10AM EST - Banner Ontario Leadership Team Discussion

Presenter: Jennifer Cole, Business Systems Analyst\Project Manager, Loyalist College

Track: User Group Meeting for Ontario Banner Colleges
Product Focus: Banner
Target Roles: Management | Executive, Technical, Functional

This event is open to Ontario College staff (BOLT) only.

We will be discussing the BOLT contract, the next BOLT meeting, plus any other topics the community wishes to review. 

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1PM EST\10AM PST - Salary Overpayments

Presenter: Charmaine Moeller, Payroll and Benefits Manager, Northern Lights College

Track: Human Capital Management
Product Focus: Banner and Colleague HR Payroll
Target Roles: Functional

Managing wage overpayments can be a real headache. Join me to learn how our school tackles these complicated situations.

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2PM EST\11AM PST -  Eliminating Friction with Canadian Tuition Refunds using Interac e-transfers

Presenters: Adrianne Mead, Deborah Tovell, Paul McDonald, Tim Miller, Tim Frank and Manuela Sheehy, University of Guelph
                    Lucie Dorval, Executive VP Business and Consulting Services, OA Solutions
                    Arif Harji, Director, Chief Market Strategist, PayMyTuition

Track: Financial Management, Student Experience
Product Focus: Colleague and Banner  Finance, Student
Target Roles: Management | Executive, Functional, Technical

Traditional ways of processing tuition refunds have left educational institutions in Canada reliant on archaic systems which have lagged in innovation and efficiencies. Refunds may sound like a simple and turnkey transaction, but when it comes to providing a refund to a student, the process becomes complex, costly and time-intensive. In response to the current pandemic affecting students across the country, the teams at PayMyTuition and OA Solutions have developed an innovative solution to equip institutions with an alternative, cost-effective, and contactless way for students to receive domestic student refunds.

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3PM EST\12PM PST - Self-Service Tax Forms

Presenters: Sue Ovington, College of New Caledonia,  Jen heard, OA Solutions

Track: Human Capital Management
Product Focus: Colleague Finance, Student
Target Roles: Functional

This session will cover all tax forms (T4, T4A, T2202) in Self-Service as well as an update on 2021 T2202 Regulatories.

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4PM EST\1PM PST - Strata Information Group FIVE-FOR-ONE Breakout on Ellucian, Banner and Colleague
Colleague Student Planning for Advising, Ethos Integration, Banner Workflow, Cloud Migration, Banner Communication Management

The Strata Information Group is presenting five diverse presentations for the Banner and Colleague communities. Each topic will be presented simultaneously in this time slot. When you register below, you will be given an option to choose one of the five topics being presented by SIG.

Your registration link will connect you into the selected breakout room and topic. Join SIG experts for a knowledge-packed hour of information sharing. 

Leverage Colleague™ Student Planning for Advising in a Remote World

Presenter: Joan Bowen, Senior Consultant, Strata Information Group
Track: Student Experience
Product Focus: Colleague
Target Roles: Registrars, Advisors

Colleague Student Planning allows advisors to help their students in a safe, remote environment. This session focuses on many of these features, including review and archive the student plan, and change a program. Students can quickly see what is required for their program, plan courses and register for sections, and even apply to graduate via Self-Service.

Getting Started with Ethos Integration

Presenter: Brian Regan, Senior Consultant, Strata Information Group
Track: Technical Integration
Product Focus: Banner and Colleague
Target Roles: Integration and technical architects, Business Analysts, Director of Applications, CIO

This session will review the steps needed to setup and maintain Ethos Integration, including an overview of the Ellucian Ethos API Management Center.

Why I Still Love Banner Workflow

Presenter: Adam Travis, Senior Consultant, Strata Information Group
Track: Staff Productivity and Automation
Product Focus: Banner
Target Roles: Technical architects, Business Analysts, Director of Applications, CIO

Banner Workflow is a quirky piece of software with a steep learning curve, but it is also one of the fastest ways to automate business processes that need close integration with Banner. This session will focus on techniques for getting the most out of Banner Workflow.

Planning for a Smooth Cloud Migration

Presenter: Tony Roach, Account Executive, Strata Information Group, Kevin Goethe, Manager of Database Administration Team, Strata Information Group
Track: Cloud Migration
Product Focus: Banner or Colleague
Target Roles: Chief Information Officers, Director of Enterprise Applications, Technical and Cloud Architects, Database Administrators

What is the cloud? What is the difference between Iaas / Paas / Saas? This session will present the business case and advantages of moving to the cloud. It will provide an outline of an end-to-end cloud migration plan for Ellucian Banner or Colleague.

Streamlining Student Accounts Communication with Banner Communication Management (BCM)

Presenter: John Brown, Senior Consultant, Strata Information Group
Track: Student Experience
Product Focus: Banner
Target Roles: Student Accounts Receivable, Bursars, Finance Administrators

Using Banner Communications Manager (BCM) which is part of Banner 9 … learn how to create accounts-receivable related communications to students including Billing notification, past due accounts notification, or notification of new holds on a students account. The session will illustrate how to avoid custom processes or doing mail merges, and use native features of Banner 9 to generate mass Student AR related communication.