Tag: Office of the Registrar news

Tackling a growing number of football prospects

Just like when the Badgers hit the gridiron, processing prospective student-athletes through the transfer portal takes coordination and adherence to a carefully crafted playbook. Even with a playbook, though, what happens on the field can require quick adjustments. That’s what DEM team members who admit these student-athletes and review their transfer credit and academic eligibility …

For RO’s Beth Warner, AACRAO engagement helps navigate choppy higher ed waters

Since being elected to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers’ (AACRAO) Board of Directors a year ago, Beth Warner has navigated her fair share of unsettled waters. A new federal administration ushered in a shift in priorities and attitudes toward higher education. State-mandated revisions to the transferability of core general education requirements …

New page highlights FERPA-approved productivity tools

Have you ever wondered whether you could use a certain tool with student record data? Well wonder no more: A new webpage makes it easy to quickly determine what tools you can and can’t use with data protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). The FERPA-Approved Productivity Tools page launched …

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.