Monroe Community College SCT Banner: What is it all about at MCC? Dr. Jeff Bartkovich Marie Fetzner MCC Brown Bag Session November 19, 2003

Monroe Community College 2 Presentation Objectives Provide an overview of SCT Banner Discuss the MCC SCT Banner implementation project and timeline MCC Banner updates

Monroe Community College 3 What is Banner? An upgrade to FRS, HRS, SIS and ADS SCT Banner includes the following modules: –Finance –Human Resources –Advancement (Alumni/Development) –Student –Financial Aid An integrated, database-driven information system (Oracle)

Monroe Community College 4 What is Banner? Banner is a web application –Available 24/7 via a web browser for access by students, faculty and staff –Point and click (GUI) interface –Uses SQL (structured query language) –Reporting software enhancement is BRIO –Provides more functionality for end users

Monroe Community College 5 What is Banner? All data reside in one database –Information shared among all applications –Will use generated IDs with SSN as a searchable alternate ID Pushes functionality out of the IT area Individuals can customize their views of Banner

Monroe Community College 6 Flat file vs. RDMS

Monroe Community College 7 The Banner System Student Human Resources Finance Alumni Financial Aid Recruiting Admissions Catalog Schedule Faculty Load Academic History Location Mgt. Registration Accounts Receivable CAPP

Monroe Community College 8 Banner Implementation Led by ETS Involves all areas of the College Will provide increased access to data Will enhance the way the College collects, stores and retrieves data Will involve a technical and cultural shift Will enhance MCC’s position as a leader in technology systems and services

Monroe Community College 9 Who is on the Banner team? MCC Banner Executive Committee Jeffrey Bartkovich—Chair Janet Glocker Chet Grzelak Susan Salvador Brenda Babitz Richard Degus Marie Fetzner Bob Bertram

Monroe Community College 10 Who is on the Banner team? MCC Banner Steering Committee Marie Fetzner, Chair Melissa Barbara Bob Bertram Susan Gurak Sherrill Ison Sherry Ralston Betsy Ripton Diane Shoger Taine Vinci Debra Watson Chuck White Ad Hoc: Donna Burke, Denise Klein

Monroe Community College 11 Banner Team Leaders Banner Team Leaders (by Module) Finance – C. White Human Resources – S. Ralston Advancement – D. Shoger and S. Gurak (co-leaders) Student – B. Ripton and T. Vinci (co-leaders) –Student Ad Hoc – D. Burke and D. Klein Financial Aid – M. Barbara Technical – B. Bertram

Monroe Community College 12 Banner Sub-Committees Data Standards Committee – S. Ison and D. Watson, Co-chairs –Critical to the success of the data conversion process from Plus to Banner –Critical to maintaining a well tuned database Reporting Committee – M. Barbara –What reports do we use now? –What else do we need? –How can report data be accessed in Banner?

Monroe Community College 13 Implementation Timeframe Start-up phase April 1 – August 31, 2003 Year 1 Finance (September, 2004) Year 2 Human Resources (January, 2005) Year 2 Alumni/Development (September 2005) Year 3 Banner Student (October September 2006) Year 3 Banner Financial Aid (March 2006)

Monroe Community College 14 Project Scope: The Data 3,000 vendors and over 8,100 fixed assets 1,964 current employees Average number of Fall term applicants = 10,184 3,363 Fall 2003 courses 2,600 course sections Average Fall student headcount = 17,771

Monroe Community College 15 Project Scope: The Data Average number of registration records for Fall term = 56, ,211 academic course records Average number of Fall term Financial Aid recipients = 8,199 66,872 alumni 138,475 MCCF gifts and pledges

Monroe Community College 16 Efforts to Date SCT organizational structure established SCT Banner contract/funding put into place Purchased start-up technology and software Oracle and Banner applications installed Banner application seed data and test instances running on MCC’s servers Banner training room established

Monroe Community College 17 What’s Next? Installation and training for BRIO reporting software Completion of MCC and MCCF COAs Finalize data standards document Installation of Banner 6x Continue data scrubbing Continue training in functional modules Provide updates to the College community

Monroe Community College 18 Banner Preparation What can I do now to prepare for Banner? –Departmental processes and enhancements –Send Banner “wish list” to Marie –Enhance technical skills in Excel –Enhance technical skills in Access

Monroe Community College 19 Dr. Jeffrey P. Bartkovich, VP, Educational Technology (ETS) Marie J. Fetzner, Asst. to the VP, ETS/Banner Project Manager MCC Banner Web site: