Agenda
Managing Multi-Campus Slate Integrations, facilitating UMASS System success
Track: Student Information System (SIS)
Session Number: 9697
Date: Tue, Feb 28th, 2023
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Description:
In 2021, the University of Massachusetts System (UMass) selected Technolutions Slate software to help support the system-wide transformation of its recruiting and admissions functions and modernize the user experience. The new UMass student recruiting and admissions initiatives are comprehensive and include multiple careers (undergraduate, graduate/professional, and non-degree students) and a broad range of application platforms and services channeled into a single instance of Campus Solutions.
University Information Technology Services (UITS) at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) provides centralized support for state system multi-campus use of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions for Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell. Designing and implementing the essential infrastructure to support the enrollment of new students remains mission critical, especially with the adoption of Slate. UMass Admissions partners had a requirement to retain autonomy while implementing Slate for each campus (separate environments) while UITS central Campus Solutions support needed to be maintained.
Crucial ingredients of UMass's success for this initiative included engaging the appropriate functional and technical resources and conducting a critical review of existing business processes, configuration, and integration tools. Join the presenters to learn the details of this project, the lessons learned, and how you may be able to use certain aspects of our experience at your institution. We will reserve time for questions and open discussion.
University Information Technology Services (UITS) at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) provides centralized support for state system multi-campus use of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions for Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell. Designing and implementing the essential infrastructure to support the enrollment of new students remains mission critical, especially with the adoption of Slate. UMass Admissions partners had a requirement to retain autonomy while implementing Slate for each campus (separate environments) while UITS central Campus Solutions support needed to be maintained.
Crucial ingredients of UMass's success for this initiative included engaging the appropriate functional and technical resources and conducting a critical review of existing business processes, configuration, and integration tools. Join the presenters to learn the details of this project, the lessons learned, and how you may be able to use certain aspects of our experience at your institution. We will reserve time for questions and open discussion.
Sub-Categorization: Admissions
Session Type: Presentation
Session Length: Regular Length (60 min)
Cross Listed Areas: trk-1596, trk-1599, trk-1593
ERP Systems: PeopleSoft
Platform Type: Hybrid
Target Audience: All
Knowledge level: Intermediate
Tell us about you!: Our presenters have over twenty years of Student Information experience working with various state systems along with extensive project management knowledge. The presenters will tie in their experiences working with Higher Education's unique campus and system stakeholders and the Slate/Admissions applications to help provide creative thoughts to the audience that may benefit them at their respective institutions.
Primary Presenter: Allison Bamforth
Education: Project Management Certificate, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Bachelor of Business, Fitchburg State University
Background: University of Massachusetts - Eleven years of project management support on various projects within the state system, including the student information system. Served as the Campus Solutions Slate integrations project manager for UITS.
Co-Presenters Susan McHugh
Education: MBA, Information Technology Management, Western Governor's University
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude), Eastern Nazarene College
Background: Director, Student Technology Operations and Services at University of Massachusetts President's Office supporting UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, and UMass Lowell. Twenty years of progressively responsible functional and technical management experience in higher education. Extensive industry and product expertise to meet operational goals. Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, including in-depth working knowledge of the student, admissions, financial aid, and student accounts modules.
Co-Presenter Jeff Rivell
Education: Master of Education, Educational Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Lock Haven State University
Background: More than 25 years in university admissions and over eight years serving Sierra-Cedar as Senior Consultant. For University of Massachusetts System, served as functional coordinator for the Campus Solutions integrations with Slate. Conducted business process review design sessions with UITS technical resources and CRM campus partners, gathered requirements for the development of functional specifications and provided mapping directives for integrations where application and bio/demo updates were required throughout the admission cycle. Assisted UITS with testing and verification of outcomes for development efforts.
Primary Presenter: Allison Bamforth
Education: Project Management Certificate, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Bachelor of Business, Fitchburg State University
Background: University of Massachusetts - Eleven years of project management support on various projects within the state system, including the student information system. Served as the Campus Solutions Slate integrations project manager for UITS.
Co-Presenters Susan McHugh
Education: MBA, Information Technology Management, Western Governor's University
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude), Eastern Nazarene College
Background: Director, Student Technology Operations and Services at University of Massachusetts President's Office supporting UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, and UMass Lowell. Twenty years of progressively responsible functional and technical management experience in higher education. Extensive industry and product expertise to meet operational goals. Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, including in-depth working knowledge of the student, admissions, financial aid, and student accounts modules.
Co-Presenter Jeff Rivell
Education: Master of Education, Educational Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Lock Haven State University
Background: More than 25 years in university admissions and over eight years serving Sierra-Cedar as Senior Consultant. For University of Massachusetts System, served as functional coordinator for the Campus Solutions integrations with Slate. Conducted business process review design sessions with UITS technical resources and CRM campus partners, gathered requirements for the development of functional specifications and provided mapping directives for integrations where application and bio/demo updates were required throughout the admission cycle. Assisted UITS with testing and verification of outcomes for development efforts.
Sub-Categorization: Admissions
Session Type: Presentation
Session Length: Regular Length (60 min)
Cross Listed Areas: trk-1596, trk-1599, trk-1593
ERP Systems: PeopleSoft
Platform Type: Hybrid
Target Audience: All
Knowledge level: Intermediate
Tell us about you!: Our presenters have over twenty years of Student Information experience working with various state systems along with extensive project management knowledge. The presenters will tie in their experiences working with Higher Education's unique campus and system stakeholders and the Slate/Admissions applications to help provide creative thoughts to the audience that may benefit them at their respective institutions.
Primary Presenter: Allison Bamforth
Education: Project Management Certificate, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Bachelor of Business, Fitchburg State University
Background: University of Massachusetts - Eleven years of project management support on various projects within the state system, including the student information system. Served as the Campus Solutions Slate integrations project manager for UITS.
Co-Presenters Susan McHugh
Education: MBA, Information Technology Management, Western Governor's University
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude), Eastern Nazarene College
Background: Director, Student Technology Operations and Services at University of Massachusetts President's Office supporting UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, and UMass Lowell. Twenty years of progressively responsible functional and technical management experience in higher education. Extensive industry and product expertise to meet operational goals. Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, including in-depth working knowledge of the student, admissions, financial aid, and student accounts modules.
Co-Presenter Jeff Rivell
Education: Master of Education, Educational Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Lock Haven State University
Background: More than 25 years in university admissions and over eight years serving Sierra-Cedar as Senior Consultant. For University of Massachusetts System, served as functional coordinator for the Campus Solutions integrations with Slate. Conducted business process review design sessions with UITS technical resources and CRM campus partners, gathered requirements for the development of functional specifications and provided mapping directives for integrations where application and bio/demo updates were required throughout the admission cycle. Assisted UITS with testing and verification of outcomes for development efforts.
Primary Presenter: Allison Bamforth
Education: Project Management Certificate, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Bachelor of Business, Fitchburg State University
Background: University of Massachusetts - Eleven years of project management support on various projects within the state system, including the student information system. Served as the Campus Solutions Slate integrations project manager for UITS.
Co-Presenters Susan McHugh
Education: MBA, Information Technology Management, Western Governor's University
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude), Eastern Nazarene College
Background: Director, Student Technology Operations and Services at University of Massachusetts President's Office supporting UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, and UMass Lowell. Twenty years of progressively responsible functional and technical management experience in higher education. Extensive industry and product expertise to meet operational goals. Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, including in-depth working knowledge of the student, admissions, financial aid, and student accounts modules.
Co-Presenter Jeff Rivell
Education: Master of Education, Educational Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Lock Haven State University
Background: More than 25 years in university admissions and over eight years serving Sierra-Cedar as Senior Consultant. For University of Massachusetts System, served as functional coordinator for the Campus Solutions integrations with Slate. Conducted business process review design sessions with UITS technical resources and CRM campus partners, gathered requirements for the development of functional specifications and provided mapping directives for integrations where application and bio/demo updates were required throughout the admission cycle. Assisted UITS with testing and verification of outcomes for development efforts.
Speakers
Primary Presenter
Allison Bamforth
Manager Finance & HR Application Development
University of Massachusetts Office of the President
Co-Presenter
Jeffrey Rivell
Senior Consultant
Sierra-Cedar
