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Upcoming Events - Fall 2026
ERP Readiness for Higher Education
September 15, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
Implementation isn't the best time to start preparing. Join presenter Kate Pantinas of Berklee College of Music to explore five practical readiness activities that reduce project pressure, strengthen operations, and help your institution use implementation as an opportunity to improve how you work, not just replace technology.
Building a Communication Strategy for Your ERP/SIS Implementation Project
September 17, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
A successful implementation requires more than good technology. It requires clear, intentional communication. In this webinar, we will share simple strategies to keep stakeholders informed, build trust across campus, and support stronger adoption from project kickoff through go live.
Data Needs Context: Preparing for Workday's AI and Data Cloud Functionality in Higher Education
September 22, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
AI is only as effective as the context it understands. Join us to explore practical ways to document institutional knowledge, business processes, and operational decisions so your campus is ready to get more value from Workday's emerging AI and Data Cloud capabilities.
Understanding the Workday Student Data Model Without Being a Technical Expert
September 29, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
You don't need to be technical to understand the Workday Student data model, and that understanding can help you make better decisions about reporting, operations, data conversion, and user experience throughout implementation and beyond. Join this webinar to learn how Workday organizes student data and why it matters.
Why Institutional Research Shouldn't Be an Afterthought in Workday Implementations
October 6, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
Institutional Research has the greatest impact on reporting when it's involved throughout a Workday implementation, not just at the end. Join this webinar to explore how early engagement can strengthen reporting, improve data governance, and build confidence in Workday data long before go-live.
Introduction to User Experience Concepts for Workday
October 13, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
Long-term Workday adoption starts with an experience that makes sense for the people using it every day. Join us to explore user experience strategies that reduce frustration, simplify navigation, and help your institution get more value from Workday using delivered functionality.
Designing a Better Faculty Experience in Workday Student
October 20, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
Workday should support faculty, not slow them down. Learn how thoughtful process and user experience design can reduce friction, simplify everyday work, and create a more sustainable experience for faculty. Presented by Kate Pantinas of Berklee College of Music.
Designing Workday Around the Academic Calendar
October 27, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
When campus offices plan in isolation, the student experience can feel disconnected. Presenter Kate Pantinas will explain how shared planning, documentation, and operational calendars can help your institution work together more effectively throughout the academic year.
Testing for Higher Education Operations: Moving Beyond Minimum Viable Product in Workday
October 29, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
Passing test scripts doesn't necessarily mean your institution is ready to operate. In this webinar, we'll explore how to design testing around the critical business activities your campus must perform, using realistic end-to-end scenarios that prepare your people, processes, and operations for day one—not just proving the system works.
Better Degree Audits, Better Student Outcomes
November 10, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
Description and link forthcoming.
The Cost of Five Clicks: How Better Dashboards Can Save Thousands of Hours
November 17, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
Every extra click in Workday may seem small, but multiplied across thousands of daily tasks, it adds up to lost time and unnecessary frustration. Join us to explore practical ways colleges and universities are using Workday dashboards and home pages to create a more intuitive user experience, improve adoption, and help users find the information they need faster using delivered functionality.
Getting More Value from Workday Student Without Adding More Technology
December 8, 2026 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST
Getting more value from Workday Student doesn't always require another technology investment. Join Paula Lee of Western Colorado University to explore practical examples of how stronger operations, governance, reporting, and user experience can help institutions get more from Workday while making smarter decisions about when operational change, Workday, or another solution is the right answer.
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Past Events
Designing Workday Dashboards People Actually Use
Bulletin worklets turn a cluttered homepage into a guided experience. In this 20-minute session, see how Pensacola State College is using them to create clarity, reduce clicks, and help users know what to do next.
Software Changes Systems. People Decide If They Work.
Systems go live. Institutions don’t automatically follow. This session reframes change management as a strategic operating layer, not a communications checklist, and explains why readiness, not configuration, determines success. Presented by Kate Pantinas of Berklee College of Music.
The Hidden User Experience Shift in Workday 2026R1
Workday 2026R1 may look like a visual refresh, but less visible changes to search, reporting, security, and content visibility can reshape how users find and interact with your system. This session focuses on what’s easy to miss and how to respond.
AI-Powered Documentation That Works
Turn messy, cross-functional processes into clean, usable internal documentation in minutes. This session shows you a practical AI workflow you can apply immediately.
Touchpoints between Academic Appointments in HCM with Curriculum in Student
Academic appointments don’t stop in HCM. They shape curriculum, scheduling, and the student experience. This session breaks down the critical touchpoints institutions can’t afford to overlook.
Organizing Workday Integrations: Turning Complexity into Clarity
Because Workday is a techno-functional system, integrations are no longer just IT’s responsibility, they connect processes across HR, Finance, Student, and other offices that were previously siloed. We’ll share practical strategies to create shared ownership, stronger communication, and a more connected institutional platform.
Who Set the Rules? Discovering the Policies Running Your System
One tool, all policies. Learn how the Academic Policy Viewer makes it easy to map systemwide connections, understand academic rules in context, and support compliance and decision-making across departments and programs. Q&A will follow.
The Power of ‘Is Primary’: What That Checkbox Really Means
"Is Primary." Two words. Big impact. In just 15 minutes, learn how this tiny checkbox in Workday Student drives major downstream and upstream effects—from reporting to degree progress. Q&A will follow.
Stop Wasting Time: Why Workday Delivered Reports Don’t Work for Your Institution
Workday delivered reports are helpful, but often “good enough” isn’t good enough. In this free Learn One New Thing session, discover how to tailor delivered reports so they actually answer your institution’s questions. Just 30 minutes. Q&A will follow.
Project Management in the Gray: Turning Ambiguity into Action
Ambiguity is inevitable in complex projects. This micro-workshop shows you how to document decisions (even when they’re not final) use draft-state as a tool for buy-in, and build trust through transparency.
Power Tools: Tailored Dashboards for Administrators
Discover how to create colorful, intuitive, and easy-to-maintain dashboards in Workday Student. See what’s possible and learn the first steps to designing admin views that truly shine.
AI-Powered Job Aids: Document and Empower in Half the Time
Learn how to turn complex higher ed processes into clear, usable job aids with the help of AI. In just 20 minutes, we’ll show you a step-by-step workflow, share real examples, and give you practical tips you can use right away.
Academic Standing Policy
Many academic standing policies aren’t set up correctly and can be more efficient. Learn what fields you need configured and why.
Enhancing the Workday Student User Experience
Custom dashboards can transform Workday into a system that doesn't need training guides. See how to set this up. No extra Workday product purchases required.
Intro to Workday Student Data Sources for Reporting
Learn which data sources work best for your next report, including one that unlocks powerful future-dated reporting.
Managing Multiple Academic Records
Multiple academic records are managed by duplicate management and the append policy. Learn how these two pieces of functionality interact and how to get them set up right.
Workday Community Coaching Clinic
Ever had trouble finding something in Community? We’ll show you how to track down exactly what you need.
Using Visualizations to Problem-Solve and Brainstorm
Tangled in complexity? Discover how key visual tools can help you make sense of complex systems, identify root problems, and brainstorm your way to better solutions.
Taking Smart Screenshots
Improve your Workday/ERP/SIS documentation with smart, time-saving screenshot techniques for better training, troubleshooting and communication. While this presentation focuses on Workday, tips apply to all solutions.
Academic Units & Levels: Backbone or Binder?:
How Academic Units and Levels Interact Across Workday Student
Academic Units and Academic Levels are foundational elements in Workday Student, but their role isn’t always straightforward. In this session, we’ll break down how these two structures work individually and together to influence system functionality.
How to Move Your Campus to a Cloud ERP/SIS
Think about the last time you moved homes. Moving to a cloud ERP/SIS is a similar process, just amplified. Many institutions are surprised by the volume of work that falls outside the scope of their implementation partners—and lands squarely on their internal teams. In this extended session, we’ll show how institutions can take control of their transition.
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