Here are some updates on the new user interface (UI) for students: * The new UI came in response to complaints from students; LionPATH was urged by executive committee to update the UI * After testing with out student advisor group, the new UI was rolled out on May 10; we have received positive feedback […]
LionPATH Updates
HI All, Here are some updates on what is happening with LionPATH: * The LDMO is now a background organization from the University point of view; so functional offices should be the first point of contact! * Continuing to roll out minor fixes and new functionality * Billing for summer was final new function to […]
LionPATH Updates
1. LionPATH has moved into a new phase. It is now in the development and maintenance phase with functional home offices taking over support and process functions. For example, the Registrar’s Office is now responsible for answering questions and troubleshooting issues for any enrollment, class scheduling, grading, graduation, or students records issues, etc. 2. New […]
LionPath Weekly Support Begins
Penn State UP and campus employees have been invited to discuss what is needed in LionPath. The first meeting of this group took place on January 9, 2017. The Weekly Support Group will continue to take place on Mondays at 1-3 p.m. in 64 Willard. The recording from the 1/9/17 meeting is now available here: […]
Preparing for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2017
Spring 2017 *Over 80,000 students are enrolled thus far *Student may begin to set their intent to graduate beginning on January 2, 2017 Summer 2017 *Preparations begin early in the new year *Shopping carts will be available in late-January *Enrollment appointments begin in early-February Fall 2017 *Preparations begin early in the new year *Shopping carts […]
“WHAT-IF” REPORTS
FAQs REGARDING WHAT-IF REPORTS 1. WHAT are what-if reports? What-if (WHIF) reports allow undergraduate students, faculty and staff to request advisement reports (aka “Degree Audits”) for a plan(s) other than those in which a student is currently enrolled. Faculty and staff working with students in pre-major plans should use WHIF reports in order to see […]
Fall 2016 Final Grading
Final grading for Fall 2016 is almost upon us. Email messages were recently sent to all instructors whose courses are ending on 12/9/2016 that provided instructions regarding final grading. As in the past, final grade rosters for full semester classes will be posted in a batch process after midnight on the last day of the […]
DEGREE AUDIT NOTES AND REMINDERS
We have worked extremely hard to make the audit as helpful and accurate as possible. But just as with many new tools, validation and ongoing use finds issues that need attention. All UGRD colleges were asked to review audits for their majors and minors, and communicated with the LionPATH advising team and/or the assigned OUR […]
Update Campus
Hello from LionPATH! As you may be aware, Update Campus, a module that allows students to apply for a change of campus on-line, became available to students on September 30, 2016. Students will access the module through the My Academics tab in the Student Center in order to submit a request. Just as in ISIS, […]
An Update on Fall 2016 Grading in LionPATH
Instructors, Grading in LionPATH is available for all Fa16 courses that have already ended. Instructors now have the functionality to upload grades from CANVAS or ANGEL. It is important to remember that, in LionPATH, all students must be graded. In the near future, due to financial aid rules, the last date of attendance information will […]
Students Prepared for Sp17 Enrollment
We are running the daily processes to pick up any students who need to be term activated, enrollment appointments, BFR hold, and the Pre-Registration Activity Guide (SAGs). Processes to term activate, assign enrollment appointments, and place the Financial Responsibility holds are running hourly. Because of the time it takes to assign the pre-registration activity guides, […]
Credit Limits for Fa16 and Sp17
Hello All, Here is an update on enrollment for Fa16 and Sp17. Because there is an enrollment overlap for the fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters, we cannot set the program enrollment limits exactly as we did for the beginning of the fall semester enrollment. To adhere to university policy of not allowing students to […]
Registration Open Houses
Do you have students who are still expressing confusion or frustration with the registration process in LionPATH? Please refer them to one of the Liberal Arts Registration Open Houses for one-on-one help with navigating the new system! We have two Open House Sessions remaining: Wednesday, Oct. 19 – 12-2 p.m. (1 Sparks) Tuesday, Nov. 1 […]
Tutorials for Students
While most of our students went through the registration process in the fall, there may be some who need a refresher on how things work in LionPATH. Here are some URLs for tutorials that may be helpful to your students: Here are links to our tutorials/FAQs for students who need a refresher: Completing the Pre-Registration […]
Sp17 Enrollment
Good afternoon, The Registrar’s Office recently shared an update on the activation process for current students for the spring 2017 semester. The four step process has been completed for students to be able to enroll in spring 2017. 1. Students were term activated. 2. Enrollment appointments were assigned. 3. BFR holds were placed. 4. Pre-Registration […]
Graduation Checking
Liberal Arts Colleagues, I know that you have been checking out your students using the graduation query and degree audits in LionPATH. I’ve heard from some of you and understand that you are anxious to know how we plan to do graduation checking moving forward in LionPATH. A team of graduate and undergraduate staff have […]
Change Management Meetings
We are happy to announce our next string of discussion talks on Change Management. Here’s what you need to know: When: Every Friday, beginning October 7th, and lasting through November 4th. Where: 009 Sparks, 10:00 am – 11:00 am. Faculty and Staff can ask questions to college experts about LionPATH, Canvas and Starfish. Hope to […]
Starfish for Liberal Arts: Missing Students?
As many of you know, in addition to the shift to LionPATH, we are also shifting to a new note-taking system: Starfish. The Starfish system fills two gaps left by the transition from eLion: advising notes, and early progress reports. The system will also allow us to improve our communications with students overall: Stay tuned […]
Transfer Credits
Summertime means that we are welcoming a lot of new students to campus who are brand new to the undergraduate experience. However, it also means welcoming our Advanced Standing students who are transferring from other institutions. Some of you may have already begun working with Transfer students, and have thus begun utilizing the Transfer Credit […]
Degree Audit Validation this Summer
Degree audits are here!…well, sort of. As David Lingenfelter referred to in a previous post, the degree audit validation process will be taking place throughout this summer so that audits will be ready when students return this Fall. Last week, a team of representatives from each department in the college met to learn about the audit validation process. […]
Course Suffixes
Good afternoon! Below you will find excerpts of an email sent from the Registrar’s Office pertaining to changes to course suffixes. “During the development stage of LionPATH, the decision was made to remove suffixes from courses. We continue to move forward with our efforts to reduce the use of course suffixes and utilize delivered LionPATH […]
LionPATH Online Library
Do you want to find out more about our new student information, LionPATH? You don’t have to wait for formal training to learn more about the new system. There is a plethora of information out there at your fingertips and I encourage you to take advantage of it. The LionPATH Online Library contains tutorials on […]
LionPATH Training
I know that LionPATH training is a concern for a lot of you so I thought I would post this note so give you some information. The training strategy the project is employing is what we call “just in time training”. Because we are releasing functionality in phases that mirror the student life cycle (i.e. […]
From the LionPATH Office
Hi All, I am writing to you from the LionPATH Office and will be posting some items periodically to let you know the progress we are making. I am currently on leave from the Student Services Office In Liberal Arts in order to represent the interests of the academic colleges on the LionPATH Project. It […]
That Hold on Students’ Accounts….
If you work directly with students, you may have had a question (or, if you are like me, several questions. A day.) about a strange hold on their account. In almost all cases, this hold was due to a failure to electronically sign the Financial Responsibility agreement. The Financial Responsibility Agreement, in essence, replaces the […]
Starfish!
Here’s another spinoff from LionPath. Starfish is a set of academic advising tools that connects with LP in ways I’ll leave it to the experts to explain more fully. (That’s a down payment on a later post from Jamie Brenner, LA’s Director of Advising.) This story from Penn State News gives a quick glimpse of […]
CollegeNET – scheduling courses, space, etc.
This isn’t exactly about LionPath, but it is about something that is connected to LP, and that is similarly terrifying to some of us: CollegeNET. Please see below for a missive from Deb Howard, PSU’s director of facilities resources and planning. ******* As many of you are aware, Penn State is engaged in the implementation […]
LionPATH Degree Audit Validation
The LionPATH Degree Audit Team has reached out to the College and requested a meeting to begin the process of validating our degree audits to ensure that they accurately reflect our approved curricula. During this meeting the LP Degree Audit Team’s goals will be to provide an overview of the new LP audits, discuss the […]
Identifying Course Controls in LionPATH
At this point, one of the biggest challenges students have encountered when attempting to register for their courses in LionPATH regards navigating course controls. Some departments control courses so that only students in certain majors can enroll, others so that only first year students can enroll, etc. On the previous Schedule of Courses, students could […]
Spring 2017 Course Set-Up Schedule
Here is the course scheduling outline that has been created for the Spring 2017 semester. These dates could change slightly, but should be pretty accurate. • April 18 – Roll Spring 2016 in ISIS to Spring 2017 in LionPATH. • April 18 through a date to be determined – Registrar cleanup of Roll-over data. • […]
Advisor Center and Student Materials in LionPATH
Hello everyone! I’m very excited to be a part of this team. I work as an academic adviser for the College of the Liberal Arts, and I am the college liaison for the Advisor Center in LionPATH. In other words, I can help out with questions about reading students’ degree audits, reviewing past coursework, and most importantly, […]
Everything LionPATH
Just a quick shout out to my colleagues in Liberal Arts: I am part of a team that has been asked to help facilitate and organize a means to communicate with one another in the College and keep each other in the loop regarding LionPATH. If you’re interested in LionPATH, you’re in the right place! […]