Academic Support Resources (ASR) is pleased to announce Natasha Monsaas as the new director of academic enterprise systems. In this role, Natasha will identify key challenges, priorities, and opportunities and provide solutions related to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and core student systems. She will also participate in the University’s technology resource planning and decision-making. As part of the University’s PEAK initiative, Natasha will have a dual reporting relationship with Associate Vice Provost Stacey Tidball and Phoebe Johnson, senior director of IT leads in the Office of Information Technology.
Friday, March 29, 2024
Fall 2024 registration times
Fall 2024 class registration begins Thursday, April 11. Registration appointment times were posted for students in MyU on Monday, March 25. Students can find their appointment time by logging into MyU and selecting the "Academics" tab, then selecting the "Registration" sub-tab. Registration times and information on how to register for classes are available on One Stop.
If a student needs their appointment time adjusted because of a system error, contact One Stop Student Services (onestop@umn.edu). Include the student's internet ID, student ID, and name.
Room Scheduling RFP
ASR and the Office of Classroom Management (OCM) have an active Request for Proposals (RFP) for the University’s academic room scheduling system to ensure that the tools we use meet the University’s needs and comply with University policy. Astra is the University’s current academic room scheduling system vendor.
At this point, we’ve received vendor responses, conducted demos and usability with two finalists, and made reference calls to determine a fit with the University's needs. ASR is working with Purchasing, the Office of the General Counsel, and University Information Security to negotiate a contract with our top finalist. The project timeline and contract information will be available soon.
Manage Advising Committees training course
A refreshed version of the Manage Advising Committees course was released in March. Only new users who manage undergraduate advising committee membership are required to take this course.
UM Reports Retirement Update
Please see below for ongoing updates related to student records reports being transitioned off of the UM Reports platform. The anticipated timelines may fluctuate based on ongoing testing.
Reports moved to new platforms and available in Reporting Center:
- Major/Minor Roster
- Eligibility for lower-tuition fringe-rate assistantship
- Student Roster Summary Statistics/Detail
- Dean’s List
- Grade Selector
- Rochester Student Roster
- Degree Applicants
- Graduate Education Student Report for Majors/Minors
Reports with work currently in progress:
- Anticipated deployment in late March 2024
- Student Group Roster
- Anticipated deployment in May 2024
- GE Student Non-Graded Course Enrollments
- Anticipated deployment in June 2024
- Graduate Faculty Advising/Committee Summary by Field of Study
- Graduate Faculty Advising/Committee Summary by Faculty
FERPA Q&A
Q: Our program would like to have alumni reach out to potential applicants or current undergraduate students to apply to a graduate program. What is the best way to do this?
A: If the alumni is associated with the University in an official capacity, you are not able to share potential applicant information without consent. As an alternative, you could share the first names of students and ask the alumni to write cards out to "Dear First Name," and then the department could send the cards directly to the students on the alumni’s behalf. You would still want to make sure they are not sent to anyone with a full suppression.
Some departments reach out to specific students and ask them if they are interested in hearing from alumni, engaging in conversations, etc. If they "opt in," you could share their contact information more widely.
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