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Methods to Accurately Track Honors Requirements

COORDINATOR OF ACADEMIC SERVICES

Debra Rodgers

Objective

Present SHC methods of tracking honors requirements

Demonstrate advantages of our system

Share success stories and ideas with honors peers

History

SHC’s Student Records System (SRS) was designed

to replace and enhance paper processes.

Consulted with University

of Wisconsin and local

school district regarding

digital student systems.

2008: Consultation

Schreyer Honors College

IT and Academic staff met

regularly to convert paper

to electronic processes.

2009: Conversion

Rolled out Student

Records System to SHC

staff (Filemaker), Schreyer

Scholars and honors

faculty (web application).

2011: Public Launch

Modernized design and

functionality of SRS. Web

application now mobile

responsive (adapts to

various screen sizes).

2016: Modernization

Data Flow

Overview Screen

Audit Screen

Graduation Screen

Key Advantages

• Complete student record available for all Schreyer Scholars

• Academic Data (GPA, warning status, course enrollment)• Demographic Data (Email, address, phone, gender, etc.)• Notes

• Staff access to quick finds and email prompts

• SHC graduation intent automatically drives student deadlines

• Custom layouts consolidate multiple data sources

Challenges

Initially• Browser compatibility

• System Functionality/growing pains

• Educating faculty

Ongoing• Educating faculty

• System disruption (rare)

• Programming changes to communicate with other PSU systems

SHC.PSU.EDU /PSUSHC @PennStateHonors /PSUSHC

Questions?

COORDINATOR OF ACADEMIC SERVICES

Debra Rodgers

djr255@psu.edu

TOM HARRINGTON, WEB DEVELOPER

Technical Questions

tph134@psu.edu