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 …
OSFA hosted the 5th annual Kick Off for their student employees. This event brings the students together for team building, knowledge sharing, and more. This year kicked off with an OSFA Leadership panel so student could ask questions about how they got to where they were, lessons learned along the way, and other wisdom they …
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 Student Employment team in the Office of Student Financial Aid hosted the 5th annual Student Employment Summer Summit. With 135 attendees, including colleagues from other UW system schools, the turnout was great but even more importantly the engagement was stellar! The team pivoted quickly and didn’t allow flight cancellations prohibiting the keynote speaker from …
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 …
Those members of the OSFA team that attended the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)’s annual conference last month in Milwaukee, WI share some reflections and photos from their time together. Ah Ha! Moments: Financial Aid & NASFAA It’s a nice reminder to hear out loud that financial aid administrators have many things …
The Student Engagement team in the Office of Student Financial Aid is excited to host the 5th Annual Student Employment Summer Summit Wednesday, July 24, 2024. This one day event will bring together supervisors, hiring managers, and others who support student employment at UW–Madison and beyond for professional development and networking. Save the date and …
A few team members were able to (only sort of) escape the FAFSA chaos a few weeks back and attended the Wisconsin Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA)’s Annual Conference in Appleton, WI. There, they were able to attend sessions and network with colleagues from around the state. OSFA members, Katy Weisenburger and Jeff …
The WiGROW Supervising Students Mini-Conference was held virtually on January 17th and reached over 50 student supervisors across campus. Workshops included Listening with Purpose: Active Listening to Support Effective Communication; WiGROW Beyond the Basics: A student & supervisor panel; Supporting Students in Crisis & Basic Needs Referrals; and Student Development through Employment & WiGROW. WiGROW …