Banner 9 & NEIUport v5 Upgrade

UTS has scheduled this upgrade to take place starting Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 at 11:59 p.m., and will continue through December 31st, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.

GO-LIVE - Jan 1st, 2019

Banner 9 Important Information:

D2L -Access to D2L is not impacted. Users will be able access D2L directly via - http://neiu.desire2learn.com. D2L will receive no Banner feeds during the outage, so no student enrollments or faculty assignments will change during that time.

Tk20 - Access to Tk20 is not impacted. Users will access Tk20 directly via http://neiu.tk20.com. Tk20 will receive no Banner feeds during the outage.

NMAIL - Not impacted. Access to Nmail - http://nmail.neiu.edu

Banner 9 (would need to be onsite to access the TEST website.)

  1. You can now log into Banner using your NetID and password
  2. Banner 9 is a mobile responsive technology
  • Registrar / Enrollment Services - The processing of official transcripts will be affected. Students will not be able to submit requests for electronic (PDF) transcripts until reconnected to Banner. Additionally, students will not be able to view their unofficial transcript during this period.
  • Student Application - Enrollment services will disable the payment gateway, edit the application submission page with NEIU holiday messaging. Student will then be able to submit applications without fee payment.
  • Advising Center - Little to no activity during the break.
  • Payroll - Web time entry will be down.
  • Controllers’ Office - Office won't be printing any vendor or payroll checks during the week.
  • NOTE: SSB will be down and no access to FOAP financials from December 22nd - 31st, 2018.
  • Budget Office -

ALERT:

During this period, students, faculty and staff will not be able to access NEIUport. Class list wont be available during this period.

Students will not be able to register, view grades, view class schedules, view unofficial transcripts, order official transcripts, view financial aid requirements and financial aid awards or AcademicWorks (online scholarship application) .

D2L -Access to D2L is not impacted. Users will be able access D2L directly via - http://neiu.desire2learn.com

Tk20 - Access to Tk20 is not impacted. Users will access Tk20 directly via http://neiu.tk20.com. Tk20 will receive no Banner feeds during the outage.

NMAIL - Not impacted. Access to Nmail - http://nmail.neiu.edu

UTS HELP

This is a long and complex process, and is critical to Northeastern Illinois University’s technology operation. UTS is here to make sure that this is a smooth and successful transition. If you have questions, comments, concerns, or require any additional information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the UTS Technology Help Desk at Helpdesk@neiu.edu.

NEIUport v5 (Test Log In) would need to be onsite to access the TEST website.

The Office of University Technology Services is excited to announce that it will be launching an upgrade to the NEIUport web site (Ellucian Luminis 5 platform) on January 1st, 2019.

UTS has scheduled this upgrade to take place starting Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 at 11:59 p.m., and will continue through December 31st, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.

WHAT IS NEIUport v5?

NEIUport v5 (Luminis 5 by Ellucian) is the platform that delivers the right information, tools, and services to the right people—anytime, anywhere. The Ellucian Luminis Platform creates a common gateway to the information students, faculty, and staff use every day.

Ellucian's Luminis 5 is a critical upgrade for NEIU that will affect every student and employee.

Reasons for upgrade:

  1. Previous version out of date, out of support
  2. New version supports better authentication
  3. New version needed to integrate with Banner 9

The new NEIUport portal will provide the following features:

  1. New login page / new logo
  2. Offer the best in web technology with responsive design so students can use any smart device (smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.)
  3. Updated design / new layout structure (everything from the 'old' portal would still be there )
  4. Improved organization and navigation of content
  5. MyNEIU will serve as the users home page
  6. Consolidated design with 4 essential tabs - NEIU Central (for whole university),Student, Faculty, Employee

NEIUport v5 TRAINING:

UTS is working on a training schedule and will send out communication after go-live January 1st, 2019.

Screen shots of NEIUport v5