November 2025 Issue |  This month's Encompass Essentials is a three-minute read.

Initial training for Workday is live, with additional opportunities scheduled throughout the remainder of the year and into 2026.

Want to feel confident at go-live? Start now!

Use the Employee Training Map as your go-to guide. It shows which trainings, job aids, and demos are recommended based on your role. Since many employees have multiple security roles, be sure to review all categories carefully.

Get the latest on how Encompass is taking shape behind the scenes.

We’re now less than 60 days away from the go-live of Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Payroll in January 2026!

Here’s how you can get ready:

Reminder: The HR office will be closed for Workday training every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. in November and December.

Questions? Contact hr@olemiss.edu. 

Banner is taking shape. Beginning in Spring 2026, many familiar academic tools and processes will shift into the new system.

Use the Student Information System Crosswalk to become familiar with the changes.

Student Communications Timeline:

If you get student or parent questions, please direct them to encompass@olemiss.edu or the student webpage.

Have you noticed a change to password expiration notices?

They now come from "ID.OLEMISS.EDU" <donotreply@olemiss.edu> and take you to this page to update your password.

If you ever have any trouble, you can contact the IT Helpdesk at (662) 915-5222.

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Each month, we’re highlighting how Encompass will make everyday tasks easier.

With Degree Works, a degree auditing tool integrated with Banner, students can easily explore “what-if” scenarios, like switching majors or adding a minor, and instantly see how it affects their degree progress.

In Workday, it’s easy to stay on top of what you need to know and what you need to do. Notifications are FYIs, while My Tasks are action items assigned to you. Both live in the upper right corner of your screen.

Nearly 300 employees across campus are working behind the scenes to bring Workday and Banner to life.

Each month, we’ll spotlight some of the dedicated team members shaping our future systems.

Workday Security Lead

Supports the Workday implementation as a Technical Lead for Workday security. 

Assistant to the Dean Academic Support

Serves as a co-lead for CRM Advise within the Banner workstream.

IT Project Manager

Serves as one of two project managers overseeing the Banner implementation.

In Workday, Business Processes (or BPs) are streamlined, easy-to-find workflows used for tasks like hiring, requesting a leave of absence, changing compensation, and more. Each BP is automatically routed to the right people—no manual forms are needed.

Want to learn more? The latest CAN Spotlight breaks down helpful Workday concepts to know before go-live.

We've reached an exciting stage where the greater campus is becoming more involved in the strategic transformations that will modernize how we work and engage with students. This phase of our ERP journey is complex, yet energizing. Together, we're building on a strong foundation of experience, relationships, and institutional knowledge, integrating the best of our past with the new capabilities offered by Banner, Workday, and related systems. Each of us has a role to play in shaping a future that reflects our shared values, vision, and ambition.

Tony Ammeter, Ph.D.

Associate Provost, Associate Professor of Management and Business Analytics & Information Systems, Encompass Co-Chair, and Banner Project Director

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