News and Events

Recap: Nov. 14, 2023 Showcase Event | Integrations and Student Payment Demo

Posted on Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

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.

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Getting to Know the Faces of the R3 Project

Posted on Thursday, November 9th, 2023

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. Read more >

Recap: Oct. 30, 2023, Business Process Walkthrough Event

Posted on Thursday, November 2nd, 2023

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.

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Sept. 26, 2023 Showcase Event | Program Curriculum Setup in Thesis SM

Posted on Thursday, September 28th, 2023

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.

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