UW La Crosse utilizes Win-Win Program to help finish degrees
To be eligible for the Win-Win Program, students cannot have enrolled elsewhere in the past 2.5 years, have earned at least 50 credits, and are close to completing an associate's or bachelor's degree. Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Sally Grunwald, adds, 'If they are close, we reach out to them and let them know that they have actually either earned their degree or are really close to earning their degree. We encourage them to reach back out to us and to finish the paperwork in order for them to get their degree.'
University officials say it's usually a surprise when students receive a call from UWL years after they leave school. Grunwald explains, 'They usually see it as a great gift to them that they actually have enough to earn their degree. It can really be a life-changing event for the student to realize that the time they have spent at UW-La Crosse is time well spent.'
Vianden adds that students obtaining degrees is not only beneficial for the student and the university, but also important for the state of Wisconsin. 'We think that the more students that we can help to complete their bachelor's degree or their associate degree, it will not only help themselves as an individual, but it us collectively as a state of Wisconsin to have people who have education that can help them progress in their careers and improve that state of Wisconsin.'
According to university officials, the Win-Win Program has helped 126 former students over the last four years.
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