OSFA team members, MollyJo Bautch and CC Vang, met with students attending the summer residential science camps hosted by the Morgridge Institute for Research on July 18 and 25. Over 100 Upward Bound students and counselors from all over Wisconsin attended and were able to learn about financial aid options and support available to them. …
In late July, Karla Weber Wandel (OSFA) and Greer Davis (OAR) traveled to Dallas, Texas to present at this year’s Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL)’s National Conference. Karla and Greer co-presented “Let’s Get Together, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah – Why Don’t Admissions and Financial Aid Communications Combine.” The session, littered with Parent Trap references and trivia, details …
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 …
The OSFA Advising and Outreach team is excited to work with a new community partner, Our Scholarship, in our efforts to support more Federal Pell Grant-eligible students in their journey to and through higher education. Our Scholarship is a non-profit organization based in Milwaukee that seeks to increase access to higher education for the Southeast …
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 …
The team at OSFA hosted a variety of events to get the semester started strong for both our new and continuing students. Bucky’ Pell Pathway and BANNER Events Three events in three days to give our incoming students a chance to engage with our team and build community as soon as they get to campus. …
The UW–Madison LEAP (Learn, Experience, Advance, Participate) Forward Internship wrapped up it’s third 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 glow bowling, …
The Wisconsin Initiatives Team, along with additional OAR team members supporting outreach and recruitment in Wisconsin, have developed a suite of outreach opportunities for the fall to counselors from Wisconsin high schools. The Wisconsin Initiatives Team, along with additional OAR team members supporting outreach and recruitment in Wisconsin, have developed a suite of outreach opportunities …
What do Sevastopol and Monona Grove High Schools have in common? That’s not the beginning of a corny joke…but believe me, we tried to make it one. These schools, physically located roughly 200 miles apart, heard the same financial aid information on the same night- all thanks to COVID. Most aspects of living through a …