SuccessWorks Student Career Engagement

This Page Last Updated
06/07/2026
Description
Summary Engagement Metrics: A broad overview of total engagements (non-unique attendances) broken down by academic terms, demographics, and engagement type.Individual Program/Offering Metrics: Participation data filtered by specific programs, offerings, and events to evaluate activity performance.Program/Offering Roster Report: Exportable student rosters for specific activities, ideal for staff follow-ups and deeper analysis.Student Engagement Metrics: Tracks unique student participation to highlight overall reach and identify engagement gaps across key demographics.Student Engagement Path: Maps individual student journeys to help understand specific career pathways and engagement over time.
Report URL
https://tableau.wisconsin.edu/#/views/SuccessWorksStudentCareerEngagement/HomePage?:iid=1
Data Cookbook URL (requires authorization)
https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/reports/63070/versions/83347
Data Domain(s)
Advising, Financial Aid, Student Record
Access Restrictions
Student Record Data - Restricted
Data Source Information
Canvas, InfoAccess, Starfish
Data View Information
Canvas data is from the Canvas modules the SuccessWorks team creates/oversees. Starfish data is provided by Jeff Shokler to the SuccessWorks team
Responsible Office
Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research
Important Notes

Additional SuccessWorks Definitions

Engagement Data Type: The data type of the SuccessWorks Engagement event. Possible data types are Advising, Career Fair, Courses, and Programs.
Engagement Name: The name of the SuccessWorks Engagement event

Definitions

Name Functional Definition Data Domains
Academic Year (Su,Fa,Sp)

An academic year consists of sequential summer, fall, and spring terms. For example, the 2021-22 academic years includes summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022.

Academic Planning
Career (Academic Structure)

A broad grouping of students related to their degree objectives and admitting office. Used for tuition charges, awarding financial aid, grading scales and other operational functions.

Academic Planning, Student Record
Department of Major

The department that has ownership of the major, or pre-major. In cases where no major is declared, "School/College of Student" is displayed.

University of Wisconsin - Madison
First Generation Status

An undergraduate is considered a first generation student if they reported on their application for admission that neither of their parents had earned a four-year college degree. All others, including those who did not respond to the question are considered non-first generation.

Student Record
Major

A focused area of study that leads to a degree.

Academic Planning
School/College of Major

Indicates the school/college that has ownership of the major.

Academic Planning, Student Record
Student Email Address (SIS)

The email address identified as ‘preferred’ by the student in the Student Information System.

Student Record
Student Group

Functionality in the Student Information System (SIS) allows students to be placed into "student groups" for administrative purposes. The creation, composition, and maintenance of student groups is not governed. Student groups may be created for a variety of reasons, for example, to track students that have placed into a particular course or to track students who participate in a particular activity, such as a First-year Interest Group.

Student Record
Student Name

Student's preferred name (Last, First, Middle). Prior to the fall of 2014 it shows the primary/legal name.

Academic Planning, Student Record
Term

A period of instruction: Fall, Spring, or Summer.

University of Wisconsin - Madison, UW Madison Enterprise