Everything You Need To Know About Banner (for now) and Then Some!
The first information session about the Stonehill Banner Project on Monday was very well attended. The presentation, led by Tammy Anderson, CIO and Alice Aguiar, Associate Director/Banner Project Manager, was chock full of helpful information. The presentation set out to answer the questions we probably all have:
- Why are we doing this?
- What systems will be in place?
- What is the timeline for each of our departments/divisions?
- How will we move to Banner?
- Who is heading up the implementation teams for each area?
To see the answers to these questions, check out the Stonehill Banner Project Presentation.
In addition, here are some questions that were brought up during the session:
Q: Where will training be held?
A: On campus
Q: Have we spoken to other institutions that have implemented Banner?
A: Yes, we have and we have hired employees who have previous experience with Banner implementation
Q: What is the biggest challenge to overcome?
A: Change. This is a change for all of us, but the benefits will be worth it
So, you might ask; what are the biggest benefits we can expect from this implementation? According to Tammy & Alice, the biggest benefits will be the ability to share all college data through one portal and more importantly the ability to transform that data into valuable information that will make all of our jobs easier! That is something we all can relate to – even if we don’t understand the inner workings of the technology.
