Renovare Project Benefits
Benefits
for Students:
1. Faculty/Student System (launch date:
July 1, 2005) provides for the strategic management of data
while giving prospects, students, and faculty secure access
to the information they need. Information from admissions
through academic history is available in a secure Web environment.
Students can apply for admission, register for classes,
retrieve financial aid data, and access other processes
and information through the Student Self-Service application,
which can be used from any computer that is connected to
the Web. This fully integrated Internet native system fuses
administrative and academic functions for a complete solution.
*The implementation dates for some applications within
the Student/Faculty System vary. Please consult the Renovare
Timeline to see when specific applications are expected
to be launched.
Benefits
for Faculty: -top-
1. Faculty/Student System (launch date:
July 1, 2005) strategically manages data while giving prospects,
students, and faculty secure access to the information they
need. Information from admissions through academic history
is available in a secure Web environment. Faculty can review
call lists, report grades, submit advising reports, and
access course management tools online through the Faculty
and Advisor Self-Service application, which provides an
interactive interface to the administrative database for
advisors, teaching faculty, and other academic administrators
in the colleges, schools, and institutes without compromising
system security or institutional policies. This fully integrated
Internet native system fuses administrative and academic
functions for a complete solution.
*The implementation dates for some applications within
the Student/Faculty System vary. Please consult the Renovare
Timeline to see when specific applications are expected
to be launched.
Benefits
for Staff: -top-
1. Finance System (launch date: July 1,
2004) is one application of fully integrated components
providing solutions for student and non-student accounts
receivable, budgeting, payment of expenses, procuring goods
and services, monitor account activity, asset and endowment
management, management of awarded funds and compliance with
their terms and conditions. It works seamlessly with the
new Student, Financial Aid, and Human Resources systems
and operates easily with SCT Workflow. Major components
within Finance are: Chart of Accounts, Procurement, Budgeting,
Fixed Assets, and Endowment Management.
2. Finance Self-Service (part of the Finance
System) allows departmental administrators to complete purchase
requisitions, approve documents, request budget transfers,
and inquire about their organization’s budget status
for both non-grant and grant activity with drill down to
support documents. These features facilitate improved customer
service, streamline procedures, and promote responsible
fiscal stewardship.
3. Human Resources System (launch date:
July 1, 2006) is a comprehensive solution that can accommodate
your unique payrolls, help manage your personnel, and streamline
you budgeting policies and procedures. Actions surrounding
recruitment, compensation management, and position management
can be addressed in the system, creating a stable environment
to strategically manage staffs. Major components within
Human Resources are: Health and Safety, Faculty Administration,
Benefits and Deductions, Employee Compensation, Bio Demographic,
Position Management, Position Budgeting, Applicant Tracking,
Payroll Processing, and Pension Management. The following
modules are currently under consideration for inclusion:
Time Entry, Employee Relations, Electronic Approvals, and
Time Entry Self-Service.
4. Employee Self-Service (part of the HR
System) distributes routine HR processing and inquiries
to employees, while maintaining centralized database control.
By providing employees with instant, anytime access to personnel
and institutional information, customer service is significantly
improved and HR staffs are freed to develop value added
HR programs.
5. Financial Aid System (launch date: February,
2005 as part of the Student/Faculty System) provides institutions
the capability to electronically process applications and
disburse funds to student accounts. Loan records are streamlined
to make processing easier, funds are disbursed more quickly,
and the administration of numerous aid sources is manageable
from admission through graduation. Major components within
Financial Aid are: Funds Management, Student Employment,
Applicant Budgeting, Needs Analysis, Shared Student Data,
Record Creation, Requirements Tracking, Packaging, Disbursement,
Electronic Loan Processing, Return Title IV Funds, Pell
Reporting, and Electronic Data Exchange.
*Please consult the Renovare
Timeline for the most current and detailed implementation
dates.
