The Division of Enrollment Management (DEM) believes in our ability to contribute towards an ecosystem of innovation. Through this relentless desire for bold ideas, DEM leads a comprehensive strategic enrollment approach to attract, enroll, support, and graduate the most talented students. We foster equitable and seamless experiences, value research in practice, engage in responsible stewardship, provide inclusive support, collaborate, and increase access to higher education to accomplish our goals. With students firmly at the center of our actions, decisions, processes, and services, our work helps to deliver the impact of UW-Madison as a world-class institution that enriches communities across the globe.
Our Vision & Mission
Vision
Our Aspirations
Contributing to the Ecosystem of Innovation
Mission
Our Organizational Purpose
To attract, enroll, support, and graduate the most talented students
An Ecosystem of Innovation
Through UW-Madison’s world-class education, we believe in the innovation our talented badgers will contribute to their local, regional, national, and global communities.
Our Forward Focus
With students firmly at the center of all we do, the Forward Focus outlines key strategic priorities and commitments that are expected to drive each of our teams to ensure we’re able to fulfill our mission and vision. Each DEM Team Member is accountable to ensure the Forward Focus consistently informs the execution of our day-to-day work.
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Foster an Equitable & Seamless Experience for Students & Families
DEM is committed to leveraging an empathetic approach to establish meaningful relationships while prioritizing innovative technology that streamlines student-centered processes.
Value & Support Research-Practice Partnerships
DEM is committed to maintaining a curiosity that leverages a combination of research and practice to create impactful solutions for students.
Engage in Responsible Stewardship of Resources
DEM is committed to identifying, optimizing, leveraging and protecting resources that directly support students’ ability to flourish.
Provide Inclusive Support Throughout the Student Lifecycle
DEM is committed to inclusive excellence to ensure all experiences, processes, and interactions are student-centered.
Collaborate with the Teaching & Learning Community
DEM is committed as thought-partners who prioritize dynamic collaboration with a desire to build strategic partnerships that serve students.
Increase Access to Higher Education
DEM is committed to attracting, advocating for, and serving students from a wide diversity of identities, experiences, interests, and beliefs with an emphasis on those groups underserved by and underrepresented in higher education.
Our Strategic Pillars
DEM’s Strategic Pillars identify key priorities that inform our overall approach to establishing a strong and dynamic organizational culture. Each DEM Team Member is tasked with considering how the approaches of each pillar can be incorporated into daily activities.
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Promoting a Culture of Excellence, Innovation, and Continuous Assessment
Advance the field, advocate for best practice standards, and utilize multi-faceted approaches to support student success.
Building, Valuing, and Retaining a Diverse Workforce through Support, Trust, Well-being, and Inclusion
Invests in the success of all team members growth and achievement with expectation for shared understanding, curiosity, and appreciation for the recruitment and retention of team members with a wide diversity of identities, experiences, interests, and beliefs.
Expanding Our Presence and Expertise Across the State, Region, Nation, and Globe
Serve, participate, present, publish, train, and consult with professional associations and colleagues across state, regional, national, and global spaces.
Fostering Strong Relationships with Campus and Community Partners
Leverage understanding, adaptability, empathy, and humility to build meaningful relationships that create positive impact for those we serve.
Developing Emerging Strategic Leaders and Thought Partners
Involved in cross-campus working groups and partnerships, has an awareness of enrollment trends and best practices, shares of enrollment innovations, and creates space to prioritize intentionality in our work.
Our Team's Priorities
DEM is comprised of teams across the Office of Admissions & Recruitment, Office of Student Financial Aid, Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab, and the Office of the Registrar. While the Division’s strategic pillars, forward focus, mission, and vision are intended to drive our overall approach and priorities, each Office within DEM also maintains more specific strategic frameworks that allow us to collectively achieve the impact we desire.
Office of Admissions & Recruitment
Be innovative leaders who center educational access and support for scholars of the wide diversity of identities, experiences, interests and beliefs who will embody the Wisconsin Idea.
SSTAR Lab
Conduct original research and evaluation on issues related to college opportunity and student success.
Office of Student Financial Aid
Support students using financial and other resources in accessing and navigating higher education.
Office of the Registrar
Maintain the integrity of all core functions, develop staff, be collaborative, continuously support the teaching & learning mission and student success, as well as become a national model known for creativity and innovation.