Sponsor Announces Student Administration Gateway (sage)

Sage, the Student Administration Gateway, is now online at http://sage.brandeis.edu.

Brandeis University's legacy student information systems, which have been in service for well over 17 years, will be replaced shortly with a new system, called SAGE, built on the PeopleSoft Student Administration software. SAGE, or Student Administration Gateway, which has been in development over a year, will be activated in the next few weeks to manage registration for fall 2004 course enrollments.

What will change?

Starting in March there will be new web pages for viewing course catalog information, class schedules, and class rosters. We have also added a number of enhancements such as full course titles and advanced search functions.

• Full course titles will appear in all class schedules and in search result displays, as will detailed course attributes (e.g., departments in which a course is cross-listed).
• An advanced set of search functions will allow searches on course title, instructor, day, time, attribute, subject, and number.
• All subject abbreviations and course numbers are the same, however all classes will appear with a section number (e.g., AMST 175A will be AMST 175A sec. 1).
• "Permission numbers" are used in SAGE for enrollment into classes that needed "signature codes" in the past.The Office of the University Registrar will distribute permission numbers to faculty, and the faculty will distribute these to students.
• The SAGE "wait list" functions in the same manner as our current "unaccommodated demand" list.

How will this affect me?

At the end of February, the Registrar's office will provide passwords and links to detailed information, including online tutorials and instructions for using SAGE, to undergraduate faculty and students. Beginning March 1st undergraduate faculty and students should access SAGE and become familiar with the system.

• Faculty should become familiar with SAGE to help advise students on class enrollments.
• Students should become familiar with using SAGE to shop for and enroll in classes for fall 2004.

What's NEXT!

Anticipated developments for September:

• Pre-requisite checking
• Easy and secure access to basic advising module

For more information

The Office of the University Registrar will conduct information and orientation sessions in March for faculty and students on the following dates:

• Friday, March 12 12-1 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 17 1-2 p.m.
• Thursday, March 18 5:30-6:30 p.m.

If you would like more information about other PeopleSoft systems implemented at Brandeis University please return to this web site - www.brandeis.edu/peak

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