Guiding Applicants on Their Adventure: The Applicant Checklist
Posted on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Imagine this: An applicant is setting out on an exciting quest to join Algonquin College. In the future, the Applicant Checklist tool will serve as a map to guide students through the Algonquin College admissions process.
As part of the transition from GeneSIS to Thesis Student Management, the new Student Portal will replace ACSIS. The Applicant Checklist tool in the new Thesis Student Portal will help applicants track their progress. It’s designed to make the admissions process clear and easy to follow. For employees, understanding this tool means you can confidently guide applicants on their journey.
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December 2025 R3 Showcase Recap
Posted on Monday, December 8th, 2025
Our final R3 Project Showcase event in 2025 was hosted by Krista Pearson, Vice President of Student Services and R3 Project’s Executive Sponsor, who welcomed more than 200 participants.
Lois Pollock, Chief Digital Officer and R3 Project Executive Lead, and Krista Pearson started the presentation with some R3 Project updates.
Lauren Draper, Project Manager, Business Transformation, R3 Project, introduced Query Lists and shared the benefits and impacts of this new functionality by comparing how things work now to how they will work in the future.
Haya Majbour, Testing Lead, and Jagan Sandhu, Business Systems Analyst, provided an informative demo highlighting the key functions of Query Lists and how they can be used in day-to-day work.
The event concluded with a Q&A session, where attendees had a chance to ask questions about Query Lists and any related topics.
We want to thank our attendees for tuning in to this much anticipated Showcase event. 2025 was a big year for the R3 Project, and we look forward to what the next year brings as we get even closer to go-live!
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R3 Project moves onto the next Project Phase
Posted on Monday, October 27th, 2025
We are excited to announce that the R3 Project team is advancing to the next stage of the College Transformation Project: The Technical Testing Phase. Also known as the Integrated System Testing (IST) Phase, this crucial step involves thorough testing and refinement to ensure our systems and processes are ready for full implementation. This work will be done while we complete the rest of the deliverables from the Design and Develop Phase, also known as the Personalize Phase.
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The Big R3 Benefits: What will have the biggest impact on the College?
Posted on Friday, September 26th, 2025
The R3 Project is much more than the implementation of a new Student Information System (SIS). With a new system comes new business processes, and with new processes come benefits. Some of these changes have already been implemented, and others will be introduced once the SIS goes live.
These benefits are in line with improving student success and satisfaction, as well as employee satisfaction and productivity, and they directly support the goals outlined in Algonquin College’s Academic and Strategic Plans. Below are only some of our biggest benefits that will have a positive impact on the College. More will be uncovered and shared as the project continues!
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From Boxes to Bytes: Understanding Data Migration Through a House-Moving Analogy
Posted on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
Imagine moving to a new home: it’s exciting, full of possibilities and, let’s be honest, a little overwhelming. Now imagine that instead of furniture and boxes, you’re packing up decades of student data and transporting it into a sleek, modern Student Information System (SIS). That’s exactly what the R3 Project’s Data Governance team is doing as we prepare to move from GeneSIS to Thesis SM.
Just like a house move, Data Migration (DM) is a step-by-step process. Here’s a breakdown of how the analogy fits and what you should know about where we are in this important journey.
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