Engagement Fuels Momentum
Revisit key updates, newsletters, and campus messages that reflect how far we’ve come—and where we’re headed next.
Resource Archive
A central hub of Encompass communications—from milestone moments to leadership messages—designed to keep you informed, aligned, and engaged.
Please Note: Workday Go-Live Moved to Jan. 5
In alignment with the announcement extending winter break through Jan. 2, Workday’s go-live date has shifted to Jan. 5, 2026.
Some resources below were created before this update and still reference the earlier date. Since those materials cannot be revised, please disregard the Jan. 2 date where it appears.
Encompass Essentials
Encompass Need to Know Now
- Introducing Students to Banner and Workday | December 2025
- Introducing Experience & Self-Service in Banner | December 2025
- A Student Worker's Guide to Workday | November 2025
- Absence & Time Tracking in Workday | November 2025
- Your Guide to Workday Training |October 2025
- Your Guide to Workday Cutover and Interim Processes | October 2025
- October Banner Milestones | September 2025
- Workday Cutover Dates | August 2025
- New Password Management | August 2025
- Enrollment Management | July 2025
Training
- General Training Information
- Workday Employee Training Map
- Workday Student Training Map
- Workday Job Aids, Demos, and Resources
- Workday 101: Pre-Go-Live Recording
Change Advocate Network (CAN) Materials
Fact Sheets
- Encompass Overview
- Fischer Identity Management (IdM)
- New Password Management System
- Training Expectations
- Banner: Admissions & Enrollment Management
- Banner: October 2025 Admissions Activities
- Banner: Setting Up Your Ellucian Customer Center Account
- Workday: Cutover
- Workday: Cutover Crosswalk
- Workday: Know Before You Go
- Workday: E-form & Student Hiring
- Workday: Absence Management
- Workday: Time Tracking
- Workday: Faculty Hiring
- Workday: A Student Worker's Guide
- Workday: Time Tracking for Student Workers
- Workday: Accessing Blackboard
Miscellaneous
From Leadership
Readiness Surveys
UM Today
- September 2025 | Workday Cutover Dates Begin Oct. 28
- September 2025 | Register Now: Workday 101 Pre-Go-Live
- September 2025 | Get Ready for Workday: In-Person and Online Sessions
- September 2025 | Preparing for Password Management Change
- Repeating, 2025 | Verify Dependent Info by Oct. 31 for Workday Prep
- October 2024 | Human Resources, Payroll & Financials
- August 2024 | Student Information System