1. GRADS Advisory Committee
Meeting 1
April 8, 2015

2. Purpose
The GRADS Advisory Committee has been established in order to obtain more formal direction and development requests from program faculty and staff who use GRADS.

3. Composition Selected Program Staff from Each College Selected Faculty
Representative from the Admission Centers (Harrisburg and Great Valley)
Representatives from GES
Representatives from Network Operations

4. Member Responsibilities
Represent program and college
Solicit from and share information with other programs in your college
Attend committee meetings (4-6 per year)
Learn about changes with GRADS
Submit ideas for changes
Discuss others’ ideas
Review GRADS modifications

5. Length of Membership At least one year
Goal: maintain committee continuity without burning out any members
Length: To be determined

6. Process
Idea/request submitted to and reviewed by Network Operations/Dean of TGS
Viable ideas/requests presented and discussed for consensus at committee meeting
Work scheduled with Network Operations (development, testing, move to production)

7. 2015
During 2015, this committee will also be used to disseminate information and education concerning the transition to the LionPATH system, particularly in relation to the changes in the graduate application data and processing. Admissions live is August 15, 2015 for Fall 2016.

8. Current: Things to do now
GRADS: Clean up of Program-Specific Questions
GPMS links and people

9. GRADS Wish List Wish List items collected since 2013
Some have been added to GRADS.
Some will be part of new GRADS.
Current list to be reviewed later this year
Please submit additions via GRADS “Request Help” tab.

10. Security for LionPATH
Graduate School ASR’s (Hyeyon Bastian and Lori Cottrill) will be working with your ASR’s.
Current = department or college
LionPATH = program or certificate
Updated form for new requests
Using current access to determine new access

11. Application – GRADS – LionPATH Overview, Expected Timeline, and Training

12. Timing for Admissions (Release 1)
System Interface Testing – April 20 to May 1, 2015
User Testing 1 – June 1 to June 12, 2015
User Testing 2 – June 29 to July 10, 2015
Live – August 15, 2015

13. Training for Admissions (Release 1)
Program staff and faculty will work exclusively in GRADS.
GRADS training will be available in recorded training videos from within GRADS.
Timing is self-determined, August 2015 forward.
Admission center staff training provided separately.

14. LionPATH Differences FA16 Breakpoint Certificates and Degrees the same
Separate Databases
Fields: GPA for each applicable institution
Deferrals only good for current semester plus three

15. LionPATH

16. Thank you