This is possible because of increased time allotted for consultant Bob Dusterberg to be on campus, and the reconfiguration of the project room. Staff members working closely with the project are reminded about the availability of free PeopleSoft Adviser sessions. These sessions usually consist of a PowerPoint presentation and a live teleconference. The system should now be current up to the end of March. Hundreds of patches and fixes were applied, and early testing has revealed some collateral functionality problems which are now being addressed with PeopleSoft.
Project managers say the challenge now is to develop an in-house process to stay current.
The long awaited Database Administrator has arrived, with Barb Holschbach joining the MIS staff on the 5th floor of the library. In other news, both Northwestern and Emory universities have reported recent PeopleSoft successes. Functional team prototyping is ongoing here. Student Information System Project update Two important technical positions have been filled in connection with the Student Information System initiative. Prototyping has begun, setup decisions and table loading is now in progress.