University of Wisconsin - Extension

Value Added to UW System

1. Apprentice Program gives Milwaukee Latino youth real world work experience
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   The UW-Milwaukee Apprentice Program gives Latino youth the opportunity to compete for and hold internships in fields that interest them. But the 29 students who participated in the experience in its first year say they learned even more than job skills: every student reports learning about academic opportunities available to them that will help increase their prospects for the future. Moreover, nearly every participant says he or she now feels more confident about applying for college and financial aid. Two students even received scholarships from their internship employers. A diversity program grant from University of Wisconsin-Extension helped make the program possible.

2. Electronic applications make a UW System education more accessible to students everywhere
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   An electronic application system implemented in 1997 saves the UW System money and better serves student applicants by minimizing errors, eliminating duplication, and moving information more quickly to the campuses. More than 111,000 prospective students submitted online applications for undergraduate admission to University of Wisconsin System campuses in 2006-2007, representing nearly 80 percent of the total applications received. The popularity of electronic applications – or eapps – demonstrates that students favor online registration over the slower, more laborious paper method. UW campus admissions officers say they prefer the eapps, too.