Starting with Fall 2021 registration in March, Simmons Student Information System (SIS) functions begin their move to Workday. Simmons current SIS, known to most as Colleague or AARC, will be retired and its data migrated and maintained. Workday Student will bring a modern system that is social, mobile, and flexible; meeting today’s expectations and plotting a strategic course for the future.
Workday Student’s release in March begins the final phase of Simmons Workday implementation, joining human resources and financial functions already processed in Workday. Students and faculty in traditional “on-the-ground” programs will begin using Workday in March with Fall 2021 registration. New students starting in Fall 2021 will begin their Simmons academic careers in Workday. Some online programs will begin using Workday at this time with all transitioning by the end of their 2020-2021 academic year.
Simmons move to Workday Student represents a major change in the way we perform our student related business. We are making this move not for the sake of change — but strategically — implementing an advanced, extendable system based on academic best practices. In moving to Workday Student, Simmons benefits from the experience of other institutions who have gone before us, including Wellesley, Bentley, and California College of the Arts. As an early adopter of the platform, we have had the opportunity to collaborate with other institutions and Workday on the development of the system, ensuring the product meets our particular requirements. In deploying the product, we have leveraged our internal expertise gained through our implementations of Workday’s Human Resources and Finance applications. Bringing these together with Workday Student will provide one cohesive, integrated experience for academic and administrative computing.
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Stay tuned for opportunities to learn more about Workday Student including demos, Q&A sessions, brown bag lunches, and more. For questions about Workday Student, please reach out to [email protected].
October’s Technology Newsletter is dedicated to National Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Information Security is a collective effort. It is up to each of us to do our part to ensure the safety and security of University and community members’ data.
DO YOUR PART. #BECYBERSMART
According to data breach statistics from 2019…
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Change Your Passwords.
Use complex passwords and don’t reuse passwords between your accounts! Turn-on multi-factor authentication whenever possible
Think Twice About Sharing Information.
Receive a suspicious phone call from “Tech Support”?
Your supervisor asking you to buy a gift-card because it’s an “emergency”? Never send sensitive information to people over email. No one should be asking for your password.
Beware of Links.
Check that website address before clicking the link, and don’t download attachments that you weren’t expecting. This includes links from text messages. If it looks odd, don’t click it.
Keep up-to-date; Install antivirus
Do not put-off updating those apps, especially on your phone. There could be important security updates that you are missing! Also remember to install antivirus on your own computer and keep it up to date.
Delete or unsubscribe from unused applications or subscriptions.
If you aren’t using that app, it’s probably outdated. Consider getting rid of it! Unsubscribe from mailing lists or cancel unused application subscriptions to reduce the clutter and minimize your risk profile.
See Something Say Something.
If something doesn’t look right, report it!
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Be mindful of the data that you collect and be careful where you save that sensitive information! Simmons grades data on a 4-point scale based on it’s risk.
Restricted is our the MOST SENSITIVE type of data and consists of:
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Refer to the Simmons Data Classification Policy on the proper ways to store and transmit sensitive files. Regularly review who has access to your data and clean-up your authorized apps list. Avoid the temptation to download and work on sensitive documents on your personal devices.
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