During the first week of classes, the Basic Needs team in the Office of Student Financial Aid partnered with Mad City Moving and University Housing Sustainability to host the second Badger Reclaim Pop-Up Shop, helping students kick off the academic year with free essentials and sustainable finds. What was scheduled as a six-hour event (11 …
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 …
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 …
On July 15, Volume 3 of ASCEND to Higher Retention Rates: A Collection of Best Practices and Practical Strategies from Higher Education Experts for Increasing Student Retention, Completion, and Student Success was released! This book features higher education experts and is a comprehensive guide designed to equip higher education leaders with practical, innovative strategies for …
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, …
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 …
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.
With the start of the fall season marks the end of the Hmong festivals and the beginning of the Hmong New Year celebrations. The Hmong New Year is an annual cultural tradition taking place in states and towns across the United States where there are large Hmong communities. At these celebrations, you can find 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 …