Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid

(I couldn't make it this meeting, but the info below is from the minutes.)

Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid
April 2, 2008

1. Reps from ASM’s Book Swap program came to talk about the program. CURAFA is going to write a letter of support.

2. Rob Seltzer (D/O Admissions), briefed the committee:
• The admissions process has worked very well. There were 605 more total applicants this year, but 109 fewer from in-state.
• There were a total of 3,088 paid deposits and the trend seems to point to a 2008 class size of expected numbers (a target of <5,700). style="font-weight: bold;">For the first time UW-Madison admit rate may be just below 50%.

3. Susan Fischer briefed the committee:
• 2008-09 Awards are being made
• CSA (Common Scholarship Application) is being worked on with plenty of effort from various offices. The goal was to make it student friendly.
• The home mortgage/financial crisis, which has affected several campuses, has not affected the UW. The UW Credit Union is solid financially.

4. Changes were suggested to letter to Chancellor Wiley. Gunasekaran will send an updated version to Wiley on behalf of the Committee.

5. Gunasekaran will also draft an annual report for the Faculty Senate. He will distribute it for comments.