2008 Woodie Awards
Mock registration gives better services
LaTasha Monique
Issue date: 3/5/08 Section: News
"Welcome to my Solano" were the words that greeted Solano Community College students who participated in the Banner systems mock registration.
Finally, the $2 million, Measure G-funded program was able to be tested by SCC students on Feb. 27, so the college could get student feedback and iron out any bugs before the programs projected launch date in April, which is just in time for summer registration.
Student services assistant April Takahashi helped students who participated in the mock registration navigate through the site with ease. She is confident that when Banner is officially launched, students, faculty, financial aid and the office of admissions and records will benefit.
"I can't wait, I'm excited," she said as she showed students how to go from the log on page to current class schedule. "It will make students more independent. They won't have to rely on admissions and records."
There hasn't been enough staff given away in the 400 building since its grand opening in January, students were offered a chance to enter into a drawing where they could win flash drives and slots in priority registration, which can come in handy when trying to sign up for courses like math and English.
The slots for priority registration could prove to be especially valuable as the campus is getting ready to change priority registration requirements for fall registration.
Although the details of the change in priority registration have not been revealed, Assistant Registrar Barbara Fountain assured students that the accessibility is getting better.
"Priority registration will be more student-friendly because once your assigned time occurs, you can continue to access registration anytime thereafter as opposed to just during a stated "window" of time."
Biology major Stephanie Miller participated in the mock registration, and although she wasn't too happy with the required six digit PIN set up, she feels that overall the site offered some cool new features.
Finally, the $2 million, Measure G-funded program was able to be tested by SCC students on Feb. 27, so the college could get student feedback and iron out any bugs before the programs projected launch date in April, which is just in time for summer registration.
Student services assistant April Takahashi helped students who participated in the mock registration navigate through the site with ease. She is confident that when Banner is officially launched, students, faculty, financial aid and the office of admissions and records will benefit.
"I can't wait, I'm excited," she said as she showed students how to go from the log on page to current class schedule. "It will make students more independent. They won't have to rely on admissions and records."
There hasn't been enough staff given away in the 400 building since its grand opening in January, students were offered a chance to enter into a drawing where they could win flash drives and slots in priority registration, which can come in handy when trying to sign up for courses like math and English.
The slots for priority registration could prove to be especially valuable as the campus is getting ready to change priority registration requirements for fall registration.
Although the details of the change in priority registration have not been revealed, Assistant Registrar Barbara Fountain assured students that the accessibility is getting better.
"Priority registration will be more student-friendly because once your assigned time occurs, you can continue to access registration anytime thereafter as opposed to just during a stated "window" of time."
Biology major Stephanie Miller participated in the mock registration, and although she wasn't too happy with the required six digit PIN set up, she feels that overall the site offered some cool new features.
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