Monday, June 3, 2002

SC response to Banner Registration Plan
The Banner Registration Plan submitted to the SC on May 28, 2002 was given the go ahead by the committee.  Linda DeWitt sent a general campus announcement about the registration plan to all employees via email on May 31.  Nancy Hart, Manager of Disability Services, has expressed  concern about whether the web registration system complies with ADA standards, and how LCC students with vision disabilities will be served.  Enrollment Services will provide special accommodations for disabled students.  James Brunner will check with SCT about ADA compliance.

LASR Update agenda for June 7
The June 7 LASR Update meeting will include discussions about the new approach to course numbering, the Banner Registration Plan and the new payroll system.  LASR Update topics, and highlights of LIMT and SC meetings will be placed on the LASR Web Page.

Building 1, Room 121 training lab
LASR Project funds and/or student technology fees will be used to upgrade computers in the Building 1 training lab this Summer. The lab should be up and running by Fall term.  Darlene Baker is the contact person for the lab.

Parking & CEO participation
Because of the lack of parking spaces, LIMT will request, through ET, four reserved parking spaces to accommodate people who come from off campus to attend LASR project meetings and other meetings on the main campus.

Reporting strategy
A need has been identified to develop a reporting strategy for LCC.  Preliminary team members are Jane Scheidecker, James Brunner, Sylvia Sandoz, Laura Loftus, Jennifer Knight, Shirl Meads, and Deb Lamb.  As the reporting strategy comes into focus, sub-groups will be identified to determine the best and most efficient way to meet the special reporting needs of Extended Learning that go beyond general LCC reporting.  Linda DeWitt and James Brunner will prepare a charter for the next LIMT meeting.

Finance Update
SCT trainer, Dennis Wilson, was on campus last week to provide one-on-one consulting to the Finance team in preparation for the Finance “go “live date on July 1, 2002.  The A/P team has entered PO’s, tested the approval process and printed “checks” on plain paper.  Major changes were made to Extended Learning departmental organizations which created changes in the crosswalks.  Next week Finance will work on FOAP’s, elements, and PO’s.  A question arose at the FIT meeting today about who will have access to what information, the type of information and who can update information.  LIMT’s task is to implement policy, not to establish it.  Currently, securities are set to allow users to look at what they need to do their jobs, which is consistent with current policy.  Users must be trained before  access is granted. 

Extended Learning Update
The LASR project is an opportunity to systematically address some of the needs of Extended Learning, which were largely overlooked in the COCO conversion.  James Brunner and Linda DeWitt offered to provide a connection between the LASR Project and EL by attending EL meetings as needed.

HR Update—Lag pay staff forum dates
HR will inform LCC employees of the new lag-payroll system through open forums, at the June 7 LASR Update meeting, and via an all-campus e-mail.  Forums are scheduled in the Boardroom at the following times:

• June 5; 11:30a-12:30p
• June 11; 1:00p-2:00p
• June 13; noon-1:00p and 3:00-4:00p

Student Update
The Extended Learning Advisory Group (ELAG) meets in the Boardroom June 4, from 10:30a-12:30p.  Cheryl Roberts will open the meeting.  Staff from Extended Learning areas who will be affected by the Banner implementation were invited to attend the meeting to help identify how the Student Core Team and Extended Learning staff can work together on Banner implementation issues.  The agenda includes Banner and eXpress  Lane demos.

Student training last week focused on A/R.  Several policy issues surfaced during the training.  The core team will address the issues and work on a manifesto over the Summer.

Financial Aid Update--First training session
Financial Aid completed the first training the week of May 20.  Two data files were loaded to allow the team to work with actual LCC students. Because this team will work with actual Lane data, it needs to be working in TEST or PPRD with security turned on by the end of June. The team bonded immediately with SCT trainer, Melissa Thompson.

To date, the  Financial Aid Director position has not been filled.  Interim Director, Sandy Ing will ask Donna Koechig about the status of the position.

James Brunner and Linda met with Diane Dann, Helen Garrett, Angela Miller, Daniel Moret and Ron Rourke to discuss the eXpress Lane logo.  Institutional Advancement will work with graphic designers to develop the final logo. The logo should portray a smooth roadway, fast and easy to use.  A promotional campaign will be developed to introduce the logo to staff and students.

The Schedule 25/Resource 25 team meets this afternoon.  The group is making progress.