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FA (Financial Aid) Track Sessions

Track Leader:  Charlene Bedillion - cbedillion@washjeff.edu





FAB (Finance and Business) Sessions

Track Leader:  John Sonnen - jsonnen@washjeff.edu


FAB01 Controller Roundtable Tom Szejko Washington & Jefferson College Controllers and CFO's are welcome to join us for this roundtable session to share with other financial managers just like you!    Participants have ample opportunity to chat with colleagues about mutual topics of interest.  Ask questions, share innovations, move from topic to topic in a small group setting.
FAB02 Student Accounts Roundtable Jeff Betler or John Sonnen Washington & Jefferson College Student account managers are welcome to join us for this roundtable session to talk about issues and problems that are unique to dealing with, communicating with, and counseling with students regarding their bills, outstanding balances and topics of that ilk. Ask questions, share innovations, and move from topic to topic in a small group setting with your colleagues.
FAB03 Entrinsik Informer Used for Financial Reporting at Allegheny College Jodi Milling and Jason Ramsey Allegheny College Informer from Entrinsik is a reporting tool that is easier for end-users than Query Builder.  The implementation and use of Informer has been of great value at Allegheny.  It has completely supplanted any plans on Query builder for reporting.  In addition it allows users to retrieve information in any one of several useful formats for use in further analysis.  This demonstration and lecture session will focus on reports we have created related to student accounts, general ledger, and other financial data.  
FAB04 Data Security and Employee Best Practices for the Business Office John Sonnen Washington & Jefferson College This session will focus on reviewing a list of 20 or more employee practices that will keep your office in compliance with federal laws such as GLBA and FERPA.  These tips and tricks will help prevent accidental identity theft by well intentioned employees.
FAB05 From Bored to Board with FRX Sally Rodriquez Reading Area Community College Come see how Reading Area Community College uses FRX to do monthly Financial Reports and Board Reports.  They are quite pleased with the results.  This is not a sales presentation. 

Updated 8/19/08




HR (Human Resources) Track Sessions

Track Leader:  Jill Schutz -  jschutz@ccac.edu


HR01 Self Service for Payroll
Employee Online Services on Web


Pat Strano Widener University Employee Online Services on Web
HR02  Leave Plans Made Easy!  Brenda Balonis Susquehanna University This session take you through the steps of planning and setting up leave plans and how to use them with or without Web Time Entry.
HR03  How To Set Up and Manage Web Time Entry  Cathy Smith Susquehanna University This session will take you through the steps of setting up Web Time Entry on the HR side as well as tips on how to manage it once it’s up and running.
HR04 Round Table Problem Solving
Local Services Tax (LST) Nightmare
 Jill Schutz CCAC Many schools are finding this tax to be a nightmare.  Join us for this problem solving session whether you’re having the same nightmare or maybe you’ve awakened in never-never land and are able to manage this tax.
HR05 SecureID Proposed Session
Currently seeking presenter
TBA This state issued ID will be assigned to every student in the state to track their educational progress from K through college.  Come see what’s required and how to get started.
HR06 Ethnicity Codes Proposed Session
Currently seeking presenter
TBA New ethnicity codes for Ipeds reporting learn how this will affect your database.

Updated 8/15/08



IA (Institutional Advancement) Track Sessions

Track Leader:  Lisa O'Dellick - odellil@juniata.edu





IT (Information Technology) Track Sessions

Track Leader:   James Williams - williaja@neumann.edu


IT01 Using Query Builder with Web UI Nancy Bryant Washington and Jefferson College Sit back and hear a presentation on how one user is utilizing QueryBuilder with Web UI
IT02 Square Pegs, Round Holes  James Williams Neumann College Open roundtable discussion on how institutions are interfacing Colleague/Benefactor with non-standard third-party data.
IT03 Entrinsik Informer Used for Financial Reporting at Allegheny College Jodi Milling and Jason Ramsey Allegheny College Informer from Entrinsik is a reporting tool that is easier for end-users than Query Builder.  The implementation and use of Informer has been of great value at Allegheny.  It has completely supplanted any plans on Query builder for reporting.  In addition it allows users to retrieve information in any one of several useful formats for use in further analysis.  This demonstration and lecture session will focus on reports we have created related to student accounts, general ledger, and other financial data.  

Updated 8/18/08


MR (Managing for Quality Results) Track Sessions

Track Leader:   Tom Carnwath - tcarnwath@uarts.edu

MR02 Improving through Customer Satisfaction Surveys Linda Taylor, Director of University Systems Widener University Discussion of the merits in asking your clients to rate your service provides insight to potential improvements in delivery of service. The presentation reviews what Widener discovered and how they used this information to enhance their commitment to quality service.
MR03 Creating a PMO (Performance Management Office) Bruse Rice, director, Application Systems Development and Rich Sigler, Assistant Director, Project Development Loyola College in Maryland Loyola's new CIO needed to get a handle on all IT projects in-flight, so in the process, a new project was started; Create a PMO.  We started a year ago and have made great strides in creating a methodology that facilitates tracking, managing, reporting and creating repeatable processes using SharePoint.
MR04 Developing a University Strategic Information Technology Plan Peter D. Shoudy, CIO and Linda Taylor, Director of University Systems Widener University What are the steps to developing a comprehensive strategic plan for technology and information at today's colleges and universities. Who is involved in the process? What are the tools needed for effective fact gathering? How is the plan promoted and what elements need to be included for successful implementation? A discussion of the Widener UIT Plan and how it is driving the future direction of information technology at the university.
MR05 Putting the Pieces Together - Institutional Users Groups and Strategic  Communication James A. Williams, Administrative Analyst Neumann College Local users groups help provide support for Colleague systems, but they also provide a strategic vehicle for effective communication and alignment of resources to sustain change. A discussion of how Institutional User Groups can play a significant role in promting change at your institution.
MR06 Outsourcing, Insourcing, Partnering, Making the best of Limited Resources Peter Shoudy, CIO, Widener; James Williams, Neumann; Tom Carnwath, Vice President and CIO, UArts.    What are the issues facing IT departments in providing services and support? This session provides insight from managers who have experiences in outsourcing, insourcing, co-sourcing, partnering with vendors. 
MR07 CIO/Director's Roundtable Tom Carnwath, Moderator          All Participants   As technology leaders we are constantly dealing with unique issues, perhaps not that unique. Come and discuss problems or concerns with your fellow technology leaders, perhaps even providing a solution for a colleague.




ST (Enrollment and Student Services) Track Sessions

Track Leader:   Jason Ramsey - jramsey@allegheny.edu




Vendor Sessions


For Vendor information, contact Rich Metzger - rmetzger@allegheny.edu

VE01

Next Generation of Reporting from Informer

Alex Leupen

Entrinsik Inc

Informer's rich feature set represents the market's most mature MultiValue web-based reporting system.  With Informer, Datatel end-users leverage the Web to securely share up-to-the-minute operational information anytime, anywhere.  Join us as we demonstrate this easy-to-use reporting tool and experience why Informer is the reporting tool of choice for Datatel users.

VE02

ImageNow & Colleague: Eliminating the Paper Shuffle

Melissa Bowles

Perceptive Software

Perceptive Software, Inc., is proud to partner with Datatel to bring complementary enterprise document management, imaging and workflow solutions to Colleague software users worldwide.  Regardless of your Colleague application or version, our products seamlessly integrate with your applications to instantly deliver secure, digital versions of paper and other electronic documents associated with Colleague transactions.

VE03

Swiss Army Knife of Colleague Output!

Lew Love

AIG Technology, Inc

E-forms customized output, electronic workflow, work queues, imaging, archival of documents; demonstrating D3Workflow Suite--not a PowerPoint presentation.

VE04

Implementing a Real-time Colleague FA to Bookstore Interface

Leila MacCarthy

Trimdata Corp

Implementing a two-way, real-time interface between Colleague and your bookstore point-of-sale system allows students to use their Financial Aid and Sponsorship funds at the Bookstore as soon as they are registered and saves your Business Office hours of manual labor.  FA~Link streamlines proceses by eliminating paper vouchers, batch systems, and manual reconciliations.

VE05

Facilities Management in the Google Era

Scott Hair

SchoolDude

Today, the customers of your facilities department including faculty, students, and administration are increasingly growing up and living in a world where their answers and interaction with service providers are driven by the Internet--we call it the "Google Era."  They want immediate answers and instant gratification.  How is your organization perceived by these new customers and do your current processes and interaction with them convey the most positive view of you?  Were the tools and processes you use today built for the Google Era?  We will discuss the collaborative work environment and how it improves customer response and eases the burden on limitied staff.  This change is driven by technology but requires leadership and the courage to change.

Updated 8/14/08










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