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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Twin Cities updates (November 2015)

ASR-IT

Student Financials Updates

  • 1098-T: SF IT staff and Student Accounts Assistance in OSF are working on data preparation steps and testing the PeopleSoft bundle changes will occur in November and December. System campus finance staff will be reviewing setup in December for accuracy.
  • Spring 2016 tuition setup: This is in progress and expected to be completed by requested dates for each campus. Departments/colleges were reminded that updates to fees for spring should be made in TFMS so they are included in the initial calculations.
  • SF system fixes:  A fix for the bill “Remit To” address will move to production on November 22. An update to the MyU: My Finances tab payment plan link is in testing now. 


Destiny One Registration System (DORS) update  
This system is intended to assist students in registering for professional and personal development courses, certificates, and conferences. The rollout and adoption of DORS continues at a very fast pace, which is exciting. There are potential new users contacting us each week. Duluth CE is testing now and we had a call with Crookston on November 16 to formally introduce them to the system.

We want to remind colleges/units who have non-credit registration needs that there are choices available when selecting a system. The Events Calendar, Tickets and DORS Matrix is a resource the ASR Destiny Team collaborated on to allow potential users a quick glance at the functionality provided by each tool. If you are interested to see the offerings that are currently live and open for enrollment, please visit learning.umn.edu.

Carolee Cohen recognized with IT@UMN Outstanding Service Award
Ten University IT staff received an IT@UMN Outstanding Service Award for their contributions to the mission of IT@UMN. The biannual award recognizes those demonstrating high performance in the areas of creativity, organizational abilities, work success and teamwork. Among this year's recipients was Academic Support Resources' Carolee Cohen. Congratulations, Carolee!

Student Records IT

  • Danita Jorgensen hired as Senior/Lead Business Analyst 4
  • Aileen Lively has returned as is working part time (16 hours a week) on special assignments

One Stop Student Services

Class Time Conflict Form & Regents Scholarship Workflow Gen Project
The current Class Time Conflict form is being reinvented. Academic Support Resources staff are simplifying the approval process for students, staff, and faculty by converting this paper process to an online workflow. The WorkflowGen process is being developed with input from students, staff, and faculty. This form was selected for an electronic workflow based on the volume received in One Stop. The next WorkflowGen project is for the Regents Scholarship form/process which will have a kick-off meeting in the next week.

GSSP move to One Stop completed
Graduate Student Services and Progress (GSSP) at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has completed the transition into One Stop Student Services at the Bruininks Hall location. While the staff, phone numbers, and emails have not changed, the physical location has changed from Williamson Hall to Bruininks Hall. During the transition time, there was minimal service disruption to students and other constituencies. At this point, service has been fully integrated into the One Stop model in Bruininks Hall and has been met with positive feedback from current graduate and professional students.

New staff in One Stop
One Stop Student Services is excited to welcome four new One Stop Counselors to the
team! The start date for these counselors is Monday, November 30. With experiences
ranging from financial wellness work to residence life to sales, we are confident that they
will be great additions to the team. Here is a bit more information on them:

  • Ian Macomber: graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BA in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature. Ian currently works for a private housing/leasing agency and has worked as a student worker in One Stop.
  • Johanna Lowrey: graduated from the University of Minnesota-Morris with a BA in Psychology and Liberal Arts. Johanna currently works at 3M in Product Sales.
  • Laura Weisner: graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in Psychology and Communication and from Ball State University with a MA in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education. Laura currently works at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in Residence Life.
  • Karen Magness-Pokornowski: graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in Psychology and an MA in Higher Education Administration. Karen currently works at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst but previously worked at St. Kate's in financial wellness.


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