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 …
The UW–Madison LEAP (Learn, Experience, Advance, Participate) Forward Internship wrapped up its sixth successful summer of the program. LEAP was piloted in the summer of 2018 as a part of UW–Madison’s Anchor Partner Commitment to the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and the Personalized Pathways Program. LEAP Forward has been designed as an equitable opportunity …
During the second full week of April each year, National Student Employment Appreciation Week is celebrated at colleges and universities across the nation. This year the Student Employment team in the Office of Student Financial Aid led a centrally coordinated effort to celebrate all UW–Madison student employees. There were free events such as headshots, crafting, resume review, bowling, …
The Student Employment team in the Office of Student Financial Aid hosted the 5th annual Student Employment Summer Summit. With 135 attendees, including colleagues from other UW system schools, the turnout was great but even more importantly the engagement was stellar! The team pivoted quickly and didn’t allow flight cancellations prohibiting the keynote speaker from …
The UW–Madison LEAP (Learn, Experience, Advance, Participate) Forward Internship wrapped up it’s fifth successful summer of the program. LEAP was piloted in the summer of 2018 as a part of UW–Madison’s Anchor Partner Commitment to the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and the Personalized Pathways Program. LEAP Forward has been designed as an equitable opportunity for …
Kari Temkin (OSFA) partnered with colleagues at the Center for Leadership and Involvement to present about the Engaged Leaders Through Employment Program at the Association of Leadership Educators conference in Minneapolis on July 15. Participants at this conference ranged from leadership researchers, educators, and practitioners. The session was well received and even piqued future research …
Brianne Camacho, OSFA’s School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Director of Financial Aid & Financial Wellness Advising, gives her firsthand experience attending the AAMC Leading for Impact conference at the end of June. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) leads and serves the academic medicine community for the purpose of improvement. The AAMC …
During the second full week of April each year, National Student Employment Appreciation Week is celebrated at colleges and universities across the nation. This year the Student Employment team in the Office of Student Financial Aid led a centrally coordinated effort to celebrate all UW–Madison student employees. There were free events such as headshots, bowling, …
The Student Employment team in OSFA hosted a very successful Student Employee Diversity Forum on March 15th at Gordon Event Center. Over 110 student employees representing a broad range of offices and roles across campus came together to exchange ideas and reflection while engaging in a variety of topics on diversity, identity, equity and inclusion. …
When the Information and Technology Leadership Conference celebrated its tenth anniversary on December 5, the Office of the Registrar’s Leah Meicher took to the floor to moderate the event’s keynote address, a fireside chat with new Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Charles Lee Isbell, Jr.