Connections to Community
C2C Portal Archives
August 2007
Guess Who Just Turned 1?
Just one year ago, we launched WaveNet and the new Finance System; and what a year it has been! Many of you joined us for an afternoon of celebration, a recap of C2C project milestones, games and prizes, and of course, cake and ice cream!
August 10, 2007 - Schedule of Activities
1:30 - 2:00
What: Games and gathering
Where: Smothers Patio
2:00 - 3:00
What: Information sharing on WaveNet, finance, human resources, and student administration
Where: Smothers Theater
3:00 - 4:00
What: Cake, prizes, games, celebration
Where: Smothers Patio
April 2007
We are proud to announce the addition of three new pagelets in WaveNet for faculty and students. These pagelets allow quick and easy access to administrative information - like Grades, Account Summary, Class lists, and much more.
My Grades Pagelet
View your grades easily by adding the My Grades pagelet to your WaveNet homepage.
Student Services Quick Links Pagelet
Quickly access the Student Services administrative menu items from this new pagelet by clicking on the function. Each link will take you directly to the requested page.
Faculty Services Quick Links Pagelet
Quickly access the Faculty Services administrative menu items from this new pagelet by clicking on the function. Each link will take you directly to the requested page.
February 2007
We are pleased to announce several enhancements to the Personal / Targeted Announcement feature in WaveNet. Announcement providers will now have the ability to set publish and archive dates on new messages, edit or delete posted message(s), view message history and much more!
View the WaveNet Announcement Enhancements.
December 2006 / January 2007
New Employee Self Service Available in WaveNet!
To enhance the overall service and support for employees of the University, Pepperdine wanted a way of creating a unique and highly personalized online environment to provide vital self-service features. The PeopleSoft Human Resouces implementation results in many enhancements for self-service.
HR self-service features within WaveNet allow users to:
View, add, or update personal information (home and mailing address, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, emergency contacts)
- View payroll and compensation information (paycheck, direct deposit, W-4)
- Review benefit information (healthcare, insurance, savings, dependents)
- Print a paycheck stub
- Complete benefits Open Enrollment online
To access Employee Self-Service in WaveNet, simply click on the "My Information" icon located first in the Pepperdine Menu.
August 2006
Introducing WaveNet, Pepperdine University’s New Portal
Thank you to all who participated in the C2C portal naming contest. The entire University community helped choose the new portal name, WaveNet, and the winners have been announced!
The new University portal, Pepperdine WaveNet, launched on August 1, 2006. WaveNet replaces PepperdineXpress and GraziadioNet, and is an enhanced, global gateway that connects you to the Pepperdine community like never before! Read more about it.
Virtual Tour: Take a virtual look at the new portal and its features.
June 2006
C2C Portal Naming Contest Winners Announced!
As Pepperdine prepares for the launch of a new, enhanced Web portal in August, we sought your votes and ideas for naming it. Everyone who voted was entered for a chance to win one of 10 great prizes, including a new iPod. Thank you to all who participated in the C2C Portal Naming Contest. These winners had their entry forms randomly selected.
C2C Announces PeopleSoft Portal Town Hall Sessions
In anticipation of Pepperdine University’s upcoming launch of the new PeopleSoft portal, which will replace PepperdineXpress and GraziadioNet in August 2006, the C2C portal team has planned four information sessions intended to provide an overview of all changes affecting student, faculty, staff and alumni users and to answer questions. These sessions will include information on the C2C project, lessons in terminology, and anticipated navigational changes like accessing self-service applications, e-mail, Kronos, Blackboard and much more.
Here is a link to the Portal Town Hall PowerPoint presentation.
All faculty and staff were encouraged to register for one of these sessions.
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 06/27/06 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Drescher Auditorium, Dresher Campus |
| 06/28/06 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Room 333/334, West LA Campus |
| 06/29/06 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Elkins Auditorium, Malibu Campus |
| 07/19/06 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Drescher Auditorium, Dresher Campus |
April/May 2006
Help us Choose the New Portal Name and Win an iPod!
As Pepperdine prepares for the launch of a new, enhanced Web portal (currently PepperdineXpress and GraziadioNet) in August, we are seeking your votes and ideas for naming it. Everyone who votes will be entered for a chance to win one of 10 great prizes, including a new iPod. Voting ends June 15, 2006. Read more and cast your ballot...
Portal Project Overview
The traditional view of campus community as simply those people present on campus is no longer realistic. The new portal redefines our community and allows us to reach a broader group of constituencies in new, relevant ways. Read more about the portal project overview.
Portal Pilot Overview
Each of Pepperdine’s five schools participated in a pilot test of the portal in February and March of 2006. Read more about the portal pilot test results.
Portal at the HEUG Conference
At this year's PeopleSoft Higher Education Users Group conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Candace Jones and Thanh Nguy had an opportunity to present many of the new portal features Pepperdine has developed.
- Marketing & Technology Fusion: PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal 8.9 Self-registration at Pepperdine University
(large file) - Trading Workspaces: Redesigning Collaboration on Pepperdine’s Five Campuses (large file)
- Portal Case Study: Redefining the Campus Community
Virtual Tour: Take a sneak peek at the new portal and its features.
January / February 2006
The PeopleSoft portal development team is excited about the upcoming pilot of the portal system. We understand that the success of any implementation is measured by how quickly a new application is adopted throughout the organization and are hoping this pilot will allow us to receive feedback on current development initiatives in the portal.
Each of Pepperdine’s five schools was asked to select representatives to perform various test case scenarios over a five week period beginning February 13, 2006. Pilot participants should continue to check the C2C Web site for information on the pilot project.
Portal Pilot E-mail: pilot@pepperdine.edu
Portal Pilot Telephone: (310) 506-7246
Portal Pilot Kickoff Presentation
October 2005
The PeopleSoft portal implementation team has been finalized and we recently welcomed a new addition to the team. Thanh Nguy assumed the role of portal developer in October. He is an experienced PeopleSoft Developer and joins us from Cal State Northridge where he participated in many upgrades and implementations for applications such as HRSA, Financial & Supply Chain Management, and Enterprise Portal. Thanh and Philip Mathew, current Pepperdine employee, talented java developer and system administrator of the Blackboard Course Management system, will serve as the project’s portal developers implementing many of the services and applications outlined in the project plan.
Development work has started and is progressing well. To date, we have worked with the Web & Multimedia team to update the look and feel of the portal making sure that the new designs are consistent with the overall University Branding initiative. Those designs were recently implemented in the development environment and have been well received. We are currently working on enhancements to the Collaborative Workspace feature and hope to be finished by the end of October.
