Saint Mary’s has reached a new milestone and has officially entered the Go Dark period for the university’s Student Information System (SIS). The new SIS, Jenzabar, will go live on July 17, and most will know it by the new portal name, The Nest.
What does this mean to me:
In the portal, the data you see is read only and a snapshot from the end of day, June 23. Essential and time sensitive updates to student records will be made manually during this time to minimize dual entry into two systems. We ask that non-critical changes wait and are made in our new system after it goes live on July 17.
A few things to note:
- Canvas is separate and will not see any downtime.
- Payroll is separate and will not see any downtime. You can still submit hours worked, view payroll information, submit vacation requests, and make other modifications.
- Students can still make payments. Payments made after 3 p.m. on June 23 will not be reflected in the portal, but will show up in the new portal on July 17.
Thank you to our Jenzabar module managers and our IT application team. A significant amount of time has been invested into this implementation and without this team, it wouldn’t be possible. Module Managers include Alison Block, Kelly Boice, Tricia Dobrient, Michelle Dougherty, Colin Malay, Niki Peterson, Amanda Schock, Paul Terrio, Kara Wener, and Chris Verch. Application Team members are Long Dao, Chris DuRose, Patrick Garry, Ryan Kenaga, and Jeff Wanger.
If you have any questions, here are a few resources to help you navigate through our Go Dark period:
