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iSiS Drop-In Sessions for Faculty

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In preparation for the upcoming Fall semester, there will beopen labs for faculty to drop-in and utilize iSiS. Staff will be on hand to answer questions. Below are the scheduled dates:

South Campus

Thursday, September 1st

9am to 4pm

Dugan Hall, Room 204

Friday, September 2nd

9am to 4pm

Dugan Hall, Room 204

North Campus

Thursday, September 8th

10am to 4pm

Olsen Hall, Room 105

Please note: On-going Faculty Support for iSiS is available at isis.uml.edu. From here you may access on line learning and support tools for iSiS such as web tutorials, screen casts and job aids.

iSiS News: The PeopleTools Upgrade

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In July of 2011, iSiS was upgraded to the latest version of PeopleTools. Essentially, PeopleTools is a backend technical update to the system. Although this upgrade will not impact daily self service functionality, you will notice some new features along with some browser/printing updates.Please read thisdocument for more information: iSiS Self Service PeopleTools Fact Sheet.pdf

As always, if you have any questions or concerns with iSiS, please contact the HELP Center at x4357 or by e-mailing help@uml.edu

iSiS Available: Peopletools Upgrade Complete

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iSiS is now available.The upgradetasks have all been completed. Youwill see a slight change to the look and feel of the system. If you run into any issues with iSiS, you may want to clear your cache and re-start your computer before reporting the issue. As always, if you need any assistance or have any questions related to iSiS, please contact the UML HELP Center at 978.934.4357 or by emailing help@uml.edu.

iSiS Browser Requirements

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iSiS will be upgraded to PeopleTools 8.51 over the weekend of July 9th and 10th. There are new browser requirements due to this upgrade.

For example, iSiS previously supported Internet Explorer (IE) 6. Now, the certified IE versions for iSiS Users will be IE7 and IE8. End-users will experience difficulties in IE6, such as sporadically losing menus and links.

Attached is a document that lists the supported browsers.

Please call the HELP center at x4357 or email help@uml.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

iSiS_Peopletools_851_Supported_Browsers.pdf

iSiS Unavailable from 3pm, Friday July 8th through 7am, Monday July 11th

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iSiS will be unavailable beginning at 3pm, on Friday, July 8th through 7am on Monday, July 11th for scheduled system maintenance. This will include an upgrade to Peopletools and Patches/Fixes bundle 21/HCM. This upgrade is not going to offer new functionality, but you will see a slight change to the look and feel of the pages, searches, etc.

Please plan accordingly for this downtime and contact the HELP center at help@uml.edu or ext. 4357 if you have any questions or concerns.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

UMass Lowell Bookstore (Updated 8/12/11)

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Effective July 2011, UMass Lowell transitioned to a new bookstore vendor, Follett Corporation. By clicking on UML Bookstore within the iSiS Schedule of classes or a students class list,youcan see what book has been ordered for a particular course. This will include book title, author, and ISBN (International Standard Book Number).

Some courses do not call up correctly and the technical team is working to resolve this. As a work-around — Students can currently view their books by visiting the new UML Bookstore web page and searching for their class.

http://www.uml.edu/bookstore

Attached is the UMass Lowell announcement regarding the new bookstore.

bookstore.pdf

UPDATE 7/28/11:Due to iSiS upgradeand technical issuesin early July, there has been a delay in getting the[UML Booktore] link within iSiS to directly pull up the course book requirements. Developers are actively working on this andwill have a solution in place before the start of fall semester.

Important Information from Registrar regarding Immunization Holds

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Below is a message from the Registrar regarding Immunization Holds in iSiS for new students:

Please note that if this is the first semestera student is attending the University, the Immunization Service Indicator that prevents registration will not go into effect until September 16, 2011 which is the day after the add/drop period for the Fall 2011 semester.

Students will be able to register with the Immunization Hold still on their record through 9/15/11.

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Important Information Regarding Student Billing

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Important Information Regarding Student Billing:

‘ Effective December 2010, paper bills will no longer be sent to students’ permanent home addresses.

‘ Students now have access to view their bills online at http://isis.uml.edu.

‘ Students will receive an email notification to their U-Mass Lowell student email account (e.g. John_Doe@student.uml.edu) when a new bill has been generated. This notification will provide the balance due as well as the due date. Students will be directed to log into http://isis.uml.edu to access the actual bill which will be in a .pdf format.

‘ Students will be able to view/print/pay their bill online at http://isis.uml.edu

‘ Students will be able to forward their bill electronically to parent(s)/legal guardians etc. by saving the invoice file to their computer and forwarding as an attachment in an email message.

‘ Job aids and e-learning tools that cover the new billing process are available at http://isis.uml.edu

For more information please go to http://www.uml.edu/admin/ar/billing.html or call the Student Financial Services Office at 978.934.3570.

Fall 2010 Announcements from the Registrars Office

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The deadline for registration changes – Wednesday, September 15, 2010

This includes the following:

‘ last day to add into courses

‘ last day to drop courses and not pay tuition and fees

‘ last day for undergraduate students to change course status to pass/no credit

‘ last day for all students to change course status to audit is

Please note that undergraduate students must use permission numbers to add courses after September 8, 2010. Graduate students may add courses through September 15, 2010.

The waitlist function ends 9/8/10. All undergraduate level courses need permission numbers to enroll into courses. The following describes what a permission number can and cannot do.

What a Permission Number will do:

‘ A permission number will allow a student to register for a course that is filled.

‘ A permission number will allow a student to register for a course if the student does not have the pre-requisite course listed on their ISIS transcript.

‘ A permission number will allow an undergraduate student to register for a graduate course.

What a Permission Number will not do:

‘ A permission number will not allow a student to register for a course if the student has a service indicator (hold) flag. The Ethnicity Survey and Probationary service indicators will not prevent students from registering.

‘ A permission number will not allow a student to register for a course beyond the academic calendar dates. For this semester that date is September 15, 2010*.

‘ A permission number will not allow a student to register for a course if the student is not enrolled in the co-requisite course.

‘ A permission number will not allow someone to register if they are not an active student at UMassLowell.

New iSiS Service Indicator for Race / Ethnicity Survey

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The federal race/ethnicity reporting guidelines are changing effective Fall 2010. A service indicator has been placed on all active students that will direct them to a survey regarding their racial and ethnic background. Please take a moment to complete the survey. Once you click the ‘Submit’ button at the end of the survey the service indicator will no longer be on your account. Please note that thisservice indicator / hold has no impact on your ability toadd/drop/swap classesorany otherUniversity transactions. Thank you.