Posts in July 2011

1) Annoucements

Vice Chancellor Ikharo shared memo requesting assistance from IT for the installation/set up of smart-classrooms. He met briefly with CAO Tortorice.

Laney and District IT have agreed to do basic imaging and this is in progress. Vincent Koo from Berkeley City College might be able to assist with the other colleges.

2) Projects Update

a) Financial Aid

• Building out the integration point between SAFE and PS.
• Need to pull sample from file received by John Walker
• Developing scenarios for testing, so priorities can be set up. The group working on priorities will meet next week or early August.
• Setting up integration point between SAFE and PS for check/debit cards. VC Gerhard commented that in some institutions the check/debit cards come out directly from the bank, eliminating the county. …more PeopleSoft Steering Committee Meeting Minutes

Present: VC Budd, VC Gerhard, VC Ikharo, VC Ng, AVC Lam, CAO Tortorice

1) Discussion

a) Projects Review

AVC shared the Executive Project list and went over some of the updates:

i) Catalog Numbers: AVC Lam go an update from the company regarding migration. They will contact Sheryl Queen to validate data.

ii) Library: This project is in the implementation stages. IT will house the server and Linnea Wren is the IT contact. Evelyn Lord has been working with consultant doing data migration from Horizon to Millennium. Gopaal is working on data extraction (Student and Employees information).

iii) Student Records: Waiting on accounts to be corrected to do drops. VC Gerhard mentioned that 1,000 records have been cleaned and there are about 20 to 30 more records that need to be cleaned. VC Gerhard would like to know if there is a way to identified student records prior to enrollment. Ram is in the process of identifying other records and AVC Lam will an update at the next meeting.

iv) Credit Card: Format has been established.

v) Grade Books: Ram completed specifications and document is ready for revision. AVC Lam shared the document with the group. He will also email a copy to all the VCs. …more PeopleSoft Steering Committee Meeting Minutes