Workday Student: Anthology to Workday Student Transition

Table of Contents

What is Workday Student?

Why Workday Student?

Workday Student Demo

Key Dates

Implementation Team

Training Schedule

Additional Info and Email Repository

 

What is Workday Student?

Think of Workday Student as the glow-up for student systems. It’s a modern, cloud-based platform that brings admissions, advising, registration, financial aid, and student finances together in one smart, streamlined place. Fewer clicks, fewer workarounds, better data—and a much smoother experience for students and the teams who support them. Basically, it’s how Chatham is trading duct tape and spreadsheets for clarity, connection, and student success.

Why Workday Student?

The transition sets Chatham up to be more agile, make better decisions faster, and—most importantly—support student success from application to graduation and beyond.

  • Elevate the student experience.
    Create clear, supportive educational pathways with an easy-to-use self-service interface that puts students first.
  • Transform day-to-day work.
    Simplify processes across student-supporting departments, reduce manual work, and increase flexibility and agility.
  • Make smarter decisions, faster.
    See the full picture with employee, finance, and student data unified in one platform—powered by real-time analytics.
  • Go all in on student success.
    Import external data, identify at-risk students sooner, and respond in real time to help every student stay on track.

Workday Student Demo

Workday Student Demo Video

Institutions switch from Anthology SIS to Workday Student SIS to gain a fully unified, cloud-native platform that integrates HR, Finance, and Student data for smoother workflows and real-time analytics. Workday also delivers a more modern, intuitive user experience with stronger automation and long-term scalability.

Key Dates

Full Go Live Fall 2027 (Different pieces of the SIS will go live at different times)

  • Milestone #1 - October/November 2026
    • Recruiting & Admissions
    • Application Fees & Tuition Deposits
    • Academic Units & Levels
    • Student Core
    • Program of Study Profiles
    • Calendars
    • Educational Institutions
  • Milestone #2 - December/January 2026
    • Verification, Awarding & Packaging for New Students
    • Curriculum
    • ISIRs
    • Course Curriculum
    • Class Schedule
  • Milestone #3 - March/April 2027
    • Registration & Advising
    • Student Conversion (All)
    • Verifications, Awarding & Packaging for Continuing Students
    • Fee Calculations, Sponsors & Waivers
    • Transcript Generation
  • Milestone #4 - May/June 2027
    • Payments
    • Cashiering Integration
    • Payment Plans
    • Disbursement
    • R2T4
  • Milestone #5 - July/August 2027
    • Student Financial Balances
    • Grading
    • Graduation
    • End-of-Term Processing

Implementation Team

Steering Committee:
Lisa Lambert; Chris Purcell; Bill Campbell; Brandy Gershon
Lindsay Barkschat, Craig Sikurinic, Lauren Panton, Matt Redinger, Lisa Solarczyk

Executive Sponsors:
Bill Campbell and Matt Redinger

Stakeholders:
Lisa Lambert; Matt Redinger; Chris Purcell; Bill Campbell; Brandy Gershon

Project Manager:
Lindsay Barkschat

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Functional Leads    
Student Core Craig Sikurinic Manager, Student Information Systems
Financial Aid Jill Bittell Asst. Vice President of Financial Aid
Records Crystal Barr University Registrar
Advising Carrie Pierson Director, Undergraduate Academic Advising
Recruitment and Admissions Alesha Simpson Asst Dir Of Admission Data Operations Systems
Curriculum Lead Matt Redinger Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Student Finances Stephanie Latusick Director of Student Accounts
Technical Leads    
Security Lead Lindsay Barkschat Director, Business and Administrative Applications
Reporting Lead Craig Sikurinic Manager, Student Information Systems
Integration Lead Lindsay Barkschat Director, Business and Administrative Applications
Data Conversion Lead Craig Sikurinic Manager, Student Information Systems
Test Lead Chris Mills Senior Business Analyst
OC&T Lead Lauren Panton Senior Director of Enterprise Applications
Communication Lead Mick Stinelli Editorial and Communications Manager
Training Lead Becky Borello  Director, Instructional Technology, Training, and Teaching Development

Training Schedule

TBD

Additional Info

Questions? Contact IT Support Services (412) 365-1112

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