Tag: training

Advisor trainings promotes RO mission

Eric MacKay (Assistant Registrar for Degree Audit and Academic Programs, Office of the Registrar) collaborated with Kala Grove (Coordinator for New Advisor Training, Office of Undergraduate Advising), Emily Schmidt (Assistant Director, Cross-College Advising Service), and Jeff Shokler (Director for Technology & Assessment, Office of Undergraduate Advising) to provide a “DARS and Tech Overview” virtual training …

Adding Students to the RO Team and Improving Their Training

This has been an exciting semester for the RO Student Services team as we have doubled our student employee team. In an effort to support the expansion of the student services scope, we needed to increase our student staff. This Fall, student employees will be trained on student records & enrollment, credit evaluation services, and …

DARS Team Provided Training for Advisors

Sharon Sumner, Degree Audit Encoder, Office of the Registrar collaborated with Kala Grove, Coordinator for New Advisor Training, Office of Undergraduate Advising and Emily Schmidt, Assistant Director, Cross-College Advising Service to provide a “DARS Overview” virtual training session on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Sharon Sumner, Degree Audit Encoder, Office of the Registrar collaborated with Kala …

OAR All Team Retreat: Reimagining Our Work: Teamwork and Wellness

On Monday, August 17, the entire Office of Admissions & Recruitment professional staff came together for our annual retreat. It was offered in a virtual format for the first time. This year’s programming was centered around the theme: Reimagining Our Work: Teamwork and Wellness. Our goals were building community, engaging in shared learning that contributes …

Fall Recruitment Goes Virtual

We are officially launching our 2021 recruitment season! As we know, both the Common Application and the UW System Application went live this past Saturday, August 1. While we will not begin to process or read applications until later this month, it is officially fall recruitment season. We are officially launching our 2021 recruitment season! …

White Identity Groups Forming in the Division

The Office of Admissions and Recruitment and the Office of the Vice Provost have both formed groups that talk about and explore our own white identity and white privilege.  The Office of Admissions and Recruitment and the Office of the Vice Provost have both formed groups that talk about and explore our own white identity …

OAR Promotes Anti-Racism

Diversity has long been a priority in the Office of Admissions & Recruitment, but in the last several weeks, OAR has taken unprecedented action. Not unlike what we’ve seen in cities and small towns across the USA, the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked a movement within OAR. Leadership and staff have joined together …