Understanding Workday
Workday enhances the employee experience by offering self-service tools and intuitive interfaces that empower faculty, staff, and student workers. Its user-friendly design ensures a smoother experience for all users, while its mobile-friendly capabilities allow for convenient access on the go.
In addition to improving the user experience, Workday increases efficiency by enabling real-time budget creation, management, and adjustment, with visual aids that reflect financial data changes instantly. Its streamlined processes and integrated data save time and resources, allowing staff to refocus their efforts on more valuable tasks.
Workday also improves visibility by providing real-time insights into financials and workforce data, helping users make better decisions with more trustworthy information. This improved access to data reduces audit and information security risks, further enhancing organizational operations.
What will Workday impact?
Workday impacts anyone who does payroll and anyone who is paid by the university.
Workday's scope includes:
- HR Finance
- Payroll
- HCM
Workday: Your HR & Payroll Hub
Find Workday Resources
- Explore Job Aids and Demos
- Employee Training Map
- SAP to Workday Crosswalk
- Workday Glossary
- Workday FAQs
- Workday 101 Pre-Go-Live Recording
- Manager Know Before You Go
- Employee Know Before You Go
- Frequently Used Reports
- A Faculty Member's Guide
- A Student Worker's Guide
- Time Tracking
- Time Tracking for Student Workers
- Absence Management
- E-form & Student Hiring
- Faculty Hiring
- Cutover Crosswalk
- Cutover Fact Sheet
- HR-Related E-Form Quick Reference Guide
Find more Workday-related information on the Stay Engaged and Training pages.
Hear From Workday Customers in Higher Education
Other institutions of higher education have transitioned to Workday to streamline their own processes. Get a first-hand look at the thinking behind the process.
Need Additional Support?
Submit a case directly in Workday. Select Menu in the top-left corner of Workday > Choose Help from the Personal section > Select Create Case.
You can also reach out to your Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), who is here to support you across key areas, including Workday, Recruiting, and People Relations.