ASR staff event

The Development Team would like to thank everyone who attended and engaged in Wednesday's ASR Staff Event. If you were unable to attend, ask one of your coworkers for a recap! You can also view Sue's presentation slides.

Richard Coffey's presentation

In review, Richard Coffey presented on the “Seasons of Life.” His presentation challenged you to think about what is driving your life today, how can you move to the next level and be better tomorrow than today, and when was the last time that you did something outside your comfort zone? He advocated for the importance of self-evaluation both personally and professionally; developing your brand, and not accepting average as enough. Mr. Coffey also reviewed the difference between courage (willingness to proceed in spite of fear) and confidence (certainty in your ability to do something depending on the situation).

Complete the survey

To staff who attended, please take the time to share your opinions and feedback with us about today's event by completing this survey. Your feedback is essential to improving and shaping future staff events. The team has already gotten some great feedback about the guest speaker, Richard Coffey, and the activity, so thank you to those who shared your feedback in person with a team member or who have already completed the survey!

Puzzle answers
Last, are you still itching for answers to the Mystery Location activity puzzles? You can find the answers to each puzzle (including the crossword puzzles) in this folder.

Upcoming transition to Chrome River for travel and expenses

Chrome River is the University’s new travel and expense tool for reconciling travel card transactions and requesting reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses (when allowable). This transition will ultimately replace the Employee Expense Worksheet and our paper process with electronic submission and workflow. Please take a few moments to view these short videos describing the new tool:

• Chrome River Overview
• Chrome River system demonstration (no closed captions)
• Chrome River system demonstration (with closed captions)
  • Click enroll, view details, launch the course, and select the video called Demo: Reporting Expenses in Chrome River. We are working for a better solution for captioning.

Chrome River will roll out in phases with ASR tentatively scheduled to go-live at the end of October. To review the presentation by Jeremy Schwanz from this morning, please view the Webex recording. Updates to the Admin Resource Guide and other ASR-specific processing will follow. For questions, contact your building’s admin support (Lindsay or Megan).

ECAS rewrite changes go live October 28, 2018

Changes to the Electronic Course Authorization System (ECAS) go live October 28, 2018. Users should clear browsing history, cookies, and caching prior to logging in. The ECAS rewrite improves system stability, streamlines future development, and is compliant with accessibility standards. The ECAS rewrite handout includes more information with visuals.

Upcoming transition from TransForms to Perceptive Content tool

Perceptive Content Portal by Jadu is the name of the newly selected product to replace TransForms (a tool the University uses for electronic workflow forms). The contract for the new vendor has been approved. OIT is moving forward with set up and training this month. The new tool will roll out in phases, including transitioning three ASR forms to the new tool:

• Tuition Refund Appeal
• Request to Change Estimated Graduation Term
• Cost of Attendance Appeal

We anticipate this work to begin in January 2019. For questions, contact the Project and Work Facilitation team at pwf-team@umn.ed.

Upcoming transition to Chrome River for travel and expenses

Chrome River is the University’s new travel and expense tool for reconciling travel card transactions and requesting reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses (when allowable). This transition will ultimately replace the Employee Expense Worksheet and our paper process with electronic submission and workflow. Please take a few moments to view these short videos describing the new tool:

• Chrome River Overview (closed-captioned)
• Chrome River system demonstration (not closed-captioned)
• Chrome River system demonstration (closed-captioned) 
• Click enroll, view details, launch the course, and select the video called Demo: Reporting Expenses in Chrome River. We are working for a better solution for captioning.

Chrome River will roll out in phases with ASR tentatively scheduled to go-live at the end of October. We will be discussing this transition and the related procedural changes during the ASR In-Service on October 25.

No additional action, such as requesting a travel card, is required at this time. Additional instructions will be given at the ASR in-service on October 25. For questions, contact your building’s admin support (Lindsay or Megan).

2018 Community Fund Drive

ASR encourages all staff to participate in the annual Community Fund Drive. One option is to donate to ASR’s TC Student Success Fund. You can do this by participating in an ASR event or by donating directly online.

To mark your participation in the Community Fund Drive via an ASR event, go to cfd.umn.edu and click on ‘Community Nonprofits’. Select the third option: “I supported the Community Fund Drive by participating in my college or unit’s activities and/or cannot support the campaign financially at this time.” (This option is not available if you made a donation to a Community nonprofit.)