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Chadron State College NESIS Project

NeSIS eNews February 8th 2010

CSC NeSIS eNews

Nebraska Student Information System (NeSIS) Project Update
February 8, 2010 Issue #3

CSC NeSIS e-News is produced each week to notify the campus of important announcements and progress that is being made with the new PeopleSoft based student information system, aka NeSIS. Previous versions of eNews are archived on the CSC NeSIS Website, http://www.csc.edu/nesis/updates.csc

What's Live?

There were no additional go-lives during the past week.

Previous Go-Lives:

• Admissions Application Process
• Applicant Portal
• Schedule of Classes
• Student Portal
• Financial Aid ISIR Processing

What's Happening this Week?

The Housing Office will be working with the StarRez software consultant. By the end of the week housing staff will be live on the StarRez software, preparing to enter contract information for returning residents and fine tuning the housing portal.

The Financial Aid team is preparing for the go-live of student financial aid self service through the portal scheduled for mid-February.

Campus Registrar's Offices and technical staff are focusing on the conversion of enrollment history data scheduled for mid-February.

Calendar of Events (Go-Live Schedule)

Faculty and Students will be affected by a Student Information System Outage from 4:00 July 30th through August 1st. During this time, access to the current and new student information systems to enter and view summer grades, enroll in courses, etc will be unavailable. The outage is necessary to convert financial balances from the current to the new student information system. More information will be provided as the conversion process proceeds.

A Go-Live schedule has been developed and is provided by clicking on the MyCSC link on the CSC home page. The numerous services offered in PeopleSoft will be phased in according to the NeSIS project schedule. As services go-live, the Service name in the chart will be changed into a link. E-mail notices will also be issued to employees and to students. As the NeSIS project progresses additional services will be added to the chart.

Faculty and Staff Access to NeSIS

All faculty and staff will have access to PeopleSoft. Staff accounts will be issued as individuals are trained to work in the PeopleSoft environment. Faculty accounts will be issued in February just prior to the go-live of the faculty portal and associated training sessions.

Because the NeSIS project involves seven State of Nebraska college and university campuses sharing a common authentication system, a new, unique ID is required for access to the PeopleSoft environment. The new ID is printed on CSC ID cards issued beginning with the fall 2009 term.

All faculty and staff should have a new CSC ID card issued as of the beginning of the fall 2009 term. If you are in need of a new ID card, please contact Janet Hartman in Crites Hall room 110.

Changes to Student Bio/Demo Data

From February 1st until late August, current and prospective on-campus students should contact the CSC Admissions Office for changes to their address, phone number, and marital status. Providing these changes to the college will ensure that contact information is consistent and updated. For a short time, CSC will be doing business in both the current and new student information systems so it is important that accurate data is in both databases. Students will once again be able to make these changes themselves when the current student information system is retired and the new system is fully live!

Prospective students contact Admissions, (308) 432-6263
Online students may contact Extended Campus, (308) 432-6376

CSC NeSIS Web Site

The CSC NeSIS web site can be found by clicking on the NeSIS icon at the bottom of the CSC home page. The site is provided to help inform faculty, staff, and students about the NeSIS project and is updated weekly!