PCUG Discuss-Meeting Preferred Name-Change Needs in Power Campus-Grades, Transcripts, Financial Aid, & IDs. Our presenter Justin Selph will discuss how Ringling College managed the process of implementing a successful preferred name policy and the obstacles they encountered along the way.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017 2:00PM EST.

Registration:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pcug-discuss-preferred-name-changes-tickets-32817018586

Webex:  https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=M640QDDO1S7QZ6AAVBIXWDF3N2-4O2&rnd=834116.35387

Meeting Documents
PowerPoint: PCUG Discuss PowerPoint
Preferred Name Change form: Preferred Name Form
Preferred Name Policy: Preferred Name Policy

It’s that time of year again!

The Power Campus User’s Group is looking for qualified individuals to fill the roles of Vice-President and Communications Officer.  For more information please click here: call for nominations PDF

Need to bill a new course?
New to student accounts?
Or, just looking to connect with other Power Campus users.

Register Now for the
Power Campus User Group’s Complimentary Webinar
Creating Charge/Credit Codes & Assessment Rules!

This one-hour webinar will review the basic steps needed to create a charge code and assessment rule used for student billing. This webinar is useful for individuals new to Student Accounts, Bursar, and Accounts Receivable roles.

When: October 26, 2016 at 2-3pm EST

Cost: Free

Register and add to your calendar now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pcug-discuss-creating-chargecredit-codes-assessment-rules-tickets-28424233648

Webex Meeting Link: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/meetings/join?uuid=M5NOUJN7DF379PAVCQEMAUWQYX-4O2

About the Presenter:
LaShonda A. Thomas is the Director of Student Accounts at Harcum College. Currently, she serves as the Vice President of the Power Campus User’s Group. LaShonda has worked in Accounts Receivable & Collections for 10 years, most recently at Temple University where she was the Assistant Director of Gift Accounting & Administration. She earned her MBA from Rosemont College, with an emphasis in Strategic Management. LaShonda enjoys learning new systems, processes and sharing tips on how to successfully navigate them.

PowerPoint from Presentation: Create CCC and Assessment rule.pdf

Recording (you need to login to webex to view.  You can create a free account if you don’t have one): https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/url/m0ug5na17SwCwtPHRcv-7uFvr-53Qb44Xs8JHSBEG1u00000

We need you! Proposals from clients for sessions at Ellucian Live 2017 need to be submitted in order for us to have a rewarding event worth attending. Have a new idea? Work-around? Jump in and fill out the Ellucian Live proposal form today!!

Need more reasons? Here you go!

Top 10 reasons to submit a proposal for Ellucian Live 2017:

10.  You thought it might be interesting to fill out the proposal form on the Ellucian Live website.

9.  You would like the proposal numbers to be high enough so that you won’t receive more reminders to submit a proposal.

8.  Orlando is warm in March. No ice guaranteed. Flowers blooming and green grass all around.

7.  You know that the audiences for our sessions are friendly Powercampus folks who are really and truly interested in what you have to share, not mean-spirited critics.

6.  You are either a Powercampus old-timer or a new-comer, and you have discovered a better way to accomplish something in the system that you can share with other users.

5.  You can find other users who might be interested in doing a panel session with you.

4.  You really do want to go to Orlando and see Mickey next March.

3.  Presenters get a discount which will help convince the budget folks to send you to E-Live.

2.  You understand that discussions on e-communities are great, but discussions with Powercampus colleagues are even better in person. Your discussion topics could be a great start for a proposal.

1.  You know that you really can make a difference by sharing your insights and knowledge with your colleagues during our conference which is truly a client-driven event!

Greetings PowerCAMPUS User Group Membership Institution Representatives! (Whew, that was a mouthful! ).

I hope this post finds you well and happy! The purpose of this is to make you aware of upcoming executive officer elections and to solicit qualified candidates. We are looking for additional qualified people who would be willing to be candidates for the positions that are up for re-election. They are Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. (More information as to the terms and duties is available at the bottom of this email.)

The nominations are open now and will close at 11:00a (EST) on April 12th. If you are interested in being a candidate for one or more of these vacancies, please email david.bazan@northwestu.edu with the following information:

• Position(s) you are willing to run for
• Your full name
• Your institution and position (Title)
• The number of years of PowerCAMPUS experience
• Your photo (optional).

If you work at a PCUG member institution, you are eligible to run and to vote. The time commitment is a minimum of 2 hours a month and could be as much as 3-5 hours in some months.

The elections will be held online beginning at 11:00a (EST) on April 13th and closing at 11:00a (EST) on April 20th.

If you have any questions, please email me. Thank you for your consideration of this.
David Bazan
2015-16 PCUG President Director | Information Technology
Office 425-889-5322 | IT Help Desk 425-889-5310
david.bazan@northwestu.edu | northwestu.edu

Duties of Vice-President

• Serves for one year and then ascends to the office of President for one year
• Perform the duties of the President in the event of the President’s disability or absence from meetings
• Contact new Ellucian clients on behalf of the PCUG with contact information provided by Ellucian’s General Manager of Solutions Management
• Complete other assignments as designated by the President

Duties of Secretary

• Serves for two years (no term limits)
• Record and distribute minutes of all PCUG membership and Executive Board meetings
• Receive nominations at the annual PCUG conference, obtain consent of nominees and prepare ballots
• Perform other duties necessary and incidental to the office of Secretary.

Duties of Treasurer

• Serves for two years (no term limits)
• Collect annual dues and other monies as required
• Keep an account of all monies received and expended
• Make disbursements as authorized by the President
• Prepare an annual report of the transactions and fiscal condition of the PCUG
• Deliver to the successive Treasurer or to the President all books, monies, and other property at the expiration of the term of office
• Perform other duties necessary and incidental to the office of Treasurer

Duties of President

• Serves for one year
• Preside at the annual PCUG conference, membership business meetings and Executive Board meetings
• Solicit agenda items and prepare the agenda for all membership and Executive Board meetings
• Appoint such standing or special committees as may be required to carry out the purposes of the PCUG
• Perform other duties necessary and incidental to the office of President