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Colleagues, As part of the Elevate program’s implementation of Workday, we have been working diligently toward the goal of launching on November 15, 2023. Throughout the process,  the Elevate team has made ongoing readiness assessments focused on reducing risk and ensuring the ultimate success of the Workday implementation.   Recent assessments indicated that key technical and testing milestones related to payroll integration are not being met to our standards.  After a thorough review, we have determined that it is best to delay deployment of W… Read More

Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning: We are approximately two and a half months away from Workday Human Capital Management & Finance Go Live!   Training became available on July 17 and as of August 28 over 2,500 users have completed the online “Introduction to Workday” course. If you have not already begun your on-demand training courses, now is the time! For faculty and staff that have more training to complete, consider setting aside time on a regular basis dedicated to Workday training throughout the semester. I… Read More

Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning: Workday Training is HERE! On July 17, 2023, the Elevate Program team launched training for Workday! On-demand training courses have been available for all employees to enroll in for just over one week. It has been so exciting for our team to watch training enrollments climb and to watch our future users complete their courses. As of today, we have 763 completions of our first course, Introduction to Workday. We look forward to watching these numbers climb over the next four months, as we kno… Read More

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Workday Training Launches July 17! What will training look like?     This fall, we are transitioning our Human Resources and Finance systems to a new cloud-based system, Workday.  Training for this new system is launching in just one week on July 17, 2023! On-demand training courses, job aids, and learning hubs on the Elevate website will prepare all staff, faculty, and student workers for when Workday goes live on November 15, 2023. Visit our Training page for more information!

Message from Jack J. Blanchard, Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning: Training is Coming! End-user training for Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Finance will launch in less than three weeks! On July 17, 2023, all faculty, staff and student workers will gain access to training materials and resources, including: On-demand courses (CBTs): On-demand courses are computer based training courses that provide information about Workday and how to complete key tasks. These courses can include demo recordings and ‘Try It’ simulations. Job aids: Simple, clear… Read More