Cornerstone is a multi-year strategic initiative to modernize, unify, and simplify our finance, human resources and payroll, procurement, student information, and expense management systems and processes. This newsletter provides updates on the projects within the Cornerstone portfolio.
TRAVEL AND EXPENSE
Planes, Trains, and Pre-Approvals—Beginning in July, you will need to fill out a pre-trip request for authorization whenever you are booking Rutgers-related travel through the Rutgers Travel Online Booking Tool and Direct Travel. The change will go into effect July 1, with the launch of the Travel and Expense Management project. And in preparation for the system launch, please take note of some upcoming expense- and travel-related deadlines.
HUMAN RESOURCES/PAYROLL TRANSFORMATION
Where are We Now?—In May, the HR/P Transformation initiative kicked off a series of “future-state” Business Process Reviews (BPRs). These reviews, involving 250 participants from across the university, will define the business processes that will be in place once the new system is implemented. Read more about them on the HR/P website.
CHART OF ACCOUNTS (COA) PHASE 2
New Job Aid Lends a Helping Hand—The COA project team has created a job aid to help units run the new “RU GL 192 Cumulative Multi-Year Balance Tracking” report from the “Financial Reporting Center” icon in the Oracle Financial Management system. Now staff across Rutgers can access step-by-step guidance on how to report on activity values across multiple periods/years. Read more about it on the COA website.
SCARLET JOURNEY
Dental School says ‘Ahh’ to Streamlined Admissions Process—In April, the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) began using Salesforce Education Cloud as a pass-through for information coming from prospective student applications to Banner, the RSDM’s current student record system. Go to the Scarlet Journey site to read more about this important move.
STUDENT EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE (SEII)
Hey, SIS, We’re Getting Ready for the BPR—The SEII will begin its Student Information System (SIS) Business Process Review (BPR) later this year, to understand current business and system processes, design future-state processes, and prepare for implementation of Oracle Student Management. This module includes tools to help improve work in academics, advising, financials, and other areas. More details are coming. In the meantime, check out the SEII website.