The goal of the NGSIS (Next Generation Student Information Services) Program is to create and deploy technological solutions that help students fully engage in rewarding learning experiences and achieve academic and personal success, and that help faculty and staff to provide a rich and supportive educational environment.
Through a targeted investment in information technology over the past six years, NGSIS has introduced a wide variety of new services for students and staff, providing real-time information about all aspects of the student experience.
Broad consultations with users of these services have assisted the technical teams in shaping our products to meet the specific needs of students, staff and faculty. As a result, NGSIS is now actively supporting over 25 individual student and administrative applications in addition to the current ROSI system. Included in this list are some of the most successful NGSIS services for students such as ACORN, Degree Explorer, Transfer Explorer, Convocation e-ticketing, and Course Finder. NGSIS has also released a variety of larger applications for faculty and staff, including Curriculum Management (CM), Course Information System (CIS), ROSI Express, eMarks, StarRez (residence management), applications to streamline curriculum, courses and programs while offering improved processes and reports for student accounts.
With a base of successful applications now in place, there continues to be a multitude of opportunities to distribute, integrate, and further leverage solutions and associated underlying information for U of T.
Program Partnership
This program is managed under the leadership of Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration.
Leadership
Executive Sponsor Committee
- Cathy Eberts, Director, Enterprise Applications and Deputy CIO – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Scott Mabury, Vice-President, Operations and Real Estate Partnerships & Vice-Provost, Academic Operations – Division of the Vice-President & Provost
- Sinisa Markovic, Deputy University Registrar & Director, Operations – University Registrar’s Office
- Angelique Saweczko, University Registrar – University Registrar’s Office
- Bo Wandschneider, Chief Information Officer – Office of the Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Services
- Sandy Welsh, Vice-Provost, Students – Division of the Vice-President & Provost
NGSIS Advisory Council
- Cathy Eberts (Chair), Director, Enterprise Applications and Deputy CIO – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Dwayne Benjamin, Vice-Provost, Strategic Enrolment Management – University Registrar’s Office
- Frank Boshoff, Assistant Director, Technical Solutions and Architecture – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Rodney Branch, Manager, Client Services and Process Integration – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Vikram Chadalawada, Assistant Director, Student Information Systems – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Heather Kelly, Executive Director, Student Life Programs & Services – Student Life
- Jeff Lennon, Assistant Vice-President, Planning & Budget – Planning and Budget Office
- Daniella Mallinick, Director, Academic Programs, Planning & Quality Assurance – Office of the Vice-Provost, Academic Programs
- Sinisa Markovic, Deputy University Registrar & Director, Operations – University Registrar’s Office
- Susan McCahan, Vice-Provost, Academic Programs and Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education – Division of the Vice-President & Provost
- Trevor Rodgers, Chief Financial Officer – Financial Services Department
- Angelique Saweczko, University Registrar – University Registrar’s Office
- Julian Weinrib, Director, Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education – Division of the Vice-President & Provost
ROSI/ACORN Change Advisory Board (CAB)
- Donald Boere (Facilitator/Chair), Assistant Principal and Registrar – Innis College
- Katie Babcock, Senior Communications Officer – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Frank Boshoff, Assistant Director, Technical Solutions and Architecture – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Rodney Branch, Manager, Client Services and Process Integration – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Vikram Chadalawada, Assistant Director, Student Information Systems – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Paul Day, Manager, User Experience & Quality Assurance – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Pierre Hanna, Team Lead, Client Services and Process Integration – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Miki Harmath, Manager, Application Development – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Matt Hendrickson, Technical Lead – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Andre Kalamandeen, Technical Lead-Solution Design – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Gerald Lindo, NGSIS Project Manager – Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
- Dan Pettigrew, Associate Registrar, Director of Administrative Information and Technology Services – Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
- Tamara Jones, Associate Director, Enrolment Services & Records – Faculty of Arts & Science
- Terry Lago, Associate Director, Enrolment IT Systems & Processes – Faculty of Arts & Science
- Timothy Linden, Assistant Registrar – Registration and Records – Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
- Sofia Joot, Assistant Registrar, Records & Enrolment Services – John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
- Vladimir Soloviev, Associate Registrar, Student Records, Registration and Graduation – Office of the Registrar, UTM
- Naureen Nizam (lead), Associate Registrar and Director of Systems & Operations – Office of the Registrar, UTSC
- Mari Motrich, Manager, Data and Analytics – Office of the Registrar, UTSC
- Brian Desrosiers-Tam, Assistant Dean – School of Graduate Studies
- Sinisa Markovic (lead), Deputy University Registrar and Director of Operations – University Registrar’s Office
- Fahim Kazemi, Assistant Manager-Admission Systems – University Registrar’s Office
