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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Duluth (July 2016 updates)

News and updates
UMD APLUS fall pilot status
Duluth staff have been preparing for the APLUS pilot roll out this fall. APLUS is system that helps those who work with students advise them more effectively by capturing a lot of relevant information in one place. So far much has been accomplished:

  • Unit/sub-unit tree and student rosters for each unit have been implemented
  • Staff/faculty have been imported and assigned to appropriate unit/roles
  • PeopleSoft comment categories group, contact purposes, alerts, warnings, and exceptions have been created and associated with appropriate units

Next, staff from Twin Cities campus will travel to Duluth the last week in July to provide an in-depth training session with a "train the trainers" model. When the Duluth Pilot goes live this fall, all of our campuses will be using APLUS.

Executive Vice Chancellor update
Executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, Fernando P. Delgado, had his first day on campus July 5, 2016. Previously, Delgado was the vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Wisconsin River Falls. His previous experience include Hamline University and Minnesota State University Mankato.

Delgado holds a PhD and master of arts in communication studies from the University of Iowa and a bachelor of arts in political science from San Jose State University. The executive vice chancellor for academic affairs serves as the chief academic officer and oversees areas such as academic departments, IT, enrollment, and research.

Duluth Financial Collections Office name change
Effective July 1, Financial Collections has officially changed its name to Student Financial Services. This was done in an effort to better encompass all of the activity the office does as well as appear more friendly to those that visit the office.

Campus dates of note

  • End of summer term is Friday, July 29
  • August 23- 27, Welcome Week (required for all new freshmen)
  • Fall semester classes begin Monday, August 29

Comings and goings

  • OTR has hired for two positions: Sara Beverage, and Carmel Petersson - both started on June 20. They already visited the TC campus on June 22 for training.
  • Student Financial Services hired Stephanie Preckel as a Principal Office & Admin Specialist. She started on June 27.

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