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Welcome to the December University Community Newsletter. The goal of this
newsletter is to provide the university community with project updates and information
of interest regarding the SIS project. If you have questions about the project and/or are
interested in receiving information about a particular topic, we want to hear from you!
Please send your inquiries to: sis@osu.edu.
Message from Martha Garland, Vice Provost and Dean Office of Enrollment Services
and Undergraduate Education and SIS Project Sponsor
Student Information System (SIS) Town Hall session now available in podcast format.
SIS Project Director Rick Termeer, SIS Project Sponsor Martha Garland and SIS Training Developer Aaron Minnick were the featured speakers at the SIS Town Hall Session presented to the university community on Nov. 27, 2007
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Happy December to you all! To keep interested members of the university community informed about the SIS Project, a one-hour Town Hall Session was held on Tuesday, November 27th at Independence Hall. After a brief introduction of the session and the project, I turned the podium over to SIS Project Director, Rick Termeer. Rick presented an overview of the project timeline and implementation plan, discussed system basics, and reviewed the components of the new OSU ID implementation. Training Developer, Aaron Minnick from the SIS Change Management team discussed the SIS modules, Student Self Service and To Do Lists, as well as system information of general interest to the university community.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please send them to: sis@osu.edu
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The COUNDOWN HAS BEGUN!
The planned implementations for the new Student Information System (SIS) will follow the life cycle of a student and will begin with admission applications in the Spring/Summer of 2008. While the Admissions implementation will occur first, the Project Team is also working on developing and testing all system functionality.
The graphic below represents the timeline when the new functionality is scheduled to “Go Live” in the new SIS:
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE IMPLEMENTATIONS SCHEDULED FOR 2008:
Beginning in June, 2008
•Admissions
Graduate and Professional Program Applications – CollegeNet will begin accepting Graduate/Professional applications for SU09 and AU09. Also included is the implementation of mass email notifications and self-service pages for applicants to check on status of their applications.
Beginning in July, 2008
Admissions
•Undergraduate Applications – CollegeNet will begin accepting New First Quarter Freshman (NFQF) Undergraduate applications for SU09 and AU09. Acceptance of applications for international and transfer Undergraduate students will begin in August.
•Letter Generation - processes in support of application acknowledgement and Incomplete Notices will also be available at this time.
Student Records
•Transfer Articulation – An interface between PeopleSoft and DARS will support the evaluation and posting of transfer credit for transfer applicants.
•Course Data – The configuration and conversion of course catalog data will be completed to support the course scheduling and registration processes as well as the posting of transfer credit.
Beginning in September, 2008
Admissions
•Undergraduate Evaluation – Evaluation of applications for 2009 begins.
Beginning in October, 2008
Admissions
•Decision Posting - Decision posting begins for Graduate/Professional Admissions.
Beginning in November, 2008
Admissions
•Decision Posting - Decision posting begins for UA/FYE.
Student Financials
•Acceptance Fees and Enrollment Deposits – Acceptance Fees and Enrollment deposits are the first university activities that will that will require Student Financials processes.
Beginning in December, 2008
Admissions
•Acceptance Fee Production– Acceptance fee statements will be produced.
Student Records
•Student Records
SU/AU09 Schedules –The SU09, AU09 and WI10 schedule of classes will be created using converted class schedule data from SU08, AU08 and WI09. All SSN’s for instructors in the Schedule of Classes must be converted to an EMPLID (will also be referred to as an OSU ID). New modifications to the PeopleSoft Room and Event scheduling, as well as the conversion of facilities files, will also be completed by this time.
Financial Aid
•Student Financial Aid– New Aid Year set-up for 2009-2010.
COMMUNICATING UPDATES - EMAIL YOUR TOPIC IDEAS
Over the coming months and years, we will be communicating project updates to you primarily through this newsletter. What topics would you like to see featured in this newsletter? Do you have a question we can address? Please let us know your thoughts. We welcome your participation in helping to shape the content of this newsletter. Please send your ideas, comments and/or questions to the Change Management Team at sis@osu.edu.
For a more detailed overview about the SIS Project, visit the "Frequently Asked Questions" page
on the SIS web site at:
http://oaa.osu.edu/sis/faq.html
THE SIS PROJECT: MOVING FORWARD TO MEET OUR FUTURE!
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