Staff Report
The UNM community will get a crash course on the inner-workings of Project LINK - the University's push toward automating several of its administrative and business processes.
The project will upgrade numerous aspects of the University's systems aimed at making them more customer focused and easy to use.
LINK is an acronym for Linking Information Networks and Knowledge and the project will change the way people do business with and within the University, said Frank Martinez, director of public affairs for UNM.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to the Campus Update meeting, in Woodward Hall Friday, during which President Chris Garcia, a group of UNM vice presidents and LINK's coordinating team will provide specifics and timelines for the project.
First on the project's agenda will be its financials component, which will streamline the University's general ledger and accounts payable systems as well as introduce Web-based purchasing to UNM.
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Alumni and development, student affairs, financial aid and human resources will also be overhauled as the project is implemented.
"These automated systems have already been introduced to several institutions of higher learning throughout the country, including some here in New Mexico," said Julie Weaks Gutierrez, UNM vice president for business and finance, in a University press release.
UNM will utilize software from the SCT Corp., per a contract, to integrate the University's base administrative systems and processes. SCT will also provide project management services to UNM.
According to its Web site, SCT's vision and mission is to offer a full range of solutions that unify teaching, learning, and administration for all education communities around the world.
In its entirety, LINK is expected to take five to seven years to reach completion.
More information on Project LINK is available at link.unm.edu.
