All Announcements

Revenue Giving Summary - 04/15/10

This is a quick glance at the current EIS Giving Summary. As a quick, general comparison: the DART Giving summary provides more context than EIS and enables quick access to more granular views of data.

Blackbaud and the Project Team... More

Revenue Design Highlights - 04/15/10

The Design Team made updates to our future DART system to meet U-M’s needs related to Revenue information. These screenshots highlight some of the differences between EIS and DART displays of revenue data. Here's a quick overview of what Revenue... More

U-M Regaining Leadership in IT (CIO Executive Report) - 04/14/10

To see this report on the web, visit: ITS Executive Report
Click here to send this to a friend

Future of IT is bright, but it’s a long road to get there

Thanks to all of you... More

DART News Feed - 04/13/10

Subscribe to the DART News Feed to stay informed without having to visit the DART project website everyday. Announcements and resources for the DART project will be delivered into your feed reader once you subscribe to the news feed.

More

DART Constituent Preview Feedback - 04/13/10

Over 100 development and finance community members learned how basic entity information will be handled in DART. In February and March, 75 participants completed a follow-up survey to the previews. (If you missed the DART Preview, you can view a... More

DART Project Team Update - 04/13/10

Design teams for Prospect Management, Planned Giving, and Stewardship are starting to meet. Design team leaders were identified for each team. An advisory group will provide guidance to make sure design specifications are holistically integrated. Read more about design team... More

New Time - FINODS Service Interruption and Refresh Schedule - 04/12/10

I’m writing to advise you of some changes that impact the FINODS availability and refresh schedule resulting from the upgrade of the PeopleTools infrastructure taking place this weekend. If there are staff members in your unit who may be impacted... 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 SA and HRMS Infrastructure Upgrade - 04/08/10

I’m writing to advise you of some changes to the schedule for the PeopleTools infrastructure upgrade.

Dates/Times for Rescheduled SA and HRMS Upgrade and Service Interruptions
The upgrade for the Student Administration and Human Resource Management systems has been rescheduled to... 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

Learn how M-Reports helps in Admissions, Research and more! - 04/06/10

We hope you are able to attend the M-Reports Open House on April 14—see detailed information below. Please share this information with your faculty, staff, and other administrators and encourage them to attend.

M-Reports Open House
Wednesday, April 14More

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

Upcoming M-Pathways Infrastructure Upgrade and April Service Interruptions - 04/02/10

I’m writing to inform you about the upgrade of the PeopleTools infrastructure that supports the M-Pathways Financials (FIN), Student Administration (SA), and Human Resource Management (HRMS) Systems planned for April 2010 that involves two service interruptions. The upgrade of the... More

Got UL-related Questions? Call the ITS Help Desk - 04/02/10

From time to time I receive questions related to your role as an Information and Technology Services (ITS) Unit Liaison (UL).

To enable us to provide the information you need as quickly as possible and identify trends for the types of... More

Exam Scheduling in M-Pathways - 04/02/10

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: http://ro.umich.edu/Final%20Exam%20Scheduling%20in%20M-Pathways.htm.

SR CLASS MAINTAINERS will automatically receive update/edit access... 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

DART Project: 30 Second Overview - 03/17/10

DART* will replace DAC*. It will allow development and financial staff to collect, store, and analyze a much broader range of information related to fundraising and donors. DART will help staff better manage lifelong relationships with donors and leverage data... 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

Share Unit-Specific WebI Reports With Unit Users - 03/11/10

BusinessObjects users can now share WebI Intelligence reports with others in their unit. The service that provides this capability is called Department Access Administration (DAA). It allows the U-M unit to determine which reports it wishes to place in their... 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

Join us for a special DART preview - 02/25/10

Blackbaud worked closely with the Constituent Design Team and made updates to our future DART system to meet U-M’s needs related to “constituents” (Entity information such as name, address, affiliations, relations, etc.)

See some of those changes and also conduct... 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

DART Recorded Demonstration - 02/15/10

This is a guided tour of Blackbaud’s base product. Design teams are working with Blackbaud to configure this base product for U-M’s needs. This 15 minute recording (by Karen Isble and Peg Lutz) is divided into three short segments. If... 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

HRMS Unit Liaison Role for E-Verify at U-M - 02/03/10

Read the two messages below for important information about the implementation of E-Verify at U-M. HRMS Unit Liaisons will be the initial point of contact when their unit receives a federal contract requiring verification of the identity and work eligibility... 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

What's New in eResearch Proposal Management - 01/28/10

Read about improvements and helpful tips in the latest release of the eResearch Proposal Managment system.

Good morning,

I would like to share some good news about improvements to the eRPM system, effective today, January
28, 2010, and some helpful tips... 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

Ready, Set, Go! DART Preview Next Month - 01/26/10

Pilot previews of DART were recently shown to OUD Gift Officers and development staff at the Med School. Attendees offered suggestions on the most interesting features and functions included in the demo. Features and functions of highest interest to attendees... More

DART Survey Results - 01/26/10

More than 800 development and finance professionals were invited to take a DART communication survey issued in December 2009. Findings indicate that support for the project is high and future communications need to focus on product information and capabilities. Respondents... More

DART Project Updates - 01/26/10

Blackbaud returned initial software configurations on Constituent data (biographical information). The configurations are based on specifications outlined by the Constituent Design Team . The project team and select community members are testing the configurations this month. In the meantime,... 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

Working with Grants.gov Forms in eResearch - 01/05/10

Join the eResearch Proposal Management team for a Tips & Tricks web session on working with Grants.gov forms in eResearch on January 11, 2010.

The eResearch team is hosting a Tips & Tricks session to discuss working with Grants.gov forms... 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

Follow-up Items from 12/8/09 Research UL Meeting - 12/14/09

During the 12/08/09 Research Unit Liaison meeting, we introduced the Manage Unit Data functionality in eResearch and a potential Grants.gov in eResearch Tips & Tricks meeting. I wanted to follow-up to confirm a few details.

MANAGE UNIT DATAAll Reviewers... More

New M-Pathways Role for Room Characteristics - 12/10/09

As you may have heard at the October 28 Student Administration Unit Liaison Meeting, Information and Technology Services (ITS) created new Room Characteristics functionality in the M-Pathways Financial system to support shared scheduling of classrooms. The new component (three pages)... More

Room Characteristics Pages Now Available in M-Pathways And Related Action Items - 12/10/09

We are pleased to announce that the Room Characteristics functionality needed to support shared scheduling of classrooms is live in the M-Pathways Financial system. As you may remember from the recent Financial Unit Liaison meeting, the Room Characteristics component contains... 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

DART Consultative Council - 11/16/09

The Consultative Council is a group of development and financial leaders from across the university. They meet with DART project leadership monthly and provide input and feedback on changes to data processes and policies that will affect the entire community.... More

Data Conversion Team - 11/16/09

This team has been working steadily to find the right home for all of our current DAC data in DART. They are making great progress with the first segment of data that covers constituent and biographic information. As the subject... More

Online Community Design Team - 11/16/09

This DART design team is responsible for creating our new, interactive, online portal. The members listed below represent the main team. However, we expect to rotate others onto the team depending upon the online subject matter. The team’s focus at... More

Revenue Management Design Teams - 11/16/09

Revenue is the second functional area of DART to be designed. The design is spread over two groups. The first team has ten representatives, two of whom are also part of the Design Core Team. After careful consideration, we established... 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

What's New in eResearch Proposal Management - 10/29/09

Improvements made to the eRPM system, effective today, plus other helpful tips. See the message from Cathy Handyside, eResearch Proposal Management Project Manager:

I would like to share with you improvements made to the eRPM system, effective today 10/29/2009, and... 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

Learn more about the Constituent Management Design Team - 09/21/09

A Tour de DART slideshow on the Constituent Management Design Team, which was the first of the DART design teams to start work last month. In this presentation, find out who's on the team and what the co-leaders have to... More

Get target start dates for design teams and effort estimates for volunteers - 09/21/09

A Tour de DART slideshow with details for design team volunteers. In this presentation, see how the design teams overlap, how much effort is required by volunteers, and estimates for when each design team will get to work.

To view... More

Learn about phases, workstreams, and timing for DART implementation - 09/21/09

A Tour de DART slideshow with audio of John Hornbuckle, Blackbaud Engeament Manager on the DART Project Management Core Team. In this presentation, hear about U-M's overall approach to implementing DART. It includes a review of implementation phases with some... 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

eResearch Proposal Management UM-Maintained Reports Updated - 09/15/09

New fields and two new reports were recently added to the RS02 BusinessObjects Proposal Management universe in response to customer feedback. Refer to Dennis Cebulski's September 15 e-mail for details.

Subject: eRPM Repository Reports Update

As a person who has access to... 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

What's New in eResearch Proposal Management, August 17, 2009 - 08/17/09

In response to requests from the research community and DRDA, the eRPM team has made many improvements to the eRPM system.

Effective August 17, you will notice some changes. These changes will not significantly impact how you work with the system,... 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

M-Reports Now Offers Financial Trend Reporting! - 08/11/09

Two new Source/Use reports are now available in M-Reports that allow you to view revenue and expense trends over time for your department/department group:
-- Source/Use At-A-Glance - displays revenue and expense levels for the current and four prior fiscal... 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