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Spring 2013 Wisconsin eTranscript Initiative 1 Changes to Majors
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Save the Date – UW System Fall Workshops
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Precollege Programs
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Learn About the Application
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Encourage Students to Use Summer to Earn Money for College
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Wisconsin Education Fairs
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Executive Order 54
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Spring 2013 Edition
Wisconsin eTranscript Initiative More than 140 high schools in Wisconsin are now sending their transcripts to higher education institutions and other destinations through Parchment (previously called Docufide). These high schools represent 42% of Wisconsin high school students who now have access to ordering their transcripts quickly, easily, and any hour of any day. High schools in Wisconsin began sending eTranscripts in September 2009 and since that time more than 209,000 electronic transcripts have been requested and sent. There is no cost to a high school to set up this web-based solution to deliver, track and report on the sending of transcripts and related admissions documents. The solution eliminates the costly and time-consuming steps of fulfilling student requests for transcripts, allowing schools to replace manual and paper-based processes. It brings transcript services completely online. For more information on how to start sending transcripts electronically contact Heidi Dodge at hdodge@parchment.com or 480-719-1646 ext. 1021.
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Spring 2013 Edition
Changes to Majors Following are changes to majors that are effective fall 2013.
New Majors Several of the UW Colleges—UW-Baraboo/Sauk County, UW-Barron County, UW-Marshfield/Wood County, UW-Richland, UW-Rock County, and UW-Waukesha—will be offering a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree at their campuses. UW-Parkside has two new majors: Accounting, and Environmental Studies. UW-River Falls has a new Bachelor of Applied Science degree. UW-Stout is starting a major called Environmental Science. UW-Madison is starting a major called Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Discontinued Majors UW-Stout discontinued its Cognitive Science major. UW-Madison discontinued three majors:
Family, Consumer and Community Education
Consumer Affairs
Agricultural Education
UW-Oshkosh eliminated its Management major.
Renamed Majors UW-Stout has renamed its Property Management major as Real Estate Property Management. UW-Parkside has renamed two majors:
Digital Arts is now called Graphic Design
Fitness Management is now called Exercise Science
UW-Stout has renamed their Graphic Communications Management major as Cross-Media Graphics Management.
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Save the Date – UW System Fall Workshops Each fall, UW System admissions officers and UW HELP travel throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois for two weeks of free, half-day workshops for counselors and other educators. The workshops are planned for early September to provide up-to-date information for those assisting college-bound students. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend one of the ten workshops. The schedule is as follows: Monday, Sept. 9
Bloomington, MN Embassy Suites Airport
Tuesday, Sept. 10
UW-River Falls
Wednesday, Sept. 11
UW-La Crosse
Thursday, Sept. 12
UW-Fox Valley
Friday, Sept. 13
UW-Marathon
Monday, Sept. 16
UW-Platteville
Tuesday, Sept. 17
UW-Milwaukee
Wednesday, Sept. 18
UW-Parkside
Thursday, Sept. 19
Itasca, IL, Holiday Inn Express
Friday, Sept. 20
UW-Madison
Workshop invitations will be mailed in August with more detailed information and registration instructions. See you in September!
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Spring 2013 Edition
Precollege Programs The University of Wisconsin System campuses precollege program and summer camp directory for youth in grades PK-12 is available at uwhelp. wisconsin.edu/precollege. Session topics vary, ranging from science, math, art, music, to athletics and more. Internet access is not required to register for Precollege Programs or to apply for the DPI scholarship. UW HELP advisers are available to speak directly with interested parents and students to assist with the Precollege registration process and DPI scholarship application at (800) 442-6459. You may help to increase student access to these precollege programs by displaying a link on your district or school websites, or ordering a precollege directory poster to display. To request a Precollege logo with hyperlink or copies of the poster, please email uwhelp@uwex.edu.
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Learn About the Application You have been telling us that you’d like to learn more about how the application for admission works. Therefore, we will be hosting a webinar the third week in August—right before the school year kicks in. We will include some generalities about the application and a guided tour. You may submit questions ahead of time for us to answer during the webinar. Watch your email over the summer for an invitation to this event. All you need is Internet access and a phone. If you cannot attend, we expect to record the session and place it on our website for later viewing.
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Encourage Students to Use Summer to Earn Money for College Next year’s juniors and seniors are the last students who signed the Wisconsin Covenant. While the program has been sunset, it has not yet ended and those students must complete the Senior Confirmation process to gain access to the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Grant and/or the Wisconsin Covenant Foundation Grant to help pay for college. Grant aid is awarded as follows: Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Grant
Wisconsin Covenant Foundation Grant
(publicly funded)
(privately funded)
Annual Total
(As determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ) Part time Enrollment
(12 semester credits or more)
Full time Part time Enrollment Enrollment (12 semester (6-11 credits or semester more) credits)
$0
$1,000
$750
$1,500
$1 - $3,499
$1,500
$750
$3,500 - $11,999
$1,000
Full time Enrollment
$12,000 - $999,999 $250
Full time Enrollment (12 semester credits or more)
Part time Enrollment
$1500
$2,500
$2250
$1,000
$1500
$2,500
$2250
$500
$0
$0
$1,000
$500
$125
$0
$0
$250
$125
(6-11 semester credits)
(6-11 semester credits)
Each Wisconsin Covenant Scholar is eligible for 8 semesters of funding over a five year period as long as the student is enrolled at a Wisconsin (not-for-profit) college/university, submit the FAFSA annually, and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).
Part of the Wisconsin Covenant Pledge is the completion of 30 hours of service which must be completed by April 1 of their senior year. As this academic year comes to a close, encourage students to include service work during their summer breaks. Here are two websites with service ideas: http://www.dosomething.org/ and http://www.kidactivities.net/post/CommunityService-Ideas-for-Kids.aspx. Otherwise they can contact their community center, area library, or their pastor for ideas. Students should record and track their hours on a Record of Service form with signature from their service site supervisor http://wisconsincovenant.wi.gov/section.asp?linkid=1581&locid=124 or they can ask the site supervisor to write a letter indicating the completing and number of hours of service. If you have any questions, please contact UW HELP at 800-442-6459.
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Wisconsin Education Fairs Prospective students and families can meet with nearly 200 admissions representatives from all over the region. Visit wefs.org for more information, and plan to attend a free WEF at a location below.
Monday, September 16
Superior WEF 9-11 am
UW-Superior
Tuesday, September 17
Ashland WEF 9-11 am
Northland College
Wednesday, September 18
Minocqua WEF 9-11 am
Lakeland HS
Wausau WEF 6:30-8:30 pm
UW-Marathon
Thursday, September 19
Wausau
UW-Marathon
Friday, September 20
WI Rapids WEF 9-11 am
Mid-State Tech
Monday, September 23
Fond du Lac WEF 9-11 am
Marian University
Menasha WEF 6:30-8:30 pm
UW-Fox Valley
Cleveland WEF 9-11 am
Lakeshore Technical College
Mequon WEF 6:30-8:30 pm
Concordia University
Oshkosh WEF 9-11 am
UW-Oshkosh
De Pere WEF 6:30-8:30 pm
St. Norbert College
Thursday, September 26
De Pere WEF 9-11 am
St. Norbert College
Friday, September 27
Marinette WEF 9-11 am
UW-Marinette
Monday, September 30
Kenosha WEF 9-11 am
UW-Parkside
New Berlin WEF 6:30-8:30 pm
New Berlin West HS
Delavan WEF 9-11 am
Delavan-Darien HS
Franklin WEF 6:30-8:30 pm
Franklin HS
Milwaukee WEF 9-11 am
Mt. Mary College
Hartland WEF 6:30-8:30 pm
Arrowhead HS
Thursday, October 3
Beloit WEF 9-11 am
Beloit Memorial HS
Friday, October 4
Richland Center WEF 9-11
UW-Richland
Monday, October 7
Rice Lake WEF 9-11 am
UW-Barron County
Tuesday, October 8
La Crosse Expo 9 am -1:30 pm
UW-La Crosse
Eau Claire WEF 6:30-8:30 pm
UW-Eau Claire
Wednesday, October 9
Eau Claire WEF 9-11 am
UW-Eau Claire
Thursday, October 10
Sun Prairie WEF 9-11 am
Sun Prairie HS
Sun Prairie WEF 6:30-8:30 pm
Sun Prairie HS
Platteville WEF: 9-11 am
UW-Platteville
Tuesday, September 24 Wednesday, September 25
Tuesday, October 1 Wednesday, October 2
Friday, October 11
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Spring 2013 Edition
Executive Order 54 The University of Wisconsin System strives to provide a safe and secure learning environment for everyone involved in System activities, including children. On December 19, 2011, Governor Walker signed Executive Order 54. The order mandates all University of Wisconsin System Employees report the abuse and neglect if, in the course of employment, an employee observes or learns of such an incident. This includes information provided in the application for admission. The information must immediately be reported to local law enforcement or county social services agencies. All four year UW campuses as well as the UW Colleges and UW-Extension have developed training programs and reporting procedures for employees to follow. Please go to http://www.wisconsin.edu/gc-off/docs/Child-Abuse-andNeglect_Executive-Order-FAQ.pdf for more information and frequently asked questions.
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Connect Web site uwhelp.wisconsin.edu Email uwhelp@uwex.edu Phone 800.442.6459 (via 711 relay) UW HELP 5602 Research Park Blvd Suite 300 Madison, WI 53719
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