SIS Enhancements for Users

Since March 2009

New front-end system for administrative users to enter graduate student departmental aid (phase 2)
Electronic forms for student administrative actions: voluntary undergraduate University withdrawal (late Fall 2013), reentry for Fall readmits (Summer 2014), intra-University transfer (Fall 2014)
Partner with Enterrupt for improved SIS user interface (August 2013)
Partner with Oracle for SIS mobile app (Fall 2013)
SIS integration with Athletics Teamworks application
Phase 2 of the Athletics Awarding System
Financial Aid online document submission
Proxy access for parents/guardians to Student Center

Added textbook link to Schedule of Classes
Modified search to default the "Show Open Classes Only" checkbox as unchecked
Removed warning message when class search returns more than 50 results
Modified class search to include 5000-level graduate classes in Undergraduate career searches
Bolded topic names in search results
Modified default view of search results to display all sections of large classes
Modified display of search results to show authorized/actual enrollment
Modified the search to provide links to syllabi in UVaCollab and to faculty evaluations
Modified the search to allow for searching by department and College area requirement
Reordered search page in consultation with student and faculty focus groups to highlight most-common search criteria

Allowed students to edit their "drop if enroll" class for a pending wait list request
Allowed students to see their degree candidate information
Allowed students to enter a diploma name different from official name
Added pdf versions of Degree Requirements reports to Self Service
Library interfaces for dissertations and theses for School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Added student photographs to class roster and advisee pages
Added confirmation message to notify faculty that grades have been completed successfully
Added icon to distinguish classes which have been graded from those for which grades still need to be submitted
Created an interface with UVaCollab for faculty grading
Created the Permission List functionality to allow for the automation of enrollment in instructor-consent classes
Allowed faculty to sort Permission List requests in sequence order and email students on their permission list
Allowed faculty to post specific questions or instructions to students requesting to enroll in an instructor-consent class
Allowed faculty to submit grade changes electronically
Graduate Evaluation System in SIS

Enabled School of Nursing to use SIS to track faculty workload, allowing them to replace their shadow system
Added unofficial transcripts to the Student Center view for administrative staff
Created a process to share a single set of transfer credit rules for the 23 campuses of the VA Community College System
Created additional advisor types so that graduate schools can track thesis/dissertation/research advisors, etc.
Enabled alumni access to SIS
Created a process for alumni access to the SIS to view their unofficial transcripts
Added student photos to administrative pages
Created "notify" function from class roster for administrative users - coming with SIS upgrade
Electronic transcripts
Electronic class withdrawal form

Created electronic long award letter
Enhancements to direct loan processing
Provided three-way reconciliation reports for departmental aid
Modified external award reporting so students can report additional information about the outside scholarship(s)
Created financial aid award letter in PDF, printable format
Enhancements to departmental aid functionality
Real-time credit history check for hold release
Implemented tuition differential for McIntire School of Commerce
Limited payment options for students with Do Not Accept Check indicator
Ability for students to sign up in SIS for direct deposit of refunds and stipends
Created an Athletics interface for departmental aid
New front-end system for administrative users to enter graduate student departmental aid (phase 1)
Federally regulated financial aid award letters so letters from all schools follow same format

Created SIS-generated email to graduate school applicants regarding how to log in to SIS—all schools except Architecture and Commerce
Added a view of VA Status information for the undergraduate applicant to Self Service
Enabled Undergraduate Admission office to view data on all applicants from a particular institution simultaneously
Added Computing ID, Campus ID (University ID) and Empl ID in SIS back to ImageNow and then into AY for use by graduate schools
Created online application and enrollment for School of Continuing and Professional Studies and for Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Modified the Common Application to facilitate processing of applicant information
Streamlined on-line viewing and evaluating of graduate admission applications
Add a view of VA Status information for the graduate applicant to AY
Ability for applicants to request their IDs to log into SIS
Undergraduate CRM (Customer Relations Management for managing applicant recruiting)