Workday Student Is Live at UA Little Rock: Connecting Our Campus Like Never Before

The wait is over, Workday Student went officially live this Fall at UA Little Rock!

This milestone marks the next significant step in our university’s digital transformation journey. It brings together student information and services in one modern, connected platform designed to help our campus thrive.

With this launch, students, faculty, advisors, and staff now have a unified experience for managing academic records, advising, financial aid, and bursar-related activities all in one place. Workday provides a streamlined, intuitive interface that gives the Trojan community real-time access to the information they need to succeed.

What Workday Student Brings to Campus

• A Unified Experience: Students, faculty, and staff can now access (with the correct security) academic, advising, and financial information through one secure portal. Anytime, anywhere, and on any device.
  
• Streamlined Student Processes: Registration, academic progress tracking, tuition payments, and financial aid tasks are now easier to complete and view in real-time.
  
• Enhanced Advising Tools: Faculty and advisors can view course history, academic plans, and degree progress to guide students toward timely completion better.
  
• Real-Time Data and Insights: Departments gain access to accurate information that supports smarter, faster decision-making and improved student outcomes.
  

Thriving Together in a Connected Campus

This launch represents years of planning and collaboration among IT Services, Records and Registration, Admissions, Financial Aid, Bursar, and Academic Advising teams, along with critical contributions from Athletics, International Student Services, Disability Resource Center, Institutional Research, and many other campus partners. Together, these groups have worked diligently to test, train, and transition to the new Workday Student environment, ensuring a smooth and successful go-live for our Trojan community.

Training and support resources continue to be available to help everyone get comfortable navigating Workday. The Faculty and Advising Dashboard includes quick guides and short videos to help simplify processes such as verifying participation, managing course rosters, and supporting students through registration.

Workday is designed to grow with UA Little Rock. Regular updates and innovations will continue to enhance the experience for students, faculty, and staff, aligning with our mission to empower learning, strengthen operations, and support student success.

“This launch connects every part of the student experience,” said IT Director of Enterprise Applications & Business Engagements Colleen Godley. “From advising to the bursar’s office, it gives our teams the tools and visibility to better support every Trojan’s success.”

This achievement is part of a larger success story; Project One, the University of Arkansas System’s multi-year initiative to implement Workday across all campuses, was recently honored by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as the winner of the PMI Engineering and Technology Project Award and a Project of the Year nominee. 

This recognition celebrates the vision, collaboration, and innovation behind uniting our campus and 21 other institutions and business practices into one connected system for students and employees. It’s a powerful acknowledgment that the UA System is leading the way in transforming higher education through technology.

 ➡️ Watch the PMI feature on Project One here!

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