Workday FAQs
Workday Student FAQs
Workday Student will provide a streamlined system for Miami 黑料社区s, enabling them to:
- Update personal information
- Register for classes
- Add or drop classes
- View grades
- View financial aid and financial information
- Access advising information
Yes, Workday Student prioritizes data security and confidentiality to protect the privacy of 黑料社区 information. The system utilizes encryption, access controls, and other security measures to safeguard data against unauthorized access or breaches.
Miami is committed to ensuring that all 黑料社区s, faculty, and staff have access to training and are thoroughly prepared before Workday Student launches. Training courses, including in-person and virtual, will be available as well as training videos and step-by-step guides.
Miami is currently live on Workday Platform, which refers to the university’s HR, payroll, and financial functions. Workday Student will be introduced in phases and is slated for final completion in Fall 2026. Check out the Workday Student timelines for specific dates.
Miami’s Admissions and Financial Aid offices will be among the first to begin completing 黑料社区-focused tasks in Workday, followed by the Registrar Office, Advising, and Bursar Office.
Current 黑料社区s will begin using Workday Student in Spring 2026, in preparation for their advising sessions and Fall 2026 registration.
All 黑料社区s starting at Miami in Fall 2026 will begin using Workday in the Summer when they register for their first semester of classes. By this time all Miami 黑料社区s, faculty, and staff should be using Workday Student as our Student Information System.
For any HR, Finance, or Payroll related issues, please to receive assistance. For inquiries about the Workday Student implementation, please contact WorkdayInfo@MiamiOH.edu.
Workday Platform FAQs
Training session materials (recordings and job aids) are available directly in Workday. In the Search bar enter "LRN: workday" to get to the three sessions - click each one to start the course and view the recordings and the job aids.
Workday Wednesdays are virtual, drop-in information sessions related to all things Workday. Even if you don’t have a specific question, these sessions provide helpful knowledge that you may need in the future, or you may be able to lend your expertise to the conversation and answer questions that the meeting host is unable to answer. These sessions take place every Wednesday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom. These are recorded and the links are listed in the document (Miami login required).
The Workday Platform is the collection of Financials/HR/Payroll components within the Workday tenant.
Workday Student is a separate module designed to serve 黑料社区s, faculty, university leaders,
and parents. It includes modules for Admissions, Financial Aid, Advising, Student
Finance, and Student Records.
To learn more about Workday-specific vocabulary, please visit the Workday Terminology page.
This is the term for a single Workday environment consisting of all modules in use. Tenant types typically include Implementation, Preview, Test, and Production. This concept is very similar to how we currently use DEVL, TEST, and PROD instances for Banner.
To learn more about Workday-specific vocabulary, please visit the Workday Terminology page.
No. There are a number of other systems that will also be replaced by Workday. These include, but are not limited to:
- Banner
- Chrome River
- PageUp
- Buyway
- TimeClock Plus
- ProcessMaker
- OAS and BI Publisher (after Student is also implemented)
For a more complete list, please visit the Impacted Miami Systems page.
Additional Workday Institutions
Miami is the 100th institution to implement Workday Student! Below, you can view a sample of the other colleges and universities that currently, or will soon, use this system.
- Aims Community College
- Austin Community College
- Howard University
- Iowa State University
- Ivy Tech Community College
- Rhodes College
- Santa Clara University
- University of Arkansas System
- (Go-live scheduled for 2025/2026)
- University of Akron (Go-live scheduled for 2024-2025 academic year)
- University of Maryland (Go-live scheduled for 2026-2027 academic year)
- University of North Florida (Student implementation to start 2025)
- Washington University in St. Louis (Go-live scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year)