You may have heard some discussions around System Roles and Permissions and are asking yourself, “What does this mean? Will this change what I do in my day-to-day job?” Don’t worry – we’re here to answer those questions, and more!
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As we begin a new year at Algonquin College, we want to reflect on what the R3 Project has accomplished in 2023. So, if you’ve found yourself caught up in the whirlwind of events and milestones (and who can blame you, there were so many!), fear not – we’re here to unpack the highlights to ensure you don’t miss a beat!
February’s Showcase was the first R3 Project event of 2024 and was hosted by Vice President of Student Services and R3 Project’s Executive Sponsor, Laura Stanbra.
Lois Pollock, our visionary Chief Digital Officer and R3 Business Co-Lead kicked off the event by introducing System Roles and Permissions within Thesis SM. This included an overview of the work set to take place in the Personalize, Integrated System Testing, and User Acceptance Testing Phases of the Project.
Rob Kershaw, Manager of R3 Project eLearning and Development, provided a summary of the General User training approach and what is on the horizon regarding employee eLearning and task-based training.
…But the excitement didn’t stop there! 
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December’s R3 Showcase event was hosted by Vice President of Student Services and R3 Project Executive Sponsor, Laura Stanbra. The event welcomed more than 190 participants from across the College who came together to celebrate this year-end Showcase. Continue reading
This November’s Showcase event was hosted by Chief Digital Officer and R3 Project Business Co-Lead, Lois Pollock. The event welcomed more than 240 participants from across the College who came together to celebrate some of the highlights and benefits we are starting to see through digital transformation. Participants had the opportunity to hear about some of the processes that will be improved by modernizing our integrations platform.
Introducing a new communications initiative from the R3 Project’s Engagement and Communications team!
Each semester we will feature an article highlighting various R3 Project teams. This initiative is an opportunity to get to know the faces of the R3 Project and learn more about all the behind-the-scenes work taking place as we prepare for Go-Live. Continue reading
This October’s BPW event was hosted by Talal Javed, Project Manager, SIS. The event welcomed more than 105 attendees from across the College who received an overview of two business processes from the R3 Project’s Functional Team.
Bryan Eburne, Manager, R3 SIS Implementation & Business Transformation presented the benefits of Thesis SM as a software, and the reasoning for replacing Algonquin College’s current SIS (Student Information System) GeneSIS.
This September’s Showcase event was hosted by Vice President of Student Services and R3 Project Executive Sponsor Laura Stanbra. The event welcomed more than 260 participants from across the College who came together to celebrate some of the R3 Project’s highlights and benefits.
Jessica Devries, Chair of Academic Development, forecasted benefits for employees and learners while reviewing the Curriculum Stabilization Project. This portion of the Showcase included discussing alignment of multi-delivery programs, updated course relationships, and solutions for aggregate/disaggregate courses.
Coordinator of Curriculum & Scheduling Claire Lee reviewed the Program Curriculum setups for GeneSIS and Thesis SM and looked at an example of how it will be represented in the future state.
Sharon Rendle, Business Systems Analyst with the R3 Project, introduced new Thesis SM terminology including Educational Goal, Course Master, Program Curriculum, and Program Curriculum Requirements. She then continued with a live demo showing the audience how to find programs of study and campus offerings.
The event ended with an engaging Q&A session and an audience poll.
As our summer has quickly come to an end, we are heading into a very busy Fall semester. The R3 Project team has been working on providing you with exciting updates, live demos, events, and training opportunities that will take place over the next couple of months. With the Go-Live date announced last May 2023, you are probably asking yourself where we are at with the project.
So, let’s break that down for you.
UPDATE – There have been several delays in Thesis SM upgrades and because of this we have not been able to exit the Personalize Phase of the project as we had initially planned. Some product features are not available, and Thesis is consequently working through alternative solutions to accommodate the gaps. The R3 Leadership team and Algonquin’s Executives have been working closely on resolving the project schedule with Thesis. Despite the schedule adjustments, we want to reassure that the testing and deployment/training phases will not be compromised.
Laura Stanbra, Vice President, Student Services and Executive Sponsor of the R3 Project welcomed more than 275 attendees to the May 1 Showcase Event.
AC President and CEO, Claude Brulé, shared the exciting news of when Thesis SM and the Thesis Student Portal will go live!
Krista Pearson, Registrar and R3 Project Business Co-Lead, walked the audience through the process of choosing the go-live date and the plans to minimize disruptions to our business.
Afterwards, Lois Pollock – AC’s Chief Digital Officer and R3 Project Business Co-Lead, provided an overview of upcoming project timelines as well as what our post-launch support model plans include.
Finally, R3 Communications, Change Management and Training Project Manager, Laura Williams, gave us a quick refresher on training plans leading up to, and after, our go-live date.
The event ended with an engaging Q&A session.