semester. But with the adversity of the pandemic there is also an opportunity to hear from and connect with those most affected by the change. The Office of the Registrar, along with partners in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and schools/colleges, took …