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After many, many hours of work by hundreds of people across campus, the first phase of college reorganization is ready to launch on July 1. The College Reorganization Committee would like to take a moment to let the Clemson Family know what will take place this week as well as some additional transitions that will occur in August.

On July 1, the new college names, organization and fiscal budgets go into effect. However, the academic systems will not change over until after August graduation, which will be the last graduation using the five-college and one stand-alone school structure.

IT System changes information (July 1 changes)

On July 1, the following IT systems will transition to using the new seven-college structure.

• CUBS PeopleSoft Finance
• CUBS PeopleSoft HR
• Budget Planning (Hyperion)
• Kronos
• Tiger Talent
• Budget Center Workgroups
• Reporting — Financial reports in Business Objects
• Data feeds to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Office of Institutional Research (OIR) and email lists (Sympa)

Note: Raiser’s Edge (Institutional Advancement) will transition in mid-July to mid-August.

Significant amounts of testing have been done to ensure a smooth transition. However, if you encounter any issues with access or functionality, please contact the CCIT Support Center at 656-3494 or ithelp@clemson.edu. 

Instructions regarding specific IT resources

• Changes to Listservs (Sympa):  Requests for creation of new employee-based email lists (i.e. College of Science, etc.) should be sent to ithelp@clemson.edu with the following information: the name of the list, the owner of the list that will maintain it, members of the list, and those who should have the ability to send to the list.
• Billing changes or other telecommunications services:  Go to http://www.clemson.edu/ccit/get_connected/telecom/admin_depts/index.html.
• Request for a new Exchange resource (e.g., calendars for rooms, automobiles, computers, projectors, etc.):  Go to  https://www.clemson.edu/ccit/email_accounts/email/exchange/HowTo/HT_RequestResource.html.
• Changes to existing Exchange resources:  Go to http://www.clemson.edu/ccit/email_accounts/email/exchange/HowTo/HT_RenameResource.html.

Website launch information (July 1 launch)

Late Thursday night (June 30), website managers will begin publishing the Clemson college and department websites affected by reorganization. All old websites will be archived and deleted from the server. Redirects will be put into place sending users who have bookmarked the old website to the new URL.

For example, anyone who goes to clemson.edu/caah/communication-studies will be directed to the department’s new website at clemson.edu/cbshs/departments/communication. Or, anyone who goes to clemson.edu/cbbs will be redirected to clemson.edu/business.

The new college URLs can be found on the ClemsonForward website, under the “Communications” dropdown.

How you can help in this transition:

• Please make sure you are updating your saved bookmarks in your web browser so they point to the new website URL.
• If you manage any print materials for your program or department, please make sure you check with your college communicator or send an email to ows@g.clemson.edu to ensure any website URL you are publishing is correct and updated.
• If you maintain a lab or program website or a personal web space, please make sure to update all references to college names and URLs for those colleges whose names have changed.
• If you run into any website issues, please email ows@g.clemson.edu.

IT System Changes Coming In August

In mid-August, the following IT systems will transition to using the new seven-college structure.

• Banner
• Banner Workflow
• Degree Works
• Visual Zen (Orientation)
• Sympa
• Student reporting
• Data Warehouse/Student Table Feeds: Clemson Academic Progress Program (CAPP), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Cyberinfrastructure Technology Integration (CITI), Clemson Connect, Creative Inquiry, GS61, Institutional Advancement, Math Science, Office of Institutional Research (OIR), Student Affairs, Student Disability Services, Student Publication, Sympa, and Terra Dotta
• InfoEd

Significant amounts of testing have been done to ensure a smooth transition. However, if you encounter any issues with access or functionality, please contact the CCIT Support Center at 656-3494 or ithelp@clemson.edu. 

If you have other questions or concerns regarding college reorganization or need assistance and are not sure who to contact, please email Collegereorg@clemson.edu.

By Robert H. Jones, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost

Clemson’s proposed college reorganization will create an optimal path for academic programs to achieve national prominence by establishing colleges that are more focused and aligning departments with compatible structures and missions. The goal is to position the university for excellence in 2020, 2025 and beyond.

Clemson’s executive leadership will present the proposed realignment of academic colleges to the board of trustees for consideration at its October 2015 meeting. To ensure that the reorganization will be as successful as possible, the leadership team will use the following guiding principles.

1. ALL of Clemson’s dean-led colleges and schools are being recreated.
2. There will be no resource winners or losers as the result of reorganization. Resources will be assigned so that they match current levels as closely as possible.
3. Academic departments will retain the level of resources they had before reorganization. Entrepreneurial revenues will follow the departments that earned them.
4. The methods used to create the colleges, especially the distribution of resources, will be as transparent and systematic as possible.
5. Every effort will be made to resolve disagreements over resources or other questions at the academic department and college level. If senior leadership is called to resolve any dispute, the involved parties will have the opportunity to make their case before any final decision.
6. We will sustain current levels of support for student services, academic services and research. In some cases, resources will be shared across colleges or other units to ensure continuity and meet all obligations.
7. University and reorganization leadership will communicate as openly and honestly as possible.
8. All members of the university community are responsible for making their questions and concerns known.
9. Decisions mark a point when we are all in; once decisions are rendered, it is incumbent upon everyone to do what it takes to make the reorganization a success.

Read more about 2020Forward.

We are continuing our search for a Chief Diversity Officer, who will have a key role in implementing the diversity plan I outlined for the Board of Trustees in July.

The plan was developed after dozens of meetings with faculty, staff, students and alumni about how to improve the climate for diversity and inclusion at Clemson.

I will charge the CDO with developing and implementing a strategic plan to increase the diversity of the student body, staff, faculty and administration, with measurable goals.

The CDO search committee, chaired by Provost Bob Jones, already has interviewed two well-regarded candidates and will be seeking additional candidates as soon as possible.

I want your continued involvement in this process. Here’s how you can help:

1. Visit the CDO job posting and share it with your professional networks.
2. Attend the on-campus forums so that you can get to know the candidates. These forums are also live streamed on ClemsonTV.
3. Continue to share your feedback.

When additional candidate forums are scheduled you will be notified via Inside Clemson.

– President Jim Clements