On Thursday, August 27, Student Financial Aid hosted our annual Bucky’s Pell Pathway (BPP) and BANNER in-person Orientations in Shannon Hall at the Memorial Union, welcoming our newest cohort of students. The event provided important information about financial aid, program expectations, and campus resources designed to support student success. We connected with 1,490 students at …
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 …
What do Siracha, Death Valley, and the Student Employment Summer Summit have in common? Usually nothing. But thanks to the broken cooling pipe they all found themselves in the same conversation on June 29th at the Pyle Center. Despite the unexpected heat, 124 attendees kept their cool and stayed focused on the real reason they …
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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 …
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, …
Yield—the number of admitted students who enroll—is much more than a number. Yield efforts are about showing students that UW–Madison is where they belong. In OAR, this means high-touch outreach, strategic communications, answering questions, processing transcripts, and hosting events that help students take their next steps as #FutureBadgers. The OAR does an outstanding job with …
The Student Engagement team in OSFA hosted a successful Student Employee Diversity Forum on November 15 in the Gordon Dining & Event Center. Over 100 student employees—representing a kaleidoscope of offices, roles, and experiences across campus—gathered to engage in meaningful discussion about diversity, identity, equity, and inclusion. The event opened with a captivating keynote from …
The Student Employment Team piloted a Site-Visit Initiative in the Fall of 2022. Now in 2024, the team has conducted over 12 visits, seven of which took place in the 23-24 AY. The goal of the initiative was to connect with our off-campus Federal Work-Study (FWS) Partners to better understand how we can improve our …
Lo Klink and Justin Mumford presented on the No Fees Project at the National Scholarship Providers Association annual conference in Salt Lake City, UT, on October 16, 2024. The No Fees Project focuses on creating access to students experiences. The cost of attendance is one thing, but have you thought about the cost of student …