DAPIR is excited to introduce the Badger Data Platform, UW–Madison’s enterprise institutional data ecosystem. The Badger Data Platform provides a centralized, scalable, and flexible way to manage UW–Madison’s data. Where can I get more information? …
Badger Data Network
Sharing a new review process for institutional surveys
Feedback from our campus community is essential for guiding activities across the institution, and surveys are often an effective way to collect that information. To ensure we don’t overburden students, faculty, and staff with too …
Behind the numbers—understanding UW–Madison’s census date for enrollment
Each fall, UW–Madison takes an official snapshot of student enrollment on the 10th day of classes, known as the institution’s “census date.” These counts, also known as our “frozen enrollment” counts, are used in key …
September 2025. Governance program priorities and Workday updates.
Thank you to Lisa Johnston, Director of Data Governance, and Lonnie Morgan, UW-Madison ATP Data & Reporting Strategy Lead, for joining the Badger Data Network in September. Lisa highlighted what we can expect to see …
August 2025. UW–Madison’s academic structure.
Michelle Young, DAPIR’s Interim Associate Vice Provost for Academic Planning, spoke during the August Badger Data Network, providing an overview of UW–Madison’s academic structure. What do we mean by academic structure? The academic structure is …
July 2025. Workday updates on reports. AIR presentation.
Lonnie Morgan joined us for the first part of our session to provide an update on reporting in Workday. His slides offer tips for running reports and share the top reports accessed to date. Bethany …
June 2025. What to expect after Workday’s launch.
Lonnie Morgan, UW-Madison ATP Data & Reporting Strategy Lead, provided valuable information about what to expect in the first six months after Workday goes live and asked us about our go-live Workday data concerns. Additionally, …
May 2025. UW–Madison’s data platform and data privacy.
UW–Madison’s data platform and ATP warehouses Brad Sanders, DAPIR’s Director of Enterprise Data Management, discussed the future state of UW–Madison’s data platform and covered ATP transitions. Brad’s PowerPoint is available. The data platform vision DAPIR …
April 2025. EAP Tableau content including Workday roles and EAP Tableau access.
During our April meeting, we: Shared EAP (Enterprise Analytics Platform) Tableau content. Reviewed what is known about Workday roles and EAP Tableau access. Discussed the processes to access EAP data for resources created by EAP …
March 2025. Review of EAP and its data sources in Tableau.
Meeting Summary Stacy Scholtka, Director of Enterprise Architecture and Planning, and David Blough, Policy and Planning Analyst from the Universities of Wisconsin, joined us during our March meeting. Stacy began by providing an overview of …