Upcoming GSSP deadlines prior to Upgrade

As you know, the PeopleSoft Upgrade cutover period has been established (starting April 10 scheduled to Go Live on April 20) and the Graduate Student Services and Progress (GSSP) office is working to adjust workflows and processes to accommodate system downtime and reduce delays in students' degree progress. As a result, we wanted to make you aware of two upcoming dates that are particularly important for students planning to defend and/or graduate this spring.

• March 13, 2015 - deadline for students to submit their completed and signed Graduate Degree Plan to GSSP (160 Williamson Hall or gssp@umn.edu) 
• March 20, 2015 - deadline for students to submit any examination committee assignments via the online workflows

Please encourage your students to complete these items before their respective dates so they can be processed in a timely manner to the cutover as many systems will be inaccessible or read only. The GSSP office is also planning to take down all workflows in advance of the cutover and will continue to provide more information related to system and process changes in the coming month.

Thank you for understanding and please contact GSSP at gssp@umn.edu with any questions.