To all faculty, staff, and students:Staff Tech Fest
On [https://www.mcla.edu/campus_connection/signupforms/stafftechfest/ Sign Ups] are now underway for the weekend of upcoming Staff Tech Fest on Friday, June 5th Banner will be upgraded 4th from Banner7 to Banner88:45 a.m. - 1:00 p. Administrative Systems has been working hard over the last 6 months with many offices and departments to test the new versionm. <br><br>We are confident that the upgrade will offering two drop in sessions this year, for specific help about problems you may be successful but it is impossible experiencing. Make sure to test everything in a complicated system such sign up early, as Banner so please be on the lookout space is limited. Breakfast & Lunch are included, for any problems during the week of the 7th and report them immediately to the Help Deskthose who sign up. <br><br>8:45-9:00 am <br>Registration & Breakfast <br>Banner will be shut down on Friday evening, June 4th at 5pm, and database conversion will begin. The application upgrades will begin on Saturday morning and should be complete Opening Remarks by Monday morning June 7th. Peter Allmaker(8:30) <br>Fitzpatrick Room <br><br><br>Session A <br>9:00-9:50 <br>Using The system will be open to administrative offices for testing Website Calendar - Make sure your events are publicized on Monday the 7th but Self Service Banner will not be available to students website and faculty until the end part of the working day on Monday"This Week At MCLA" <br>Amy Stevens <br>Murdock 118 <br><br><br>Session B <br>10:00-11:45 <br>Drop-In Sessions <br>Banner 8 Update (John Bromback) 9:00 a.m. If there are any problems with final testing an announcement will be made in <br>First Class.Tips & Tricks (John Clark) <br>Scanning For Department Secretaries (Mary Kavanaugh) <br>Murdock 118 <br>No Reservations Required <br><br><br>Office Tips & Tricks <br>Self Service Banner includes: Academic reporting for faculty including class rosters and advising toolsWord (Amy Stevens, access to grades for studentsAnn Schulman)<br>Excel (Amy Stevens, online ApplicationsAnn Schulman)<br>PowerPoint (Amy Stevens, registration for courses, transcript requests, etc.Tom Bernard @ 11:30)<br>Murdock 119<br>No Reservations Required<br><br><br>12:00- Mark Berman, Chief Information Officer1:00LunchResponsible Uses of Social Media Find out what all the hoopla is about privacy issues on sites like Facebook and Twitter and how to use these sites responsibly at MCLAAmy Stevens
