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This Fall: Preparing for Workday (HR and Finance)

As we head into the fall semester, faculty and staff will start hearing more about the upcoming transition to Workday. Workday is a cloud-based information system that will replace Unit4/Agresso, starting with the HR and Finance modules in late December and early January. Our HR, Finance, and IT colleagues have been working hard all summer to prepare for this transition.

HOW WILL I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT?
Throughout the fall, faculty and staff can expect to learn more about the project through communication in A-mail, digital screens, the IT blog, surveys, and the December Focused Conversation.

HOW WILL I LEARN TO USE WORKDAY?
Training will be offered in multiple modes starting later this fall: Workday “road shows,” PDF job aids, videos, FAQs, and targeted training sessions for specific groups (e.g., managers). Our goal is to provide this training just in time when it is most useful.

WILL THERE BE HELP AVAILABLE DURING AND AFTER THE TRANSITION?
Yes! Project staff will offer Workday office hours, more “road shows,” and a dedicated support email address. We are also identifying key individuals within divisions who will serve as a point of contact, answer basic questions, and connect colleagues to support resources.

To learn more, visit the Workday project website.

Our Mission in Practice: Complete the Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program

submitted by munawara@augsburg.edu

Federal policies may change, but Augsburg’s mission has not. We remain an engaged community committed to “intentional diversity in its life and work” and to educating students to become informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.

Living out that mission requires more than good intentions. It asks each of us to continue learning, reflect on how our experiences shape our interactions, and develop the skills to create a community in which students and colleagues of all identities can thrive.

The Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program offers faculty and staff a meaningful way to strengthen those skills. Through seven workshops, participants develop greater capacity to:

Communicate and navigate conflict across cultural differences

Recognize and interrupt unconscious bias

Create more welcoming and inclusive spaces

Better support LGBTQIA+ communities

Understand disability as an important dimension of diversity

Recognize and respond to microinequities

Engage thoughtfully and effectively across differences

Whether you are beginning the program or have only a few workshops remaining, you are encouraged to take the next step toward completing your certificate.

To view upcoming workshops and register for a session, click:

https://sites.augsburg.edu/diversity/events-calendar/

To learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program, workshop descriptions, and completion requirements, click:

https://sites.augsburg.edu/diversity/certificate-program/

Participation may no longer be required per federal policy, but the work remains central to who we are. Every employee contributes to the culture our students and colleagues experience. Completing the certificate is one tangible way to deepen that contribution and help bring Augsburg’s mission to life.

TRIO/SSS Is Currently Accepting Applications for the 2026-27 Academic Year

submitted by rodrig@augsburg.edu

All Augsburg TRIO/SSS participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents or refugees pursuing their first bachelor’s degree. Participants must be incoming or currently enrolled undergraduate Augsburg students. All program participants must demonstrate academic need for program services and meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Low-income student: a student whose family meets federal income eligibility guidelines, as verified by Augsburg.

• First-generation college student: a student where neither custodial parent/guardian has graduated from a four-year institution at the time of the student’s enrollment in the TRIO/SSS program.

• College student with documented disability, as verified by the CLASS/Disability Services office.

Students must also have a commitment to their college success. Applications will be available until Friday, August 28, or until the program is full. Space is limited.

Priority will be given to first year students and transfer students.

Questions?
Email triosss@augsburg.edu or stop by our office in LIN 201.

TRIO Student Support Services Website

Campus Store Hours

submitted by leedoua@augsburg.edu

The Campus Store will be operating under updated hours for the upcoming weeks:
August 24 – August 29: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
August 30: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Starting August 31 (Regular Hours): 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday
Weekends: Closed

Labor Day (Monday, September 7): Closed

Visit the Campus Store Site