With the departure of Carlos Jensen, we extend our gratitude for his many contributions leading the Student Information System (SIS) Project and wish him well in his new role. 

At the same time, we are excited to welcome Christine Alvarado, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Educational Innovation, as our new governance co-chair. One of our most engaged and active members of the governance committee, Christine has long been a champion of student success and educational innovation at UC San Diego. We look forward to the insight, energy, and collaboration she will bring to this role. 

Please join us in warmly welcoming Christine to the project’s leadership team!

Here’s a SIS Project quick summary of what’s happened since July's newsletter. Learn more about the go live of the CourseLeaf course approval form, development work for the Triton Student System Project, the continued work and testing on the Stipends Module Release in the Financial Support Payments Tool, and more.

Join us in congratulating Dr. Shannon Milligan and Joshua Borjas as this month’s SIS Trailblazers! Nominated by Dave Garrison, Design Architect for the SIS Project portfolio, Dr. Milligan and Josh are being recognized for their research expertise in integrating the student voice into the Triton Student System (TSS) design. 

“When the TSS design team recognized the critical need for authentic student input on the course planner feature, Dr. Shannon Milligan and Joshua Borjas immediately stepped forward with a solution. Through their proactive collaboration and research expertise, they demonstrated exceptional leadership in ensuring that student needs remain at the forefront of system development. Their contribution represents exactly the kind of cross-functional partnership that drives innovative, user-focused solutions in the SIS Project.”

The second round of remediated student QueryLink reports has officially launched. Find out which reports were included in this release, when the legacy Campus Admitted Students Query will retire, and what's still to come.

We are delighted to share that the CourseLeaf course approval form has gone live for main campus as of August 27, 2025! Read more details about how the team prepared for go live and review the various resources available to users of the new system. 

Our quarterly SIS Project updates are here! We've created four focused videos (6 minutes or less) tailored to help you stay current on the developments that impact your work. Get the latest now on CourseLeaf, TSS, FSPT, and uAchieve TA in bite-sized updates. 

Highlights from the CourseLeaf updates:

Highlights from the FSPT updates: 

Highlights from the TSS updates: 

Highlights from the uAchieve TA updates: 

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You can find the news archive and above articles on our SIS Project News webpage.

The Student Information System (SIS) Project is part of
the UC San Diego Enterprise Systems Renewal (ESR) Program.

Learn more about ESR and SIS: esr.ucsd.edu/student
Contact the SIS Project core team: esr-student@ucsd.edu