Student Affairs
Students receiving federal benefits need to be aware of additional responsibilities to maintain their benefits. Primarily, students receiving Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill® or Chapter 1606 Montgomery GI Bill® Select Reserve benefits must follow monthly enrollment verification requirements. Failure to submit your enrollment verification may result in the delay or withholding of some or …
A look back on a partnership event to support the military-connected community On Monday, April 15th, a small and excited group gathered on campus to prepare for a meaningful next step. Members of the Madison chapter of Team RWB and some military-connected students from UW–Madison came together to prepare donation materials to take to the …
In recognition of Month of the Military Kid, we’d like to introduce some of our exceptional military kids. Meet Madeleine Allen! Madeleine “Maddie” Allen is a fourth-year senior majoring in psychology and graduating this May! Outside of academics, Maddie enjoys listening to music, reading romance books, hanging out with friends, and trying coffee shops around …
Every April, as the days grow longer and sunnier, the campus buzzes with the excitement of wrapping up the spring semester, preparations for commencement, and connections with friends new and old. The past few years, April has also been a time to celebrate and recognize a unique identity of military-connected students. Inspired by the Department …
In recognition of Month of the Military Kid, we’d like to introduce some of our exceptional military kids. Meet Maggie Konig! Maggie is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in Community and Nonprofit Leadership with certificates in Asian American Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies. She currently serves as a Military Community Advocate at the Multicultural …
Students receiving education benefits from the federal VA need to be mindful of upcoming changes to benefits policies. While fewer than 2% of military-connected students at UW–Madison are affected by the following changes, we wanted to provide visibility and elevate the federal VA’s guidance due to the importance and potential financial impact to affected students. …
Aaron Goodwin – Physics, B.S. (2020) United States Navy Served in the US Navy from 2010-2016 as an Electronics Technician (nuclear). I completed an around the world deployment in 2015 onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt. Abygail Boyle – Civil Engineering, B.S. & Russian, B.A. (2027) Wisconsin Air National Guard I started attending UW–Madison in 2019, and …
Kaylee Mueller, a junior nursing major at UW–Madison, serves as a combat medic in the National Guard. She says her service has given her discipline, resiliency, and “the confidence that you can do anything you can put your mind to.” Read the Full Article
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is honored to have student veteran Leah Henning represent UW for the National Veterans Leadership Foundation (NVLF) Fellows program. The NVLF is an organization that partners with universities across America to recognize and support student veterans. The fellowship program selects outstanding military-connected students from sixteen different universities to represent their schools …
In recognition of Month of the Military Kid, we’d like to introduce some of our exceptional military kids. Meet Briley Rossiter! Briley is a fourth-year student at UW–Madison studying psychology and French. After she graduates this May, she hopes to work as a Teaching Assistant in France for a year before returning to the States …