In this issue:
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New design for the One Stop Web site
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Consultation available regarding imaging files
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Upcoming student records workshops
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Liberal Education: did U know?
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Liberal Education systems update: APAS and Graduation Planner
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Save the date for the August RAC meeting
New design for the One Stop Web site
After July 30, the One Stop Web site (onestop.umn.edu)
will have a new look
designed to provide an improved experience for users. Before this site
is officially launched, you are invited to browse through the
preliminary site at http://preview.onestop.asr.umn.edu.
You will note these changes:--Easy-to-scan topics
--More personalized content
--New Degree Planning and Graduation sections
--Revamped Finances and Registration sections
--New URLs for many pages (all existing links will be redirected)
The One Stop Web site will continue to improve as feedback is incorporated from students, faculty, and staff. If you have any suggestions for, or questions about, the One Stop Web site, please contact Mary Koskan at m-kosk@umn.edu or 612-625-0160
Consultation available regarding imaging files
Academic Support Resources (ASR) is available to
provide information, guidance, and in some cases, assistance regarding
utilizing Image Now to capture and preserve student files. Imaging is
one solution to preserving student data without requiring an increase
in physical storage space.
If you are interested in learning more about this service, please
contact Jackee Wernersbach at j-wern@umn.edu.
Upcoming student records workshops
The Student Records Training Team
will be hosting the following workshops for University staff:
August 19 - Student Adviser
September 16 - Course Guide
October 21 - ECS
November 18 - Grades
There will be a year-end recap and
celebration on December 16.
All workshops are held from 11:00
a.m. until noon in B-20 Fraser Hall.
The Student Records Training Team
provides exceptional service to University staff through training and
helpline support related to PeopleSoft student records functions and
electronic course scheduling. If you have questions about training,
workshops, or user support, call 612-625-2803 or srhelp@umn.edu.
Liberal Education: did U know?
Announcement of changes to Liberal Education curriculum
The Council on Liberal Education is pleased to present recommendations for the revised liberal education curriculum. These recommendations were approved by the Twin Cities Assembly in April 2008 and will go into effect for students entering a program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in fall 2010.
The new requirements are clearer and more rigorous, and place greater emphasis on helping students understand why we have liberal education and explicitly what educational benefits these requirements provide. Like the current requirements, the new requirements have a matrix structure, with seven Core areas (Arts and Humanities, Biological Sciences, Historical Perspectives, Literature, Mathematical Thinking, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences) and five Theme areas (Civic Life and Ethics, Diversity and Social Justice in the United States, the Environment, Global Perspectives, and Technology and Society). Technology is a new Theme requirement; a reduction of one course in the core (from two social science courses to one), means that we will continue to have twelve distinct requirements.
For more information on the new Liberal Education curriculum, please visit: https://www.myu.umn.edu/public/cle.html
Liberal Education (LE) systems updates: APAS and Graduation Planner
The implementation of the new LE requirements will affect many systems over the next two years. You will be notified of these systems updates by e-mail, in the Record, at Registrar’s Advisory Committee (RAC) meetings, and/or through presentations to the advising community.
The first systems update is related to APAS and Graduation Planner, which will be affected by the re-certification of LE courses. As you may know, all LE courses must be submitted to the Council for Liberal Education in order to be re-certified to fulfill LE requirements in fall 2010 and later terms. The review will take place from October 2008-December 2009; the majority of the re-certification process should be complete before fall 2010 registration.
“All liberal education (LE) courses for fall 2010 and later terms are under review. New LE courses will be posted on One Stop and in Graduation Planner as they are approved. Check periodically to be sure that your planned courses will fulfill the requirements. This does not affect courses taken before fall 2010.”
If you perform degree clearances, please be
aware that this note will always appear as an “unfulfilled requirement”
in
APAS.
To read more essential information about how the LE review process will affect APAS and Graduation Planner, visit this Web page: https://wiki.umn.edu/view/ASRwiki/APASAndGraduationPlanner
Laurel Carroll will be meeting with advisers from across the Twin Cities campus during fall 2008 semester. Please contact Laurel at l-carr@umn.edu with questions or concerns.
Save the date for the August RAC meeting
All student service and advising staff are invited to attend the August Registrar's Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting on Monday, August 4 from 9:00 until noon in 155 Nicholson Hall.
This meeting is an opportunity to hear important updates from staff in the Office of the Registrar, Office of Student Finance, One Stop Student Services, and the Academic Support Resources (ASR) Information Technology Unit. Updates from Information Management Systems and your collegiate colleagues are also provided. This meetings are critical to informing how ASR can best support the important work of all those who work with students. Learn about, and contribute to, projects, policies, and processes that support students' educational experiences.
If you have any questions about RAC or would like to be added to the RAC listserv, please contact Ingrid Nuttall at ingridn@umn.edu.