Stories indexed under: Madison Initiative for Undergraduates
Total: 6
- New office supports the academic advisors who support students March 21, 2013 Five years ago, 20 University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduates majored in statistics. Today, that number has risen to 110 – and it keeps going up. Thanks to funding from the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU), the Department of Statistics hired faculty associate Kevin Packard as its first staff advisor.
- Early-career faculty improving undergraduate education Feb. 19, 2013 Nineteen early-career faculty have been named fellows of the new Madison Teaching and Learning Excellence (MTLE) program.
- Singer named campus advising director Dec. 21, 2011 As part of a comprehensive plan to improve student academic advising services, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has named Wren Singer to the new position of director of undergraduate advising.
- Finalists named for advising director role at UW–Madison Nov. 7, 2011 As part of a comprehensive plan to improve academic advising services - recognized as a critical element of undergraduate education - UW-Madison has announced five finalists for a newly created position of director of undergraduate advising.
- MIU awards 15 new undergraduate academic and career advisers Sept. 27, 2011 UW–Madison awarded six schools and colleges 15 new academic and career advising positions last week through the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU).
- MIU tackles campus advising issues April 29, 2011 Academic advising is a vital part of undergraduate education. Advisors help students find the resources and tools to explore, define and accomplish academic and career goals. The process can be complex and challenging, and it consistently rates as an area in which students have concerns and questions.