Overview
All of the schools in TBR, including Pellissippi State are implementing a new software system called Banner for admissions, registration, grades, degree audit, advising, financial aid, human resources, payroll, business office, and advancement. 

One of the features in Banner is a portal. The Banner portal is a Web-based tool that provides a single sign-on for all Banner software meaning students, faculty and staff will only need to remember one user ID and password. The single sign-on will work for administrative tools such as Banner Student, Banner HR, Banner Finance and Banner Advancement. It also will work for student, faculty and staff tools such as Web for Students, Web for Faculty, Web for Employees, e-mail, WebCT and library databases. The portal will provide new and innovative tools by which students, faculty and staff communicate with each other and with which employees manage the content of the College’s various Web pages.

The Banner project at Pellissippi State has already begun and scheduled completing is August 2008. Banner Advancement will go into production August 2006, Banner HR January 2007, Banner Finance July 2007 and Banner Student January 2008.

Communication

Questions about the Banner project can be directed to the following individuals:

Project Sponsor:   Anthony Wise, (865)694-6523 or lawise@pstcc.edu
Project Manager:  Jerry Bryan, (865)539-7198 or jbryan@pstcc.edu
Project Scheduler: Lori Warneke, (865)539-7198 or lawarneke@pstcc.edu

A campus calendar of Banner training and implementation events is accessible through Outlook under the Public Folders tab. In addition, you can access all materials from the Banner folder located on PSTCC3, by clicking on the documentation button on your left. As the project moves forward, meeting minutes and announcements will be generated and e-mails will be sent out.

The implementation of the Banner system will be lengthy, complex and challenging, but the benefits will be worth the efforts required to make it a success.