Academic policy revisions available for review

The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost is asking for feedback on the Syllabus Requirements: Crookston, Morris, Rochester, Twin Cities policy. Please submit any feedback you may have in the comment form of the policy page by Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

For more information about policy revisions, see the academic policy comprehensive review process page. If you have any trouble accessing these policy materials or have general questions about the review process, email barne062@umn.edu. If you have questions about a particular policy undergoing review, please email the listed policy contact.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act updates

The Office of Student Finance continues to monitor updates from the U.S. Department of Education regarding H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act). As we still wait for official guidance, the University has prepared an H.R. 1 website to keep students, staff, and faculty updated. Once we receive official guidance, our office will communicate any changes. If you have students with questions about financial aid, please refer them to One Stop Student Services.

uAchieve Cloud project update

The uAchieve project team continues to work on the upgrade to the newest version of the software and the move from being hosted on campus to cloud-hosted. The next steps are an additional functional walkthrough with the vendor followed by validation and user acceptance testing. The timeline for go-live has shifted. More time was needed to ensure the highest level of confidence in the cloud-hosted system. In order to avoid disrupting fall 2026 registration and spring degree clearances, go-live windows in summer are being identified. 

We continue to work with CollegeSource on the contract (final bid, statement of work, etc.) for uAchieve Planner, so the timeline for when that work will begin remains unknown. The University’s Graduation Planner was retired at noon on January 30, 2026. Individual users of Graduation Planner have received multiple targeted messages leading up to the retirement. 

Project updates and copies of student communications can be found on the project page on the Academic Support Resources website. 

February APAS User Group meeting

The next APAS User Group meeting will be Tuesday, February 10 at 2 p.m. via Zoom.
All UMN APAS and TES users are welcome to attend these meetings. Please email apasle@umn.edu to be added to the calendar invite. If you have a question you would like the APAS or TES Team to address during the meeting, please email us ahead of time.