<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-1d57a545-7fff-f869-4aaa-2f83c799bde8"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">SUNY has just upgraded Degree Works to the latest version. The refresh went live on our campus on Wednesday, June 16. The next day, Academic Advising and the Registrar’s Office hosted a Zoom meeting to demonstrate the features of Degree Works for chairs, special programs staff, and others who are advising and registering new students this summer. While gathered, we also provided a look at the new Banner registration pages (SSB9) that new students will be using to register for courses starting this summer.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The unedited </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uXbPGh8eer6QApGr-eyKRdWWcHvkCmbI/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">recording of the session</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is available now. The first eight minutes of the session did not record. Most of that was intro material I provided about the background and timeline of the implementation and an acknowledgement of the offices who led the rollout. In her intro to the Degree Works demo, Jessica Lashway, Assistant Registrar, explained that the updated Degree Works dashboard looks very different at first glance, but the information that was available in the previous version is still there. The colors have been removed for ADA compliance, and Degree Works is now mobile friendly and will render on any size screen, including cell phones. This version, however, is less customizable locally. The video picks up at the point where the Degree Works dashboard had just been explained. Q&A about both Degree Works and Kelley Pickreign’s demonstration of SSB9 occurs throughout the session.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We encourage you to </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uXbPGh8eer6QApGr-eyKRdWWcHvkCmbI/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">watch the recording</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> when you can, especially if you are working with new students now. Take a first-hand look at the audit reports of some of your continuing advisees prior to the fall; if you encounter any issues with the new Degree Works or SSB9, please address them to </span><a href="mailto:registrar@plattsburgh.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">registrar@plattsburgh.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Contact </span><a href="mailto:advise@plattsburgh.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">advise@plattsburgh.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for support related to advising your students.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Elizabeth R. Bernat, Ph.D.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interim Director of Academic Advising</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div>