March 9, 2023

Dear SRJC Colleagues:

We are thrilled to announce the implementation kickoff of the new Student Information System – Banner.

As a reminder, our process began in 2021 with an RFP for new software and a consultant to assist in the process and facilitate the demonstrations. We conducted extensive system demonstrations and gathered feedback from the college community in spring 2022. The selection steering committee reviewed the results and recommended moving forward with a deeper dive into exploring Banner, a commercial enterprise resource planning system designed specifically for higher education, as our selection. We then worked closely with Ellucian, the owner and developer of Banner, to assess any areas of concerns that were identified by the user groups to ensure they could be addressed. We finally made a recommendation to the Board of Trustees to award the contract to Ellucian/Banner in October 2022. Strata Information Group (SIG) was also awarded the contract to assist in the implementation process.

We have been working to develop the process and timeline and are now ready to launch the implementation phase of the project. This will be a district wide initiative and will take 2-3 years to fully implement. The various modules will have their own individual timelines of design, configuration, test and launch, with the system cutover scheduled to occur in Summer 2025.

Additional information related to the project, including previous communications, timeline and area leads can be found at the project website. We will continue to update the website as we progress through the project and will communicate about training opportunities in the future.

Thank you for your support and patience as we work through this critical project. Please reach out to myself, the project managers, or the module leads with any questions!

Sincerely, Kate