Announcements

New M-Pathways Application Page: Learn more - 07/28/10

A new page is available in M-Pathways Admission Entry and Admissions Maintenance. The Additional Data page:
-- Displays application questions and responses captured from admissions application forms. Questions differ based on application center.
-- Begins with Winter Term 2011...  More>

HR Data Sets Unavailable August 1 for Race/Ethnicity Changes - 07/26/10

Changes are scheduled to be applied to the Human Resource and Human Resource Snapshot data sets and related HR01 and HR02 BusinessObjects universes to comply with the federal race/ethnicity reporting requirements. Changes include:
-- Values in the Ethnic Group fieldsMore>

Textbook Order Entry Timeline for Fall 2010 - 07/21/10

The deadline to enter Fall 2010 textbook information into the Wolverine Access Faculty Center or M-Pathways Textbook pages is July 27, 2010.

Entering textbook information by this date ensures orders will be processed at participating bookstores and assist with textbook availability...  More>

Year-End/June Business Closed - 07/21/10

Year-end and June business closed on July 20, 2010. FINODS, the Financial data set, and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of July 21, 2010.

To run the monthly financial reports from...  More>

Unofficial Information Available in Third Week Count Data Set - 07/21/10

The data in the Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe for Summer 2010 was extracted and loaded on July 21, 2010. As soon as the data has been checked for accuracy, an e-mail will be...  More>

Financial Aid Disbursement Calendar for Aid Year 2011 - 07/08/10

The new “Financial Aid Disbursement Calendar for Aid Year 2011” is now available.

Select “2010-2011 Disbursement Calendar” from the bottom of the Financial Aid Forms and Instructions page on the ITS Administrative Computing website at:
<<a href="http://www.mais.umich.edu/student/faforms.html">http://www.mais.umich.edu/student/faforms.html>

The calendar includes charts...  More>

Tuition-Valued Awards Updated with Re-Budgeted Tuition Values - 07/01/10

The Regents approved the actual tuition rates for the 2010-2011 academic year at their June meeting. This enabled the following tasks to be completed in M Pathways:

-- Financial aid budgets have been updated with the actual tuition rates. The tuition...  More>

Update BusinessObjects Reports That Use Month End Close Calendar - 07/01/10

If you are a BusinessObjects WebI user who uses the Month End Close calendar when scheduling Financials reports, please read the message below.

When you schedule a WebI report to run multiple times, you can select the Month End Close calendar...  More>

New Concur Tables and Reports in the Financial Data Set - 07/01/10

To assist U-M employees using the new Travel & Expense (Concur) system or conducting M-Pathways Statement of Activity reconciliation duties, new Concur tables are available in the Financial data set and several new Concur folders and BusinessObjects reports have been...  More>

Enhancements to Room Characteristics Pages in M-Pathways - 06/25/10

You are receiving this message because you have the M-Pathways Room Characteristic User role for your school, college, and/or department. New features are now available in the Room Characteristics pages described below.

As you may know, the Room Characteristics pages in...  More>

Now Available: Spring 2010 Teaching Evaluation Reports - 06/25/10

Teaching Evaluation Reports are now available in Wolverine Access > Faculty Business > Faculty Center.

Note: To view reports, the grade roster status for the class must be 'Posted'. For more information on grade rosters, see the Grade Roster FAQ: https://heprod.dsc.umich.edu/htmldoc/eng/dftie/lsaa/htm/sr_fb_gradesfaq.html

ACCESSING...  More>

Now Available: Spring 2010 Teaching Evaluation Reports - 06/25/10

Teaching Evaluation Reports are now available in M-Pathways. See the ‘Run Teaching Evaluation Reports Step-by-Step Procedure’ on My LINC for instructions on running reports. http://tinyurl.com/MyLINC-TE4

Note: Instructors were also notified by e-mail today. View the message on the ITS website....  More>

Official Winter 2010 Information Available in CRAS Data Set - 06/23/10

The data in the M-Pathways CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Winter 2010 are official as of June 17, 2010. You may use the data as necessary and/or use the queries in the BusinessObjects UM-Maintained reports...  More>

M-Pathways Event Scheduling Enhancements - 06/17/10

Effective June 17, 2010, improvements have been made to the event scheduling pages in M-Pathways.

RECURRING MEETING PATTERNS
• Schedule recurring meetings with weekly or monthly meeting patterns.
• Delete single meetings within a recurring meeting pattern.
Learn more: Enter an Event...  More>

May 2010 Business Closed - 06/08/10

May business closed on June 7, 2010. FINODS was refreshed June 8, 2010. The Financial data set and the associated
BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed on Tuesday, June 8, 2010.

To run the monthly financial reports...  More>

Improved M-Pathways External Organization Search Capability - 05/28/10

Searching for External Organizations using the Org Search page (Main Menu > Campus Community > Organization > Search for Organization) is greatly improved and includes new robust search options. Based on user feedback, new options include searching by the organization...  More>

Unofficial Information Available in Third Week Count Data Set - 05/25/10

The data in the Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe for Spring-Summer 2010 was extracted and loaded on May 25, 2010. As soon as the data has been checked for accuracy, an e-mail will be...  More>

2011 Budgeting and 2009 Disbursement Information - 05/18/10

BUDGETING FOR AID YEAR 2011:
Budgeting is complete for continuing students for Fall 2010 and Winter 2011. Departments can begin entering their tuition-valued awards. A tuition-valued award has its amount calculated automatically by M Pathways based on the budgeted tuition/fee...  More>

Order Spring, Spring/Summer, and Summer 2010 Teaching Evaluations - 05/17/10

NEW! M-Pathways teaching evaluation ordering pages have been improved. See the Teaching Evaluation Overview of Changes for more information.

Departmental administrative staff should now complete orders for Spring, Spring/Summer, and Summer 2010 end-of-course teaching evaluations in M-Pathways. See the updated...  More>

Submittal Form Printing Issues - 05/14/10

With the PeopleTools upgrade to version 8.5, Submittal Forms are printing with text too small for data entry. Additional steps are needed to print Submittal Forms to ensure U-M Human Resource Records and Information Services (HRRIS) can accurately process the...  More>

New E-mail Address Type in M-Pathways HEPROD - 05/14/10

NEW E-MAIL TYPE
Effective May 14, 2010, there is a new e-mail type, the UM uniqname e-mail type, available in the M-Pathways HEPROD system. Please share this with staff in your unit who need to know this information.

The UM uniqname...  More>

April 2010 Business Closed - 05/10/10

April business closed on May 8, 2010. FINODS, the Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes
in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of May 10, 2010.

To run the monthly financial reports from FINODS,...  More>

Reminder: M-Pathways SA/HRMS Tools Upgrade, May 8-9 - 05/06/10

The M-Pathways Student Administration and Human Resource Management System infrastructure will be upgraded this weekend, May 8-9, 2010.

Dates/Times for Upgrade & Service Interruptions

Student Administration & Human Resource Management System (HEPROD), including Employee Business, Student Business and Faculty Business unavailable:...  More>

Reminder: Faculty Business Service Interruption, May 8-9 - 05/06/10

Noon, Saturday, May 8 - Noon, Sunday, May 9: Faculty, Student and Employee Business will be unavailable for an upgrade.

ITS Help Desk Open Sunday, 5/9 at noon

Since next week is the first week of the Spring term,...  More>

New Event Scheduling eLearning Course - 05/03/10

A new eLearning course, SAE115 - Event Scheduling, is available to staff with the CC EVENT UPDATE USER role.

The course is not required, however you are strongly encouraged to take it to refresh your skills, and to
learn new...  More>

Teaching Evaluation Reports Available to Select WN2010 Instructors - 04/26/10

Instructors with teaching evaluations for the Winter 2010 term can now view reports in Wolverine Access, Faculty Business.

Teaching Evaluation Reports are now available in Wolverine Access > Faculty Business > Faculty Center.

Note: To view reports, the grade roster status for...  More>

Winter 2010 Teaching Evaluation Reports Available - 04/26/10

Run teaching evaluation reports for the Winter 2010 term in the M-Pathways HEODS reporting environment.

Teaching Evaluation Reports are now available in M-Pathways. See the ‘Run Teaching Evaluation Reports Step-by-Step Procedure’ on My LINC for instructions on running reports. More>

New! Online Process to Request a Vendor ID - 04/19/10

ONLINE VENDOR REQUEST PROCESS
You can now request a Vendor ID online in M-Pathways for:
-- Individuals being paid via PeoplePay
-- New external suppliers
-- Guests or visitors requiring reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses

This process allows you to:
--...  More>

NEW! Student Exception Processing Support Documentation! - 04/16/10

Student exception processing support documentation is now available on My LINC!

See the AAE110 Student Exception Processing Online Table of Contents for step-by-step procedures and guided simulations to assist with entering student exceptions in M-Pathways.

The eLearning course,...  More>

Important! No Change to Rescheduled April 22 Monthly Payroll Cutoff - 04/09/10

The April monthly payroll cutoff date of April 22 remains in effect even though the M-Pathways Student Administration and HRMS upgrade was rescheduled to May 8-9.

As a reminder, the changes are as follows:

-- The end-of-month processing for the April...  More>

2009 Teaching Evaluation Student Comments Archived, April 15, 2010 - 04/08/10

All student comments made on teaching evaluations for the Spring, Spring/Summer, Summer, and Fall 2009 terms will be archived on April 15, 2010. After this date:
-- You will no longer have access to reports containing student comments via Wolverine...  More>

Rescheduled M-Pathways Student Administration and Human Resource Management Infrastructure Upgrade - 04/07/10

To address concerns expressed across campus, the M-Pathways Student Administration and Human Resource Management System infrastructure upgrade originally scheduled for April 24-25, has been rescheduled to May 8-9, 2010.

As we get closer to the new implementation date, we will...  More>

Payroll and Benefit Estimates Updated - 04/05/10

PAYROLL DATA SET ENHANCEMENTS
-- Payroll and benefit estimates data has been extended to include an additional future fiscal year, making available a “rolling” four-year period of data. This enhancement provides departments with more information to evaluate salary and benefit...  More>

Important! Change to April Monthly Payroll Cutoffs - 04/05/10

The end-of-month processing for the April monthly payroll is being moved up from Tuesday, April 27 to Thursday, April 22.

This change is being made accommodate the scheduled M-Pathways PeopleTools upgrade and associated service interruption. The updated cutoff time and system...  More>

M-Pathways Infrastructure Upgrade & April Service Interruptions - 04/01/10

An upgrade of the PeopleTools infrastructure that supports the M-Pathways
Financials, Student Administration, Human Resource Management Systems including
Faculty, Student, and Employee Business self-service transactions is planned for April 2010.

Changes delivered with this upgrade are minor, primarily look...  More>

Exam Scheduling in M-Pathways - 03/31/10

Effective Fall 2010, schools and colleges will be required to schedule final exams in M-Pathways. Please see the message from the Office of the Registrar for more information.

Before scheduling exams in M-Pathways, view the More>

Unofficial Winter 2010 CRAS Data Available - 03/31/10

The data in the CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Winter 2010 was extracted on March 29, and loaded on March 30, 2010.

The Office of Budget and Planning is performing a series of data checks and...  More>

Good news for Mac users regarding My LINC - 03/30/10

We are proud to announce that after working closely with the My LINC vendor, SumTotal, updates were made to improve Mac users’ interaction with My LINC.

ITS testing with the following OS/browser combinations shows Mac users can now access My LINC...  More>

Order Your Fall 2010 Textbooks Now - 03/18/10

It's Spring and time to enter your orders for textbooks for the Fall 2010 term.

It is time to begin entering Fall 2010 textbook information in Wolverine Access, Faculty Center or on the Textbooks pages in M-Pathways.

For important textbook order...  More>

HRMS Update #43, March 2010 - 03/17/10

View the latest Human Resource Management system updates for March 2010.

The latest HRMS Update is on My LINC, and it contains information about:
-- Human Resource Data Set Refresh Schedule Change
-- Additional Pay for Temporary Employees
-- Leaving...  More>

SA Update #67, March 2010 - 03/17/10

View the latest Student Administration system updates for March 2010.

The latest SA Update is on My LINC, and it contains information about:
-- Heavy System Usage During Early Registration
-- It's Time to Check Grade Roster Access
-- Assisting Students?...  More>

February 2010 Business Closed - 03/08/10

February business closed on Friday, March 5, 2010. FINODS was refreshed, Saturday, March 6, 2010. The Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

To run the monthly financial...  More>

First 2011 Award Notices for Entering Students - 02/25/10

AWARD ENTRY DEADLINE
The Office of Financial Aid (OFA) will send the first award notices for Aid Year 2010-2011 to entering students beginning the first week of March. To add your scholarships on these notices, enter your awards by the...  More>

Social Security Number Removal From Admissions Snapshot and Financial Aid/Student Financials Data Sets - 02/24/10

Plans are currently underway to remove Social Security numbers (SSN) from the Admissions Snapshot (SA06) and Financial Aid/Student Financials (SA04) data sets in the U-M Data Warehouse. Note that Social Security number fields are not being removed from tables. Other...  More>

Winter 2010 End-of-Course Teaching Evaluations - 02/22/10

Departments with end-of-course teaching evaluations can notify their instructors that evaluations are available on Wolverine Access.

If your department has ordered Winter 2010 end-of-course teaching evaluations, please notify your instructors that their evaluations are ready for review in Wolverine Access >...  More>

New Refresh Schedule for Financial Aid/Student Financials Data Set - 02/10/10

The weekly refresh of the Financial Aid/Student Financials (FA/SF) data set is now scheduled to occur on Sunday mornings instead of Thursday nights. This includes the SF Transaction Detail tables.

If necessary, please update your reporting activity to account for the...  More>

Learn About Updates to the M-Pathways Timesheet Page - 02/10/10

The Timesheet page in the M-Pathways Human Resources System is now updated to enhance functionality and streamline the time reporting process.

Updates include:
-- Fewer time reporting codes
-- New process to report and approve "No variance from normal work...  More>

January 2010 Financial Month End Close - 02/08/10

January business closed on Friday, February 5, 2010. FINODS was refreshed early Saturday, February 6, 2010. The Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed on Sunday, February 7, 2010.

To run the monthly...  More>

March 2010 Curriculum Support Labs - 02/08/10

The Office of the Registrar will offer several curriculum support labs to staff who are responsible for managing curriculum tasks in M-Pathways.

The next curriculum labs will be offered March 1-3, 2010. To participate, users must have the M-Pathways SR CLASS...  More>

New Enhancement: Enter Uniqname to Identify Meeting Requestor - 02/04/10

The Meeting Data Entry page (used to schedule events in classrooms) was recently enhanced to enable entry
of the uniqname (Campus ID), rather than the EmplID, to identify the meeting requestor. When the meeting
requestor's uniqname is entered...  More>

Official Information Available in Third Week Count Data Set - 02/02/10

The Winter 2010 data in the M-Pathways Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe,
which was captured as of the end of business on January 26, 2010, is now official. You may use the predefined...  More>

Fall 2009 Official Information in CRAS Data Set - 01/29/10

Official CRAS data for Fall 2009 term is now available in the U-M Data Warehouse.

The data in the M-Pathways CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Fall 2009 are official as of January 28, 2010. You...  More>

Official Fall 2009 Information Available in CRAS Data Set - 01/29/10

The data in the M-Pathways CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Fall 2009 are official as of January 28, 2010. You may use the data as necessary and/or use the queries in the
BusinessObjects UM-Maintained...  More>

HRMS Update, Issue #42, January 2010 - 01/28/10

The latest HRMS Update is on My LINC, and it contains information about:
-- Want to Learn About Honors and Awards? Watch our New Infocast!
-- Inactive Temporary Appointments Terminated on December 16, 2009
-- Self Service Time Entry Approval...  More>

Time to Order Winter 2010 Teaching Evaluations - 01/27/10

Departmental administrative staff should complete orders for Winter 2010 end-of-course teaching evaluations in M-Pathways by February 22, 2010.

KEY DATES
-- February 22, 2010: Departments must complete teaching evaluation orders for regular-term classes.
-- February 23 – March 31, 2010: Primary...  More>

Unofficial Information Available in Third Week Count Data Set - 01/27/10

The data in the Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe for Winter 2010 was extracted and loaded on January 27, 2010. As soon as the data has been checked for accuracy, an e-mail will be...  More>

Learn next steps for IT at U-M - 01/26/10

Laura Patterson invites you to join an upcoming town hall meeting. Learn about the university’s strategy for creating NextGen Michigan and how U-M is changing its approach to information technology at every level on campus. Specifically, I’ll share information on:

More>

Enter Your Non-Tuition-Valued Awards Now - 01/25/10

The Office of Financial Aid (OFA) would like to encourage you to enter your departmental awards for Aid Year 2011. Entering this information as soon as possible is helpful in the determination of eligibility for need-based aid.

NON-TUITION-VALUED AWARDS
Departments can...  More>

Update Room Characteristics in M-Pathways - 01/21/10

It's time to review and update classroom characteristics to prepare for scheduling activities for upcoming terms.

This is a reminder to update classroom characteristics in M-Pathways for the upcoming term(s), if needed. As the Room Characteristics maintainer for your unit,...  More>

Event Scheduling Enhancements - 01/07/10

In late December 2009, enhancements were made to event scheduling in M-Pathways as part of the Non Class Events project. These enhancements include:
-- A new field, “Req Rm Cap” (Requested Room Capacity), added to the Meeting Data Entry page...  More>

New! ePro Requisition File Attach Process - 01/05/10

Use the new Add Attachment function in the Special Request eProcurement requisition (ePro req) to submit supporting documentation for an order that requires competitive bidding and/or additional handling, including
(but not limited to):
-- Specifications sheet (e.g., machinery specifications)More>

Now Available: Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluation Reports (staff) - 12/22/09

Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluation final reports can now be run by staff in M-Pathways and by instructors in Wolverine Access, Faculty Business.

Note: Instructors were also notified by e-mail today. View the message in the What else is happening? section...  More>

Now Available: Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluation Reports (instructors) - 12/22/09

Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluation Reports are now available in Wolverine Access, Faculty Business.

You can access three reports for each of your classes:
-- NEW! An Instructor with Comments Report: includes a combination of statistical rating results and anonymous...  More>

NEW! Textbook Order Entry Enhancements - 12/08/09

Entering class textbook orders just got easier! Now, you can select orders from a list of previous textbooks and other materials entered for the class. The “Select From Previous Books/Other Material” link will display if prior term textbook data is...  More>

NEW Facility ID Values for Shared Scheduling of Classrooms - 12/07/09

With the implementation of shared scheduling of general-purpose classrooms, Curriculum Maintainers and Event Schedulers should continue to schedule their own classrooms and follow the curriculum planning deadlines published on the Office of the Registrar's website.

If a...  More>

Winter Disbursement - Important Information - 12/04/09

LAST 2009 PAYMENT DEADLINE
The award entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2009, for funds delivery on Friday, December 18. This is the last Fall Term 2009 payment prior to December...  More>

Winter Term 2010 Student Billing Planning Calendar - 12/04/09

Two years ago, the University changed the dates when tuition/fees/room and board charges are billed and collected. Billing and due dates were moved forward approximately one month. Changing these dates had significant impact on a number of business processes, including...  More>

Improved External Organization Search Capability - 11/18/09

Based on customer feedback, searching for External Organizations by the Admissions Testing Program (ATP) Code has been enhanced. The ATP Code has been added as a search field to the Organization Table page so you can now search for external...  More>

HRMS Update, Issue #41, November 2009 - 11/10/09

The latest HRMS Update is on My LINC, and it contains information about:
-- Want to Learn About Making Organizational Charts? Watch our New Infocast!
-- New Personal Modifier to Identify Reduction in Force Notification Period
-- Employees and Students...  More>

SA Update, Issue #66, November 2009 - 11/10/09

The latest SA Update is on My LINC, and it contains information about:
-- Life of a Student Demonstration Now Available
-- “Advisor Center” Replaces “View My Advisees” in Faculty Business
-- BITV Live Webinar on Combined Sections Data this...  More>

New Features Added to HEE212 - Process DS-2019 Data eLearning Course - 11/09/09

You are not required to retake this course, but this is an opportunity to refresh your skills on how to prepare
a DS-2019 for an exchange visitor.

NEW FEATURES
The course includes:
-- Tips about how to an enter Exchange...  More>

NEW! Track Enrollment Trends in M-Reports - 11/05/09

You now have access to a new feature in M-Reports designed to help you with course demand planning.

The new Enrollment tab displays campus-wide class enrollment data that allows you to easily view the overall demand for a course for...  More>

Notify Instructors that Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluations Are Available - 10/26/09

If your department has already ordered Fall 2009 end-of-course teaching evaluations, please notify your instructors that their evaluations are ready for review in the Faculty Center on Wolverine Access. Instructors with questions about their evaluations should contact their departments immediately.

INSTRUCTOR...  More>

Textbook Order Entry Timeline for Winter 2010 - 10/21/09

It is time to begin entering Winter 2010 textbook information into the Wolverine Access Faculty
Center or M-Pathways Textbooks pages. For important textbook order entry guidelines, please
refer to the Office of the Registrar's Winter 2010 Textbook calendar...  More>

Please Order Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluations - 10/09/09

Department administrative staff should complete their orders for Fall 2009 end-of-course teaching evaluations in M-Pathways by October 23, 2009.

ORDERING PROCEDURES UPDATED
Ordering procedures from the Evaluation Summary page have been modified to ensure data validity. The supporting documentation for teaching...  More>

Complete Your Access and Compliance Form Online - 09/17/09

A new electronic Access and Compliance form that replaces the current paper form is now available on Wolverine Access > University Business.

Beginning today, you can complete and submit an electronic Access and Compliance (AC) form. This new electronic process offers...  More>

Retaining Winter 2009 Individual Response Data for Teaching Evaluations - 09/17/09

On October 9, 2009, all teaching evaluation individual response data for the Winter 2009 term will be archived. You will no longer have access to the individual response data via Wolverine Access. Instructor Reports will remain available indefinitely.

Note: Instructors were...  More>

Winter 2009 Individual Response Data Archived October 9, 2009 - 09/17/09

On October 9, 2009, all teaching evaluation individual response data for the Winter 2009 term will be archived. You will no longer have access to the individual response data via Wolverine Access > Faculty Business. Instructor Reports will remain available...  More>

Fall 2009 Degree Audit Data Available - 09/14/09

Data in the Degree Audit tables in the Student Records data set and SA03 BusinessObjects universe were refreshed this weekend. E-mail notification about these refreshes will no longer be sent. Learn how to access future refresh information in the e-mail...  More>

MAIS.Inform becomes ITS-Inform - 09/08/09

On September 8, e-mails sent from MAIS.Inform will come from ITS-Inform. We will continue to archive e-mails on the Project InfoCenter.
Learn more about the new Information and Technology Services (ITS).

Student Athletic Certification Improvements in M-Pathways (UPDATED) - 08/31/09

M-Pathways Student Administration system improvements will help facilitate compliance with NCAA and Big Ten rules for athletic practice and participation in varsity sports.
-- A system-generated restriction for student athletes that prevents them from dropping a class, if that action...  More>

Summer Teaching Evaluations Reports Available to Staff - 08/28/09

Staff can now run Spring/Summer and Summer 2009 Teaching Evaluation Reports in M-Pathways. Availability of reports and suggestions for running reports during the student registration period are included in the message below from the Office of Evaluations and Examinations. A...  More>

Summer Teaching Evaluation Reports Available to Instructors - 08/28/09

Instructors can now view their Summer 2009 Teaching Evaluation Reports in Wolverine Access > Faculty Business. Details about available reports and instructions for accessing the reports are included in this message from the Office of Evaluations and Examinations.

Spring/Summer and Summer...  More>

ImageNow/WebNow v.6.1.6 Upgrade is Complete! - 08/24/09

ImageNow/WebNow was successfully upgraded to v.6.1.6. WebNow is available via Wolverine Access > University Business. Visit My LINC to view updated ImageNow/WebNow documentation.

SA Update, Issue #65, August 2009 - 08/19/09

The latest SA Update is on My LINC, and it contains information about:
1. Peak M-Pathways System Usage - Beginning of Fall Term
2. Changes to Race and Ethnicity
3. Do Your Students Know About the Student Center?
4. Assisting...  More>

HRMS Update, Issue #40, August 2009 - 08/19/09

The latest HRMS Update is on My LINC, and it contains information about:
1. Enhancements to Effort Certification
2. Important Reminders: Pay Rate Change
3. Inactive Temporary Appointments Terminated in July 2009
4. Change in FTR Start Date Logic
5....  More>

Central Printing of Gross Pay Registers Ends Sept. 2009 - 08/17/09

The University Payroll Office will no longer print and mail Gross Pay Registers (GPRs) after September 2009. The last paydates for central printing of GPRs are 09/25/2009 for Biweekly, 09/30/2009 for Monthly, and 09/28/2009 for Weekly Off-Cycle. This announcement was...  More>

Fall 2009 Disbursement - Important Information - 08/11/09

DEADLINE FOR FIRST FALL 2009 DISBURSEMENT:
The award entry deadline for the first Fall Term 2009 Financial Aid disbursement will be at 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2009, for funds delivery to students on Thursday, September 3, 2009. This applies...  More>

M-Pathways Race/Ethnicity Changes Effective August 10 - 08/10/09

Changes to tables that store race and ethnicity data in M-Pathways were made to comply with new federal reporting requirements defined in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of August, 2008. This act requires all postsecondary institutions to collect and report...  More>

Suppressing Central Printing of GPRs and SOAs - 08/07/09

After careful consideration and evaluation, we've decided to discontinue the central printing and distribution of Gross Pay Registers (GPRs) and Statements of Activity (SOAs) in lieu of online reporting. The last centrally printed and distributed GPRs and SOAs will be...  More>

Prepare for August 2009 ImageNow/WebNow v.6.1.6 Upgrade - 08/06/09

Work is underway to upgrade ImageNow/WebNow to version 6.1.6. While there are “look and feel” changes, the basic functionality is the same. No new functionality will be delivered at this time.

UPGRADE TIMELINE
The upgrade will take eleven days and is...  More>

Ethnicity/Race Reporting Changes Coming Soon To Student Administration and Human Resource Data Sets - 08/03/09

Modifications related to new federal race/ethnicity reporting requirements will be applied to M-Pathways Student Administration and Human Resource data sets on August 10, 2009.

ACTION ITEM
Please forward this e-mail to additional staff in your department who may need to know...  More>

BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Upgrade Coming August 17 - 07/22/09

Information to share and help prepare for the upgrade from BusinessObjects version XI Release 2 (XI R2) to version XI 3.1
-- Implementation is tentatively scheduled for August 17, 2009.
-- Access to version XI 3.1 will continue to be...  More>

Student Records Data Warehouse Support Labs Available - 07/20/09

The Registrar's Office is offering labs on August 10, 11, and 13 to provide support in using the M-Pathways Student Records and/or Third Week Count data sets and their related BusinessObjects universes (SA03, SA05). These Data Warehouse Support Labs are...  More>

Textbook Order Entry Deadline July 28, 2009 - 07/20/09

The deadline to enter Fall 2009 textbook information into the Wolverine Access Faculty Center or M-Pathways Textbook page is July 28, 2009. Entering textbook information by this date ensures orders will be processed at participating bookstores and textbooks will be...  More>

Financial Aid Disbursement Calendar for Aid Year 2010 - 07/09/09

The new “Financial Aid Disbursement Calendar for Aid Year 2010” is now available.
Select “2009-2010 Disbursement Calendar” from the bottom of the Financial Aid Forms and Instructions page on the MAIS website at:
<<a href="http://www.mais.umich.edu/student/faforms.html">http://www.mais.umich.edu/student/faforms.html>

The calendar includes charts for...  More>

Tuition-Valued Awards Updated with Re-Budgeted Tuition Values - 07/08/09

The Regents approved the actual tuition rates for the 2009-2010 cademic year at their June meeting. This enabled the following tasks to be completed in M-Pathways:

-- Financial aid budgets have been updated with the actual tuition rates. The tuition component...  More>

Updated Classroom Utilization Reports - 06/16/09

To aid in room scheduling and usage evaluation, the following BusinessObjects reports have been updated:
-- SM01 Classroom Utilization by Dept or Dept Group for Term or Date Range
-- SM01 Classroom Utilization by Bldg for Term or Date Range

NOW,...  More>

ePAF To Be Retired at End of June 2009 - 06/10/09

Over the last three months, most University units have adopted the use of the web-based eResearch Proposal Managment (eRPM) system for creating Proposal Approvals Forms, or PAFs, and subsequent routing for approvals. The time has come to retire the paper...  More>

Teaching Evaluations for Spring 2009 Ready for Review - 06/03/09

The following e-mail was sent to instructors with Spring 2009 classes:

We are preparing to administer Spring 2009 class evaluations, having successfully addressed system problems experienced at the end of Winter Term. Based on a careful assessment, we are confident...  More>