Banner Modernization
We are excited to announce that GW is embarking on a strategic project to modernize our Student Information System and Human Resource system with the implementation of Ellucian’s Banner Software as a Service (SaaS) platform.
Through this modernization effort, the university stands to gain significant advantages in efficiency while simplifying and transforming the faculty/staff/student experience, including:
- Near real time data for decision making
- Mobile access and personalized dashboards with notifications and alerts
- High availability, scalability, and security
- Reduction in GW’s carbon footprint
The success of this project depends on the collaboration and engagement of GW community members across the university, and we look forward to kicking off this strategic initiative in 2024.
Scope
Our goal is to streamline and automate as many processes as possible, which means reviewing our business processes for efficiency. This is our opportunity to shape our enterprise systems to meet the evolving needs of our institution. The scope of this modernization includes:
Banner Student System
- Student Enrollment and Admissions
- Student Support Services
- Student Advising
- Student Financial Aid
- Student Accounts
- Student Assistantships and Fellowships
- Blackboard Integration
- DegreeMap
- Student System related Finance
Banner Human Capital
- Talent & Acquisition
- Talent & Organizational Development
- Compensation
- Benefits
- Payroll Services
- Faculty Personnel
- Student Employment
- HR related Finance
Timeline
The initial kick-off for the project will begin March 2024. The project will be a 12-18 month journey that will require us to look for ways to streamline processes by adopting best practices and baseline functionality. We will communicate regularly throughout the project as we define our timeline and hit milestones.
Campus Engagement
Stakeholder Committee
Chair
- Geneva Henry, Vice Provost for Information Technology
Members
- Terry Murphy, Deputy Provost
- Sabrina Minor, Vice President for Human Resources
- Hemant Bakshi, Senior Associate VP Financial Planning and Operations
- Rumana Riffat, Vice Provost Faculty Affairs
- Jay Goff - Vice Provost for Enrollment and Student Success
- Neena Ali, University Controller
- Colette Coleman, Vice Provost for Student Affairs
- Suresh Subramanian – Vice Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs
- Gina Lohr - Senior Associate Vice President for Research
- Anna Vakulick - Deputy CIO
Events & Presentations
- Executive Sponsor Briefing - April 16, 2024
- Undergraduate Advisors Meeting - April 8, 2024
- Research Pods - April 4, 2024
- Project Team Kickoff - March 28, 2024
- GW Staff Council – March 15, 2024
- Office of the Registrar – March 5, 2024
- GW IT – Feb. 15, 2024
- HR Leadership – Feb. 14, 2024
- Council for Research Administration – Feb 9, 2024
- Banner Advisory Council – Feb 8, 2024
- EAS Advisory Council – Feb 6, 2024
- Faculty Affairs – Feb. 1, 2024
- CRM Advisory Board – Jan 25, 2024
- Grad-C Committee– Jan. 12, 2024
Questions & Feedback
- If you have questions or feedback about this change, please share them with us by submitting the Banner Modernization feedback form, and a member of the project team will be in contact with you.