Advanced PeopleSoft conversion is scheduled to continue into 2001. The impact of the new system will be felt from paycheck-earning employees to misplaced students. He also uses himself as an example of how a streamlined recordkeeping system could solve a routine problem, explaining how he inadvertently was listed under two Social Security numbers within the University and had extreme difficulty straightening out the otherwise simple transcription error. This year, payroll, benefits administration, applicant tracking and time and labor reporting will be combined under one umbrella. In Student Administration, access to everything from course catalogues online to student billing is pending - with eventual access at the touch of a button.
Good knowledge leads to good decisions.
Not only will straight information be available such as transcripts, but analytical tools such as online benefits review for employees and transfer evaluation forms for students considering a change in major. That shows the importance of a centralized mainframe. It will be our most critical step over the next eighteen months to two years. He ponders the hard work required to retain all the information on a continual basis, as the project is continually a work in progress, but deems it worthwhile, given the nearly ninety schools implementing PeopleSoft systems. We know it's the right direction to take.