Active Projects

On Target Banner 9 Self Service

Last Reported Date 06/18/2026

Status Summary:

All modules are live and in production. 

 

On Target Classified Staff Performance Evaluations in PageUp

Last Reported Date 07/02/2026

Status Summary:

Performance evaluations for classified staff are now live on PageUp. The project is in stabilization mode with gathering user feedback and making improvements based on that.

In Process:

Gathering user feedback and making improvements. 

On Target Email Retention Improvement

Last Reported Date 07/02/2026

Status Summary:

A go-live date has been set for July 16th, 2026. The project team is prioritizing dependencies for the tech build on the back end in Purview and deploying labels with assigned retention policies. The General Schedule package has already been deployed successfully and the Adaptive Scopes will deploy by July 7th. 

Communication from leadership will go out to the campus community on July 13th. Three office hours will be made available for folks to meet with the project team to understand how to use this feature, ask questions, and gain a broader understanding of retention for email records. 

In Process:

Adaptive scope label packaging and deployment

Communication and training

Go-live readiness

On Target Event Planning

Last Reported Date 07/02/2026

Status Summary:

WebTech has a structure and vision they are working on to consolidate event planning and hosting related information for WWU staff, faculty and students into a single website. A work session took place on April 29th where this came together and it's currently being worked on by WebTech. 

In Process:

  • Web resource development work

On Target Fairhaven systems re-write

Last Reported Date 06/18/2026

Status Summary:

The team has finalized a replacement for the Independent Study Proposal and Narrative Evaluation forms in OnBase.  Fairhaven students and faculty have received training, and the forms are live in production.  

 

In Process:

The Narrative Evaluation is in production.  Students and Faculty are currently submitting evaluations for Spring 2026.

On Target Identity and Access management (iAM)

Last Reported Date 06/04/2026

Status Summary:

The access management work group continues to test the Microsoft Entitlement Packages product as a potential solution to automate some types of access management.  The identity work group has drafted an architecture document and diagram and are working to refine both.  Both groups are continuing to meet with HR to understand existing  processes for employee onboarding, side-boarding, and offboarding as it relates to identity and access management.

 

On Target Jaggaer eProcurement and Contracts+

Last Reported Date 06/18/2026

Status Summary:

The core project team is preparing for solution sign off and migration to production.  Campus training schedule will be published on June 22.

In Process:

IMPORTANT: Go Live Dates:

July 7 2026 - Jaggaer eProcurement and Contracts will be live in Production.  Pilot groups begin.

July 15 2026 - No new contract requests will be accepted in CMM.

August 3, 2026 - All interim purchasing processing will end.  All new purchases will be in Jaggaer eProcurement.

August 31, 2026 - Complete all CMM routing and approval.

On Target Jaggaer Implementation Supplier Management

Last Reported Date 06/18/2026

Status Summary:

Jaggaer partners with Groves and Co. to implement their product.  The project core team has been working with Groves and Co. and is progressing toward go-live.   Technical teams continue to meet and work through integration with Banner.  

In Process:

The configuration has been moved to production.  

On Target Mobile Credential Access Control

Last Reported Date 05/14/2026

Status Summary:

The core project team is continuing in the discovery phase.  The team is meeting with Campus user groups, vendors, and peer institutions to understand the best approach to integrating mobile credentials with Access Control.

The discovery phased slowed a bit during May and June as we awaited new information to be included from vendors.

On Target Network Equipment Upgrades - Cycle 4

Last Reported Date 07/02/2026

Status Summary:

Cycle 4 of these upgrades includes the Fairhaven Admin area which was completed in December 2025 and the Environmental Studies building which is planned to occur August 26 - 28th, 2026.

In Process:

ES upgrades will happen August 26 - 28.

On Target OneWA

Last Reported Date 07/02/2026

Status Summary:

WWU is waiting for a final go live date. The latest from OneWA is that the project will launch between October 2027 and October 2028. 

We received word that our grant request was approved for FY26.

On Target Replace Banner 8 Modifications

Last Reported Date 06/18/2026

Status Summary:

This project team is working to replace the modifications made to Banner 8. 

In Process:

Several modifications for the Registrar's Office are nearing completion.  

Two modifications are complex and identified as separate projects. 

  1. The Fairhaven system rewrite
  2. Woodring Information System rewrite

 These separate projects have begun, and details are available on the individual project sites.

 

On Target Scholarship Processing System

Last Reported Date 06/18/2026

Status Summary:

Weekly project meetings have continued.  

The project team is receiving committee award recommendations for the Spring scholarship cycle. 

In Process:

Stabilization of new system and meetings with vendor are complete at the end of June.  Project core team will evaluate deliverables and prepare for project closeout.

On Target Standardize EAS Support Channels - Jira Service Management Tool

Last Reported Date 07/02/2026

Status Summary:

The project team moved the Change to e-sign forms, Programming Request, Table Change, Security Group Finder, New e-sign Form request and the Lock/Unlock request e-sign forms to Jira.  

In Process:

PMO project request form

On Target Student Belonging Software Initiative

Last Reported Date 06/04/2026

Status Summary:

The project team is wrapping up the needs assessment work.  They are analyzing what they learned and have drafted a document summarizing their findings. 

On Target Student Health Insurance Billing

Last Reported Date 06/04/2026

Status Summary:

The Student Health Center began billing health insurance February 2, 2026.  The project team continues to monitor the patient experience and billing workflow overall.  

In Process:

The project team is revising documentation and workflow diagrams as well as working through the process of completing the remaining project deliverables.

On Target Woodring Information System

Last Reported Date 06/04/2026

Status Summary:

The Field Experience Log system was transitioned from a Banner 8 Self Service application to the new Student Success instance of Slate on March 23, 2026.  Woodring students that are doing internships or field experience in Teacher Education, Human Services, and Rehab Counseling during spring quarter are using the new system.   The data feed from the new Field Experience Log to the data warehouse is now running regularly.

The project team is transitioning technical support from a project model to an on-going operational model of support.

On Hold Banner Permissions Granting

Last Reported Date 05/09/2024

Status Summary:

The core team has documented the eSign forms, the processes to review and grant the requests, and reviewed the Banner security groups.  

In Process:

We are reviewing the existing conditions and determining where improvements can be made.

On Hold Job Submission

Last Reported Date 05/09/2024

Status Summary:

The Job Submission Project is on hold until technical resources are available.

On Hold Lived Name Initiative Phase I - Discovery, Definition, Planning

Last Reported Date 03/28/2025

Status Summary:

All major milestones for Phase I are complete.  

Complete Dining Services Transition

Last Reported Date 02/07/2024

Status Summary:

As of Monday, June 12th, Chartwells was announced as the successful vendor to serve as Western's new food-service provider beginning on the new contract date of September 1, 2023. 

Chartwells' team has been working remotely and on-site with all the stakeholders involved in this transition from IT integrations to design concepts and menu selection. Please visit dine on campus to learn more about open locations, menu options and catering!

Complete HIPAA compliant AV solution for clinical use

Last Reported Date 05/06/2026

Complete Network Equipment Upgrades

Last Reported Date 01/04/2024

Status Summary:

Successful network equipment upgrades have been completed for the Fine Arts, Arts Annex, College Hall, Communications Facility, Chemistry, Academic Institutional Center and Academic West.

In Process:

This project is complete.

Complete Network Equipment Upgrades - Cycle 3

Last Reported Date 09/02/2025

Status Summary:

All upgrades in Cycle 3 have been completed. These upgrades included Fraser Hall, Old Main, and Miller Hall. 

Complete Network Equipment Upgrades - Cycle 2

Last Reported Date 10/07/2024

Status Summary:

All installs are complete. 

Complete Telecom Management System Consolidation

Last Reported Date 05/04/2026

Status Summary:

Leadership decided to stay the current course with processes and platforms and has closed this project. 

In Process:

Closing out.