Integrations, integrations, integrations.
Algonquin College uses a number of digital tools to help us do our work. Whether it’s Brightspace, Salesforce, Clockwork or the 49 other identified platforms that connect with our Student Information System (SIS), one thing is for sure: there’s a whole lot of communication happening between our SIS and our other platforms. We call that process, integrations.
We’re excited to welcome Chris Janzen, Senior Vice President, Academic, as our host for the September 29 Showcase Event as well as having President and CEO Claude Brulé start us off with a welcome message.
This Showcase Event will highlight recent R3 Implementation Committee recommendations that were then approved by the College.
Your R3 Project Business Process Walkthrough Event Invite
The R3 Project presents the opportunity to rethink and redesign many of the College’s business processes to improve employee satisfaction as well as student success and satisfaction.
One of the R3 Project’s biggest goals it to review and make recommendations on Business Processes and thus work closely with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Core SIS Users to effectively implement the new Student Information System (SIS), Thesis Student Management (Thesis SM).
Leadership, governance and experience: these are all traits that are needed within a Steering Committee roster. And as the name suggests, a Steering Committee helps steer a project from start to finish—which is exactly what we have with the R3 Project’s Steering Committee.
The R3 Project has established five main objectives that we refer to whenever we make a decision that has ultimate outcomes. We always make sure that at least one of these objectives is being met when we’re re-working an existing element or introducing a new Business Process.
With set goals and a vision for what’s to come, the R3 Project team has officially moved forward to the next leg of the College Transformation Project: the Design and Develop Phase.
One of the three key purposes of the R3 Project is to implement a new Student Information System (SIS). Our current SIS, GeneSIS, has served us well for the past 25 years, but it’s time to introduce a new SIS that meets our technological requirements and aligns more with student needs. This is where Thesis Student Management (or Thesis SM) comes in!
When Laura Stanbra, Vice President, Student Services came on board as the R3 Project Executive Sponsor, she knew she was going to be involved in something special.
A project sponsor champions and leads the change by consistently articulating the Project’s vision and how it links to the College’s overall strategy.
As we move into the Design and Develop (or Personalize) Phase of the Project, we connected with Stanbra and asked about her experience thus far within the Project, including surprises she’s witnessed along the way and her ultimate vision once the Project fully comes to life.
When it comes to ensuring that the College community is involved with the R3 Project, we’ve been so fortunate to have 43 Change Champions on board to support that initiative.