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BisonHub, powered by Workday

Fall 2024 marks a significant milestone in our journey toward implementing the Workday (BisonHub) system at Howard University. We are excited to share the progress we've made, from our initial steps to where we stand today. This journey, filled with learning and growth, provides valuable insights into our ongoing initiatives and should reassure you of our commitment to this project's success.

2019 – Howard Forward Strategic Plan 

• The University utilized at least 3 different technology systems to support operational and academic functions.
• The University selected Workday to serve as the centralized system for student, HR, and finance transactions to allow for transparency and collaboration across departments.

2020 – Workday HR & Finance Project commenced

• Human Resources, Payroll, and Finance processes
• Went live in July 2021
• Shortly after, the University experienced a major cyber-attack, and because of Workday, personnel and financial data remained secure. 

2021- Workday Student Project commenced  

• Recruiting, Admissions, Registration, Financial Aid, and Student Finance
• Workday Student provides the Power of One system to manage curriculum, financial transactions, and academics, keeping students engaged as they track their progress toward graduation.
• Workday Student is a more complex implementation than the HR & Finance Project due to the interconnectedness of the academic processes and the significantly larger stakeholder group

2022 – Engaging the Campus Community Student Focus Groups

• Engaged with over 100 students to learn about their experiences at Howard
• Renaming Workday
  • Students, faculty, and staff submitted over 300 ideas to rename the system
  • BisonHub received the highest number of votes and was selected
• Project Presentations
  • The BisonHub team started to attend regularly scheduled campus meetings to raise awareness about the project 

2023– Workday Student Functionality Adoption Began 

NOTE: The Workday Student Project releases functionality on a rolling basis and stakeholders are impacted at different times depending on the new functionality being released.

• In August, new functionality went live in the Recruiting and Admissions areas
• Impacted a small number of colleagues in Enrollment Management and Admissions
• In October, new functionality went live to support Curriculum and Course Scheduling
• In November, the project team hosted a Mock Semester Event to give students a sneak peek into the system

2024 – Workday Student Functional Adoption Continues

• In February, the project team hosted BisonHub Day to raise awareness about the project
• In April, students started to register in BisonHub for the Fall 2024 semester
• In June, newly admitted students were matriculated and began using BisonHub for Onboarding and financial aid packaging started
• In July, tuition statements were distributed
• In August, financial aid disbursements and refunds were initiated

Our Workday journey is not over. We are in the final semester of the initial release of functionality, and more processes and activities will become available.

By December 2024, we will have fully transitioned into BisonHub (our Workday environment) and will no longer use Bison Web. This will be a momentous occasion as we actualize the goals outlined in the Howard Forward Strategic Plan 5 years ago.