Hours before it was set to take effect, a federal judge paused a sweeping new federal rule related to duration of status for international students with F-1 and J-1 visas. The rule change, which was scheduled to go into effect on September 15, provided that affected international students would only be able to remain in …
Business analysts, product owners, and other professionals connected on June 23 to enjoy food, refreshments, and interesting discussions at a free networking event at Erin’s Snug Irish Pub in Madison. Attendees included professionals representing state government, higher education, medical software, insurance, healthcare, and more. Some topics discussed ranged from generative AI, agile methodology, project management …
The Faculty Senate on March 2 approved changes to the academic calendar for the Fall 2027 term that will minimize holiday-related conflicts at the end of the semester. Under the new calendar, the first day of classes is now scheduled to be Thursday, September 2, 2027. Previously, it was Wednesday, September 8, 2027. Moving up …
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 …
In both its physical environment and its academic concentrations, the forthcoming College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence (CAI) strives to be a place where disciplines converge and ideas are amplified. That’s one of the key takeaways from DEM’s February 3 fireside chat with Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, the director of the School of Computer, Data & Information …
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 …
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 …
Standing, left to right: Lori Christianson, Cori Stewart, Jessi Asmus, Anne Eckenrod, Heidi Tuescher-Gille, and Beth Warner. Kneeling, left to right: Ellen Clark, Kayla Jensen, Joshua Rybaski, Kelly Norton, Kate Kurek, and Jackie McHugh. Green Bay is known as one of the most vibrant sports towns in the country. It makes sense, then, that the …
One year after DEM migrated from on-premise to cloud-hosted instances of Jira and Confluence, the number of teams using these workflow tools is growing. Within the RO, several teams, including Enrollment and Residency, Data Reporting and Eligibility, and Communications, have moved project management and tracking to Jira. This move goes beyond IT development, leveraging Jira’s …
UW–Madison advisors and deans’ offices will soon have information directly from degree-seeking students about when they plan to graduate. In October, what is now called the Intended Completion Term (ICT) debuted. This field, also known internally in SIS as Expected Graduation Term (EGT), gives applicable staff members a clearer picture of when undergraduate, graduate, and …