Student System Modernization

Project Overview

Welcome to the Student System Modernization website!

RamPortal is officially live for the 2024-2025 academic year.  The entire Project Team is excited to have our campus community join us in this new system. We recognize this is a big shift in how things are done, and there's still plenty to accomplish, but rest assured -we are here to assist every step of the way.  

For more information on our initial Go-Live Losses and how we are working through some of the most critical items, please visit our Go-Live Losses document.  

Reach out to SIS@wcupa.edu with any questions, comments or to get involved in the project.

Guiding Principles:

Implement

Implement to maximize institutional flexibility to prioritize student success for the future.
  • Focus on the Student Experience
  • Design solutions with student success at the foundational level
  • Plan for continual process to improvement to work through changing student needs

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Innovate

Innovate WCU business processes to transform the user experience.
  • Adopt, don't adapt
    • Change the processes, not the software.
  • Innovate and Improve
    • Consider new approaches and ideas
    • Improve services via new technology
    • Monitor and measure services for quality and efficiency, and take corrective action, if needed.
  • Business Processes and Procedures
    • WCU will implement improved business processes and procedure through modernizing our current business processes

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Integrate

Integrate people, processes, information, and systems to create alignment, cohesion, and efficiency.
  • Keep it simple
    • Minimize data entry and modifications of the same information and shared data in multiple systems.
    • Utilize one technology to enable efficient and uniform processes across the University.
  • Strive for clarity
    • Agree on consistent terms and definitions such as “BannerID”, enrolled student, etc.
  • System of Record
    • Banner will be the official, authoritative data source for student information. Processing external to Banner will not be the system of record.

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Inspire

Inspire collaboration and student-centered services across campus.
  • Think "One WCU"
    • Do what is best for the University, not just for one school or department.
    • Be transparent, collaborative, and inclusive.
  • Be accountable
    • Every data source, process, procedure, and policy require a champion.
  • Empowerment and Timely Implementation

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