About Adult and Student Services

At the Adult and Student Services Center, you’ll find a gateway to the vast resources and learning opportunities of UW-Madison—serving over 10,000 adults each year. This includes comprehensive assistance for returning adult degree-students, admissions and advice for non-degree students, assessment of career goals, help with a career transition, and outreach to employers. Individual appointments, drop-in off-campus sessions, workshops, and public programs allow us to reach you and meet your individual needs.

Whether you are at the beginning of a new educational or career journey or just need an answer to a question, please contact us to confirm your best next step.

Meet our staff

Judith StrandJudith Strand, assistant dean and director. Judith advocates for adult students and prospective learners; raises funds to support scholarships and grants; and acts as liaison with other campus offices and directors.

 

 

 

Katia AlbrightKatia Albright, career counselor. Katia counsels on career development, coordinates the Continuing Education Grants, administers the returning adult student list server, and facilitates career planning workshops, including one that is online.

 

 

Don CreedyDon Creedy, student status examiner. Don handles incoming admissions, phone, walk-in and e-mail inquiries, as well as data entry and workshop preparation.

 

 

 

Jim HansonJim Hanson, career counselor and academic advisor. Jim works with individuals who are receiving Social Security Disability and want to audit classes. He facilitates workshops for returning adult students and also works with students participating in the Edgewood or Beloit Collaborative programs.

 

Moira KelleyMoira G. Kelley, career counselor and academic advisor. Moira assists community adults in career transitions, both individually and in workshops. She also works with all University Special and Guest students and is the primary advisor for the admission and advising of high school students through the Youth Options and Traditional programs.

 

Amanda McDanielAnnette McDaniel, assistant dean. Annette directs the UW-Madison Connections Program, which serves selected freshmen applicants to UW-Madison. With insight into the undergraduate transfer process, she collaborates with staff at the two-year campuses in WI to serve these students, as well as adult students following a similar track to degree work here.

 

Eileen PoslusznyEileen Posluszny, office manager. Eileen covers the front desk, schedules advising and counseling appointments for current and prospective special students, supervises student assistants, and assists with workshop preparations.

 

 

Sybil PressprichSybil Pressprich, senior counselor. Sybil provides individual career counseling for adults facing career transitions. She facilitates the weekly Job Search Support Group and career planning workshops. She also administers the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and career development workshops for area employers. Sybil chairs the Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award committee.

 

Mary QuassMary Quass, senior student services coordinator. Mary coordinates the Single Parent and Returning Adult Scholarships, is contact for the Capstone Certificate programs, and has key responsibilities for all e-processes (including ISIS, the UW-Madison student database) for special and guest students.

 

Ileana RodriguezIleana Rodríguez, outreach specialist. Ileana promotes continuing education opportunities at UW-Madison through programs and information booths at area libraries, government buildings, cultural events, and community locations. Ileana uses her knowledge of the multicultural community to assist prospective students as they plan to further their studies.

 

Martin RouseMartin Rouse, academic advisor. Martin admits and advises non-degree/special and guest students. He also works with degree-seeking adults in the community who are thinking about returning to school. He is the main contact for international exchange and English as a Second Language students.

 

Martin RouseSarah Stilp, student services coordinator. Sarah facilitates the admission and enrollment of special students to unique programs at UW-Madison, such as our summer language institutes and teacher workshops. She is also responsible for assisting with electronic processes and improvements, including ISIS (UW-Madison's student database).

 

Martin RouseJane Sweney, counselor intern. Jane provides individual career counseling for adults facing career transitions. She facilitates the weekly Job Search Support Group and career planning workshops.

 

 

 

John WellsJohn Wells, student status examiner. John handles phone and walk-in assistance and processes applications for admission. He provides office support for the counselors and advisors.

 

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